U2 - Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition/Box)
U2 - Achtung Baby turns twenty this month and the legendary disc gets feted with an expansive (and pricey) anniversary edition featuring previously unreleased songs along with a new documentary film on the making of the album....The dramatic new turn for the band came after a less-than-stellar performance for U2's Rattle and Hum with Robert Hilburn of the LA Times declaring the new Baby was 'U2's daring descent into darkness' and Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote that 'stripped-down and defying its old formulas, U2 has given itself a fighting chance for the 1990's." For Bono, it was 'the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree' // Release: Achtung Baby (Expanded Edition and Box Set) (November 1, Island) // What you get: 2-CD Deluxe Edition -- a remastered version of the album plus a second disc of rarities...Super Deluxe Edition -- 6CDs and 4 DVDs, in addition to a 92 page hardback book and 16 art prints in a wallet....Track listings below...
History: Achtung Baby went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and became one of the most significant records of the nineties and of U2’s career. Recorded over six months at Hansa Studio in Berlin and Windmill Lane in Dublin, Achtung Baby is U2’s seventh studio album. Produced by long time U2 collaborators, Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno with Steve Lillywhite, Achtung Baby was engineered by Flood and led by 'The Fly'. With four other singles, 'Mysterious Ways', 'One', 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' and 'Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses'. The Achtung Baby archives have unearthed some previously unreleased songs from the recording sessions. With a raft of unreleased material; video, remixes, b-sides and documentary footage discovered, a full album of demo and early versions of the final 1991 tracklisting has also been revealed....A version of From The Sky Down (Davis Guggenheim) will also be made available in the box release, following its premiere as the opening film at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8th and Showtime TV premiere October 29. In the film U2 return to Hansa studios to discuss the making of Achtung Baby. Excerpt below...
U2 - "Blow Your House Down" (Unreleased track from Achtung Baby)
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| 1. Zoo Station | |||||||||||||||
| 2. Even Better Than The Real Thing | |||||||||||||||
| 3. One | |||||||||||||||
| 4. Until The End Of The World | |||||||||||||||
| 5. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses | |||||||||||||||
| 6. So Cruel | |||||||||||||||
| 7. The Fly | |||||||||||||||
| 8. Mysterious Ways | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World | |||||||||||||||
| 10. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) | |||||||||||||||
| 11. Acrobat | |||||||||||||||
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12. Love Is Blindness
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CD DISC 1 - ACHTUNG BABY ALBUM
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
Achtung Baby, Blow Your House Down, U2
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