Leave if to Radiohead to release not one, not two, but five version of their greatest hits compilation. The new Best Of series is available via digital download, vinyl, CD, special edition double disc set, and on DVD. The DVD features 21 music videos of Radiohead’s greatest hits mixed with unreleased experimental visuals for lesser known tracks. The collection includes a balanced mix of animations, concept videos, and live performances directed by legends like Michel Gondry, Jonathan Glazer and Jamie Thraves.

Videos like “Anyone Can Play Guitar” and “Fake Plastic Trees” take viewers on trippy journeys through fluorescent sets, guided by a manic Yorke. His pained appearance is taken to a new level in Jeff Plansker’s interpretation of “Stop Whispering.” The cameras go in and out of focus on gadgets and insects in between takes on an anguished Yorke hiding out in an alleyway. The video’s colours and textures match the track beautifully.

Other high points include the eerie 2D animation for “Paranoid Android.” Simple characters go on a disturbing adventure in the video that proves that animation is not just for kids. Animation is also used in the surreal Michel Gondry production of “Knives Out.” The video is seemingly shot using one take and one room. The camera zooms in an out of a television and pans an operating room of a set that is both childish and incredibly creepy. Another highly complex animation is Shynola’s “Pyramid Song” in which viewers navigate through an incredible sea of blues and greens as the video explores an underwater city.

Though they certainly have their share of complex videos, Radiohead have also pushed the limits of simplicity with videos like “No Surprises” and “Karma Police.” The latter is Jonathan Glazer’s conceptual masterpiece, a video based solely around a car that follows a man down a straight road.” Just” is another example of a simple idea that has amazing results. The story of the man who laid on the ground is easily on e of the most well known Radiohead videos of all time.

The Best Of DVD also includes a live performance of “2+2=5” and videos that mock live aesthetics like the one for “Creep.” Though its similarity to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is undeniable, they get away with it with some fantastic lighting, and the fact that, well, they are Radiohead.

Not all the videos are mind-blowing, but the DVD does feature nine videos that have never been released on DVD before. Another highlight is the inclusion of both the UK and US versions of “High and Dry.” This makes the collection a worthwhile buy for any music video buff or Radiohead collector. The only noticeable gaps are videos from Kid A, like “Motion Picture Soundtrack,” though thankfully, like most music videos, the internet can help bridge that gap. Perhaps that is the collection’s greatest weakness, that it is based largely on recycled content. Fortunately, Radiohead’s music videos seem to have gotten even better with time.