“In Rainbows” CD Release Date Ensures It Will Be The Most Important Album Of 2007 And 2008
Radiohead has announced that the plain-Jane CD version of In Rainbows will be released internationally on Dec. 31, with distribution coming via XL Recordings in countries outside the U.S. The label that is licensing the album for distribution inside the U.S. hasn’t been finalized yet, although rumors have been swirling that the band is going to hook up with the Dave Matthews-founded ATO.
Since New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday, and albums usually come out over here on Tuesdays, it would follow that In Rainbows would get a domestic release on Jan. 1, 2008–thus allowing the album to dominate the music-related discourse (and “best-of” lists for the true diehards) for a second calendar year. Honestly, do these guys know how to run a marketing campaign or what?
New Radiohead Album Due Dec. 31 On CD [Billboard]
