Radiohead – Pablo Honey
(Parlophone Records 1993 PCS7360)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. They comprise Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood(guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals); and Philip Selway (drums, percussion). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead’s experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock.
Pablo Honey is the debut studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in February 1993. The album was produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie and was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios and Courtyard Studio, Oxfordshire from September to November 1992. It features three charting singles: “Anyone Can Play Guitar”, “Stop Whispering” and perhaps the band’s most well-known hit on mainstream radio, “Creep”. Pablo Honey peaked at #22 in the United Kingdom charts and went platinum there and in other countries. The album title comes from a Jerky Boys prank call skit in which the prank caller says, “Pablo, honey? Please come to Florida!” to his victim. This snippet is sampled by the band on the track “How Do You?”.
Following the release of Pablo Honey, Radiohead would digress from its alternative rock influences toward more expansive and experimental works. The album received a generally favourable critical reaction, but was criticised for its derivative sound and inclusion of underdeveloped songs, and has been unfavourably compared to the band’s subsequent albums. It has, nonetheless, been cited by listeners and critics as one of the best debut albums of recent years.
Track listing
All songs written by Radiohead, except “Creep”, written by Radiohead, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “You” | 3:29 | |
| 2. | “Creep” | 3:56 | |
| 3. | “How Do You?” | 2:12 | |
| 4. | “Stop Whispering” | 5:26 | |
| 5. | “Thinking About You” | 2:41 | |
| 6. | “Anyone Can Play Guitar” | 3:38 | |
| 7. | “Ripcord” | 3:10 | |
| 8. | “Vegetable” | 3:13 | |
| 9. | “Prove Yourself” | 2:25 | |
| 10. | “I Can’t” | 4:13 | |
| 11. | “Lurgee” | 3:08 | |
| 12. | “Blow Out” | 4:40 |
Personnel
- Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar
- Jonny Greenwood – guitar, piano, organ
- Colin Greenwood – bass guitar
- Ed O’Brien – guitar, backing vocals
- Phil Selway – drums
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