Peterrrrr
New Yorker
Today I got alot of promtion material of the War release, look at pictures on U2news section on my site
...there is the sense that U2's fan base is getting younger, rather than maintaining its increasingly cynical middle-aged spread.
While the individual sets are still available July 22, amazon.com now lists the release date for the exclusive boxed set as July 29th.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: There's a small note on the product page that says the delay is due to "manufacturing delays." Dang.
My War set arrived today from Zavvi.
Just wondering if there are a few things missing in the War booklet -
In the rare and unreleased tracks section theres no mention of the history of Angels Too Tied Too The Ground + the bonus album credits the numbering doesn't tie in with the tracklisting and there no mention of Angels either.
Anyhoo, it's good to have it.
I'm placing my order for the Amazon book set right now. I wasn't sure if I wanted to get the remasters since I already have all three albums but I caved. I'm a U2 completist, have to have it.
It's cool to see that the box set is ranked No. 3 on Amazon's music sales list, just behind Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails.
I also have the WAR Deluxe set, and I don't see the discrepancies you mention. Not all the songs are addressed in The Edge's notes, which I just put down to artistic choice. However, the bonus album credits are numbered correctly, do include 'Angels', and match what is on the back of the slipcase and what is on my bonus CD.
And, it IS good to have!
From the Bonus Album Credits:
ANGELS TOO TIED TO THE GROUND
(Previously Unreleased)
From the WAR Album Sessions
Original Recording Produced by Steve Lillywhite
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, 1982
Engineered by Paul Thomas
Additional Recording May 2008
For those with the actual CDs, how noticeable is the quality improvement over the old CDs? Is it similar to the JT remaster?
From the Bonus Album Credits:
ANGELS TOO TIED TO THE GROUND
(Previously Unreleased)
From the WAR Album Sessions
Original Recording Produced by Steve Lillywhite
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, 1982
Engineered by Paul Thomas
Additional Recording May 2008
While the individual sets are still available July 22, amazon.com now lists the release date for the exclusive boxed set as July 29th.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: There's a small note on the product page that says the delay is due to "manufacturing delays." Dang.
i like that "Boy" has the hidden track at the end - 30 seconds of Fire/Saturday Night.
WAR - Another gripe - front cover is the wrong way round with the album cover on the left hand side and the back cover on the right. Joshua Tree is the other (correct) way round.
I just got an email from Amazon saying my order won't arrive until 7/31 because the release date has changed.
Consider yourself lucky, mine won't be arriving until 8/11-8/15.
Consider yourself lucky, mine won't be arriving until 8/11-8/15.
LINER NOTES QUESTION - Does anyone know where I can read the complete liner notes to the remasters online?