Kid A CD Secrets

There's a plethora of secrets hidden within CD copies of Kid A! Some tucked beneath the plastic tray of the case and others lurking within the music itself. I hope that after watching this video you've learned some cool new things about this album!
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[@hayescausey9941]

“The soupy can be used to feed the troopys” Now THIS is cutting-edge lyricism. I cried just thinking about this line, changed my life forever.

[@keithmichael112]

that could be part of the 9/11 prophecy, its about the war in iraq, and how they ate soup

[@tinysilverhammers]

radiohead bear ass lyrics 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@geeyouknit0648]

I think kid A can be paired with literally any major tragedy that happens out of the blue

[@lazersword]

Especially how to dissapear completely

[@cloudstie]

Loved this video! But I don't know if I can support Radiohead anymore after finding out they were solely responsible for the collapse of the world trade centers

[@pookapeeka]

Yeah they're a bunch of zany characters aren't they

[@tumest]

As someone who was alive and owned those albums in the early 2000s, yes, those hidden tracks did regularly scare the shit out of me.

[@heyhackurs]

I personally loved them

[@roodiz]

I found an easter egg from both the 2 + 2 = 5 EP's. If you take of the jewel case and look at the left hand side of the background art, you can find word's that say "WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. 2 + 2 = 5." I think I'm the first one to find this easter egg.

[@shadowchasernql]

no.

[@piotrasolo]

this is quote from orwell's 1984 with 2+2=5 added

[@DeKevers]

Bro just made me open the back of my kid a cd to nothing

[@CliffordTheVulture]

YOO ANOTHER TOP FAN!!!

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

But u dont need to open it..u can see it from side..does a cd got a hidden booklet or not.

[@casperrghostt5222]

the bomb on the plane segment is actually pretty chilling to listen to, especially the direct mention of new york. great video, keep up the good work 👍

[@no-man_baugh]

For disassembling a jewel case: There are 2 tiny inner tabs on the top and bottom (totaling 4 tabs) connecting the tray to the backside of the jewel case (these can be spotted as little circular holes on the top right, top left, bottom right, and bottom left of the jewel case) To untab the tabs; use something extremely thin to get at the tab and gently pry it open while pulling away at another part of the tray to help it untab (I usually start from hinge side of the case as the hinge part of the tray tends to has a nice lip to grip and flexes better). that's 1 tab down and 1 more to go as the tab below the one you just freed will also free itself as it's no longer under pressure, so just do the same for one of the remaining tabs and voila! you are now inside of Kid A! I used to use the edge of my thumb nail for prying, but I've also had massive success with the toothpick off of my swiss army knife, but the more traditional rounded wooden toothpick can work just as well so long as you push it in a crevice that's between the tab and the rest of the plastic, as a woody won't fit very nicely when pushing directly on the tab unlike the flatter SAK pick (funny enough I found out about the toothpick trick with my own 1st edition copy of Kid A that I got after watching this video, since the edge of my thumb got bruised earlier in the day). Use whatever tools and items you already got laying around and see what works best for you Thanks for making this video, I adore CDs and would love to see you cover other interesting physical releases of other Radiohead albums (namely the OKNOTOK release of OK Computer, as I still don't quite fully comprehend it)

[@pookapeeka]

Thanks for the detailed instructions! Now I can finally stop mangling poor innocent CD cases just to see what's inside of them. I'll definitely get into other physical releases when I get around to them, like the TKOL Newspaper Edition, In Rainbows Special Edition, the EMI cash grab releases, etc. and I'll definitely look into the OKNOTOK stuff. It's still up in the air whether I want to do it as a separate contained video or include them when I cover each respective album, ideally too I'd have to purchase some of them first.

[@willy-8-8]

Holy crap I gotta check my Kid A cd now. Also that detail with the Ok Computer message and Green Album is wild!

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

And,.which version u got?

[@willy-8-8]

@@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_ Didn't find the hidden booklet in mine, but still a cool detail they included!

