October 8, 2007 12:14

Radiohead new album: artist reveals cover art clues Radiohead Tickets

Stanley Donwood is trying new technique

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Radiohead cover artist Stanley Donwood has revealed some clues behind the artwork for 'In Rainbows'.

’In Rainbows’ will be released on October 10 and will be available as a download and a discbox.

While the download version of the album does not have a set price, the discbox, which will contain the new album, a second enhanced CD with more songs, digital photographs, artwork and lyric booklets all encased in a hardback book and slipcase, will cost £40.

For the cover Donwood has been trying a photographic etching technique, placing prints into acid baths.

He explained: “The finished product is quite a lush thing. It’s the most over-the-top project I’ve done with them.”

Donwood also promised that the discbox version of the album was worth its £40 price tag.

He told The London Evening Standard: “It depends how rich you are! If you are on the dole, of course it’s a hell of a lot of money. But it costs about that much to go to a Premier League football match, and this project has taken an incredible amount of work.

"It’s been a long journey over 10 months with the artwork evolving as the music has evolved. And it weighs about half a kilo."