The UK Parlophone copy of the album includes a high gloss cover and vinyl gatefold sleeve.
With its wide range of artists, Parlophone had been described as the "jewel in the crown" of EMI.
Hail To The Thief is out on Parlophone Records in the UK on Monday, and in the US on Tuesday.
Regulators approved Universal's takeover of EMI in September, but said it would have to sell off some of EMI's assets, including Parlophone, to allay competition concerns.
Despite the download release, bearded frontman Scroobius Pip told Newsbeat they still have to get Parlophone to approve it before they can include it on their as-yet-untitled album.
EMI's labels include Blue Note, Capitol, Parlophone and Virgin Records.
The Beatles, part of Parlophone, were exempted from the sale.
The Parlophone label group also includes the Chrysalis and Ensign labels, as well as EMI's recorded music operations in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden.
The Naxos Music Library (and versatile Qobuz) offers a well honed, classical-only streaming experience with plenty of relevant information, and Immerseel on both services, but on the Naxos Music Library only select early Beethoven recordings of Karajan (made for HMV with the Philharmonia Orchestra, now EMI, just sold to Warner as part of the Parlophone auction) are available, and early post-war broadcasts from Berlin (Audite).
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