U2‎– Boy Label: Island Records ‎– ILPS 9646 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: Oct 1980 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock Tracklist A1 I Will Follow 3:36 A2 Twilight 4:20 A3 An Cat Dubh 6:21 A4 Into The Heart 1:53 A5 Out Of Control 4:15 B1 Stories For Boys 3:01 B2 The Ocean 1:33 B3 A Day Without Me 3:11 B4 Another Time, Another Place 4:33 B5 The Electric Co. 4:48 B6 Shadows And Tall Trees 4:35 Companies etc Marketed By– Warner Bros. Records Inc. Distributed By– Warner Bros. Records Inc. Manufactured By– Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p)– Island Records Ltd. Copyright (c)– Island Records Ltd. Published By– Island Music Recorded At– Windmill Lane Studios Mastered At– The Sound Clinic Credits Bass– Adam Clayton Design– Bruno-Christian Tilley* Drums– Larry* Engineer– Paul Thomas Guitar– Edge, The Management– Paul McGuinness (2) Mastered By– John Dent Photography By [Band]– Ian Finlay (2) Producer– Steve Lillywhite Vocals– Bono Written-By– Adam Clayton, Bono Hewson*, "The Edge" Evans*, Larry Mullen Notes •Outer sleeve notes: Studio: Windmill Lane, Dublin Agent Dublin: Dave Kavanagh, Road Runner Agent London: Ian Wilson, Wasted Talent Agent New York: Frank Barsalona, Premier Talent •Inner sleeve notes: Tour Manager: Tim Nicholson Crew: John Kennedy, Pod, Amigo O'Herlihy Mastered At The Sound Clinic by John Dent Studio: Windmill Lane, Dublin All tracks written by U2 © 1980 Blue Mountain Music Ltd. All Rights for the U.S.A. and Canada Controlled by Island Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission. – Promo album of the Island US (repressed?) version, with updated Island labels. Gold promo stamp on cover. Issued with a inner sleeve with selected lyrics and notes on one side, no picture on the other side.

USA PROMO PRESSING VINYL LP WITH ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE.

Why buy a first pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available).

Many recent vinyl pressings claim to be mastered from ‘original tapes’ and are pressed on expensive 180g vinyl. Sonically, they frequently sound disappointing when compared to a decent condition first pressing. All too often, they sound like a CD pressed onto vinyl.

If you want the best analogue reproduction possible from vinyl, it is always a better investment to seek out original pressings in clean playing condition. They nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider, and subtle nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with the bass far tighter. Upper-mids shine, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, and the music tends to sound more ‘alive’.

MATRIX NUMBERS IN RUN-OFF GROOVES: SIDE A: ILPS-1-9646-RE1-S1 + SLM + ∆556 CAP.L.A. SOUND CLINIC / SIDE B: ILPS-2-9646-RE1-S2 + SLM + ∆556-X CAP.L.A. JONZ.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER AND EDGE WEAR. INNER SLEEVE IS VERY GOOD+.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES AND NO NOTICEABLE SPINDLE WEAR, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS. A SPLENDID PLAYING COPY WITH SUPERB AUDIO.

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