5 album covers in our archive
Radiohead is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 5 album covers from the 2000s. Released across Parlophone and Self-released labels, the artwork sits in the alternative, rock, electronic tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering minotaur, fire damaged, red palette, handmade, mythological, distressed. Below you'll find the full story behind each Radiohead cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke created this haunting red weeping minotaur by literally setting their artwork on fire and scanning the charred remains. The cover emerged from the same apocalyptic art sessions that birthed Kid A, using destruction as a creative tool.
Stanley Donwood created this ethereal landscape using a revolutionary digital painting technique, layering translucent colors to mirror Radiohead's groundbreaking pay-what-you-want release strategy with equally innovative visual art that abandoned traditional album cover conventions.
OK Computer by Radiohead — album cover art and credits.
The Bends by Radiohead — album cover art and credits.
Kid A by Radiohead — album cover art and credits.
