Dead Children Playing: A Picture Book (Radiohead) [Hardcover]

Stanley Donwood (Author), Dr. Tchock (Author)

Book Description

Series: Radiohead | Publication Date: October 17, 2007

A haunting collection of Radiohead artwork from the Grammy award-winning artist.

Stanley Donwood and the enigmatic Dr Tchock are the elusive duo responsible for Radiohead’s artwork. Containing paintings they have produced in the last decade, this book also contains a cornucopia of never-before-seen artwork. Featuring the apocalyptic scenes of the OK Computer album, the startling, sinister shadow of memory cast onto the present in the Kid A paintings, and the overwhelming information overload of Hail to the Thief’s landscapes of conflict, Dead Children Playing presents some of the most iconic artwork of our time.

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"The publisher of this book wishes me to vouch for the writer of this book who is a friend of mine in order to utilise whatever celebrity kudos the writer of this quote, i.e., me, has left in order to advance the sales of this book. This has been duly done now in the form of this quote. I am sure the book is very good though I cannot remember what it is called or whether I have read it. I've read lots of his stuff and it's always good and I am in no way biased." - Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead"

About the Author

Stanley Donwood has collaborated on all Radiohead's artwork since the release of The Bends in 1995 and won a Grammy Award for Best Packaging/Artwork for the special edition of Amnesiac. Lately, his sequence of London Views can be seen accompanying Thom Yorke’s The Eraser. His books include Slowly Downward: A Collection of Miserable Stories; and Catacombs of Terror!: Cheap Thrilling Trash. He lives in Oxfordshire in the UK.

Dr. Tchock is the lead singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock group Radiohead.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 75 pages
• Publisher: Verso (October 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844671704
• ISBN-13: 978-1844671700
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Radiohead Fans, December 12, 2007

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J. Lewis (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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I don't imagine that you're looking at this book if you're not already a big Radiohead fan, so you're lucky that this book's target market is definitely you. There is a lot of good artwork, sketches, and lyric pages from Stanley Donwood and Dr. Tchock (Thom Yorke) from the OK Computer era through to the recent artwork for Yorke's The Eraser solo album. One of the things that I found most interesting was that the Hail to the Thief word collage/maps were identified as the cities on which they're based. Of course, NYC was easy, but you probably had to be a real geography whiz to know the rest.

Anyhow, for this price, it's a good book to flip through, although your friends might give you some funny looks when they see the title.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Radiohead fans, October 19, 2008

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Sebastian Castro Zuñiga - See all my reviews
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If you are into Radiohead, this book is a must have in your collection.

You will find in the text an insight into the inspiration sources and creative methods of Stanley Donwood and Dr. Tchock. The quality of the print is good, and the hard cover gives it a nice durable feel.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Review, January 7, 2008

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Benjamin J. Randall "is reviewing this item." (Fredonia, NY) - See all my reviews
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This book is great, cheap, and you can go back and look at it again and again. Stanley Donwood is a genious. Buy it!