U2 "Boy" 1980 Aus.1st.Press ## HARD TO FIND ## Excellent+++ Vinyl LP
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U2 – Boy
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Label: Island Records – L 37517 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Australia Released: 20 Oct 1980 Genre: Rock Style: New Wave, Pop RockTracklist
A1 I Will Follow 3:34 A2 Twilight 6:51 A3 An Cat Dubh 4:37 A4 Into The Heart 2:02 A5 Out Of Control 4:04 B1 Stories For Boys 2:59 B2 The Ocean 1:31 B3 A Day Without Me 3:09 B4 Another Time, Another Place 4:39 B5 The Electric Co. 4:44 B6 Shadows And Tall Trees 5:24Condition Description & Other Information
History / Background
Boy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite and was released on 20 October 1980 by Island Records. Boy contains songs from the band's 40-song repertoire at the time, including two tracks that were re-recorded from their original versions on the group's debut release, the EP Three.
Boy was recorded from July to September 1980 at Dublin's Windmill Lane Studios, which became U2's chosen recording location during the 1980s. It was their first time working with Lillywhite, who employed non-standard production techniques, such as recording drummer Larry Mullen Jr. playing in a stairwell, and recording smashed bottles and cutlery skimmed against a spinning bicycle wheel. The band found Lillywhite to be very encouraging and creative, and he subsequently became a frequent producer of their recorded work. Thematically, the album's lyrics reflect on adolescence, innocence, and the passage into adulthood, themes represented on its cover artwork through the photo of a young boy's face.
Boy received generally positive reviews and included one of U2's first singles to receive airplay on US radio, "I Will Follow". The release was followed by the band's first tour of continental Europe and the US, the Boy Tour. The album peaked on the UK chart at number 52 in August 1981 and in the US at number 63. In 2003, Boy was ranked 417th on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2008, a remastered edition of the record was released.
Condition Report
The Vinyl is described as Excellent+++ & played beyond that today, below average background. Not too many signs of play. Just 2 or 3 x spindle marks to both labels. There are a few fine hairlines & sleeve marks to both sides of the record, none of which are feelable & side 2 has some fairly light hazing which has no effect on sound... if not for the minor hazing I would have Near Minted the Vinyl. The Vinyl has retained much of its rich waxy lustre.
The Cover is described as Excellent to Near Mint. There is some barely visible edge/spine & corner-wear. There are some fine cracks to spine & edges with associated wrinkles. There is some very minor ring wear to front & verso. No seam splits.
The Inner Sleeve is described as Excellent to Near Mint with no issues. Please see attached photos...price rating
