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EMI and Parlophone are releasing Radiohead: The Best Of on June 2 in the UK and June 3 in the US, while Radiohead is on tour. The release will include thirty songs on two discs, “spanning a 12 year career at Parlophone.” Other formats include digital download and a four vinyl LP version.

Aversion pointed out, “The one-disc edition is a quick-and-easy intro to the band, while hardcore types are going to have to turn to the double-disc edition to get their hands on rarities like Talk Show Host and a live version of True Love Waits.”

EMI has embraced viral marketing and began promoting The Best Of Radiohead by releasing a Facebook application and widget. The application streams ten music videos: Just, Paranoid Android, Karma Police, Creep, No Surprises, High and Dry, My Iron Lung, There There, Pyramid Song, and Fake Plastic Trees.

Since Radiohead’s In Rainbows was released independently of EMI, none of their new material will be on the Best Of. It’s interesting to note that the US version on Amazon includes Optimistic on disc one, while the UK version listed on Amazon does not.

Disc: 1
1. Just
2. Paranoid Android
3. Karma Police
4. Creep
5. No Surprises
6. High and Dry
7. My Iron Lung
8. There There
9. Lucky
10. Fake Plastic Trees
11. Optimistic
12. Idioteque
13. 2+2=5
14. The Bends
15. Pyramid Song
16. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
17. Everything In Its Right Place

Disc: 2
1. Airbag
2. I Might Be Wrong
3. Go To Sleep
4. Let Down
5. Planet Telex
6. Exit Music (For A Film)
7. The National Anthem
8. Knives Out
9. Talk Show Host
10. You
11. Anyone Can Play Guitar
12. How To Disappear Completely
13. True Love Waits