[@afaniscool]

this guy is the cybershell of radiohead

[@Blastkin]

the long awaited pookapeeka upload also wtf in rainbows jewel case

[@gmanmonday]

Your editing and humour is amazing. and ngl this 9/11 theory freaked me as a tween. i remember reading this blog

[@CadeEarick]

I FOUND A BOOKLET IN MINE!!!! this is crazy man, thank you for sharing this

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

U did not know before??

[@markdall4126]

Good stuff, always surprised by how small creators can have such well made videos

[@joeneedsfood]

Another great video! You're basically just Cybershell for Radiohead and music and I'm all for it. Can't wait for more, friend.

[@joeneedsfood]

I only just saw the comment just before me said this as well, I'm glad people are noticing the influence. It was immediately what came to mind when I saw the title and thumbnail, and I thought it might be just been a coincidence but then it hit me a few minutes in. Genuinely gets me excited for your other videos, you're smashing it!

[@LongSinceDead1]

Cybershell for Radiohead is a brilliant description. As someone who knows way too much about both Sonic and Radiohead, it’s a dream come true.

[@clashpanda120]

It is not that worth finding a CD with the hidden booklet because all pages can be seen in the Kid Amnesia hard-back book by Thom and Stanley. Also, great video thanks for making this

[@pookapeeka]

Yep. You can also view it on the Radiohead Public Library as well.

[@Axoltolion]

We went from hidden art, to 9/11 conspiracy theories

[@aisha6494]

The “song 2” reference made me so happy + the mtv ACPG clip of thom yorke shrieking made me subscribe so fast i couldn’t stop laughing

[@stitchgrimly6167]

Radiohead and a cat: the perfect combo.

[@lsndoks8241]

11:14 LMFAOOOO and in the end of the video that "NOOOOOOO" was funny as hell too i love radiohead

[@TheAnimeHistorian220]

At first the video title reminded me of Cybershell's Sonic CD Secrets video, but even if the intent was to reference it or not, this video is still very fun and unique on its own. I'm not the biggest Radiohead fan, but hearing all these secrets and tid bits is really fun, keep up the good work

[@pookapeeka]

Yes!!!! That is precisely what the reference is lmao, I'm so glad someone got that. I'm like the biggest Cybershell fan ever and I was originally gonna call this video just "Kid A's Hidden Booklet (and more)", but I realized I could fit that reference in and did that instead. Which is cool also because the original title was very boring. Thank you so much for your nice comments too. I feel very relieved with someone saying my video is unique. I'm super influenced by Cybershell and Running Shine to a point where I had a lot of fear about uploading anything because I felt like people would just think I'm an impersonator. I just have a hard time gauging that sort of thing myself and it led to a lot of anxiety, but it feels good to know that isn't entirely the case.

[@TheAnimeHistorian220]

@@pookapeeka Don't worry about the impersonator problem, everyone has their own unique style of editing, humor and scriptwriting that makes their videos unique. Even then, by taking influence from 2 different creators and making videos on a different topic from them, thats already very unique on its own, at least in my humble opinion. I also had some confidence issues when it came to copying other people's content but after a while, i was able to make my own style by making a mix of all of those influences and im proud of how it turned out, and you should to (after all, your humor is probably better than anything I could ever write), can't wait for the next video!

[@pookapeeka]

@@TheAnimeHistorian220 That is really so nice to hear. Thank you so much for the kind words, it alleviates a lot of worries I've had before. I wish the best for your channel going forward!

[@cookieempiress232]

Thanks for the video! Brought back some memories for me. I rented one of the earlier versions of Kid A (one with some recording error of sorts that shifted the tracks for 43 seconds so that the ending of one track was the beginning of the next one) from the local library years ago. I noticed a face in the hole of the CD case, pried it open, and there was the booklet. It added to the creepy atmosphere of the album to me. Btw I like the cat on the table, hope it gets lots of pets :3

[@pookapeeka]

AW YEAH THESE KITTIES GET A SHIT LOAD OF PETTINS

[@cloudbloom]

Hell yes the cat must receive snaccs & pets

[@thebreakfastmenu]

The related videos a minute in had my dying. Glad I'm not the only one whose look like that. And the "grab your other copy of Kid A" too. I have 3 OK Computers for literally no reason other than I'm a Radiohead fan.

