{"product_id":"radiohead_the-great-lost-acoustic-album-rare-and-obscur-unplugged-sessions-radio-broadcast-1995-1996_2026","title":"The Great Lost Acoustic Album - Rare And Obscur Unplugged Sessions Radio Broadcast 1995-1996","description":"Formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in the mid-1980s, Radiohead emerged from a school friendship between Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, and Philip Selway. Initially known as \"On A Friday,\" the band shaped its sound identity over years of rehearsals, local gigs, and growing musical ambition, before signing with EMI in the early 1990s and adopting the name Radiohead, inspired by a song by Talking Heads. Combining introspective songwriting with bold guitar textures and high emotional intensity, the band quickly distinguished itself from its contemporaries, laying the groundwork for one of the most significant careers in modern music. The release of *Pablo Honey* in 1993 introduced Radiohead to an international audience, propelled by the unexpected success of the track \"Creep,\" while the critically acclaimed album *The Bends* (1995) revealed a band with a much broader universe and a more sophisticated emotional sensibility. At that time, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood notably participated in a series of intimate promotional appearances and acoustic sessions to promote the album, stripping the songs of all artifice to retain only the essentials. Performing tracks from *The Bends* alongside older songs and future iconic tracks still in development, these recordings capture the duo in a raw and spontaneous setting, far removed from the scale of the band's concerts, whose power continued to grow. Collected on this CD, these performances reveal Radiohead in an intimate and vulnerable light, offering rare alternative versions, stripped-down acoustic arrangements, and revealing reinterpretations of well-known tracks. Freed from the dense production and lush instrumentation of the studio versions, the songs take on a whole new dimension, highlighting the quality of the songwriting and the emotional weight at the heart of their music. For long-time fans as well as newcomers, these recordings provide a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal period in Radiohead's evolution.","brand":"Radiohead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57984318603608,"sku":null,"price":23880439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0823564040516.jpg?v=1786919613","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/radiohead_the-great-lost-acoustic-album-rare-and-obscur-unplugged-sessions-radio-broadcast-1995-1996_2026","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}