U2 – The Joshua Tree

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Label:	Island Records – RML 53220, Island Records – U 26
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Australia & New Zealand
Released:	Mar 1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Where The Streets Have No Name	5:35
A2	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For	4:38
A3	With Or Without You	4:57
A4	Bullet The Blue Sky	4:32
A5	Running To Stand Still	4:20
B1	Red Hill Mining Town Arranged By [Brass], Conductor [Brass] – Paul Barrett Featuring – The Arklow Silver Band	4:51
B2	In God's Country	3:57
B3	Trip Through Your Wires	3:32
B4	One Tree Hill Recorded By [Radd Strings] – Bob Doidge Strings [Radd Strings] – The Armin Family	5:24
B5	Exit	4:14
B6	Mothers Of The Disappeared	5:14

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Festival Records Retail Marketing
Manufactured By – Festival Records Retail Marketing Ltd.
Manufactured By – Festival Manufacturing Pty. Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Island Records Ltd.
Published By – Chappell
Recorded At – Windmill Lane Studios
Mixed At – Windmill Lane Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Festival Studios – SMX-67203
Lacquer Cut At – Festival Studios – SMX-67204

Credits

Artwork – The Creative Dept. Ltd. Dublin*
Backing Vocals – The Edge
Backing Vocals, Tambourine, Guitar [Additional], Omnichord – Daniel Lanois
Composed By – U2
Design, Layout – Steve Averill
Engineer [Additional] – Dave Meegan, Pat McCarthy
Engineer [Assistant Mix Engineer] – Mary Kettle (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1)
Engineer [Mix] – Mark Wallace* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1)
Harmonica – Bono
Keyboards, Programmed By [Dx7] – Brian Eno
Mixed By – Steve Lillywhite (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1)
Photography By – Anton Corbijn
Producer – Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Recorded By – Flood
Technician [Studio Crew] – Des Broadbery, Joe O'Herlihy, Marc Coleman, Marion Smyth, Mary Gough, Tim Buckley (2), Tom Mullally
Words By [Words] – Bono

Notes

Comes in a gatefold sleeve with a fold out lyrics sheet and poster.
Note hype sticker variant.
To the memory of Greg Carroll 1960-1986.

Some copies came with a double-sided insert detailing other releases in the U2 catalogue, with The Joshua Tree included as the latest release (see pics).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SMX-667203
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SMX-667204
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 1): SMX-667203 @2F3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 1): SMX-667204 @2F3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 2): SMX-67203 W2J2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 2): SMX-67204 W215
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 3): DMX-67203 W2L
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 3): DMX-67204 W2K
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 4): SMX-67203 W2F2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 4): SMX-67204 W2F
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 5): SMX 667203 @2E 5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 5): SMX 667204 -@2E
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 6): SMX-67203 W2J5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 6): SMX-67204 W2I6
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 7): SMX 67203 @2E
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 7): SMX- 67204 W21
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 8): SMX-67203 W2J2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 8): SMX-67204 W217

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Joshua Tree (LP, Album, Stereo, Blue Labels)	Island Records, Island Records	U2 6, U26	Hong Kong	1987
Recently Edited	The Joshua Tree (CD, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	7 90581-2, 90581-2	US	1987
	The Joshua Tree (CD, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	258 219, CID U26	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	The Joshua Tree (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Island Records	ISX 1127	Canada	1987
Recently Edited	The Joshua Tree (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Island Records, Island Records	208 219, 208 219-7	Europe	1987

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Reviews

christham Jul 7, 2018
Edited 5 years ago
The second U2 album to be produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Side 1 is incredible, and features three of my favourite U2 songs (Where The Streets Have No Name, I Still Haven't Found What I Am Looking For, and With Or Without You) and they integrate so well together, closing off with a more introspective Running To Stand Still. Side 2 is more reflective, and more moody. I've spent years searching for an acceptable original pressing LP of this album, and it is absolutely worth it. Although recorded at a fairly low level, this sounds better than the remastered version which although cleaner and more dynamic loses the subtleties of the original mix. Again, the LP sounds so much better than the CD.