Countdown to the reissue of the year...............

Posted by: Sloop John B on 04 October 2011

31st October, Samhain, the Celtic feast that has since morphed into an American abomination, marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltaine on May 1st and Samhain on November 1st.
Samhain was the more important festival, marking the beginning of a whole new cycle, just as the Celtic day began at night. For it was understood that in dark silence comes whisperings of new beginnings, the stirring of the seed below the ground. Whereas Beltaine welcomes in the summer with joyous celebrations at dawn, the most magically potent time of
this festival is November Eve, the night of October 31st, known today of course, as Halloween.

and from this journey into the darkness of winter 20 years ago came the sound of 4 guys chopping down the Joshua Tree.

This is the one I'll be getting, alas not in the record shop I bought the original as it has long since gone.

SUPER DELUXE 6 CD + 4 DVD

CD DISC 1 - ACHTUNG BABY ALBUM REMASTERED
1. ZOO STATION 4:36
2. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING 3:41
3. ONE 4:36
4. UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD 4:39
5. WHO’S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES 5:16
6. SO CRUEL 5:49
7. THE FLY 4:29
8. MYSTERIOUS WAYS 4:04
9. TRYIN’ TO THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND THE WORLD 3:53
10. ULTRA VIOLET (LIGHT MY WAY) 5:31
11. ACROBAT 4:30
12. LOVE IS BLINDNESS 4:23

SUPER CD DISC 2 – ZOOROPA
1. ZOOROPA 6:30
2. BABYFACE 4:00
3. NUMB 4:19
4. LEMON 6:56
5. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!) 4:58
6. DADDY’S GONNA PAY FOR YOUR CRASHED CAR 5:20
7. SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS 4:16
8. THE FIRST TIME 3:46
9. DIRTY DAY 5:24
10. THE WANDERER starring Johnny Cash 4:44

SUPER CD DISC 3 – UBER REMIXES
1. NIGHT AND DAY (STEEL STRING REMIX) 6:57
2. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (THE PERFECTO MIX) 6:37
3. MYSTERIOUS WAYS (SOLAR PLEXUS EXTENDED CLUB MIX) 7:01
4. LEMON (THE PERFECTO MIX) 8:57
5. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (TRIPLE PEAKS REMIX) 4:35
6. LADY WITH THE SPINNING HEAD (EXTENDED DANCE MIX) 6:08
7. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (V16 EXIT WOUND REMIX) 3:19
8. MYSTERIOUS WAYS (ULTIMATUM MIX) 5:02
9. THE LOUNGE FLY MIX 6:28
10. MYSTERIOUS WAYS (THE PERFECTO MIX) 7:05
11. ONE (APOLLO 440 REMIX) 5:04

SUPER CD DISC 4 – UNTER REMIXES
1. MYSTERIOUS WAYS (TABLA MOTOWN REMIX) 4:29
2. MYSTERIOUS WAYS (APOLLO 440 MAGIC HOUR REMIX) 4:28
3. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (MYSTERY TRAIN DUB) 8:34
4. ONE (APOLLO 440 AMBIENT MIX) 5:04
5. LEMON (MOMO’S REPRISE) 4:09
6. SALOMé (ZOOROMANCER REMIX) 8:02
7. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (TRANCE MIX) 6:51
8. NUMB (GIMME SOME MORE DIGINITY MIX) 8:51
9. MYSTERIOUS WAYS (SOLAR PLEXUS MAGIC HOUR REMIX) 8:15
10. NUMB (SOUL ASSASSINS MIX) 3:58
11. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (APOLLO 440 STEALTH SONIC REMIX) 6:44

SUPER CD DISC 5 – B SIDES AND OTHER STUFF
1. LADY WITH THE SPINNING HEAD (UV1) 3:57
2. BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN 3:30
3. SALOMé 4:35
4. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING 3:41
5. SATELLITE OF LOVE 4:03
6. WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES (TEMPLE BAR REMIX) 4:52
7. HEAVEN AND HELL 5:03
8. OH BERLIN 4:31
9. NEAR THE ISLAND (INSTRUMENTAL) 2:56
10. DOWN ALL THE DAYS 6:33
11. PAINT IT BLACK 3:25
12. FORTUNATE SON 2:43
13. ALEX DESCENDS INTO HELL FOR A BOTTLE OF MILK/KOROVA 1 3:39
14. WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG? 3:59
15. EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER 5:16
16. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (FISH OUT OF WATER REMIX) 4:08

SUPER CD DISC 6 – KINDERGARTEN – THE ALTERNATIVE ACHTUNG BABY
1. ‘BABY’ ZOO STATION 5:33
2. ‘BABY’ EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING 3:42
3. ‘BABY’ ONE 4:35
4. ‘BABY’ UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD 4:31
5. ‘BABY’ WHO’S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES 5:16
6. ‘BABY’ SO CRUEL 6:08
7. ‘BABY’ THE FLY 4:45
8. ‘BABY’ MYSTERIOUS WAYS 4:03
9. ‘BABY’ TRYIN’ TO THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND THE WORLD 4:12
10. ‘BABY’ ULTRA VIOLET (LIGHT MY WAY) 5:49
11. ‘BABY’ ACROBAT 4:26
12. ‘BABY’ LOVE IS BLINDNESS 7:17

