Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

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Label:	XL Recordings – XLLP790X, XL Recordings – XLLP790
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Optimal Media Pressing, White Opaque
Country:	UK, Europe & US
Released:	Jun 17, 2016
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Art Rock, Indie Rock, Ambient, Experimental

Tracklist

A1		Burn The Witch
A2		Daydreaming
B1		Decks Dark
B2		Desert Island Disk
B3		Ful Stop Drums [Additional] – Clive Deamer
C1		Glass Eyes
C2		Identikit
C3		The Numbers
D1		Present Tense
D2		Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief
D3		True Love Waits

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – LLLP LLP
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – LLLP LLP
Licensed To – XL Recordings Ltd.
Engineered At – La Fabrique
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BG32644
Lacquer Cut At – Alchemy Mastering

Credits

Artwork, Design – Doktor Tchock*, Stanley Donwood
Conductor [London Contemporary Orchestra] – Hugh Brunt
Crew [Studio] – Graeme Stewart, Michelle Shearer, Plank (3), Tim*
Engineer – Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies
Engineer [Assistant] – Maxime LeGuil*
Lacquer Cut By – Bazza*
Mastered By – Robert C. Ludwig*
Producer, Mixed By – Nigel Godrich
Strings, Chorus [Female] – London Contemporary Orchestra
Typography [Type] – K-Type.com
Written-By – Radiohead

Notes

Limited edition 2LP "opaque white" 180g vinyl exclusive for indie stores. Limited to 9000 copies.
Gatefold cover with printed inner sleeves and download card.
The inner sides of the sleeve housings are also printed with artwork..

On back cover:
Assistant engineer at La Fabrique Studio.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering
"Thanks to Hervé and Isobel and all at La Fabrique".
℗ 2016 LLLP, LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
© 2016 LLLP, LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
Published by Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
In memory of Vic Godrich 1936-2015.

The runouts are hand-etched. The Optimal stamper numbers are etched in mirrored orientation (3 to 5 chars building up an own group within the runout string).

Two separate pressings of AMSP on Opaque White exist based on matrix runouts.
One is by Optimal Media GmbH (this pressing) and the other is by Rainbo Records (here).

"Variants 1, 4 & 5" of the Optimal Media pressing (see Barcodes and Other Identifiers) have a sticker with the correct barcode and catalog number XLLP790X stickered over the barcode of the regular black vinyl issue outside the sealing foil, indicating that white vinyl copies of the Optimal Media pressing are actually packaged in covers made for the regular issue. The catalog number on the spine of the Optimal Media pressing is "XLLP790". Records are housed in thin paper printed inner sleeves.

The Rainbo pressing has the correct barcode printed on the back cover with 'XLLP790' printed below as the catalog number. Records are housed in thick cardboard printed inner sleeves.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Sticker over original barcode, printed (Variants 1 & 4)): 6 3490407900 0
Barcode (Sticker over original barcode, scanned (Variants 1 & 4)): 0634904079000
Barcode (Printed on back cover): 6 34904 07901 7
Other (Cat# (Printed on back cover)): XLLP790
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): XLLP790-A3 BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED BAZZA ALCHEMY
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): XLLP 790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMY BG32644-01 A2 111 SYNTHESIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): XLLP 790-A¹ BAZZA ALCHEMY SYNTHESIZED BG32644-01 A₁ 18
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): XLLP790-A3 BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED BAZZA ALCHEMY ∆I11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): XLLP-790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMY vo⋏ BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): XLLP 790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMY BG32644 0⋏ A2 V⋏⋏ SYNTHESIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): XLLP 790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMY 11I- BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): XLLP790-B3 BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): XLLP 790-B3 BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED 1101
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): XLLP 790-B⁻¹ SANITIZED BG32644-01 B₁ +Ɛ
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): XLLP 790-B3 BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED TI01
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): XLLP 790-B3 BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED 5I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): XLLP 790-B3 BG32644-0⋏ B2 ⋏O⋏ SANITIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): XLLP 790-B3 10 I- BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): XLLP790-C1 BG32644-02 C1 STERILIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): XLLP 790-C1 STERILIZED e = BG32644-02 C1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 3): XLLP 790-C¹ STERILIZED e- BG32644-02 C¹
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 4): XLLP790-C¹ BG32644-02 C₁ STERILIZED ∆ = ð
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 5): XLLP 790-C¹ STERILIZED e I = BG32644-02 C1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 6): XLLP 790-C¹ BG32644-02 C₁ STERILIZED |⨡
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 7): XLLP790-C1 STERILIZED 9 I= BG32644-02 C1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): XLLP790-D1 BG32644-02 D1 NEUTRALIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): XLLP 790-D1 BG32644-02 D1 NEUTRALIZED 2 =
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 3): XLLP 790-D¹ BG32644-02 D₁ NEUTRALIZED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 4): XLLP790-D¹ BG32644-02 D₁ NEUTRALIZED 1 + ð
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 5): XLLP790-D1 BG32644-02 D₁ NEUTRALIZED 2 I +
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 6): XLLP 790-D¹ BG32644-02 D₁ NEUTRALIZED |⨡
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 7): XLLP 790-D1 BG32644-02 D1 5 II NEUTRALIZED

