3 Things to Know About OK Computer’s Staggered Release

Japan got it first OK Computer was released in Japan on May 21, 1997, nearly a month before the UK.

The UK release followed three weeks later The album came out in the UK on June 16, 1997, via Parlophone.

The US release was last Capitol Records put it out in the US on July 1, 1997, making it the final major market to get the album.