U2 – Rattle And Hum
(Island Records 1988 U27)
Matrix No’s: A1/B8/C2/D2 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some light rubbing & some foxing spots inside gatefold
Inner Sleeves in Nr MINT condition
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and guitar), the Edge (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion).
Rattle and Hum is the sixth studio album by rock band U2, and a companion rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou, both released in 1988. The film and the album feature live recordings, covers, and new songs.
Album
Track listing
All lyrics written by Bono, all music composed by U2, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Helter Skelter” (live at Denver, Colorado) | Lennon–McCartney (lyric and music) | U2 | 3:07 | |
| 2. | “Van Diemen’s Land” | The Edge (lyric and music) | U2 | 3:06 | |
| 3. | “Desire” | U2 | 2:58 | ||
| 4. | “Hawkmoon 269” | U2 | 6:22 | ||
| 5. | “All Along the Watchtower” (live from “Save the Yuppie Free Concert”, San Francisco) | Bob Dylan (lyric and music) | U2 | 4:24 | |
| 6. | “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (live at Madison Square Garden, New York) | U2 with The New Voices of Freedom | 5:53 | ||
| 7. | “Freedom for My People” | Sterling Magee, Bobb Robinson and Macie Mabins (lyric and music) | Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow | 0:38 | |
| 8. | “Silver and Gold” (live from Denver, Colorado) | U2 | 5:50 | ||
| 9. | “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (live from Denver, Colorado) | U2 | 4:27 | ||
| 10. | “Angel of Harlem” | U2 | 3:49 | ||
| 11. | “Love Rescue Me” | Bono and Bob Dylan (lyric), U2 (music) | U2 with Bob Dylan | 6:24 | |
| 12. | “When Love Comes to Town” | U2 with B.B. King | 4:14 | ||
| 13. | “Heartland” | U2 | 5:02 | ||
| 14. | “God Part II” | U2 | 3:15 | ||
| 15. | “The Star Spangled Banner” | John Stafford Smith (music) | Jimi Hendrix | 0:43 | |
| 16. | “Bullet the Blue Sky” (live at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona) | U2 | 5:37 | ||
| 17. | “All I Want Is You” | U2 | 6:30 | ||
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Total length:
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72:27 | ||||
Personnel
- Bono – lead vocals, additional guitar, harmonica
- The Edge – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Van Diemen’s Land”
- Adam Clayton – bass guitar
- Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums, percussion
Guest performers
- Bob Dylan – Hammond organ on “Hawkmoon 269”, backing vocals on “Love Rescue Me”
- The New Voices of Freedom – gospel choir on “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- George Pendergrass, Dorothy Terrell – vocal soloists on “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- Joey Miskulin – organ on “Angel of Harlem”
- The Memphis Horns – horns on “Angel of Harlem” and “Love Rescue Me”
- B.B. King – guest vocals & lead guitar on “When Love Comes to Town”
- Rebecca Evans Russell, Phyllis Duncan, Helen Duncan – backing vocals on “When Love Comes to Town”
- Brian Eno – keyboards on “Heartland”
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ on “All I Want Is You”
- Van Dyke Parks – string arrangement on “All I Want Is You”
Additional musicians (field recordings and tapes)
- Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow) – vocals, guitar, percussion, and harmonica on ‘Freedom for My People’ (sourced from field recording)
- Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar on “The Star Spangled Banner” (sourced from Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More as played through U2’s concert PA system)
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