[@pookapeeka]

It's funny, I actually had to order a copy of OKC just for the Green Album bit (also because I wanted one). It's not that I didn't have OK Computer already. It's because for some reason whenever I do have it on CD I fucking lose it! I've lost two copies of OKC one by giving it to a coworker and the other just fucking vanished. I had OKNOTOK on CD still but it doesn't have the text since there's no spine.

[@pkhyrule2]

0:58 wtff is that tamers12345 lmao

[@iokthen1125]

The unexpected transition to untitled to damone was golden lol

[@judealford6637]

YO I just checked my copy and it has the booklet! I wouldn’t have known otherwise so I just have you to thank. Very entertaining video, I am now subscribed.

[@actuallythepie]

8:33 thats gotta be the funniest shit ive seen in a while. great job dude

[@gavinthecrafter]

I had my OK Computer and Green Album CDs sitting at my desk when watching this video so I got to experience this in real time. Absolutely hilarious

[@finkey29]

amazing. this is the type of radiohead fan content i want

[@colingreenwoodfan727]

instructions unclear, did this to my moms kid a disc and she beat me up

[@todaythebirds]

I am loving this channel, hugely interesting content, brilliant editing and the whole sardonic humour vibe. (I would rate it somewhere between... 9 and 11 out of 10.)

[@wyndgrove9452]

The secret booklet portrait of Tony Blair is as good now as when I first broke my CD case open in 2000, after hearing the rumour; if anything, very prescient in hindsight. All the artwork for that album release is stupendous.

[@val777gray]

they won a grammy for it lol

[@xtremegamer3000]

DUDE THE MX PART SCARES ME SO BAD. ALL THE TIME

[@silvvr.]

This unboxing video took a turn I did not see coming. A left turn, if you will

[@LiamBrazier]

As someone probably older than most I can confidently say taking the back cd tray out is much simpler than demonstrated here - you certainly don't need to take the front off.

[@Barkii]

your style reminds me of a lot of youtubers , I think runningshine and cybershell come to mind but theres probably more overall, this is some great stuff & i hope this continues the growth you got from that iceberg vid

[@pookapeeka]

Those two are definitely the ones I can cite as direct influences. I wouldn't doubt that there are a lot of other KZbinr styles I have sucked in like osmosis and replicated, but I can't think of who those may be off the top of my head at the moment. Thank you for the kind words too!

[@Barkii]

@@pookapeeka you're welcome, honestly cant wait for what you'll do next

[@francrisis]

This vid made me check out my own copy of Kid A and as it turns out, I do have a copy of the booklet in there!!! Thank you for inspiring me to check or I wouldn’t have ever known! :3

[@StitchesAndBitches]

I feel like you can compare any tragedy or even with KID A, hell I can compare it to my ex relationship if I wanted to

[@iamthewalrus.]

Tools hidden track after opiate never fails to give a chuckle. It’s hidden in the vinyl between the grooves, so you have to bump the record player to reveal the track.

[@jgmr645]

Is it cool? I only heard stories about the hidden track on the Undertow album and how it scared some people shitless

[@iamthewalrus.]

@@jgmr645 it’s the last few minutes of the opiate track that you can hear on streaming services. just a funny little nod to the psychedelic 60s sound with butt jokes as per usual.

[@inrainbowsfan94]

At 13:33 They Do Explain the Meaning behind this Artwork In a video When Kid A Exhibition was Coming out

[@SoloSlater]

Woke up, went to school, was tired as hell until I saw a brand new pookapeeka upload

[@PatoGuzmanAd]

Great video but you didn't talk about the biggest mystery solved of Kid A, they predicted Ice Age movie on the lyric "Ice Age Coming", incredible.

