Radiohead have announced KID A MNESIA, a multiple format triple-album release marking the 21st anniversary of Kid A and Amnesiac, out November 5th via XL Recordings.
KID A MNESIA collects Radiohead’s fourth and fifth albums alongside the debut of a newly compiled third disc titled Kid Amesia. Exclusive to this release, Kid Amnesiae is comprised of unearthed material culled from the Kid A / Amnesiac sessions.
Along with alternate versions and elements of Kid A and Amnesiac album tracks and B-Sides, Kid Amnesiae features the never-before-heard ‘If You Say the Word’ (available now as a digital single) a haunting cycle through melancholia, and a previously unreleased studio recording of ‘Follow Me Around.’
Listen here:
https://radiohead.ffm.to/if-you-say-the-word
The Kid Amnesiae bonus LP track listing is:
SIDE 1
LIKE SPINNING PLATES (‘WHY US?’ VERSION)
UNTITLED V1
FOG (AGAIN AGAIN VERSION)
IF YOU SAY THE WORD
FOLLOW ME AROUND
SIDE 2
PULK/PULL (TRUE LOVE WAITS VERSION)
UNTITLED V2
THE MORNING BELL (IN THE DARK VERSION)
PYRAMID STRINGS
ALT. FAST TRACK
UNTITLED V3
HOW TO DISAPPEAR INTO STRINGS
The full KID A MNESIA collection will be available in configurations including:
KID A MNESIA Deluxe LP — Limited edition 3xLP cream vinyl, on 180g – Kid A, Amnesiac (both half-speed cuts), Kid Amnesiae + 36-page hardback art book
Kid Amnesiette — Limited, numbered edition of 5000, 2xCassette – Tape 1: Kid A / Amnesiac, Tape 2: Kid Amnesiae / 5x B-sides from the Kid A / Amnesiac era + 36-page booklet as well as indie exclusive limited edition red vinyl 3LP, black vinyl 3LP, 3xCD, and 3-volume digital formats.
Additionally, on the November 4th eve of KID A MNESIA’s release, Canongate will release two art books by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood cataloguing the visual works created during the Kid A / Amnesiac era:
KID A MNESIA Art Book – a 300-page celebration of the process and artwork created for Kid A and Amnesiac. FEAR STALKS THE LAND! – A B&W paperback in which Yorke and Donwood’s notes, lyrics and sketches are gathered together.
FEAR STALKS THE LAND! – A B&W paperback in which Yorke and Donwood’s notes, lyrics and sketches are gathered together.
