Radiohead formed back in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. Consisting of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien & Philip Selway.
The group have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994.
Radiohead released their debut single, Creep, in 1992. It became a worldwide hit after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey in 1993.
Their second album, The Bends landing in1995, followed by their third album, OK Computer in 1997.
Kid A and Amnesiac followed in 2000 & 2001 respectively.
Kid A Mnesia the reissue of the albums Kid A and Amnesiac landed on Friday. The edition also includes a third disc, Kid Amnesiae, comprising previously unreleased material from the recording sessions, and a cassette of selected B-sides.
Previously unreleased tracks If You Say the Word & Follow Me Around were released as singles. Both had accompanying music videos.
Hail to the Thief back in 2003, was the groups final album for EMI.
Radiohead self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows came in 2007.
Their eighth album, The King of Limbs released in 2011, followed by A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016.
Radiohead's awards include six Grammy Awards and four Ivor Novello Awards. The group have achieved seven top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart: Creep (1992), Street Spirit (Fade Out) (1996), Paranoid Android (1997), Karma Police (1997), No Surprises (1998), Pyramid Song (2001) and There There (2003).
Five Radiohead albums have been included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time lists, and the band are the most nominated act in Mercury Prize history, with five nominations. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
So let's rediscover their Kid A and Amnesiac albums below. I have also included some other Radiohead classics below for your Sunday.
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