The two-day auction to obtain a rare Radiohead cassette ended this morning at 10:30 a.m. Radiohead fanatics with some cash to spare could bid for the On A Friday (the band's previous name) cassette for about $1,588 to $2,382. The U.K.-based auctioneer wrote that the unreleased material from 1986 was, "[a] holy grail for Radiohead and Music collectors, the only known copy to exist." The cassette ended up selling for £2,000 (roughly $3,175). The identity of the buyer is unknown.
Here's the description of the item:
RADIOHEAD - On a Friday - (Demo 1986 OAF) Cassette Rare and Unreleased. A holy grail for Radiohead and Music collectors, the only known copy to exist. This unearthed gem contains previously unreleased Radiohead tracks which include: Side A: Fragile Friend, Girl (in the purple dress), Everybody Knows, Mountains (on the move), Lemming Trail, Lock The Door. Side 2: Fragile Friend (Remix) Lemming Trail (Remix) Lock the Door (Remix) In The Breeze. The Cassette comes with inner cover with 2 pictures of the band, track listing and a blurb. Blurb* (The band are; Ed O'Brien (Guitar, vocals) Colin Greenwood (bass), Tom Yorke (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synth) Phil Selway (Drums, vocals), Raz Peterson (alto/Tenor Sax) Songs written by Tom with Colin and Ed. Thanks to Malcom, Steve Richard and Harry for their help. To contact us phone Standlake 584. *copyright symbol 1986 - O.A.P. Records
For the rest of the Radiohead devotees out there, better luck next time!
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