UK band Radiohead will not be continuing its policy of allowing fans to choose how much they pay for its albums.

Front man Thom Yorke said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the move was "a one-off response to a particular situation".

Radiohead made headlines in the music and technology industries last year when, after cutting ties with EMI, the band made the digital version of In Rainbows freely downloadable.

Users were asked to pay only what they believed the songs to be worth.

Pundits saw the experiment as a trial not only of conventional record labels, but of popular downloading services which charge a fixed price per song.

Yorke told The Hollywood Reporter that the move was a reaction to a unique situation rather than an attempt to redefine the industry.

"I don't think it would have the same significance now if we chose to give something away again. It was a moment in time," he said.