The Complete U2
The Complete U2 is a digital box set by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 23 November 2004 by Apple Inc. on the iTunes Store.[1] It is the first major release of a purely digital online box set by any recording artist.[1] It contained the complete set of U2 albums, singles, live, rare and previously unreleased material from 1978 to 2004, with a total of 446 songs. This was accompanied by a PDF containing album art, track listings, and band commentary.[2] In the US it originally retailed for $149.99, but a $50 coupon was included with the U2 Special Edition iPods from the fourth-generation iPod. The video-capable U2 iPods included a code for a 33-minute video of live band performances and interviews. As of 20 December 2007, the set was no longer available for sale.[3] Disc list
Digital box set-exclusive albumsThe following albums are only officially available as part of this set: Unreleased & RareUnreleased & Rare is a compilation of unreleased and rare tracks. Most of the previously unreleased songs were from the band's All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions. The album Medium, Rare & Remastered, released in 2009, contains similar tracks.
Live from Boston 1981Live from Boston 1981 is a live album recorded during U2's Boy Tour at Boston's Paradise Rock Club on 6 March 1981 . Some of the tracks on this album have been originally released on other singles previous to the release of this album.
Live from the Point DepotLive from the Point Depot is the first official release of the band's widely bootlegged New Year's Eve show at Dublin's Point Depot in 1989. Early Demos
Early Demos is an EP containing three demos, produced by Barry Devlin and recorded at Keystone Studios in November 1978. These songs are the band's second recorded studio work. "Street Mission" and "The Fool" have not been on any other album. "Shadows and Tall Trees" was the final track on their first studio album Boy, released in 1980.
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