U2‎– October Label: Island Records ‎– ILPS 9680 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1981 Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock Tracklist A1 Gloria 4:12 A2 I Fall Down 3:39 A3 I Threw A Brick Through A Window 4:53 A4 Rejoice 3:36 A5 Fire 3:50 B1 Tomorrow 4:36 B2 October 2:20 B3 With A Shout 4:01 B4 Stranger In A Strange Land 3:57 B5 Scarlet 2:50 B6 Is That All? 3:02 Companies etc Mastered At– The Town House Mastered At– Warner Bros. Recording Studios Recorded At– Windmill Lane Studios Manufactured By– Warner Bros. Records Inc. Distributed By– Warner Bros. Records Inc. Credits Bagpipes [Oilean Pipes, Pipes], Bodhrán– Vincent Kilduff* Bass– Adam Clayton Drums– Larry* Engineer– Paul Thomas Engineer [Assistant]– Kevin Maloney Guitar, Piano– Edge, The Layout [Sleeve]– Rapid Exteriors Management– Paul McGuinness (2) Mastered By– Ian Cooper, Phil Brown Photography– Ian Finlay Producer– Steve Lillywhite Vocals– Bono Written-By– U2 Gold promo stamp on cover.

USA PROMO PRESSING VINYL LP WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED 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: Q B-16152-S1 ILPS-1.9680-S1 + SLM+++ ∆929 / SIDE B: Q B-16153-S1 ILPS.2.9680.S1 + SLM+ ∆929X.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, JUST LIGHT SHELF 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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