[@huntermorgan6177]

6:47 Maybe Kurt got this from The Beatles' secret track on Abbey Road (he's talked about them as an influence a lot)

[@Jalezen]

This editing is genuinely hilarious

[@davidhatred7275]

i have this, i've also got a brown paper bag for hail to the thief with album art on it

[@melatonin8025]

I’d really love to see if you can uncover any information on who made the music videos for some of the songs on in rainbows. I could only find that there was a contest and the imdb pages for these really talented animators only list the videos they made

[@pookapeeka]

Hello, I will be covering this in my next video!

[@sameoldtunes7110]

That’s so cool and funny, hearing you read out the random things in the book reminds me of my random list of song names I have on the notes app. it’s so cool seeing how the band that inspired me so much is kinda similar to me in alot of ways, even if it is just in the strange humor of random names/lyrics.

[@toonaerovana]

i just want u to know that ur iceberg vid like 5 times while eating lunch

[@WowThereBuddy1]

You mentioned in the Radiohead iceberg about a video you were considering making about the Muse and Coldplay comparisons to them. Is that still something you’re potentially doing because I think it could be really interesting. After each band evolved more then the comparisons became less fair and mostly surface level, but the earliest couple record from both bands as well as artists like Travis and Remy Zero show an immediate influence. You could argue each band respectively took a few tracks from either The Bends or OK Computer era and crafted their own sound around that. The album Parachutes is very much like Lift or High & Dry. Showbiz evokes The Trickster or even something like Exit Music. Then bands like Travis were more so going for the Fake Plastic Trees sound on a record like The Man Who.

[@pookapeeka]

Yeah definitely! It's something I considered putting off for later but I've gotten a couple of comments asking about it so I'll probably try to get it out after a few more videos I have planned. Of the bands you mentioned I haven't heard of Remy Zero before so I'll look into them too. Thanks for the comment.

[@WowThereBuddy1]

@@pookapeeka Nice. Sounds good. For Remy Zero you should check out their album Villa Elaine from 1998. They actually opened for Radiohead during the OK Computer tour and critics were calling them the American version of them.

[@chaire_e]

love your videos so far man. i've binged the iceberg vid you made like 5 times now lol. also love the pause at the weezer bit loll. keep up the good work man!!! :)

[@ВариксЛояльный]

Look, there is a cool hidden booklet in Kid A CD..... Anyway, let's talk ABOUT 911

[@_piercer]

Seeing this made me check my boxset I haven't opened for a while. Had no idea the white booklet was that kind of hidden thing normally, neat.

[@pookapeeka]

Do you have the EMI box set? I haven't checked mine in a minute but for what I know mine didn't include it

[@_piercer]

I think so, yes. The 2CD 1DVD one. If yours didn't have it, that's even more odd 🤔

[@pookapeeka]

@@_piercer oh nah that's the Deluxe edition. I was talking about a box set that includes all the albums up to HTTT and the I Might Be Wrong Live EP

[@pookapeeka]

@@_piercer it's good to know that they include it in that version though

[@witherking6651]

@@pookapeeka I’ve been thinking of buying this off of Amazon, do you know if the Amazon ones have the Booklet? Is it even possible for Amazon ones to have it or only first editions or whatever?

[@cyber-corpp]

Really cool video Cybershell.

[@pookapeeka]

Oh shit they're onto me

[@obsidiansndrsa3488]

can’t believe radiohead did 9/11😔

[@chrissteiger4199]

I peered into the kid a artwork and seen alien faces , scary monster faces and there were syringes and the things they were doing with those syringes, ya know sticking them in a place that they definitely do not belong! It was kinda gruesome and disturbing, ain't gonna lie. Back around the time I was seeing this I was on about 3 or 4 days without sleep.

[@CortexZero]

This video was incredibly interesting man. It's stuff like this that adds to why Radiohead is my favorite band, it almost feels sort of like one giant ARG. There is a question I would like to ask you though, how did you find all of this stuff? Specifically those old comics from their website and that random book that Thom and Stanley wrote? You did a great job man you really shouldn't stop making videos I mean that. I have my own channel and I really enjoyed what you made. I make content very different from yours but this video and your iceberg vid have given me plenty of inspiration for other videos that I would like to make in the future just for fun. Keep making videos I can't stress that enough, you did a fucking killer job man.