DVD DISC 1 – FROM THE SKY DOWN – a documentary

DVD DISC 2 – THE VIDEOS
1. THE FLY
2. MYSTERIOUS WAYS
3. ONE
4. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
5. ONE (Buffalo Version)
6. ONE (Restaurant Version)
7. WHO’S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES
8. THE FLY (Performance only)
9. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (THE PERFECTO MIX)
10. THE FLY (Text only)
11. UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (Live)
12. THE FLY (Live from the Stop Sellafield Concert)
13. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (Live from the Stop Sellafield Concert)
14. LOVE IS BLINDNESS
15. LEMON
16. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!)
17. NUMB
18. NUMB (VIDEO REMIX)

DVD DISC 3 – BONUS MATERIAL
1. ZOO TV SPECIAL – a documentary
2. SHORTS:
· MTV's "Most Wanted – ZooTV Special"
· MTV Rockumentary
· U2 on Naked City, 1993
· U2 on TV-AM, 1992
· Trabantland documentary
3. ROM CONTENT: Screensavers, Desktop Wallpapers, Weblinks

DVD DISC 4 – ZOOTV LIVE FROM SYDNEY
1. Show Opening
2. Zoo Station
3. The Fly
4. Even Better Than The Real Thing
5. Mysterious Ways
6. One
7. Unchained Melody
8. Until The End Of The World
9. New Year’s Day
10. Numb
11. Angel Of Harlem
12. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
13. Satellite Of Love
14. Dirty Day
15. Bullet The Blue Sky
16. Running To Stand Still
17. Where The Streets Have No Name
18. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
19. Daddy’s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car
20. Lemon
21. With Or Without You
22. Love Is Blindness
23. Can’t Help Falling In Love

Something to get us all through a long dark winter.

Posted on: 16 October 2011 by Sloop John B

Just 2 weeks to go!

surely there is someone else on the forum for which this is a landmark album?

I remember when "The Fly" was released as the first singe - Dublin's evening newspaper printed the lyrics in full on the front page wanting to know what the hell was going on with Bono and the lads.

The sound of 4 guys sawing down a Joshua Tree

SJB

Posted on: 16 October 2011 by Harry

Too many landmark albums on my list for this one stand out but a landmark it is and I've had the order in for a couple of months (ish).

Posted on: 16 October 2011 by Bart

As in many such enormous releases, the amount of material I would listen to only once dwarfs the rest and does not justify the price for me.

I do really love the Achtung Baby music -- it's about the only U2 music I listen too very regularly these days.

Posted on: 07 November 2011 by Sloop John B

it may not be called an Immersion set but immersing myself is what I have been doing.

I tried to buy it in Dublin last week to no avail, only single and double CD available, a real self-fulfilling prophesy from Dublin record shops- so I had to revert to Amazon delivery who duly obliged this morning.

It's a great package, LP sized, full of the Achtung Baby photography and a few sycophantic articles.

I've not delved too much yet so far having listened only to the original album three times.

This album really stands up with anything in my collection.

In the 20 years since its first release I have married and become a father and it has never become a dust catcher so in a way it's interwoven into my DNA as well.

I'm ready for the laughing gas................

SJB

Posted on: 07 November 2011 by Gale 401

SJB,

fookin over priced over produced SQ is shite.

You would think Bono who cares so much about the planet would get someone to remaster there albums so they sound good on vinyl and cd????

Long gone are the days when you could just sit in the pub and Dirk and Barry would come over and say can you write us a song?

A hit?

Nice if you are a collector?But i cant see anyone paying mega bucks for this in ten years time just for the art work bits.

My original CD still gets played once a week as it has done since it came out.

It used to get my kids out of bed in the mornings ready for school along with John Lee Hookers the Healer.

Stu

Posted on: 07 November 2011 by graham55

The most pompous group ever!

Can't imagine anyone wanting to hear a couple of CDs being expanded by a whole more pile of shit.

Particularly when the Beach Boys' masterpiece is released, far too late.

Posted on: 08 November 2011 by Sloop John B

Originally Posted by Gale 401:

SJB,

fookin over priced over produced SQ is shite.

Stu

To my ears the remaster sounds fine, no loudness wars, in fact i cannot notice any difference to the original but I haven't done an A-B.

Originally Posted by graham55:

The most pompous group ever!

Can't imagine anyone wanting to hear a couple of CDs being expanded by a whole more pile of shit.

unless of course they don't think it's a pile of shit!

very little pompous about Achtung Baby, Brian Wilson's favourite album apparently.

SJB

Posted on: 09 November 2011 by Sloop John B

Listening to CD 6 KINDERGARTEN – THE ALTERNATIVE ACHTUNG BABY

It's fascinating to hear these outakes and rather like The Beatles Anthology what ended up on the album invariably was the best take.

One and Love is Blindness, lyrically the finished article but so different to the final one.

In others the tune is there but lyrics are very different.

"Trying to throw your arms around the world" I may even prefer to the album version. It has a great "demo" feel with the sort of harmony U2 don't often do.

I'm enjoying this!

SJB

Posted on: 10 November 2011 by osprey

Originally Posted by Sloop John B:

I'm enjoying this!

SJB

... which is always the main thing. If this factor is in order it's money well spent.

Posted on: 12 November 2011 by Sloop John B

CD 2 - Zooropa.

a bit like WYWH being added to the DSOTM Immersion set for me.

I love Zooropa, where Achtung Baby is full of heartache and angst, Zooropa is throwaway fun albeit with a some serious undertones.

1991-93, their artistic peak undoubtedly and not a height hit by too many others for me.

SJB