{"product_id":"kid-a-mnesia-fear-stalks-the-land-thom-yorke-stanley-donwood-2-book-set","title":"Kid A Mnesia \u0026 Fear Stalks the Land! 2 Books Collection Set - Thom Yorke - Non Fiction - Mixed Format","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nKid A Mnesia: A Book of Radiohead Artwork\u003cbr\u003e\nFear Stalks the Land!: A Commonplace Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Mixed Format (Hardback + Paperback)\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN (Kid A Mnesia): 9781838857370\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN (Fear Stalks the Land!): 9781838857363\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Adult \/ General Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nReleased to mark thirty years of Radiohead and twenty-one years since Kid A, this pairing brings together Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood's visual and written archive from the making of Kid A and Amnesiac. One volume showcases hundreds of images built from scrawls, collages and canvases; the other gathers faxes, lyric fragments and notes exchanged between the two collaborators. Together they form an intimate record of one of modern music's most acclaimed creative partnerships, ideal for Radiohead fans, art students and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKid A Mnesia: A Book of Radiohead Artwork\u003c\/em\u003e is a full-colour hardback showcasing more than 300 pieces of art created by Yorke and Donwood while Kid A and Amnesiac were being written and recorded. The images range from obsessive biro scrawls and scissors-and-glue collages to six-foot painted canvases and digital landscapes, chronicling recurring obsessions with minotaurs, pylons, dams, volcanoes and ring roads that together paint an unsettling portrait of the turn of the millennium. The book also includes a dialogue between Yorke and Donwood on their creative process, alongside a commissioned essay by Gareth Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFear Stalks the Land!: A Commonplace Book\u003c\/em\u003e is the paperback companion, gathering writings exchanged between the two artists during 1999 and 2000: faxes, rough lyric drafts, notes, sketches and lists. Presented as a commonplace book, it captures the fledgling ideas and anxieties that shaped the songs and imagery of the era, offering a rare, unfiltered primary source into how Radiohead's most experimental period took shape on paper before reaching the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two complementary volumes offering the fullest picture yet of the Kid A \/ Amnesiac creative process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e A polished hardback of finished artwork paired with a paperback of raw, working notes and drafts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for gifting:\u003c\/strong\u003e A thoughtful present for Radiohead fans, art lovers and collectors of music history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudy resource:\u003c\/strong\u003e Valuable for students of graphic design, songwriting, or cultural history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand new copies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both books are supplied brand new, as originally published by Canongate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThom Yorke is a musician, composer and artist, best known as lead vocalist and principal songwriter of Radiohead. Stanley Donwood is a graphic designer, artist and writer who has produced the artwork for every Radiohead album and much of their promotional material since 1994. Working together since the mid-1990s, Yorke and Donwood have developed one of the most distinctive visual and lyrical partnerships in contemporary music, long regarded as inseparable from Radiohead's sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA rare chance to see both sides of the creative process behind Kid A and Amnesiac in one purchase — finished artwork alongside the private notes and drafts that shaped it, beautifully presented and endlessly re-readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Books are dispatched with the UK ISBN and UK edition cover exactly as shown in the listing images.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thom Yorke \u0026 Stanley Donwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56487706820990,"sku":"PLD18073","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/kid-a-mnesia-fear-stalks-the-land-thom-yorke-book-set-cover.jpg?v=1784400795","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/kid-a-mnesia-fear-stalks-the-land-thom-yorke-stanley-donwood-2-book-set","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}