“Paranoid Android” appeared first on Radiohead’s 1997 masterpiece OK Computer. The album went to #1 in the U.K. and #21 in the U.S. and top 10 in many world music markets. To date it has sold over 5 million copies, won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album and also garnered a Grammy nomination for Album Of The Year. The track was written by Radiohead and mostly recorded at St. Catherine’s Court, a 15th-century mansion in the U.K. It was produced by Radiohead and Nigel Godrich. On this version the lack of vocals allows you to hear a lot of interesting guitar work throughout. Editor Note: There is some question as to authenticity of this track–tell us what you think under comments. For us the drums/percussion is quite suspect and certainly does not sound original but it may be an alternate instrumental mix created by the artist.
INSTRUMENTAL (GUITAR/KEYBOARDS: Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Thom Yorke; BASS/PERCUSSION: Colin Greenwood; DRUMS: Phil Selway; PIANO/PROGRAMMING: Thom Yorke):
Don’t know why no one has commented on this, but this is not the version of the song we all know and love. I just compared this beginning to the actual song’s and it absolutely sounds different.
Editor note: Thanks for the comment. Agreed the beginning and some elements are different, but as noted above, it is still possible that this is an alternate version created by the band. We’ll still keep it up for now to seek more comments.