Boy U2

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Condition: Brand New Description Release details Tracklist Boy was the first of three albums produced by Steve Lillywhite and was released in October 1980. The original cover showed the "boy" Peter

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Boy was the first of three albums produced by Steve Lillywhite and was released in October 1980. The original cover showed the "boy" Peter Rowan, but Warner Bros. feared controversy and released a different album cover in North America that showed a stretched and distorted image of the band. Other notable releases around the world included the original 12" vinyl version of Boy in Japan - which was withdrawn after a few months and reissued on the Polystar label. In several countries, Boy was also reissued on 5" CD in April 1995 as part of the Island Masters series. This Island Masters re-release had higher quality paper and additional images on the inner sleeve of the original LP. Following the UK and Ireland release of Boy, a limited blue vinyl pressing was released in Sweden with identical sleeves and catalog number as the UK edition.
Boy was voted Best Album, Best Debut Album and Best Album Sleeve in the Hot Press Irish National Poll Results. It reached #52 on the UK album chart and #63 on the US album chart. In the US, it was certified platinum by the RIAA. (U2.com)
Boy was the first of three albums to be produced by Steve Lillywhite and was released in October 1980. The original sleeve featured the 'boy' Peter Rowan but Warner Bros, fearing controversy, released a different album cover in North America, featuring a stretched and distorted picture of the band. Other releases of note around the world included the original 12" vinyl of Boy in Japan - withdrawn after a few months and re-issued on the Polystar label. In several countries, Boy was also re-issued on 5" CD in April 1995 as part of the Island Master series. This Island Masters re-issue featured higher quality paper and extra pictures from the original LP's inner sleeve. On the heels of the UK and Ireland release of Boy, in Sweden they released a limited blue vinyl pressing, with identical sleeves and catalog number to the UK edition.
Boy was voted Best Album, Best Debut Album, and Best Album Sleeve in the Hot Press Irish National Poll Results. It peaked at No. 52 on the UK album charts and No. 63 on the US album charts. In the US, it was certified platinum by the RIAA. (U2.com)
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Artist: U2 Label: Mercury, Island Records, Interscope Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: UK & Europe Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Post-Punk
A1 I Will Follow
A2 Twilight
A3 An Cat Dubh
A4 Into The Heart
A5 Out Of Control
B1 Stories For Boys
B2 The Ocean
B3 A Day Without Me
B4 Another Time, Another Place
B5 The Electric Co.
B6 Shadows And Tall Trees
B6 Fire (Instrumental) (From Studio Session)