Ok Computer
Radiohead
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
4 Sep 1995 - 16 Jun 1997
Materials
Vinyl record with cardboard and card sleeves
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672669
Summary
Two vinyl records that comprise the double album Ok Computer by Radiohead. Each of the records comes in a protective card sleeve that are contained in an outer gatefold style cardboard sleeve. All of the sleeves feature artwork created by the band member Thom Yorke and the artist Stanley Donwood.
Provenance
Vinyl records recorded by Radiohead between September 1995 and March 1997. Released by Parlophone Records on 16th June 1997 with sleeve artwork by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 17th August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Radiohead, band Parlophone Records Ltd, record label Stanley Donwood (b.1968), artist Thomas 'Thom' Edward Yorke (b.1968), musician