U2 The Joshua Tree LP ISLAND 1987 ITA press+inner+insert U26 DANIEL LANOIS-ENO
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THIS IS THE ITALIAN PRESSING on ISLAND 'Blue' label. GATEFOLD COVER + INNER SLEEVE + INSERT. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration but some discolouration/wear on spines/corners, mild creases on edges , left spine is fully readable; INNER & INSERT also in great condition, normal wear,; please for details see photos. The Vinyl is in EX condition.
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U2
Through a combination of zealous righteousness and post-punk experimentalism, U2 became one of the most popular rock & roll bands in the world.
"THE JOSHUA TREE"
1987 LP ISLAND RECORDS U26
PRINTED IN ITALY ORIGINAL (or 2ND) PRESSING
GATEFOLD COVER + INNER SLEEVE + INSERT
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
Rights Society: SIAE
LABEL: ISLAND -BLUE LABEL w/LOGO at BOTTOM - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover:U26
Catalog on labels: U2 6 (U2 6/1) / U2 6 (U2 6/)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): U2-6 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): U2-6 B
On labels: please, for details see dedicated pictures
Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits
Italian U2 World Service c/o Fire......Monza (Mi)
ISLAND logo Distribuzione Dischi Ricordi S.P.A.
Grafica Pozzoli S.p.A. Inzago
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a basis, U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and adding a grittier attack for its follow-up, The Joshua Tree. It's a move that returns them to the sweeping, anthemic rock of War, but if War was an exploding political bomb, The Joshua Tree is a journey through its aftermath, trying to find sense and hope in the desperation. That means that even the anthems -- the epic opener "Where the Streets Have No Name," the yearning "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" -- have seeds of doubt within their soaring choruses, and those fears take root throughout the album, whether it's in the mournful sliding acoustic guitars of "Running to Stand Still," the surging "One Tree Hill," or the hypnotic elegy "Mothers of the Disappeared." So it might seem a little ironic that U2 became superstars on the back of such a dark record, but their focus has never been clearer, nor has their music been catchier, than on The Joshua Tree. Unexpectedly, U2 have also tempered their textural post-punk with American influences. Not only are Bono's lyrics obsessed with America, but country and blues influences are heard throughout the record, and instead of using these as roots, they're used as ways to add texture to the music. With the uniformly excellent songs -- only the clumsy, heavy rock and portentous lyrics of "Bullet the Blue Sky" fall flat -- the result is a powerful, uncompromising record that became a hit due to its vision and its melody. Never before have U2's big messages sounded so direct and personal...(AllMusic)
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