Achtung Baby!

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  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Newch91 wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    So it does look like Zooropa is also included in this.

    http://achtungbaby.u2.com/


    yes, but I do not see anything about either albums being remastered. This is what it says:

    "6 CDs including the original Achtung Baby album, the follow-up album, Zooropa, B-sides and re-workings of previously unheard material recorded during the Achtung Baby sessions."

    Only way I am getting this is as a present or wait a year or two when it will be in the discount bin.
    I have most of the dvd's and music that they listed. All I would be interested in seeing are the book and the new movie.
    I'm sure it's remastered but they probably left that out. I will be disappointed if they weren't remastered.

    But I agree with you, the only way I'll get this is as a gift. I just wish there was a link for the US Amazon also.

    I was really excited about this release... seeing that price for the uber big box, maybe the 6cd 4dvd without everything else will have to suffice, and even then it's got to come down in price.
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    ilockyer wrote:
    I was really excited about this release... seeing that price for the uber big box, maybe the 6cd 4dvd without everything else will have to suffice, and even then it's got to come down in price.
    Yeah, I know what you mean. As much as I want the Uber set, I might settle on the Super Deluxe set and the vinyl set. I would think the 6 CDs and 4 DVDs are the exact same one's that are in the Uber set.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Newch91 wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    I was really excited about this release... seeing that price for the uber big box, maybe the 6cd 4dvd without everything else will have to suffice, and even then it's got to come down in price.
    Yeah, I know what you mean. As much as I want the Uber set, I might settle on the Super Deluxe set and the vinyl set. I would think the 6 CDs and 4 DVDs are the exact same one's that are in the Uber set.

    Looks like it, so you're essentially paying for the Fly shades, the clear vinyl singles and a couple of other bits of (admittedly very nice) tat. For the cost difference you could easily get the vinyl singles, probably the released vinyl set and a pair of Fly shades. Like U2 aren't going to sell all the merchandise they can on the website! There's a lot of comment on the atu2 forums about it might not have been remastered as it doesn't mention it anywhere.
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Reading the info about the DVDs, kind of bummed one of them is the Sydney one, which is commercially available. I was hoping they'd release an arena show from the tour.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
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    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    $629?!?!?!


    yeah, no
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    norm wrote:
    $629?!?!?!


    yeah, no
    Yep. Looks like I'll be dishing out for the super deluxe edition and the vinyl edition, even though I'd love to have the 7" inch vinyl. I just wish the concert was different.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    "I guess it's the price of love; I know it's not cheap."
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    "I guess it's the price of love; I know it's not cheap."
    Very appropriate for this.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Here it is from Universal. About 100 pounds cheaper than Amazon. It also, what looks to be, a work in progress track listing.

    http://store.universal-music.co.uk/rest ... 527788333/
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Unless you own a vinyl player, I don't it'd be worth it to get the Uber version.
  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    I wonder if U2 fans do Holy Grails.... :lol:
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • PJ88PJ88 Posts: 1,074
    It might sound crazy, but once I saw that the Bono Fly sunglasses were included I was sold. I have wanted a pair of those since I first saw them. That is such a cool thing to add to a boxset!
  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Actually the fact that they are (re)releasing the Sydney show and those music videos kinda pisses me off. If they're in blu-ray, it'll be cool though.
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Newch91 wrote:
    Here it is from Universal. About 100 pounds cheaper than Amazon. It also, what looks to be, a work in progress track listing.

    http://store.universal-music.co.uk/rest ... 527788333/

    Damn you, I'm almost tempted at that price. Even though I know it's still way too much! To be fair, you get more for your money than if you laid that amount out for a Benny Hall so is it really that bad? :D
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Actually the fact that they are (re)releasing the Sydney show and those music videos kinda pisses me off. If they're in blu-ray, it'll be cool though.
    Yeah, I was really happy about this announcement and then I read it was the Sydney show, I got kind of bummed. I was hoping for an arena show. I thought they would've done something like the Joshua Tree remaster and reissue. The book looks interesting to me. I agree with you about the show and videos, if it's in blu-ray, I would like it.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    The interesting bit is that the book appears to be larger for the Super Deluxe than the Uber Deluxe, 92 pages as opposed to 84, I'm guessing it's a typo but you never know. Hopefully Amazon etc. will decide to beat Universal at the pricing thing.
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    ilockyer wrote:
    The interesting bit is that the book appears to be larger for the Super Deluxe than the Uber Deluxe, 92 pages as opposed to 84, I'm guessing it's a typo but you never know. Hopefully Amazon etc. will decide to beat Universal at the pricing thing.
    I hope so. If I had a lot of money, I'd buy the Uber set because of 7" singles. But it looks like I'll only be getting the Super Deluxe set. I hope it's not a typo for the book.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • One of my friends was manager at a record store and he took home these cubes that were the shop display when the album came out, with different pictures from the cover on each of the sides. He had about 16 of them and they were mounted on his wall. It looked so cool, like a 3d album cover.

