Radiohead’s B-Sides Vanish From Streaming Sites After They Move Record Label

Their fans have got paranoid.

Radiohead’s B-side tracks have been taken off of numerous music streaming services, such as Apple Music and Spotify, following the band’s move to XL Records.

Tracks including Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong, The Trickstar and Palo Alto have been removed from Spotify and Apple Music during the group’s transfer from their previous record label Parlophone to XL Records.

XL Records will make the albums of Thom Yorke and Co, above, and below in their heyday, available for fans in their “original form” before adding other tracks.

Speaking to Pitchfork about the retracted tracks, which were part of the Special Collector’s Edition, a spokesperson from the Beggars Group imprint said: “This is the first step in the transfer of Radiohead’s back catalogue from Parlophone to XL. The main albums are being made available in their original form as a start, before non-LP material is reconfigured.”

A spokesperson from Spotify said: “As a result of a change in rights ownership of Radiohead’s catalogue, the band’s catalogue on Spotify has been streamlined, meaning that a small number of products are no longer available. However, the band’s core album catalogue remains available to their millions of fans on Spotify as before.”

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