4 U2 play RARE 1st PRINTING COLORED VINYL 45'S

$

962

U2

4 U2 Play

1st pressing 1979

CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for Eire.

Record manufactured in Ireland

NEVER PLAYED

RARE 1ST PRINTING

• Stories for Boys ~ Boy/Girl

White Vinyl

CBS - 7951

• Another Day ~ Twilight

Black Vinyl

CBS - 8306

• I Will Follow ~ Boy/Girl

Orange Vinyl

S CBS - 9065

• 11 O'Clock Tick Tock - Touch

Black Vinyl

S CBS - 8687

Do not be fooled, there are other printings of this set, this

IS THE FIRST PRINTING and it is VERY RARE.

I has the orange labels with black printing, comes in its own hanger case and is in excellent condition.  Near mint and never played, ever.

Own a piece of U2 History.

Makes a great Christmas Gift for a collector.

U2 in 1979

U2 sign a contract with CBS Ireland for Ireland-only releases. They start the first of a series of six gigs in the Dandelion Market in May. These shows become increasingly popular and see the beginning of a number of U2 concert rituals, such as spraying the crowd with champagne during the encore. In September, U23 is released on CBS. Dave Fanning plays all three tracks on his rock show on Radio 2 so listeners can decide the a-side. In December, they play their first London dates. On this short jaunt they are mistakenly billed as The U2, V2 and UR.

January 16th The band headlines the 24-hour Dark Space multimedia event. “It was a bit of a scene because those things didn’t really happen in Dublin at the time,” remembers Dave Fanning. “I had to review it for an early issue of Hot Press, from the midnight til 6am slot. There was a movie on in the next room; about a hundred people were trying to escape the racket coming from next door. U2 were doing their best to drown out the film for everyone; only about six people were watching them.”

May 1st Margaret Thatcher is sworn in as Prime Minister. At the same time, U2 set about earning the popular vote amongst Ireland's youth, with a series of now-legendary shows at the Dandelion car park on St. Stephen's Green. At the first show, a power failure cuts off Adam and the Edge mid song. Unperturbed, Bono invites two audience members on stage to hum the bass and guitar parts, thus allowing the gig to continue. Bono marks the occasion by spray painting U2 in large letters behind the stage.

September 29th Pope John Paul II draws a million people to the Phoenix Park: “Young people of Ireland, I love you.” They respond by declaring their love for U2, as U23 brings the band their first chart success in the country, selling all 1,000 limited edition 12 inch copies and countless more 7-inches. The single is not, however, released on cassette, meaning aficionados of the latest portable music experience to hit the shops, the Sony Walkman, have to make do with vinyl versions.

FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE NUMBERS ETC.

This is what is written in black on the right side of the label for each side.

11 O'Clock Tick Tock

SCBS 8687

S CBS 8687 A

MCPS

(P) 1980 CBS Records

Scratched into vinyl~WRP 6601-A

Touch

Same but 8687 B

Scratched into vinyl~WRP 6601 P

Another Day

CBS 8306 a

MCPS

(P) 1980 CBS Records

Scratched into vinyl~CBS U2 IRL (a little stick mandrawn here) CBS 8306 A-1

Twilight

Same but 8306 B

Scratched into vinyl~CBS 8306, CBS U2 IRL B-1 (a little stick man drawn here)

I Will Follow

S CBS 9065 A

Blue Mountain Music Ltd.

P1980

CBS Inc.

MCPS/BIEM

Scratched into vinyl~CBS 9065-A  Sound Clinic

Boy/Girl

Same as above but S CBS 9065 B

Scratched into vinyl~Looks like a B with a line drawin above it.

Out of Control

CBS 7951

MCPS (P) 1979

CBS Records LTD

Scratched into vinyl~7951-7 CBS U2 3 A 2 (a little stick man is drawn here)

Stories for Boys ~ Boy/Girl

Same as above except CBS 7951 B

Scratched into vinyl~CBS U2 3 B-1 BANG. 1.

Again, this was never played (of course I owned the regular album too) and was purchased at a store called Things from England in Cliffside Park, NJ back in 1980.

It is in near mint condition with some yellowing of the paper of the covers and the labels look to me like they were hand stamped as they do not look to be like perfect machine made labels.  The color of the labels is more of an orangy red with black ink.

Please email me if anyone has any questions at all.

Thank you.