Radiohead Drill Ep Rarity
Radiohead - Drill EP 12' (180 Gram 45RPM Limited Edition) 113 The rare and never before released vinyl EPs from Radiohead continue the high standard of the 'From the Capitol Vaults' campaign. Drill was the first commercial release for Radiohead which was recorded in 1992. All tracks on the Drill EP are demo versions.
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VERY RARE RADIOHEAD DRILL EP 1992
RELEASED ON THE PARLOPHONE 1992
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VINYL AND SLEEVE IN MINT CONDITION
Radiohead Drill Ep Rarity Guide
Drill was the first commercial release of Radiohead, debuting on the UK charts at number 101 on 5 May 1992. It is considered a rarity amongst Radiohead fans, and is not commonly available. 'Thinking About You' was taken from the band's Manic Hedgehog demo tape, whilst 'You' was a newer version; 'Prove Yourself', 'Thinking About You' and 'You' were re-recorded for Pablo Honey in 1993, the band's first full-length album.
All the tracks on the EP are demo versions, recorded at the Courtyard Studio in Oxon. The band were still called On a Friday when the songs for this EP were recorded; they changed their name to Radiohead the following month. The EP was produced and engineered by Chris Hufford and mixed by Timm Baldwin.
'Prove Yourself' is notable for its U2-esque chord changes and unvarnished emotional vocals. 'Stupid Car' is a slower song, almost a ballad, and the first of many dealing with Thom Yorke's distrust of vehicles since he and his girlfriend Rachel were involved in a car crash.
Somewhat surprisingly, 'Prove Yourself' was played on BBC Radio 1 by Gary Davies after he received a copy of the EP. This was the band's first national radio exposure in the UK.
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- 'Prove Yourself' - 2:32
- 'Stupid Car' - 2:21
- 'You' - 3:22
- 'Thinking About You' - 2:17
Drill EP is the first ever commercial release from Radiohead, released in 1992. The EP has three demos that would appear a year later on Pablo Honey: “Prove Yourself,” “You” and “Thinking of You.” In addition, there is a fourth demo: “Stupid Car.”
The Pablo Honey songs are three weak tracks from an already weak album, in demo form. Critics praised Radiohead’s later albums not only for their amazing music but deep lyrics. Well, guess what, you’re not going to find either of that here. Thom Yorke sing “gems” such as “I’m better off dead” on “Prove Yourself,” “You are the sun and moon and stars, are you/And I could never run away from you” on “You,” and “Should I still love you, still see you in bed/But I’m playing with myself?” on “Thinking About You.” Essentially, Radiohead’s lyrics are no more poignant than a Livejournal entry written by a 14-year old. Musically the songs can be described as grunge watered-down to sound more pop-like (yes, I’m reviewing yet another post-grunge release). At least on this EP, you’ll still hear Jonny Greenwood show off his ferocious guitar skills on “You.”
The only Drill EP track not to appear on Pablo Honey is the short ballad “Stupid Car.” The song disappoints, even by early Radiohead standards. The song, which only consists of Thom Yorke complaining and an electric guitar, starts out quietly. As the song progresses, Yorke’s voice gets louder and stronger and the guitar teases something amazing will happen. But then, it suddenly ends. For those versed in recent Radiohead releases, you start to wish that Jonny Greenwood would whip out a Ondes Martenot or add some strings to make “Stupid Car” even remotely interesting. But alas, this was before Radiohead discovered how to write good music.
As expected from demo tapes, Drill EP sounds lo-fi and unpolished. This lack of polish actually enhances some of the Pablo Honey tracks. The guitar sounds much more garbled on “Prove Yourself” and “You,” which not only masks the mediocre lyrics, but gives those songs it a slightly rawer sound. “Thinking of You,” an overwrought acoustic guitar song on Pablo, sounds far less overwrought and whiny on Drill when played at a faster tempo and with accompanied with an electric guitar.
Drill EP makes very little indication that the artist playing on the EP would end up being the greatest band to come out of Britain since the Beatles. But the EP makes clear that even the best bands take time to become what they are. They have to figure out a sound and an identity, which means they’re bound to release mediocre demos.
Grade: 5/10