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{{short description|2007 compilation of Radiohead albums}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Radiohead Box Set
| type         = box set
| artist       = [[Radiohead]]
| cover        = RadioheadBoxSet.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 10 December 2007
| recorded     = 1992–2003
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[experimental rock]]|[[electronic rock]]|[[art rock]]|[[electronica]]}}
| length       = 334:23
| label        = {{hlist|[[Parlophone]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]}}
| producer     = {{hlist|Radiohead|[[Sean Slade]]|[[Paul Q. Kolderie]]|[[John Leckie]]|[[Nigel Godrich]]}}
| prev_title   = [[In Rainbows]]
| prev_year    = 2007
| next_title   = [[Radiohead: The Best Of]]
| next_year    = 2008
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1267579|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
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'''''Radiohead Box Set''''' is a [[box set]] of albums by the English rock band [[Radiohead]], released on 10 December 2007. It collects their first six studio albums and one live album, recorded while Radiohead were signed to [[EMI]]''.'' The albums are included on CDs, a [[USB Flash Drive|USB stick]] and as a [[music download|download]]. 

Radiohead had no input into the release. Commentators saw it as retaliation from EMI after Radiohead did not renew their contract with them. The box set reached number 95 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Album Chart]].

==Contents==
''Radiohead Box Set'' set contains Radiohead's first six studio albums and one live album, recorded while they were signed to [[EMI]]:
*''[[Pablo Honey]]'' (1993)
*''[[The Bends (album)|The Bends]]'' (1995)
*''[[OK Computer]]'' (1997)
*''[[Kid A]]'' (2000)
*''[[Amnesiac (album)|Amnesiac]]'' (2001)
*''[[I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings]]'' (2001)
*''[[Hail to the Thief]]'' (2003)
The box set comprises seven CDs, with each album included in original [[digipak]] sleeves, as a download as [[Digital rights management|DRM-free]] 320&nbsp;kbit/s [[MP3]] files with digital artwork, and on a 4&nbsp;GB USB stick as [[WAV]] files.<ref name=":0" />

==Release==
{{See also|In Rainbows#Dispute with EMI}}
Radiohead's record contract with EMI ended in 2003 with the release of their sixth album, ''Hail to the Thief''. EMI hoped to negotiate a new contract for their seventh album, ''[[In Rainbows]]'' (2007)'','' but Radiohead instead self-released it on their website and signed to [[XL Recordings]] for the retail release.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Forde |first=Eamonn |date=2019-02-18 |title=Chasing rainbows: inside the battle between Radiohead and EMI's Guy Hands |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/18/chasing-rainbows-radiohead-emi-guy-hands-terra-firma |url-status=live |access-date=2019-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219064558/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/18/chasing-rainbows-radiohead-emi-guy-hands-terra-firma |archive-date=19 February 2019 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

EMI announced the Radiohead box set days after Radiohead signed to XL, and released it in the same week as the special edition of ''In Rainbows''. Radiohead had no input into the release and were reportedly "incensed".<ref name=":3" /> Commentators including the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' saw the box set as retaliation for the band choosing not to sign a new contract with EMI.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Nestruck|first=Kelly|date=8 November 2007|title=EMI stab Radiohead in the back catalogue|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/08/emi.musicindustry|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193325/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/08/emi.musicindustry|archive-date=17 November 2018|access-date=17 November 2018|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> According to a report on ''[[Boing Boing]]'', EMI had threatened to release the box set on the same date as the special edition of ''In Rainbows'' if Radiohead did not license the physical release to them. A spokesperson for EMI denied this and said that "Radiohead were kept fully updated of our plans".<ref name=":0" /> The EMI owner, [[Guy Hands]], defended the releases as necessary to boost EMI's revenues, and said that "we don't have a huge amount of reasons to be nice [to Radiohead]".<ref name=":3" />

The box set was promoted on [[Google Ads]] with an advert reading: "Radiohead – New album ''In Rainbows'' now available as boxset". The advert led to an EMI site selling the box set, which does not include ''In Rainbows''. EMI removed the advert, saying it was a "data source glitch". A spokesperson for Radiohead said they accepted the advert was a genuine error.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-11-13 |title=Radiohead speak out about box set mix-up |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-627-1340596 |access-date=2020-07-17 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Albums produced by Sean Slade]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Nigel Godrich]]
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[[Category:Parlophone compilation albums]]
[[Category:Parlophone live albums]]
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[[Category:Radiohead live albums]]