[@tnetennba33]

on the httt poster that comes with the special edition cd and it has lyrics from a moon shaped pool which is pretty cool

[@MrRapture0607]

more radiohead content please

[@santiagobenavides1359]

man i din't kno that today i would learn radiohead made 9/11

[@val777gray]

about the 9/11 thing: thom says in the christie's interview how there was this energy "of something bad about to happen" when talking about some of the art. Theres a piece called trade center (sick painting look it up), and stanley donwood talks about his thoughts on representing power structures and his horror at the events going on in the balkans at the time. I think they kinda just knew something was gonna happen but they cast a wide enough net that they kinda predicted it. still eerie to see some of the stuff regardless also they played a show in berlin on 9/11 and there used to be some clips on citizen insane but i can't find them. a quote I saw tho "so who here doesn't know about it? everybody knows what i'm talking about? don't know what i'm talking about? know about the airplanes in america? that's why things are a little bit mute tonight. i'm sorry about that. this is called paranoid android..."

[@naet3]

So not only was this video about radiohead but he started playing silent hill music at the end Promise (Reprise) reminds me of old creepypastas

[@ShinkeiDEI]

I had that booklet but I was not aware it was limited, I have no clue what happened to it, I got the cd at release back in the 2000's :(

[@ronnyp6934]

Mine has the booklet but the two stick men are page two where the one shown has the face page two 😱

[@pookapeeka]

Wow really? You're talking about that matte, tracing paper? That's really interesting, I didn't know it varied like that

[@ronnyp6934]

@@pookapeeka Yeah I only found out last night about the hidden booklet after watching your post so was happy to see I had one in my cd , so yeah my tracing paper is other way round men then face and my first inner page is cropped right up tight to the letters (must have been put together on a friday) 😂

[@burgerfan76]

this is why im buying radiohead albums on cd c;

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

Not just radiohead,.my cd rack has about 400 cd

[@burgerfan76]

@@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_what does that have to do with anything😭

[@pykeselslayer]

You ever heard of this band 'Radiohead'?They're pretty underground

[@ThatNickYouKnow4010]

13:32 yea I see it, thing is the North Tower was hit first, and the North Tower was the one with the antenna sooo, even if it was a prediction, it would be wrong

[@TurtleYTPMV]

Hey bro I love you but you're meant to take the tray off from the top not from the side there's a little indent

[@pookapeeka]

God damnit

[@lucasalce6010]

"Nervous Messed up Marionette" is from Optimistic

[@lawsdead]

the king is back

[@GIBKEL]

Have you seen the ‘extra’ album material in the King of Limb’s 10” Clear vinyl that has perforated paper that seems to be prepared to be easily appropriated for tabs of acid should a dealer see fit… and a newspaper, reminiscent of Tulls’ ‘Thick as. Brick’ but as a graphic Daily Mail. Strange, frightening and beautiful package. I’m so naive but I dig the lore and mystery that’s created as a companion to the music, the vibe. I grew up thinking The Cure were dark but they got nothing on these guys.

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

i bought it when it first came out and remembered there were a few secret lines if you removed the ok computer art from the cd. i looked at it when i got in my car and saw a face through the center button thingy so i pried it open and revealed the booklet.

[@DaanDobber]

plinkett is that you

[@italorossid]

hidden tracks used to be on the last grooves of a vinyl record, like te ending to Sgt Pepper's. some artists made it loop infinitely like GY!BE did in F#A#infinity

[@nexgamer255]

based for playing the cd on dreamcast

[@billkozac7974]

"Also check out this sick drawing of Tony Blair" 🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@tubinonyou]

Nice use of the Dreamcast.

