U2The Unforgettable Fire

Label:

Island Records – U2 5

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1 A Sort Of Homecoming
A2 Pride (In The Name Of Love)
A3 Wire
A4 The Unforgettable Fire
A5 Promenade
B1 4th Of July
B2 Bad
B3 Indian Summer Sky
B4 Elvis Presley And America
B5 MLK

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyIsland Records Ltd.
  • Recorded AtSlane Castle
  • Recorded AtWindmill Lane Studios
  • Published ByBlue Mountain Music Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Ltd.
  • Pressed ByEMI Records

Credits

  • Arranged By [String Arrangement]Noel Kelehan
  • BassAdam Clayton
  • Crew [U2]Tom Mullally
  • Design Concept [Sleeve, conception by]Stephen Averill*
  • DrumsLarry Mullen Junior*
  • Engineer [Additional Engineering]Kevin Killen
  • Engineer [Assistant]Randy Ezratty
  • Guitar, Keyboards, VocalsThe Edge
  • ManagementPrinciple Management
  • Management [Principle Management - Dublin]Anne-Louise Kelly
  • Management [Principle Management - New York]Ellen Darst
  • Music By [Music]U2
  • Producer [Produced By]Daniel Lanois
  • Producer [Produced], Engineer [And Engineered]Lanois*
  • Sleeve [Realisation]The Creative Dept. Ltd.*
  • Synthesizer [Fairlight]Paul Barrett
  • VocalsBono
  • Vocals [Additional], Instruments, Other [Treatments]Lanois*
  • Words By [Words]Bono
  • Written-By [All]U2

Notes

Issued in a lightly textured cardboard sleeve. Includes a card inner sleeve with additional artwork and credits.

All information in the runouts is stamped. Some '-' characters in the runouts are actually a '1' on its side. There is no engineer credit for the lacquer cut (see The Unforgettable Fire for an otherwise identical release with "GRAEME" in the runouts).

[Outer sleeve, spine:]
℗ 1984 Island Records Ltd

[Inner sleeve:]
All tracks recorded in Ireland at Slane Castle, Co. Meath and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
Thanks to Mrs. Christine Kerr.
Drums; Yamaha. Strings; James Howe Industries.

[Centre labels:]
℗ 1984 Original sound recording made by Island Records Ltd

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Inner sleeve): U25 (I)
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): U2 5-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): U2 5-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 1): U 25 A-6U-1-1-14
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 1): U 25 B-7U-1-2-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 2): U 25 A-7U-1-2-12
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 2): U 25 B-7U-1-2-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 3): U 25 A-7U-1-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 3): U 25 B-6U-1-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 4): U 25 A-4U-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 4): U 25 B-6U-1-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 5): U 25 A-4U-1-0-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 5): U 25 B-7U-1-3-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 6): U 25 A-4U-1- 2 ⇁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 6): U 25 B-6U-1- 2 ⇀
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 7): U 25 A-4U-1-3-11
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 7): U 25 B-7U-1-1-10
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 8 - last ‘1’ is backwards): U 25 A-6U-1-1-x1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 8): U 25 B-7U-1-2-0
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 9): U 25 A-4U-1-0-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 9): U 25 B-7U-1-2-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 10): U 25 A-4U-1-1-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 10): U 25 B-6U-1-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 11): U 25 A-4U-1-6-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 11): U 25 B-7U-1-2-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 12): U 25 A-4U-1-3-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 12): U 25 B-7U-1-1-?
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 13): U 25 A-4U-1-5:?
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 13): U 25 B-7U-1-3-

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The Unforgettable Fire (LP, Album, Stereo) Island Records U25, U2 5 UK 1984
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The Unforgettable Fire (Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Dolby HX Pro) Island Records ISLC-1011 Canada 1984
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The Unforgettable Fire (LP, Album) Island Records 206 530-620, 206 530 Europe 1984
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The Unforgettable Fire (LP, Album, Stereo, Specialty Pressing) Island Records 7 90231-1, 90231-1 US 1984
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The Unforgettable Fire (Cassette, Album) Island Records 822 898-4 1984

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  • Noisyspace's avatar
    Noisyspace
    I have Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 3): U 25 B-6U-1-
    and it's as flat as a pancake! It must have been the last off the press before the stamper was binned.

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