All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Allison adds, "The interesting, the most significant thing that did occur out of the fact that we didn't end up starting the album on that day of the rehearsal was that Chris Martin had not written "Yellow" by that time". A1 to B2, B4 to B6 on the 2000 release are the best possible window to the studio recordings that are available (unless one owns the master tape). Seven tracks in all were recorded during the sessions at Orinoco studios in London, with three of them ending up on The Blue Room EP.

The Japanese version contains all main tracks, plus "Careful Where You Stand" and "For You", which were originally released as the B-sides of "Shiver", the hidden song is on the pre-gap of track 11. In China, the album's commercial release was forbidden due to "inflammatory political content", with the track "Spies" being singled out as the prime offender.The band - who also consist of Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Jonny Buckland - captioned the post: "Take 1 of the Yellow video (hidden in the vaults since 2000). The band began work on the album at Rockfield Studios in Wales, continuing with sessions at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios. As of July 2020, Parachutes has sold 31,922 copies on cassette in UK, making it the 33rd best-selling cassette since 2000. With their debut major label single alone, the emotion-fortified "Shiver", Coldplay prove they can shift between elated and crushed in a breath, as singer Chris Martin pours out music's oldest chestnut (unconditional yet unrequited love) with the shakiest of voices and a backdrop of epic guitars. Recorded at intervals between November 1999 and May 2000 at Matrix, Wessex, Parr Street and Rockfield Studios (except 'High Speed' recorded Summer 1999 at Orinoco).

In fact, a few critics have suggested that the album's commercial success was due in part to a portion of Radiohead's audience being alienated by the band's experimental and more electronic-influenced Kid A album. Modified Rega P3,with RB880 tonearm,Rega Neo,Orea bronze feet(3),pro-ject turntable platform(for precise tt leveling),Goldring G1042,WHEST TWO. Melody Maker hailed Parachutes as a "masterpiece" and "a defining musical statement of 2000", while James Oldham of Uncut felt that the album "more than justifies the plaudits heaped upon [the band] by the weekly music press". Recorded at intervals between November 1999 and May 2000 at Matrix, Wessex, Parr Street and Rockfield Studios, except 'High Speed' recorded Summer 1999 at Orinoco.I have to admit the sound is absolutely fantastic - and I had heard previously that when Parachutes was pressed to vinyl originally it was a direct tape transfer from the original master tapes.