"The Italian Collection" - U2
Box Set
Track Listing:
- "Where the Streets Have No Name" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:37)
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:37)
- "With or Without You" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:55)
- "Bullet the Blue Sky" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:31)
- "Running to Stand Still" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:17)
- "Red Hill Mining Town" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:53)
- "In God's Country" (Studio Version) - U2 (02:56)
- "Trip Through Your Wires" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:32)
- "One Tree Hill" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:22)
- "Exit" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:13)
- "Mothers of the Disappeared" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:12)
- "Zoo Station" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:36)
- "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:41)
- "One" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:36)
- "Until the End of the World" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:38)
- "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:16)
- "So Cruel" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:49)
- "The First Time" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:45)
- "Mysterious Ways" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:03)
- "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:52)
- "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:30)
- "Acrobat" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:30)
- "Love is Blindness" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:23)
- "Helter Skelter" (Live from Denver CO, Nov. 8, 1987) - U2 (03:07)
- "Van Diemen's Land" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:05)
- "Desire" (Studio Version) - U2 (02:59)
- "Hawkmoon 269" (Studio Version) - U2 (06:23)
- "All Along the Watchtower" (Live from San Francisco, CA, Nov. 11, 1987) - U2 (04:24)
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Live from New York, Sep. 28, 1987 - Encore) - U2 / New Voices of Freedom (05:55)
- "Freedom for my People" (Excerpt) - Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow (00:36)
- "Silver and Gold" (Live from Denver CO, Nov. 8, 1987) - U2 (05:50)
- "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (Live from Denver CO, Nov. 8, 1987) - U2 (04:27)
- "Angel of Harlem" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:49)
- "Love Rescue Me" (Studio Version) - U2 (06:24)
- "When Love Comes to Town" (Studio Version) - U2 and BB King (04:16)
- "Heartland" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:03)
- "God Part II" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:15)
- "The Star Spangled Banner" (Woodstock Festival Excerpt) - Jimi Hendrix (00:43)
- "Bullet the Blue Sky" (Live from Tempe, AZ, Dec. 20, 1987) - U2 (05:37)
- "All I Want is You" (Studio Version) - U2 (06:30)
- "A Sort of Homecoming" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:28)
- "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:50)
- "Wire" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:19)
- "The Unforgettable Fire" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:55)
- "Promenade" (Studio Version) - U2 (02:35)
- "4th of July" (Studio Version) - U2 (02:17)
- "Bad" (Studio Version) - U2 (06:08)
- "Indian Summer Sky" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:19)
- "Elvis Presley and America" (Studio Version) - U2 (06:23)
- "MLK" (Studio Version) - U2 (02:34)
- "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:39)
- "Seconds" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:11)
- "New Year's Day" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:35)
- "Like a Song..." (Studio Version) - U2 (04:47)
- "Drowning Man" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:14)
- "The Refugee" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:41)
- "Two Hearts Beat as One" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:03)
- "Red Light" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:46)
- "Surrender" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:34)
- "40" (Studio Version) - U2 (02:38)
- "Beautiful Day" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:08)
- "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:35)
- "Elevation" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:47)
- "Walk On" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:56)
- "Kite" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:27)
- "In a Little While" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:39)
- "Wild Honey" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:46)
- "Peace on Earth" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:48)
- "When I Look at the World" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:18)
- "New York" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:30)
- "Grace" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:31)
- "The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:15)
- "Every Breaking Wave" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:12)
- "California (There is no End to Love)" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:00)
- "Song for Someone" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:47)
- "Iris (Hold Me Close)" (Studio Version) - U2. (05:19)
- "Volcano" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:14)
- "Raised by Wolves" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:05)
- "Cedarwood Road" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:25)
- "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:01)
- "This is Where You Can Reach Me Now" (Studio Version) - U2 (05:05)
- "The Troubles" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:46)
- "I Will Follow" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:37)
- "Twilight" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:22)
- "An Cat Dubh" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:46)
- "Into the Heart" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:27)
- "Out of Control" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:14)
- "Stories for Boys" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:02)
- "The Ocean" (Studio Version) - U2 (01:35)
- "A Day Without Me" (Studio Version) - U2 (03:13)
- "Another Time, Another Place" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:33)
- "The Electric Co." (Studio Version) - U2 (04:47)
- "Shadows and Tall Trees" (Studio Version) - U2 (04:35)
- "Saturday Matinee" (Instrumental Fadeout) - U2 (00:34)
- "Gloria" (Live from Morrison CO, Jun. 5, 1983 - Fade In) - U2 (04:47)
- "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (Live from Boston, MA, May 6, 1983) - U2 (04:41)
- "I Will Follow" (Live from St. Goarshausen, Aug. 20, 1983 - Edit IV) - U2 (03:46)
- "Party Girl" (Live from Morrison CO, Jun. 5, 1983 - Edit I) - U2 (03:09)
- "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Live from St.Goarshausen, Aug. 20, 1983 - Edit I) - U2 (05:18)
- "The Electric Co." (Live from St. Goarshausen, Aug. 20, 1983 - Edit III) - U2 (04:38)
Background Information
“The Italian Collection” is a box set done by Universal / Island Records in Italy in conjunction with Corriere Della Sera (an Italian daily newspaper) and its sister newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport (An Italian Sports newspaper). This promotional box set was very similar in nature to the box set “The Kiosk Collection” released in 2015 in Spain. Like that box set, “The Italian Collection” was released with the first item released August 26, 2016, which included the box, and “The Joshua Tree”. Each week following that release saw the release of one further item in the collection, all in card sleeve formats.