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	A Moon Shaped Pool (11×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps)	XL Recordings	XLDA790		2016
Recently Edited	A Moon Shaped Pool (11×File, WAV, Album)	XL Recordings	XLDA790		2016
New Submission	A Moon Shaped Pool (11×File, WAV, Album, 48kHz/24bit)	XL Recordings	XLDA790		2016
New Submission	A Moon Shaped Pool (11×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps)	XL Recordings	none		2016
	A Moon Shaped Pool (11×File, FLAC, Album, 16-bit-44.1kHz)	XL Recordings	XLDA790		2016

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Reviews

Shoevibes Nov 20, 2023
Absolutely beautiful in every way possible... Amazing rich mesmerising beauty.
skuhn8 Sep 7, 2023
Bought this on the week of release from an indie shop in Budapest, HU. The store included a Moon album artwork poster with each purchase. Came rolled up and separate. No one else got this in 2016?
Kaisla Aug 30, 2023
Mine has non-fill on side B, mostly on Decks Dark and a little on Desert Island Disk. The rest sounds very good. I've heard better, but this is still very nice. Anyway, I've ordered the cd instead of gambling on another one...
carbonatedmilk09 Jul 23, 2023
One of the best sounding records I own. No surface noise, dynamic sound, super strong bass, amazing. My only complaint is that the inner sleeves are really flimsy. Both had splits when my copy arrived.
Priva28 Apr 24, 2023
I don't consider myself a big audiophile but spinning this on a Debut Carbon Evo w/ 2M Blue stylus and it sounds AMAZING. Like this is almost 45rpm In Rainbows perfection for sound quality imo. Everything is so balanced and clear.

On top of this the packaging is amazing with the silver lettering, printed inside sleeves and high quality artwork.

This release really made me fall in love with the album again and is one of my favourite recent vinyl purchases. Would recommend 10/10
edgeless22 Feb 1, 2023
This is one of the best sounding records I have so far. Spacey and very dynamic. No surface noise or clicks. Optimal pressings are great as usual
Luclu69 Sep 29, 2022
This is an amazing pressing. Mine is actually perfect, no surface noise at all. Didn't even have to clean my copy. This album is also an absolute masterpiece and maybe one of my favorite records that I own. I can definitively recommend this record.
sergeydorosh Sep 18, 2022
Probably I'm unlucky with XL records but my copy has A LOT of crackling and wet wash didn't help at all :(
jondkent Aug 15, 2022
pressing perfect, no issues to report and sounds amazing. Up there with the best I have.

Should point out that I did clean this before listening.
Andrewslattery Jun 8, 2022
Edited one year ago
My first copy ended up warped and super noisy even after cleaning. My replacement however is perfect! Sound is absolutely incredible! Vinyl is super quiet! A winner all round.