The Bends (made in Holland, printed in Holland)

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Recorded at Rak, The Manor Abbey Road.
Mixed at Forte Apache & Abbey Road.
Mastered & edited at Abbey Road.
Mastered and digitally edited by Chris Blair at Abbey Road.
Published by Warner Chappell Ltd. words appear by kind permission.

Caroline appears courtesy of Eastwest Records.
John appears courtesy of Jackdaw Music.

Dedicated to the late Bill Hicks.
Also to Indigo.

℗1995 except track 8 ℗1994 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. ©1995 EMI Records Ltd.

Place of manufacture as stated on label.
Made in Holland printed on CD face.
Printed in Holland on back cover.

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Tracklist

1CD
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1Planet Telex
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Planet Telex (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd.
3.754:19
2The Bends
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Bends (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
44:06
3High and Dry
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
Radiohead and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
High and Dry (promo video, UK version) by Radiohead and High and Dry (promo video, US version) by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 191)
recording of:
High and Dry (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
50/50
4.24:18
4Fake Plastic Trees
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Fake Plastic Trees (promo video) by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 109) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 377)
recording of:
Fake Plastic Trees (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4.54:51
5Bones
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bones (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.353:09
6(Nice Dream)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
(Nice Dream) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd.
3.73:53
7Just
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Just (promo video) by Radiohead
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 34)
recording of:
Just (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4.23:54
8My Iron Lung
recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
additional engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelly Saunders
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
My Iron Lung (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4.154:36
9Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd.
3.93:29
10Black Star
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Radiohead
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Black Star (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
44:07
11Sulk
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sulk (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Ltd.
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recording engineer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
sound engineer:
Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer) and Shelley Saunders
engineer:
Chris Brown (engineer), Nigel Godrich (English record producer), John Leckie and Jim Warren (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Leckie
mixer:
John Leckie, Paul Q. Kolderee, Radiohead and Sean Slade
editor:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
organ and synthesizer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
viola and violin:
John Matthias (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
strings arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Thom Yorke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11), RSK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Street Spirit (Fade Out) (music video) by Radiohead
recording of:
Street Spirit (Fade Out) (from 1994-02 until 1994-11)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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Credits

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Keith Wozencroft
dedicated to:Bill Hicks (US comedian)
associated singles/EPs:Bones
Fake Plastic Trees
High & Dry
Just
My Iron Lung
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The Bends
included in:5 Album Set (Pablo Honey / The Bends / OK Computer / Kid A / Amnesiac)
Album Box Set
Radiohead Box
part of:Pitchfork: The 50 Best Britpop Albums (number: 3) (order: 3)
Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 10) (order: 10)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 15) (order: 15)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 81) (order: 81)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 85) (order: 85)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 110) (order: 110)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 111) (order: 111)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 276) (order: 276)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 276) (order: 276)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 796) (order: 797)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/17008 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Radiohead/The-bends [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/f8p2 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/radiohead/the_bends/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/30846/ [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7092 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Bends/3112 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000628195 [info]
Wikidata:Q221246 [info]