U2 Achtung Baby / Super Deluxe Edition and Uber Deluxe Edition / Coming Soon
Anniversary reissue for the album that redefined U2
U2 are preparing to release their most lavish deluxe editions to date, on October 31st this year, to mark the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Achtung Baby.
The album will be reissued across five formats and content will include previously unreleased material, live and documentary video footage, remixes, b-sides and even an album full of demo and early versions of the final 1991 track listing.
Confirmed track listing details for both Uber and Super Deluxe Editions are detailed below along with an overview of all the various physical formats.
Formats
Standard 1CD Edition
The standard album remastered
Deluxe 2CD Edition [Pre-order here]
CD1: Standard album remastered
CD1: B-Sides and Other Stuff
- 1. Lady With The Spinning Head (UV1) 3:57
- 2. Blow Your House Down 3:30
- 3. Salomé 4:35
- 4. Even Better Than The Real Thing 3:41
- 5. Satellite of Love 4:03
- 6. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Temple Bar Remix) 4:52
- 7. Paint It Black 3:25
- 8. Even Better Than The Real Thing (Fish Out Of Water Remix) 4:08
- 9. Mysterious Ways (The Perfecto Mix) 7:11
- 10. Night and Day (Steel String Remix) 6:59
- 11. The Lounge Fly Mix 6:30
- 12. Fortunate Son 2:43
- 13. Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk/Korova 1 3:39
- 14. Where Did It All Go Wrong? 3:59
Vinyl Box Set [Pre-order here]
A limited edition containing:
- • 2 LP vinyl on 180gsm of Achtung Baby album in wide spine sleeve
- • 2×12” translucent blue vinyl in sleeves containing remixes, B sides and more
- • 16 page 12×12 oversized booklet
- • Sticker
- • Back to Black download voucher
Super Deluxe Edition [Pre-order here]
- • 6CD audio discs (the album, follow-up Zooropa, remixes and reworkings from Achtung Baby sessions)
- • 4DVD discs (including ‘From the Sky Down’ documentary’, ‘Zoo TV: Live From Sydney’, videos and bonus material).
- • 92 page hardback book.
- • 16 x art prints in wallet
- • Outer slipcase
Uber Deluxe Edition [Pre-order here – US] [Pre-order here – UK]
A limited edition “magnetic puzzle tiled box” which will contain
- • Gatefold wallet containing 6 CD audio discs (the album, follow-up Zooropa, remixes and reworkings from Achtung Baby sessions)
- • Gatefold wallet containing 4 DVD discs (including ‘From the Sky Down’ documentary’, ‘Zoo TV: Live From Sydney’, videos and bonus material).
- • Album vinyl on 180gsm black vinyl in wide spine sleeve with 2 x inner bags
- • 5×7” clear vinyl in original sleeves housed in a slipcase
- • 84 page hardback book
- • 16 page 12×12 oversized booklet
- • Bono’s trademark ‘The Fly’ sunglasses
- • 4 x enamel badges
- • Propaganda magazine
- • 16 art prints in wallet
- • Sticker sheet
- • Exclusive numbered lithograth
The tracklisting for the six discs listed below are contained within both Uber and Super Deluxe Edition
CD1: Achtung Baby
- 1. “Zoo Station”
- 2. “Even Better Than The Real Thing”
- 3. “One”
- 4. “Until The End Of The World”
- 5. “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”
- 6. “So Cruel”
- 7. “The Fly”
- 8. “Mysterious Ways”
- 9. “Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World”
- 10. “Ultra Violet (Light My Way)”
- 11. “Acrobat”
- 12. “Love Is Blindness”
CD2: Zooropa
- 1. “Zooropa”
- 2. “Babyface”
- 3. “Numb”
- 4. “Lemon”
- 5. “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)”
- 6. “Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car”
- 7. “Some Days Are Better Than Others”
- 8. “The First Time”
- 9. “Dirty Day”
- 10. “The Wanderer”
CD3: Uber Remixes
- 1. “Night and Day” (Steel String Remix) 6:57
- 2. “Real Thing” (Perfecto Mix) 6:37
- 3. “Mysterious Ways” (Solar Plexus Extended Club Mix) 7:01
- 4. “Lemon” (Perfecto Mix) 8:57
- 5. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (Triple Peaks Remix) 4:35
- 6. “Lady with the Spinning Head” (Extended Dance remix) 6:08
- 7. “Real Thing” (V16 Exit Wound Remix) 3:19
- 8. “Mysterious Ways (Ultimatum Mix) 5:02
- 9. “The Lounge Fly Mix” 6:28
- 10. “Mysterious Ways” (The Perfecto Remix) 7:05
- 11. “One” (Apollo 440 Remix) 5:04
CD4: Unter Remixes
- 1. “Mysterious Ways” (Tabla Motown Remix) 4:29
- 2. “Mysterious Ways” (Appollo 440 Magic Hour Remix) 4:28
