Radiohead's Kid A appears on iTunes

[kerb]

but is then taken off

story as follows...

Last week At Ease reported on 'Kid A' at Apple's iTunes store, Thom commented on the band's message board. Just like the 'The Bends', the album disappeared from the store after only a short period of time.

vee shall make zem PAY for zer mistake. ha ha ha. they vill never get avay viz ziss. vee are verrry verrry precious about are little KID A yu know and also zee others and you mr job jobs are no exception ya?

unbundle zis KID A record anda vee vill unbundle yor face.

H HA HA ha HA ha HA ha ha

(cough)

 

[Silencio]

Very disappointing that Radiohead, such big Apple fans that they were profiled on Apple's Pro page and Thom Yorke's guitar bore an Apple logo sticker, can't get over their albumcentricity and let their songs go up on iTMS.

 

[kerb]

i see Yorke's side of it

He and the artist Stanley Donwood put a great deal of effort into the artwork and packaging for Radiohead albums. Kid A and Amnesiac had special edition books and Hail To The Thief had a special edition roadmap. That's what the unbundle reference is to. When you've won Grammys for your artwork...