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Planet Telex


About “Planet Telex”

The opening track of Radiohead’s second album The Bends, it was released as a double-A sided single with High And Dry, although the latter song received far more airplay.

The only song on the album not written before recording sessions began, it was recorded one night after the band had been drinking heavily. Thom Yorke provided his vocal track whilst laying on the floor of the studio.

Planet Telex carries a different sound to the rest of the album, evidencing the fact it was written separately. In some ways it advances themes (such as technology) and sounds (spacey, electronic) that would be further embraced by the band in OK Computer.

Whilst most of The Bends still retains the grunge influences of their debut Pablo Honey, Telex is more electronic, with a keyboard-enriched soundscape.

The working title was “Planet Xerox”, but it was changed because Xerox is a trademark.