- 3. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (Mystery Train Dub) 8:34
- 4. “One” (Apollo 440 Ambient Mix) 5:04
- 5. “Lemon” (Momo’s Reprise) 4:09
- 6. “Salome” (Zooromancer Remix) 8:02
- 7. “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (Trance Mix) 6:51
- 8. “Numb” (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix) 8:51
- 9. “Mysterious Ways” (Solar Plexus Magic Hour Remix) 8:15
- 10. “Numb” (The Soul Assassins Mix) 3:58
- 11. “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (Apollo 440 Stealth Sonic Remix) 6:44
CD5: B-Sides and Other Stuff
- 1. “Lady With the Spinning Head (UV1)” 3:57
- 2. “Blow Your House” 3:30
- 3. “Salomé” 4:35
- 4. “Even Better Than the Real Thing” 3:41
- 5. “Satelite of Love” 4:03
- 6. “Wild Horses” (Temple Bar Remix) 4:52
- 7. “Heaven And Hell” 5:03
- 8. “Oh Berlin” 4:31
- 9. “Near the Island” (instrumental) 2:56
- 10. “Down All The Days” 6:33
- 11. “Paint it Black” 3:25
- 12. “Fortunate Son” 2:43
- 13. “Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk/Korova” 3:39
- 14. “Where Did It All Go Wrong” 3:59
- 15. “Everybody Loves a Winner” 5:16
- 16. “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (Fish Out of Water Remix) 4:08
CD6: “Kindergarten – The Alternative Achtung Baby”
- 1. “’Baby’ Zoo Station” 5:33
- 2. “’Baby’ Even Better Than The Real Thing” 3:42
- 3. “’Baby’ One” 4:35
- 4. “’Baby’ Until The End Of The World” 4:31
- 5. “’Baby’ Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” 5:16
- 6. “’Baby’ So Cruel” 6:08
- 7. “’Baby’ The Fly” 4:45
- 8. “’Baby’ Mysterious Ways” 4:03
- 9. “’Baby’ Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World” 4:12
- 10. “’Baby’ Ultra Violet (Light My Way)” 5:49
- 11. “’Baby’ Acrobat” 4:26
- 12. “’Baby’ Love Is Blindness” 7:17
DVD 1 – FROM THE SKY DOWN – a documentary
DVD 2 – THE VIDEOS
- 1. THE FLY
- 2. MYSTERIOUS WAYS
- 3. ONE
- 4. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
- 5. ONE (Buffalo Version)
- 6. ONE (Restaurant Version)
- 7. WHO’S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES
- 8. THE FLY (Performance only)
- 9. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (THE PERFECTO MIX)
- 10. THE FLY (Text only)
- 11. UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (Live)
- 12. THE FLY (Live from the Stop Sellafield Concert)
- 13. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (Live from the Stop Sellafield Concert)
- 14. LOVE IS BLINDNESS
- 15. LEMON
- 16. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!)
- 17. NUMB
- 18. NUMB (VIDEO REMIX)
DVD 3 – BONUS MATERIAL
1. ZOO TV SPECIAL – a documentary
2. SHORTS:
- · MTV’s “Most Wanted – ZooTV Special”
- · MTV Rockumentary
- · U2 on Naked City, 1993
- · U2 on TV-AM, 1992
- · Trabantland documentary
3. ROM CONTENT: Screensavers, Desktop Wallpapers, Weblinks
DVD 4 – ZOOTV LIVE FROM SYDNEY
- 1. Show Opening
- 2. Zoo Station
- 3. The Fly
- 4. Even Better Than The Real Thing
- 5. Mysterious Ways
- 6. One
- 7. Unchained Melody
- 8. Until The End Of The World
- 9. New Year’s Day
- 10. Numb
- 11. Angel Of Harlem
- 12. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
- 13. Satellite Of Love
- 14. Dirty Day
- 15. Bullet The Blue Sky
- 16. Running To Stand Still
- 17. Where The Streets Have No Name
- 18. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- 19. Daddy’s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car
- 20. Lemon
- 21. With Or Without You
- 22. Love Is Blindness
- 23. Can’t Help Falling In Love
Achtung Baby 12″ Vinyl
SIDE A
- 1. “Zoo Station”
- 2. “Even Better Than The Real Thing”
- 3. “One”
SIDE B
- 1. “Until The End of The World”
- 2. “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses*
- 3. “So Cruel”
SIDE C
- 1. “The Fly”
- 2. “Mysterious Way”
- 3. “Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World”
SIDE D
- 1. “Ultra Violet (Light My Way)”
- 2. “Acrobat”
- 3. “Love Is Blindness”
5 x 7-inch Vinyl Singles
- 1. “The Fly”
- 2. “Mysterious Ways”
- 3. “Even Better than the Real Thing”
- 4. “One”
- 05. “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”
DVD
- 1. “From The Sky Down” – A Documentary
- 2. Videos
- 3. Bonus Material
- 4. “ZOO TV: Live From Sydney” – The Concert
Pre-order Achtung Baby Super Deluxe Edition by clicking here.
By Paul Sinclair
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