WOW. That's all I have to say about the announcement of the new Radiohead album "In Rainbows". Instead of making the fans wait for the group to get a proper record deal, the band will be releasing it digitally on Oct. 10th for whatever price you choose. Yes, that means free for the cheap. Of course if you are a hardcore fan like myself, you can also pre-order the "discbox" which is pictured above. The difference?

THIS CONSISTS OF THE NEW ALBUM, IN RAINBOWS, ON CD AND ON 2 X 12 INCH HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL RECORDS.
A SECOND, ENHANCED CD CONTAINS MORE NEW SONGS, ALONG WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTWORK.
THE DISCBOX ALSO INCLUDES ARTWORK AND LYRIC BOOKLETS.
ALL ARE ENCASED IN A HARDBACK BOOK AND SLIPCASE.
THE ALBUM DOWNLOAD AUTOMATICALLY COMES WITH THIS PACK

 So not only do you get the album on vinyl, you also get a second disc full of bonus tracks. The price is a bit steep at 40 pounds ($80), but this is Radiohead we are talking about. Needless to say my discbox is already reserved.

Here is the tracklisting for the superior discbox edition.

CD 1 AND VINYL TRACKLIST
15 STEP
BODYSNATCHERS
NUDE
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
ALL I NEED
FAUST ARP
RECKONER
HOUSE OF CARDS
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
VIDEOTAPE

CD 2 AND VINYL TRACKLIST
MK 1
DOWN IS THE NEW UP
GO SLOWLY
MK 2
LAST FLOWERS
UP ON THE LADDER
BANGERS AND MASH
4 MINUTE WARNING

I guess I picked the wrong week to go to Europe. Oh well, at least I'll have something to look forward to when I return. This is epic stuff.

Pre-order In Rainbows HERE