A blast from the past
We at U2log.com are once again excited to bring our readers some goodies to keep you company through the holiday season and into the new year.
This year we are happy to share with you a rare gem from our 1/4″ reel tape vault; radio ads announcing the upcoming release of Achtung Baby. One cannot help but to wonder what the media onslaught will look like next year as the boys get ready for the release of the next album.
This download (bittorrent) will be available for a limited time only.
Happy Holidays!
Do you hear what I hear?
As in years past we at U2log.com are excited to keep our tradition alive by bringing you some goodies to keep you company through the holiday season and into the new year.
This year we are pleased to share with you some rare gems from our vinyl vault. But before we open the vault we would like to present you with the following message.
It was 20 years ago today:
- Vicki Iovine introduces A Very Special Christmas, taken from a US cassette promo.
- An edited version of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), taken from that same promo.
From the vinyl vault:
- I Will Follow (Special Edited DJ Version), from a UK 7″ promo.
- An edited version of Fire, from a UK 7″ promo.
- An edited version of Gloria, from a UK 7″ promo.
- An insanely rare edited version of Gloria, from an Argentine 7″ promo.
These downloads will be available for a limited time only. A big thank you goes out to our friend Rajiv Udani for providing some of these rarities!
Merry Christmas!
U2 and Green Day channel the Beatles at photo shoot
You gotta love Youtube for providing goodies exactly like this video.
Yesterday (Sept. 13) at 6:30 p.m., U2 and Green Day did a photo shoot together with Anton Corbijn at the famous Abbey Road crosswalk in London, and it was captured on video by a tourist.
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