[@Vitorio582]

Listening to Radiohead on a Dreamcast seems like a vibe

[@yako7332]

Bro your videos are fire

[@alphalax7747]

Your voice reminds me of a deeper emplemon

[@OkRiver06]

Can't even trust your favourite band, because when you least expect it: Bam, they were behind 9/11😔 Jokes aside, this was an amazing video! Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us, keep up the good work, man!

[@leordiohedlvr]

hey, your channel's great! congrats for all your videos tbh they're awesome! i have a question tho, where did you find kid a cd copies as cheap as you show them there?

[@EntourageBand_]

9:40 actually it was popularized by The Beatles on Abbey Road. Her Majesty comes in after the silence following The End

[@thatfisherr]

great vid as always

[@krybucket4383]

TAMERS12345 here today with a very special video for you all

[@Joob_Toob]

You sound like Cybershell You're the cybershell of Radiohead .

[@Hancle]

this video was fucking amazing, keep up the great content. Had me laughing at all the right moments :)

[@Joepiez]

i like how ure wearing blue gloves while ur cat is in the corner

[@r3l3x66]

hey man i love your radiohead videos. I know this is a big ask but like your radiohead iceberg can you make a video on the band’s discography, yknow including promo cds, eps, box sets?

[@pookapeeka]

I'm gonna tackle through each album individually and get into deeper stuff from there

[@pookapeeka]

If you'd like something similar though to bide the time, you should check out this video by Carbonated Dipping Jam. It's 9 hours long and it's fantastic, goes very in depth into each album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moirlpJ9fa-AfNEsi=_DeZ_El-JbEJ-XtG

[@r3l3x66]

@@pookapeeka sounds great man! your videos are great

[@r3l3x66]

@@pookapeeka thanks man i’ll definitely watch it

[@pookapeeka]

@@r3l3x66 thank you!

[@Zenith_Nightcore]

Banger video.

[@pookapeeka]

Thanks king, I was listening to your Nightcore remixes while making it

[@Zenith_Nightcore]

@@pookapeeka unfathomably based

[@evirobbbb]

Where did you find the blip that's blurred out in the background around 12:30? That one was never officially released.

[@zeesixteen]

I’m pretty sure that’s an unreleased music video for Motion Picture Soundtrack. It uses clips from existing blips

[@spiralations7304]

Amazing content pooka

[@zytheabsolutenerd75]

the sudden mention of 911 caught me so off guard holy shit lmao

[@Buvura]

Just ordered my copy! Also Tf is that in rainbows jewel case?

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

In rainbows has a Sticker set inside to build ur own jewel case

[@krybucket4383]

I love physical media

[@paulb8340]

hidden track stone roses second coming wait then wait ...

[@overfoxy]

are there different versions of kid a cds? i have the first booklet on the front but when i take the back off theres a piece of paper with the front of the second booklet and on the other side the tracklist, am i missing something? did i get a weird XL recordings release?

[@overfoxy]

also, the plastic that holds the cd is clear

[@pookapeeka]

@weird_fiches on Instagram told me that it varies by region, and that there can be a booklet regardless of insert color. As a general rule of thumb for EU/US regions, the glossy black plastic tray will usually be the one to have the booklet. I can verify that rereleases in the US from XL with the transparent tray do not have the booklet, but will sometimes have art that resembles the first page of the booklet. It sounds to me like you have that version.

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

There exist also a version of kid a with a limpid cd tray instead of black

[@MDE128]

My CD copy of Kid A doesn’t have that hidden booklet.

[@cloudbloom]

Those Harbor Freight light blue gloves are more unsettling than any hidden fact about the band, too many memories of cleaning shit around the house and doing weeks of mechanic work because your dad is too stubborn and cheap to pay for a professional to fix shit and it ends up costing the same amount of money in the end. Just realized that I'm a 40 year old man who gets annoyed by blue gloves wtf is wrong with me smh nice video either way bruh👌

[@goatseatsoatsk2255]

Best channel ever

[@jamilex6155]

Unrelated to Radiohead, but i swear theres SMB2 music at 9:32