Radiohead - COM LAG [2004]

Genre: Brit-Pop, Alternative, Experimental

MySpace: radiohead

My opinion & thought: Not the best from Radiohead, but by it's value. A limited edition released only for Japan, which later available around the globe (Fxck!). I got it in a record store in my country while it was an imported special edition CD and I felt so proud & excited about it.

Stands out track(s): 2 + 2 = 5

COM LAG (2plus2isfive) is an EP by English rock band Radiohead, first released in Japan and Australia in March 2004, followed with an April 2004 release in Canadaand finally a UK release in April 2007 and a US release in May 2007. It is a compilation which collects many of the B-sides from the singles released in support of 2003's Hail to the Thief, plus remixes by Cristian Vogel and Four Tet. The speech bubble on the cover says "はい、チーズ。" ("Hai, chiizu."), akin to the English phrase "say cheese". The quote on the back cover of the album "I travelled all over the world. I stayed in the best hotels, visited the best beaches and I had access to beautiful women, champagne and caviar. No, I don't regret a minute of it." is from the spy John Symonds.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Tracklisting:

1. "2 + 2 = 5" (Live at Earls Court, London, November 26, 2003) – 3:36
2. "Remyxomatosis" (Cristian Vogel Remix) – 5:11
3. "I Will" (Los Angeles Version) – 2:15
4. "Paperbag Writer" – 4:01
5. "I Am a Wicked Child" – 3:08
6. "I Am Citizen Insane" – 3:34
7. "Skttrbrain" (Four Tet Remix) – 4:28
8. "Gagging Order" – 3:37
9. "Fog (Again)" (Live) – 2:21
10. "Where Bluebirds Fly" – 4:25

Omitted is the seven-minute demo version of "There There", which appears on the first "2+2=5" single.

The original Japanese pressings of the EP have a mastering error on "Skttrbrain" which causes loud static to be heard in the left channel four times throughout the song. This version was recalled and the error was fixed on subsequent releases.

"I Will"

"I Will (Los Angeles Version)" is an alternate version of the album track "I Will" and was released on the second "2+2=5" CD single. Whereas the album version features just Thom Yorke on the guitar and vocals, the Los Angeles version is a full band track, recorded during the two week session at Ocean Way studios in Los Angeles (hence the name), where most of the tracks that made up "Hail To The Thief" were recorded. The album version was recorded at a later date in Radiohead's studio in Oxfordshire. The album version runs to 1:59, while this version runs to 2:15.

"Fog (Again)"

"Fog (Again)" is a short acoustic song 2:19, featuring Thom Yorke on vocals and piano. This version was recorded at an acoustic set, widely known as 'Le Reservoir', which Thom and Jonny did for the French-German TV station Arte. It was also featured in a third season episode of The O.C.. The original "Fog" appeared on 2001 single "Knives Out", in a 4/4 rather than 6/8 time signature, and as a mainly bass and percussion-driven song, in a style in keeping with their work of the Kid A/Amnesiac period. The original version of the song, which runs 4:05 in length, features in the film adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "A Scanner Darkly", which was released in July 2006.

Release history:

The initial release was plagued with recording glitches that resulted in scratchy noises on some tracks. 

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue number
Japan	24 March 2004	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP-66280
Australia	24 March 2004		CD
Canada	13 April 2004		CD
United Kingdom	April 2007		CD
United States	May 2007		CD