OK Computer is the third studio album by the English
alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1997 on Parlophone and Capitol
Records. OK Computer was the first self-produced Radiohead album, with
assistance from Nigel Godrich. Radiohead recorded the album in Oxfordshire and
Bath between 1996 and early 1997, with most of the recording completed in the
historic mansion St. Catherine's Court. The band made a deliberate attempt to
distance themselves from the guitar-oriented, lyrically introspective style of
their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract
lyrics, densely layered sound and wide range of influences laid the groundwork
for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.
Upon the album's delivery to Capitol, label representatives
lowered their sales estimates, deeming the record uncommercial. Nevertheless, OK
Computer reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and became the
band's highest album entry on the American charts at the time, debuting at
number 21 on the Billboard 200. Three songs from the album—"Paranoid
Android", "Karma Police" and "No Surprises"—were
released as promotional singles. The album expanded Radiohead's worldwide
popularity and has sold over three million copies to date.
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