The email I’ve just received says that the files for the album download will be 160Kbit MP3s. Depends on whether it’s 160 ABR or CBR, of course, but still not that shabby. Should be tomorrow morning (along of course with Portal and HL2 Episode Two), so stay tuned for a review then.
Edit at noon: The zip has just downloaded really, really quickly off the distribution server – Radiohead have obviously got their act together with regards to bandwidth. The files are 160CBR, but sound pretty good though. First stage review soon (and rest assured, I won’t be with that guy on the BBC site who thinks Pablo Honey is their best album.)
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