And I couldn't disagree with you more.

War has such classic U2 songs "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Seconds", "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Surrender" and "40". That's nearly half the album.

October has only "Gloria", and maybe the title track, as standout cuts. It is without a doubt my least favorite and listened to U2 album. The only reason I own it is for completion purposes.

But if you love it, I'm glad at least someone does.

Since this is the U2 Reissues thread, I'll post this here : Apple has released the "album" Live In Paris exclusively on itunes. It's the same show that is the DVD on the deluxe Joshua Tree reissue, only in audio form. They charge $11.99. It's a little pricey, I guess, but if you're like me and couldn't bring yourself to spend that much on an album you already own, it's a nice alternative. I listened to most of the show and think it's great. Why is it so much better than the live stuff on Rattle & Hum? It's the same tour, but this blows that stuff out of the water, IMO.

Before I blow a fuse, let me just post this here.

I just received the Joshua Tree Deluxe box set from a seller I bought from through Amazon. The package arrived brand new and was in the shrinkwrap! BUT....upon opening the box, I discovered the CD containing the actual Joshua Tree album IS NOT HERE!! WTF??? The other two discs were in the box, the dvd and the bonus disc. But not the Joshua Tree album!

OMG I am absolutely in fumes here. Can anyone tell me if they have had this error, or have read reports about people receiving the deluxe box with a missing JT disc?

What should I do?

contact the seller & demand a refund/replacement.

i've had strange things like that happen before. it's not uncommon. sometimes sets will have more than one of the same disc as well.

Contact Amazon and ask for your money back. I had a similar thing happen with an FM transmitter I purchased from one of their sellers. It didn't work, got my money back. I didn't even have to mail the transmitter back.

Or you could go the more polite route and let them know of the situation rather than make demands; they probably just made an honest mistake and left the CD somewhere. Interestingly enough, when I ordered the old version of The Joshua Tree a few years ago from Amazon Marketplace, I received the case, but inside was a totally different CD. I informed the seller and he apologized and quickly sent me the actual disc in a blank jewel case.

If that doesn't work, then do what others have said and go directly to Amazon.

picky, aren't you? sorry i didn't choose a word appropriate enough. quibbling aside, our advice is the same

finally received the box set from amazon.com.

was the "exclusive" nature of the set worth it? not really, but it wasn't overpriced so i'm not complaining about having an additional box to house the set in. a neat picture of the band, and it says "1977-1984" on it.

the deluxe editions themselves are packed in really thick/sturdy cardboard sleeves with hardbound book-like cases inside. really cool stuff here

no comment on the content yet. i'm in the process of ripping to my computer!

Did that early this morning and haven't received a reply yet. If he doesn't reply by tomorrow I'll send him another one.

Fuck.

Just wondering--Ever get this resolved?

Well, he supposedly sent me a new replacement disc, so we'll see if I get anything this week.

Got my replacement disc in the mail yesterday and everything is fine now. The remastering sounds awesome!

Even though Achtung ranks as my favorite U2 album, The Unforgettable Fire era of the band is my favorite as that is when I got into them. They kicked ass live on that tour. Hopefully a show (Dortmund?) will be included as a DVD on the super deluxe set.

Sign me up for the super-deluxe set. Can't wait to see what extras they pan to include.

I think UF is the album that needed remastering the most - the current cd sounds so thin and fragile - I wonder if the deluxe version will include Wide Awake, or if that'll be released on it's own.

Achtung doesn't really need a remastering, as that cd still sounds pretty good - though I'll still buy a deluxe version of it with B-sides.

woo hoo!

can't wait. one of my favorites.

In for Super-Deluxe

I still have the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs version of Unforgettable Fire, and it sounds pretty good. Just bring on Achtung Baby and Zooropa already.

i think zooropa is in dire need. the mastering sounds like a bootleg copied from a DAT or something.

even my early pixies albums are better than zooropa.

The Belgian fan site U2BAT.be is reporting the full track list for the upcoming release of a remastered version of The Unforgettable Fire. The remaster is due for release on October 27 in North America and will come in four versions. Here's the reported track list:

Main Album

1. A Sort of Homecoming
2. Pride (In the Name of Love)
3. Wire
4. The Unforgettable Fire
5. Promenade
6. 4th of July
7. Bad
8. Indian Summer Sky
9. Elvis Presley & America
10. MLK

Second CD

1. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (unreleased version)
2. Bass Trap
3. Boomerang I
4. Boomerang II
5. Love Comes Tumbling
6. 60 Seconds In Kingdom Comes
7. The Three Sunrises
8. Sunday Bloody Sunday (live from Live Aid)
9. Bad (live from Live Aid)
10. Walk On the Wild Side
11. Ruby Tuesday
12. Satellite of Love
13. Disappearing Act (unreleased track)
14. Yoshino Blossom (unreleased track)

Concert DVD

U2 in Dortmund, West Germany, November 21, 1984 at Westfalenhalle (set list on U2tours.com)

Bonus DVD

1. Barry Devlin Slane Document
2. U2 at Conspiracy of Hope
3. U2 at Live Aid
4. Unforgettable Fire documentary (Barry Delvin)

sounds like a winner to me!

Despite my love for A Sort Of Homecoming, think I'll stick with my MFSL disc on this one.

It's obvious now that there won't be a deluxe edition of 'Wide Awake in America', so where's the classic live version of 'Bad' from that disc?

U2 Expanding 'Unforgettable Fire' This Fall

While U2's "360 Tour" just got underway in Chicago this past weekend, fans are in store for another treat this fall as the 25th anniversary of the band's classic 1984 album, "The Unforgettable Fire" will be celebrated with a host of reissue configurations. Due October 27 from Island/Universal, four options will be available that include B-sides, rarities, alternate versions, and previously unreleased songs including "Disappearing Act" (a.k.a. "White City"), a song that was originally started in 1983 with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Only recently the band put the finishing touches on "Disappearing Act" in France, according to an interview with BBC Radio 1.

Handling the re-mastering duties was U2 guitarist The Edge. The four versions will include a 180 gram vinyl album version, a standard re-mastered CD version, a deluxe double version with a 36 page bound book and a limited edition super deluxe box set, which includes the 2 CD version, a 56 page bound book, 5 portfolio prints and a DVD that will feature rare videos, concert footage and a "Making of" documentary of the album.

Although no official announcement has been made on U2.com, fans who have visited the group's merchandise table at recent concerts have received wind of this release from a shopping bag advertisement. In a possible nod to the upcoming anniversary, the band has been playing the title track "The Unforgettable Fire" at recent shows for the first time in many years. "The Unforgettable Fire" continues in a series of deluxe reissues of U2's earlier work. 2007 saw the expanded release of "The Joshua Tree," for that album's 20th anniversary and in 2008 the group reissued "War," "Boy," and "October" in similar deluxe formats.

U2 is currently in the midst of a stadium and arena tour of North America, with the next shows scheduled for September 16 and 17 at Toronto's Rogers Centre. The band's latest album "No Line on the Horizon" was released this past February and has sold 991,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan.


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