Dick’s Picks: An Ultra-rare Australian U2 single

U2 October (1981 UK 11-track vinyl LP, including Gloria & Fire, complete with illustrated inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with some foxing in places & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a fewlight surface hairlines to show for nearly forty years ILSP9680)

U2 The Fly (1991 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including The Lounge Fly Mix & Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1. The matt picture sleeve displays some light general wear and the vinyl shows only light signs of play 12IS500)

U2 Boy (Rare & original withdrawn 1980 Japanese promotional sample 11-track LP pressed by Toshiba EMI with custom black on white labels, picture sleeve with Japanese/ lyric insert. The picture labels on this issue DO NOT have the silver edge banding & are dated. The sleeve & insert have some not uncommon signs of foxing, often found with Japanese paper goods over time but this is very mild & all text remains clearly legible with no writing or tears. The sleeve is otherwise Excellent with a little light edge wear & the vinyl appears Near Mint ILS-81395)

U2 October (2008 UK 11-track digitally remastered audiophile issue of the classic 1981 LP pressed on 180gm vinyl, picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. This copy remains factory sealed from new & is therefore still mint & unplayed. This copy may or may not include the sixteen page booklet)

U2 Fire (Original 1981 German blue Island label issue 4-track 12" single, also including Johnny Swallow and live versions of 11 O'Clock Tick Tock and The Ocean recorded at the Paradise Theatre, Boston in March '81, yellow '12 inch' picture sleeve. The sleeve has some general wear, whilst the vinyl has only light signs of play)

U2 Desire (1988 UK limited edition 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including the Hollywood Remix of the title track & Hallelujah Here She Comes, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played 12ISG400)

U2 Boy (Classic 1980 UK first issue 11-track vinyl LP with picture labels, including I Will Follow, Twilight, Out Of Control and A Day Without Me, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear while the vinyl itself displays little evidence of play IPS9646)

U2 The Unforgettable Fire (1984 UK German 10-track vinyl LP with picture labels, including Pride [In The Name Of Love], picture sleeve with lyrics to A Sort Of Homecoming on the reverse and picture/credits inner. The inner has a small side seam split, otherwise the sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played)

U2 Under A Blood Red Sky (1983 UK 8-track mini-LP recorded live in Boston, Denver & West Germany between May & August 1983, including Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day & Gloria amongst others, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light wear & the vinyl is Excellent with minor play only IMA3)

U2 Angel Of Harlem (1988 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single with picture labels showing images of Billie Holiday & Elvis Presley, also including A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel and Love Rescue Me [co-written by Bob Dylan]. The picture sleeve has a little shelfwear to the edges while the vinyl remains in excellent condition 12IS402)