Zimbra told Pitchfork that 'the whole $150k thing and 'ransom' was taken way out of context'. However, according to an investigation by Pitchfork, Zimbra had instead hoped to sell them to fans. Īccording to conflicting reports, Zimbra initially demanded a $150,000 ransom from Radiohead not to release the recordings. The guitarist Ed O'Brien said they had been hacked from Radiohead's cloud archive. They may have been stolen while archived material was being prepared for the OK Computer reissue. On 5 June 2019, the recordings were leaked online by a collector using the name Zimbra, who claimed to have traded them for unreleased Beatles recordings. The recordings were taken from MiniDiscs (example pictured with battery for scale).

Though some had been released on the 2017 OK Computer reissue OKNOTOK 1997 2017, most were not intended for release. The recordings are taken from MiniDiscs belonging to the Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke. It includes unreleased songs, alternative mixes, early versions of OK Computer songs (such as an extended version of ' Paranoid Android'), and versions of the later songs ' Lift', ' True Love Waits', ' Nude', 'Last Flowers', 'Motion Picture Soundtrack' and 'Life in a Glasshouse'. MiniDiscs contains more than 16 hours of demos, rehearsals, outtakes, and live performances recorded while Radiohead were working on their third album, OK Computer (1997).

Though critics said that its size made it daunting for some listeners, they praised the insight into the making of OK Computer. The compilation received positive reviews.

After they were leaked online in June 2019, Radiohead released them through the music sharing site Bandcamp for 18 days, with all proceeds going to the environmentalist group Extinction Rebellion. The recordings are taken from MiniDiscs belonging to the singer, Thom Yorke, and were not intended for release. It comprises more than 16 hours of demos, rehearsals, live performances and other material. MiniDiscs is a compilation of recordings by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, made while they were working on their 1997 album OK Computer.

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