U2 THREE (CBS 7951),OUT OF CONTROL 7 INCH,TEST PRESSING
  £   217
  $   287

 


£ 217 Sold For
Jan 28, 2006 Sold Date
Jan 21, 2006 Start Date
32   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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HI! I HAVE A REAL RARE GEM HERE FOR YOU FROM MY MUCH LOVED PERSONAL U2 COLLECTION WHICH I AM SELLING OVER THE FORTHCOMING MONTHS TO FUND A HOUSE WITH MY PARTNER.

UP FOR GRABS HERE IS AN ULTRA RARE VERSION OF U2'S VERY FIRST RELEASE WHICH WAS NAMED U2-THREE ON CBS IRELAND ONLY. IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. (RECORD IS NUMBERED CBS 7951). ACTUAL RELEASE DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 1979.

THIS PARTICULAR RECORD COMES IN A PLAIN BLACK SLEEVE WITH A LABEL ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WHICH READS 'CBS 7951, TEST PRESSING, RUN NO. 2'. I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN THIS SUFFICE TO SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER LIKE THIS FOR SALE ANYWHERE AND I USED TO SEARCH ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND WORLD FOR U2 RARITIES.

TRACKLISTING IS: SIDE A - 'OUT OF CONTROL'

                             SIDE B - 'STORIES FOR BOYS' AND 'BOY/GIRL'

OF COURSE THESE VERSIONS OF THE SONGS ARE VERY EARLY ONES (STEMMING FROM A CBS RECORDING SESSION FROM DECEMBER 1978), AND THE FIRST TWO MENTIONED TRACKS APPEAR ON THE 'BOY' ALBUM IN THEIR REFINED VERSIONS. THIS IS A STUNNING ADDITION TO ANYONE'S U2 COLLECTION.

I HAVE HAD THIS IN MY POSESSION FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW SINCE BUYING IT FROM A RECORD FAIR IN BIRMINGHAM. I THINK I PAID ABOUT £4 FOR IT THEN WHICH WAS STILL QUITE ALOT OF MONEY IN THOSE DAYS.

ANYWAY I KNOW THAT IT IS WORTH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IN TODAYS MARKET ESPECIALLY AS IT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT HAS BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES AND ONLY HAS MINOR HAIRLINE SCRATCHES WHICH ARE HARDLY NOTICABLE. IT PLAYS PERFECTLY. IT HAS THE CBS SUNBURST LABEL ON BOTH SIDES. THE SLEEVE IS IN GREAT CONDITION TOO AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASIC WALLET FOR PROTECTION. IT HAS NO TEARS OR SIGNS OF WEAR.

YOU CAN BID IN CONFIDENCE AND PLEASE LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND LOOK AT IT AS THOROUGHLY AS YOU WANT AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE SOLD MANY, MANY MORE OF MY RARE U2 ITEMS AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS.

A REAL BARGAIN IS HERE FOR THE TAKING. MANY THANKS FOR READING MY WAFFLE! HAPPY EBAYING!

On 24-Jan-06 at 00:37:54 GMT, seller added the following information:

SORRY FOLKS! I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE RECORD HAS A UKTM NUMBER ON IT WHICH IS : B81 8092 . MANY THANKS.


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