Manic Hedgehog Demo

The final pre-Radiohead demo was recorded in October 1991 on 24-track equipment for £500 at Courtyard Studios, owned by Hufford and Edge. Officially titled First Tapes, this became widely known as the "Manic Hedgehog Demo", named after the shop in Oxford that sold the cassette copies for £3 each:

Following the sessions for this demo, Hufford and Edge became the band's managers.

While working at the local record shop 'Our Price', Colin gave a copy of some of the band's demo recordings, which included 'Stop Whispering', to Keith Wozencroft, who had just become A&R; for Parlophone and now did his best to convince his seniors of the potential he saw in this band. Following a gig in November, where scouts from some 25 record companies were present, On A Friday signed a six-album deal with Parlophone, a subsidiary of EMI, on December 21st 1991.

The version of 'Thinking About You' from First Tapes would reappear on Radiohead's first release on Parlophone, the Drill EP, which would also be recorded at Courtyard Studios in early 1992, a few months after this demo was taped there. Just in time for their first official release on a major label, the band finally changed their name to Radiohead.

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