U2 Achtung Baby reissue....start saving up

[jsc15]

20th anniversary issues come out on Oct 31st

For £386....yes, £386....you get the "Uber Deluxe" version as follows....

A limited, numbered Uber Deluxe Edition is a magnetic puzzle tiled box which will contain: 6 CDs including the original Achtung Baby album, the follow-up album, Zooropa, B-sides, remixes and re-workings of previously unheard material recorded during the Achtung Baby sessions. 4 DVDs including 'From The Sky Down', 'Zoo TV:Live From Sydney', all the videos from Achtung Baby plus bonus material. There will also be the Achtung Baby double vinyl album plus 5 clear 7" vinyl singles in their original sleeves, 16 art prints taken from the original album sleeve, an 84-page hardback book, a copy of Propaganda magazine, 4 badges, a sticker sheet, and a pair of Bono’s trademark 'The Fly' sunglasses



Details of other versions here...
http://achtungbaby.u2.com/

I think I'll go for the "Super Deluxe" set at a mere £106

[Sir Snaz]

providing Bono with some more money that he can hide from the taxman.......

[Mojooo]

AB is my fave album but £386 - no chance.

[hesnotthemessiah]

Bargain!



















not

[HAZZAGTR]

THE FLY SUNGLASSES OH MY GOD.

[1878]

Not my cup of tea but if anyone really really wants the uber-deluxe then it's a bargain 275 here
http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/ach...

[Jw Vw]

£386!

Bloody hell!

[MrDarkBlack]

As a wise man once said :

"Re-issue ! Re-package ! Re-package !
Re-evaluate the songs
Double-pack with a photograph
Extra Track (and a tacky badge)"

[SamAlien]

And take advantage of your serious fans' loyalty / stupidity / lack of self control. I will umm... not be purchasing.

[Mr Gearchange]

I love Achtung Baby - it was the first album I bought and the record that turned me onto how good music could actually be. It's still an utterly epic album.

But 386 quid?

[Dracoro]

MrDarkBlack said:

As a wise man once said :

"Re-issue ! Re-package ! Re-package !
Re-evaluate the songs
Double-pack with a photograph
Extra Track (and a tacky badge)"

Yup, the irony was it happened to all his work too!!

[wibble cb]

no ipod?

[900T-R]

5 euro for a S/H copy of the original was enough thanksverymuch... in fairness I'd have paid twice that for vinyl rather than CD, but that's it.

[Silverbullet767]

Bargain, I also like the way it will just blend in with my current CD collection.

Put me down for 2.

[anonymous-user]

I'd expect a Trabant thrown in with it aswell for £386.

[Honk]

This does seem to be a new trend. Witness Pink Floyd immersion series and Who Quadrophenia.

[jsc15]

amazon.co.uk have now reduced it to £268, so it is actually starting to look reasonably priced, maybe

[dxg]

Hmmm.

Just in time for the Christmas market. Something for the bored housewife to buy the middle aged husband who she doesn't really understand, but she thinks likes U2 because didn't everyone back in the early nineties?

[Revs_Addiction]

Blimey 20 years ago! I can remember buying this and listening to it over and over! I also remember the cd booklet was a bit to fat to fit in the case properly and i ended up tearing it!!

I don't really have a problem with this. If it was the only choice then yes, it's a bit steep, but there are 5 choices, including the basic CD. They've put a lot of thought into it and no doubt many fans will be happy to pay for it...

I wouldn't buy it; but then I've still got my original copy, so am sorted!

[Mojooo]

Been listening to lots of U2 today - especially ZOO TV stuff - what a fking epic voice. I would pay £386 to go to a ZOO TV gig.