U2 – War
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Island Records (2) – PILPS 9733 |
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Vinyl
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Rock |
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Tracklist
| Other Side | |||
| A1 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | ||
| A2 | Seconds | ||
| A3 | New Year's Day | ||
| A4 | Like A Song... | ||
| A5 | Drowning Man | ||
| This Side | |||
| B1 | The Refugee | ||
| B2 | Two Hearts Beat As One | ||
| B3 | Red Light | ||
| B4 | Surrender | ||
| B5 | "40" |
Credits
- Bass – Adam Clayton
- Drums, Percussion – Larry Mullen Jr*
- Engineer – Paul Thomas
- Engineer [Assistant] – Kevin Killen
- Guitar, Piano, Lap Steel Guitar – The Edge
- Management – Paul McGuinness (2)
- Mastered By – Gordon Vicary
- Photography By [Band] – Anton Corbijn
- Photography By [Boy] – Ian Finlay (2)
- Producer – Steve Lillywhite (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)
- Trumpet – Kenny Fradley*
- Vocals, Guitar – Bono
Notes
Counterfeit issue of the rare War picture disc.
This release has has a black rim, instead of the original clear one.
On both sides of the bootleg, inscribed on the vinyl in the dead wax, the handwritten matrix numbers read the catalog# of the black vinyl issue (ILPS 9733).
The original picture disc run-out groove etchings are machine stamped:
PILPS 9733 A - 1U1 - 1 TOWNHOUSE (side a)
PILPS 9733 B - 1U1 - 1 TOWNHOUSE (side b).
(P) 1983 Original sound recording made by Island Records Ltd.
(C) 1983 Island Records Ltd.
Larry Mullen Jr plays Yamaha drums.
Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
Mastered at The Town House, London.
A breakdown of the three versions of the picture disc issue of this release:
one authentic version U2 - War has a clear rim with the MACHINE STAMPED catalogue number in the runout preceded by 'PILPS'.
another authentic version U2 - War has a black rim with the MACHINE STAMPED catalogue number in the runout preceded by 'ILPS' (not 'PILPS')
the pirate version (the present release) has a black rim and the catalogue number in the runout preceded by 'ILPS" HAND ETCHED (not machine stamped)
This release has has a black rim, instead of the original clear one.
On both sides of the bootleg, inscribed on the vinyl in the dead wax, the handwritten matrix numbers read the catalog# of the black vinyl issue (ILPS 9733).
The original picture disc run-out groove etchings are machine stamped:
PILPS 9733 A - 1U1 - 1 TOWNHOUSE (side a)
PILPS 9733 B - 1U1 - 1 TOWNHOUSE (side b).
(P) 1983 Original sound recording made by Island Records Ltd.
(C) 1983 Island Records Ltd.
Larry Mullen Jr plays Yamaha drums.
Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
Mastered at The Town House, London.
A breakdown of the three versions of the picture disc issue of this release:
one authentic version U2 - War has a clear rim with the MACHINE STAMPED catalogue number in the runout preceded by 'PILPS'.
another authentic version U2 - War has a black rim with the MACHINE STAMPED catalogue number in the runout preceded by 'ILPS' (not 'PILPS')
the pirate version (the present release) has a black rim and the catalogue number in the runout preceded by 'ILPS" HAND ETCHED (not machine stamped)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Side A Run-Out Groove Etching): ILPS 9733 A - 1 - U - 1
- Other (Side B Run-Out Groove Etching): ILPS 9733 B - 1 - U - 1
Other Versions (5 of 453)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| War (LP, Album, Stereo, AR - Allied Pressing, Gatefold) | Island Records | 90067-1, 7 90067-1 | US | 1983 | |||
| War (LP, Album, Gatefold - Version 3 ) | Island Records | L 37981, L-37981, ILPS 9733 | Australia | 1983 | |||
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War (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Island Records | ILPS 9733 | UK | 1983 | ||
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War (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Island Records | ILPS 19733 | Italy | 1983 | ||
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War (Cassette, Album, Club Edition) | Island Records | A4-90067, 90067-4 | US | 1983 |
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Reviews
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i bought mine at sister ray Berwick street for reasonable money in the 90's, Really they should know better. I have always suspected it was moody. I had a regular vinyl copy of War so I never bought it to play it, really. I think it sounded ok because i don't recall an issue with the quality. Also a bit of Sunday Bloody Sunday fell off. maybe it will look nice on a wall. it does look good.
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I have a copy with black vinyl rim but it was bought from "the other record shop" in Aberdeen at the time of release, i doubt they would sell counterfeit records. Additionally the run out groove etching is stamped, not hand written with:
Matrix / Runout (Side A Run-Out Groove Etching): ILPS 9733 A - 1U - 1 - TOWN HOUSE
Matrix / Runout (Side B Run-Out Groove Etching): ILPS 9733 B - 1U - 1 - TOWN HOUSE
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Hi all.
I would not want to be drawn into some endless debate about authenticity of the two picture discs in question here but I vividly buying my copy from HMV in Oxford Street (and not the rogue traders outside the store). I have also had it in my possession since it's release date.
Were HMV in the habit of selling rogue copies back then ? Seems unlikely.
Ray O'Shea
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