The Bends - 1990ies UK Parlophone label 12-track LP 2nd Issue

1990ies UK Parlophone label 12-track LP - Oxfordshire born indie rock bands magnificent 2nd album - described by Rolling Stones as a mix of sonic guitar anthems and striking ballads, with Yorke's lyrics painting a more haunted landscape, with themes of sickness, consumerism, jealousy and longing. The Bends totals six singles: My Iron Lung, High and Dry / Planet Telex, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, Street Spirit (Fade Out) and The Bends.

This is one of the 2nd issues with -2 matrix endings, without the red pound sign between the 'Trade' and 'Mark' texts and with two concentric label pressing rings. Vinyl is pressed onto  ca. 132 gram Vinyl and is housed in a card-inner sleeve with large lower left corner pixelated 0% - housed in a picture cover.

Vinyl has machine stamped (ms) and hand etched (he) matric information:
Side 1: PCS 7372 A-01-01-2 (ms) SHE'S OUT WITH HER ANSWERPHONE (he) D (ms)
Side 2: PCS 7372 B-01-01-2 (ms) (NICE DREAM) (he) D (ms)
A typeface suggesting a Direct Metal Mastering pressing done by EMI's Hayes, Middlesex based pressing plant.

Condition: Exc (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+ (Inner Sleeve)/Exc (Cover):
Bright, shiny and superb vinyl - hardly any signs of play or storage but for a little superficial sleeve scuffing. Side 1 label has a single, maybe two faint spindletraces in the immediate vicinity of the center hole - graded Mint and Near Mint. Vinyl is overall Close to Near Mint/Excellent.
Inner sleeve has a corner crease from a dent to lower seam against the corner - also a superficial pressure line along lower spine - graded upper VG+. Cover has a little fine scuffing, also only 3 minor, light and small creases from top and bottom seam only - seams and corners are nice - only a very small lower opening corner ding  - cover is graded Close to Near Mint/Excellent

Tracklisting:

Side 1.
1. Planet Telex   4:22
2. The Bends   3:58
3. High And Dry   4:17
4. Fake Plastic Trees   4:50
5. Bones   3:07
6. (Nice Dream)   3:51

Side 2.
1. Just   3:52
2. My Iron Lung   4:36
3. Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was   3:28
4. Black Star   4:03
5. Sulk   3:42
6. Street Spirit (Fade Out)   4:13

Written and composed by Radiohead.

Recorded February - November 1994 at:
Rak Studios
42-48 Charlbert Street
St John's Wood
London NW8 7BU
UK

The Manor
Shipton-on-Cherwell, north of Oxford
UK

Recorded, Mixed, Edited and Mastered:
Abbey Road Studios
3 Abbey Road - St. John's Wood
London, England NW8 9AY UK

Mixed at Fort Apache, Roxbury, Mass., USA

Pressed by:
EMI Records/EMI Group
Factory, July 1972 - 2000:
1-3 Uxbridge Road
Hayes, Middlesex UB4 0SY
UK

Credits:

Radiohead
Thom Yorke – voice, guitar, piano; string arrangements
Jonny Greenwood – guitar, organ, recorder, synthesiser, piano; string arrangements
Ed O'Brien – guitar, voice, EBow on "My Iron Lung"
Colin Greenwood – bass
Philip Selway – drums

Additional musicians:
Caroline Lavelle – cello
John Matthias – viola, violin

Technical Credits:
John Leckie – production (all except 3), mixing (tracks 8, 12), engineering, additional mixing (track 2)[120]
Radiohead – production (tracks 3, 10), mixing (track 8)
Nigel Godrich – production (track 10), engineering
Jim Warren – production (track 3)
Sean Slade – mixing (tracks 1-7, 9-11)
Paul Q. Kolderie – mixing (tracks 1-7, 9-11)
Chris Brown – engineering
Guy Massey – engineering assistance
Shelley Saunders – engineering assistance
Chris Blair – mastering
Plank - Technician (Guitar & Amp Building & Rebuilding)

Artwork:
Stanley Donwood – artwork
The White Chocolate Farm – artwork
Green Ink – painting, Graphic Design