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U2War

Label:Island Records – 90067-1, Island Records – 7 90067-1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Specialty Pressing, Black Labels, Song titles centered
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Rock, Pop
Style:New Wave, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1Sunday Bloody Sunday
Electric ViolinSteve Wickham
4:38
A2Seconds
VocalsThe Edge
3:09
A3New Year's Day5:38
A4Like A Song…4:48
A5Drowning Man
Electric ViolinSteve Wickham
4:12
B1The Refugee
Mixed BySteve*
ProducerBill Whelan
3:40
B2Two Hearts Beat As One4:00
B3Red Light3:46
B4Surrender5:34
B5"40"2:36
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Companies, etc.

  • Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation

Credits

  • BassAdam Clayton
  • DesignRX*
  • Drums, PercussionLarry Mullen Jr*
  • EngineerPaul Thomas
  • Engineer [Assistant]Kevin Killen
  • Guitar, Piano, Lap Steel GuitarThe Edge
  • ManagementPaul McGuinness (2)
  • Mastered ByPhil Brown
  • Photography By [Band Photo]Anton Corbijn
  • Photography By [Boy Photo]Ian Finlay (2)
  • ProducerSteve Lillywhite (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)
  • TrumpetKenny Fradley*
  • Vocals, GuitarBono
  • Written-ByU2

Notes

Label variation: Song titles are centered. Justified version: U2 - War.

Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Mastered at Warner Bros Recording Studio L.A,

Specialty Records Corporation pressing plant noted by EAST embossed around the center hole on side B, "SP" printed at the end of the matrix number on the center labels (both sides) and the SRC logo stamped into the runout.

The "E A S T" embossing around the spindle hole can be faint or only contain partial letters, with usually the "T" being the most visible or
sometimes the only visible letter.

Gatefold cover.

Runout characters are etched except "SRC" is stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Barcode: 0 7567-90067-1 4
  • Pressing Plant ID (in runouts): SRC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST-IL-835155-SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST-IL-835156-SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): ST-IL- 835155-F
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): ST-IL- 835156 F
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): ST-IL- 835156 F-1 1-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): ST-IL- 835155-F 1-1 SRC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): ST-IL-835156-F 1-1 SRC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): ST-IL- 835155-F 1-1 SRC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): ST-IL-835156 F-1 1-3 SRC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): ST-IL- 835155-F SRC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): ST-IL-835156 F-1 1-3 SRC

Other Versions (5 of 441)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
War (LP, Album, Stereo, AR - Allied Pressing, Gatefold)Island Records, Island Records90067-1, 7 90067-1US1983
War (LP, Album, Gatefold)Island Records, Island Records, Island RecordsL 37981, L-37981, ILPS 9733Australia1983
War (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)Island RecordsILPS 9733UK1983
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War (LP, Album, Gatefold)Island RecordsILPS 19733Italy1983
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War (Cassette, Album, Club Edition)Island Records, Island RecordsA4-90067, 90067-4US1983

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  • epende's avatar
    epende
    This is a great album by any measure. The content is excellent. It is one of the few albums I think sounds better on CD than on vinyl though. My copy just doesn't have the clarity of the original CD release. Maybe they just did a poor job mastering to vinyl.

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