    He had loads of cool shit like that but he died unexpectedly and his uncle who inherited the estate just threw everything away! :shock:
    we're all going to the same place...
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,000
    Achtung Baby (2 CD Deluxe Edition) [Original Recording Remastered]

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EY ... 461&sr=1-3

    Achtung Baby (Super Deluxe Edition) [Deluxe Edition]
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FV ... 461&sr=1-1

    Achtung Baby (Uber Deluxe) [Limited Edition, Box Set] $658.80
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FV ... 461&sr=1-2
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    igotid88 wrote:
    Achtung Baby (2 CD Deluxe Edition) [Original Recording Remastered]

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EY ... 461&sr=1-3

    Achtung Baby (Super Deluxe Edition) [Deluxe Edition]
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FV ... 461&sr=1-1

    Achtung Baby (Uber Deluxe) [Limited Edition, Box Set] $658.80
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FV ... 461&sr=1-2
    So it is remastered??
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    I can't drop that kind of money on any album, but I do want the doc and the re-mastered vinyl.
  • joely_91joely_91 Posts: 795
    gabers wrote:
    I can't drop that kind of money on any album, but I do want the doc and the re-mastered vinyl.

    That vinyl box is ridiculous expensive.... 170 bucks for 4 slabs of vinyl????? Nirvana is only 60...was 50... and Okonokos by MMJ can be picked up for 40-45????
  • PopmartijnPopmartijn Posts: 382
    Yeah, the Amazon.com prices are completely off the map. Here's a nice site comparing the prices of the various versions of the Achtung Baby boxset: http://www.atu2.com/achtungbaby.html
    I see that the price on Amazon.ca is now also almost CDN$ 170 (it used to be CDN$ 100). Converted to $ the price on Universal Music UK is about $90. That's still a lot, but already about half of what Amazon.com is charging.
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Popmartijn wrote:
    Yeah, the Amazon.com prices are completely off the map. Here's a nice site comparing the prices of the various versions of the Achtung Baby boxset: http://www.atu2.com/achtungbaby.html
    I see that the price on Amazon.ca is now also almost CDN$ 170 (it used to be CDN$ 100). Converted to $ the price on Universal Music UK is about $90. That's still a lot, but already about half of what Amazon.com is charging.
    I've been looking at that site, too. The Super Deluxe is somewhat a reasonable price but the vinyl box set is WAY too much. I'll have to check the other sites and Google the conversion of the international websites.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • markin ballmarkin ball Posts: 1,075
    Newch91 wrote:
    Zod wrote:
    I think this is my favorite U2 album.

    allthough I really do dig some songs off the really underrated Zooropa and Pop albums.

    Stay and Somedays are better then others from Zooropa are my favorite U2 songs (and staring at the sun from Pop).

    Pop gets such a bad rap. They name one song discoteque and everyone thought it was a disco record.. lol

    Pop is genius! Like you, I don't know why it gets a bad rap. Great stuff on that album.

    "Please" is their most underrated song of all times.
    "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win ."

    "With our thoughts we make the world"
  • markin ballmarkin ball Posts: 1,075
    Newch91 wrote:
    evryone in this thread should go punch themselves in the balls just remind them that they are still there. Fuck U2 and the antichrist known as Bono

    :roll:

    I don't give a shit about the personal lives or doings of Bono, et al, but Achtung Baby! cannot be denied.
    "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win ."

    "With our thoughts we make the world"
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Newch91 wrote:
    Zod wrote:
    I think this is my favorite U2 album.

    allthough I really do dig some songs off the really underrated Zooropa and Pop albums.

    Stay and Somedays are better then others from Zooropa are my favorite U2 songs (and staring at the sun from Pop).

    Pop gets such a bad rap. They name one song discoteque and everyone thought it was a disco record.. lol

    Pop is genius! Like you, I don't know why it gets a bad rap. Great stuff on that album.

    "Please" is their most underrated song of all times.
    For me, either that or "Stay" are their most underrated of all-time. They're both in my top 10 U2 songs.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Newch91 wrote:
    evryone in this thread should go punch themselves in the balls just remind them that they are still there. Fuck U2 and the antichrist known as Bono

    :roll:

    I don't give a shit about the personal lives or doings of Bono, et al, but Achtung Baby! cannot be denied.
    I didn't know not stumbling out of clubs drunk, not cheating on your wife, and spending your time and money for a good cause makes you the anti-Christ.

    I agree, Achtung Baby! is a masterpiece and one of the greatest albums ever and an album that shouldn't be denied of its greatness.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
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