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I am a massive Radiohead fan, but still pale in comparison to my wife's literal obsessiveness with them. I would recommend starting either with The Bends and working forward (plus backtracking to Pablo Honey) or starting with Hail To The Thief and move either way from there.
I think The Bends probably is retrospectively their most easily accessible album, whereas Hail To The Thief is probably the album that displays the scope of what they do best in one package and is a real convergence of their styles. I probably wouldn't start with Kid A or Amnesiac as although they are great concepts that I rate highly I just think they only really display one aspect or direction, whereas Hail To The Thief introduces them all together.
What happened to that 'beginner's guide' thread?
Anyway, imo OK Computer is the one to start with - I bought it when it came out and was a tad disappointed by The Bends when I worked backwards. Then Kid A came out and thought that was slightly less good than The Bends, and each album has got a bit less good since. They're all pretty decent though
You will see how the band developed their sound, style and songwriting and you will experience the same highs and lows as the rest of us have over the last twenty years and for you the thrill and anticipation of finding a new band and following their career.
Their back catalogue isn't huge so go for it.
So buy PH, The Bends & OK Computer and then carry on buying them in order of release or at least buy few at once listen to them in order.
If they are not your cup if tea you can just stop buying where it starts to go wrong for you...
They have some decent B Sides and live recordings as someone else mentioned. And EPs but I'd start with the albums.
PH had some good tunes on as well as Creep - to overlook it as the starting point would be remiss.
One of my favourites and the closing track from that album:
Part 1:
1993 - Pablo Honey - 01 - Creep
1993 - Pablo Honey - 02 - Prove Yourself
1993 - Pablo Honey - 03 - Blow Out
1995 - The Bends - 04 - Talk Show Host
1995 - The Bends - 05 - Planet Telex
1995 - The Bends - 06 - High and Dry
1995 - The Bends - 07 - Bones
1995 - The Bends - 08 - My Iron Lung
1995 - The Bends - 09 - Black Star
1995 - The Bends - 10 - Sulk
1995 - The Bends - 11 - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
1997 - OK Computer - 12 - Airbag
1997 - OK Computer - 13 - Paranoid Android
1997 - OK Computer - 14 - Subterranean Homesick Alien
1997 - OK Computer - 15 - Climbing Up The Walls
1997 - OK Computer - 16 - Lucky
Part 2:
1997 - OK Computer - 01 - Climbing Up The Walls (Zero 7 mix)
2000 - Kid A - 02 - Everything In Its Right Place
2000 - Kid A - 03 - The National Anthem
2000 - Kid A - 04 - Optimistic
2000 - Kid A - 05 - In Limbo
2000 - Kid A - 06 - Morning Bell
2001 - Amnesiac - 07 - Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box
2001 - Amnesiac - 08 - Fast-Track
2001 - Amnesiac - 09 - Worrywort
2003 - Hail To The Thief - 10 - 2 + 2 = 5
2003 - Hail To The Thief - 11 - Sail to the Moon
2003 - Hail To The Thief - 12 - There There
2003 - Hail To The Thief - 13 - A Punchup at a Wedding
2003 - Hail To The Thief - 14 - Myxomatosis
2003 - Hail To The Thief - 15 - Sail To The Moon (Live)
2007 - In Rainbows - 16 - Weird Fishes Arpeggi
2007 - In Rainbows - 17 - All I Need
2007 - In Rainbows - 18 - Up On The Ladder
2007 - In Rainbows - 19 - Bangers & Mash
2011 - The King Of Limbs - 21 - Bloom
2011 - The King Of Limbs - 22 - Morning Mr Magpie
2011 - The King Of Limbs - 23 - Feral
2011 - The King Of Limbs - 24 - Separator