The first week was released with the box and “The Joshua Tree” in plastic on a backing cardboard card explaining the promotion. The UPC for the first week was on the back of the card. Later releases are in a small plastic envelope which holds one CD, and a small backing card with information about the current release and the upcoming release the following week. The UPC in these later releases is also on the card insert and not on the CD itself. Each CD is stickered with a small holographic sticker with the SIAE logo. SIAE is the Italian copyright collecting agency. In each release so far, this sticker is applied on the back of the CD.
There are some differences from the CDs released through “The Kiosk Collection”. The first is that the sleeves are more narrow than those released in the Spanish set. This allows the entire box set to be narrower as well. Where “The Kiosk Collection” had individual catalog numbers on the sleeve (on the spine) “The Italian Collection” does not have these information markings on the spine, but does include a unique number in the small print on the back of the digipack and on the CD itself. And a nice touch of “The Italian Collection” is that the inside of the card sleeve is printed as well, instead of showing plain cardboard like “The Kiosk Collection” in “The Italian Collection” you see a hint of the outer artwork. Each CD of “The Italian Collection” is marked “Non vendibile separatamente dalle pubblicazioni del Gruppo Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Spa.” which translates to “Not be sold separately from the publications of the Group Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Spa.”
The box is also considerably different than that used for “The Kiosk Collection”. The whole box is narrower, which is possible because of the narrower gate fold card sleeves being used for each release. The box also features an angled cut out on either side where you place the CDs, allowing a bit of the first CD and last CD in the box to show from the side. The box also features a new image of the group than that used in “The Kiosk Collection” the year before.
The CDs included in the release are the reissued versions of the release where there was a new version done. Both “The Joshua Tree” and “Achtung Baby” feature the newer mix of the album, and contain the same liner notes found in the 2008 / 2011 releases of these. The CDs are listed as having been made in the EU only, and a specific country of manufacture is not given. The underside of the CD show these were not done in the typically used factory in Germany, which had been used for “The Kiosk Collection”. Instead these CDs in “The Italian Collection” list that they were made by Sony DADC in the matrix area. They also contain the IFPI number L555 in the matrix, and an IFPI number 941P stamped in the inner area of the CD. This suggests they are being produced by Sony DADC in Austria for the Italian market.
The full release dates of the CDs is as follows:
- The Joshua Tree (August 26, 2016)
- Achtung Baby (September 2, 2016)
- Rattle and Hum (September 9, 2016)
- The Unforgettable Fire (September 16, 2016)
- War (September 23, 2016)
- All That You Can’t Leave Behind (September 30, 2016)
- Songs of Innocence (October 7, 2016)
- Boy (October 14, 2016)
- Under a Blood Red Sky (October 21, 2016)
- No Line on the Horizon (October 28, 2016)
- How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (November 4, 2016)
- Zooropa (November 11, 2016)
- Pop (November 18, 2016)
- October (November 25, 2016)
- “Zoo TV Live from Sydney” (December 2, 2016)
- “U2360 At the Rose Bowl” (December 9, 2016)
- “Live at Red Rocks” (December 16, 2016)
- “U2 Go Home: Live from Slane” (December 23, 2016)
Liner Notes
Related Promotional Videos
Related News
- 2016-09-04 Introducing “The Italian Collection” Box Set (Original Story)