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  1. Hello all!

    First off, it's been quite a while. I was a semi-active user here during the NLOTH era, and now some 10 years later I've found myself back here. Lovely to see so many familiar faces still active, and I'll have some reading to do to get all caught up (just a little).

    That said, I'm working on rebuilding my U2 mp3 collection that I had when I was living at home, and while I've got all of the studio stuff, I'm missing a lot of the oddities and rarities that I used to have. Things that come to mind are songs like the original Mercy, North Star, Glastonbury, Soon, Neon Lights, Always, Salome, and so much more. Honestly a tragedy the hard drive I had at the time is now MIA.

    Does anyone else who was around at the time happen to remember or have a list of those types of songs from that time period?

    Thanks for your help with this, excited to be back around for a while!
  2. Check the demos and singles of the album on U2songs.
  4. There is no 'official' list. U2songs is very comprehensive and discogs too. Even if there was an official list it would be wrong.
  5. We might even get some new demos from ATYCLB or Million Dollar sessions.
  6. Originally posted by BonoGlasses:Hello all!

    First off, it's been quite a while. I was a semi-active user here during the NLOTH era, and now some 10 years later I've found myself back here. Lovely to see so many familiar faces still active, and I'll have some reading to do to get all caught up (just a little).

    That said, I'm working on rebuilding my U2 mp3 collection that I had when I was living at home, and while I've got all of the studio stuff, I'm missing a lot of the oddities and rarities that I used to have. Things that come to mind are songs like the original Mercy, North Star, Glastonbury, Soon, Neon Lights, Always, Salome, and so much more. Honestly a tragedy the hard drive I had at the time is now MIA.

    Does anyone else who was around at the time happen to remember or have a list of those types of songs from that time period?

    Thanks for your help with this, excited to be back around for a while!
    Hello, hello!
    I'm willing to help, if you want you can write me a dm.
    I like to help U2 fans, 'cause everybody's been real nice with me.
  7. If anyone would like me to, I can organise these into ‘eras / where to find them’. (Speaking of which, I really should update the Album Outtakes List thread too.

    I’ve tried to keep these to the full U2 band - but as you asked ‘oddities’ these some of these might be what you’re after.

    1976 - 1980
    Touch (11 O'Clock Tick Tock single)
    11 O'Clock Tick Tock (11 O'Clock Tick Tock single)
    Stories For Boys (Demo) (1979 'Just For Kicks' compilation)
    Things To Make And Do (A Day Without Me single)
    Out Of Control (Demo) (Three EP)
    Boy/Girl (Three EP)
    Stories For Boys (Three EP)
    Twilight (Demo) (Another Day single)
    Another Day (Another Day single)
    Street Mission/s (Early Demos iTunes EP)
    The Fool (Early Demos iTunes EP)
    Saturday Night (2008 'Boy' Remaster)
    Speed Of Life (2008 'Boy' Remaster)
    Lost On A Distant Planet (any number of bootleg 1976-1979 compilations)
    Alone In The Light (any number of bootleg 1976-1979 compilations)
    The Dream Is Over (any number of bootleg 1976-1979 compilations)
    Things To Make And Do (any number of bootleg 1976-1979 compilations)

    1981 - 1982
    J. Swallow (Fire single)
    A Celebration (A Celebration single)
    Be There (bootleg)
    Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl (A Celebration single)

    1982 - 1983
    Sunday Bloody Sunday (Demo) (bootlegs)
    Endless Deep (Two Hearts Beat As One single)
    Angels Too Tied To The Ground ('War' 2008 edition)

    1984 - 1985
    Love Comes Tumbling (Wide Awake In America EP)
    The Three Sunrises (Wide Awake In America EP)
    Boomerang I (Pride In The Name Of Love single)
    Boomerang II (Pride In The Name Of Love single)
    Bass Trap (The Unforgettable Fire single)
    Sixty Seconds In Kingdom Come (The Unforgettable Fire single)
    Untitled 1984 Instrumental (bootleg)
    Yoshino Blossom ('The Unforgettable Fire' 2009 edition)
    Disappearing Act (aka White City) ('The Unforgettable Fire' 2009 edition)

    1986 - 1987
    Womanfish (1986 live version only)
    In A Lifetime (released on Clannad's album 'Macalla')
    The Sweetest Thing (1986 Demo) (bootleg)
    Edge 'Captive' Soundtrack (OST) (album of the same name)
    Spanish Eyes (I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For single)
    Deep In The Heart (I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For single)
    Walk To The Water (With Or Without You single)
    Race Against Time (Where The Streets Have No Name single)
    Silver And Gold (Where The Streets Have No Name single)
    Sweetest Thing (Original) (Where The Streets Have No Name single)
    Sweetest Thing (Demo) (bootleg)
    Wave Of Sorrow ('The Joshua Tree' 2007 edition)
    Desert Of Our Love ('The Joshua Tree' 2007 edition)
    Rise Up / In The Doorstep / Golden Light ('The Joshua Tree' 2007 edition)
    America ('The Joshua Tree' 2007 edition)
    Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) (A Very Special Christmas album 1987)
    Sweet Fire Of Love ('Robbie Robertson' self-titled album)
    Testimony ('Robbie Robertson' self-titled album)
    She's Gonna Blow Your House Down (1987-10-19)
    Moving Out (Live version only, 1987-04-26)
    My Time Hasn't Come (1987-04-26)
    I Trip Through Your Wire (1986-01-30)

    1988 - 1989
    Wild Irish Rose (included in 1989 documentary 'Bringing It All Back Home')
    A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel (Angel of Harlem single)
    Hallelujah (Here She Comes) (Desire single)
    Dancing Barefoot (When Love Comes To Town single)
    Unchained Melody (All I Want Is You single)
    Everlasting Love (All I Want Is You single)
    She's A Mystery To Me (Studio Demo) (bootleg)
    Jesus Christ (released on 'Folkways: A Vision Shared)
    Royal Station 4:16 (released on 'Brave And Crazy')

    1990 - 1991
    Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova I (The Fly single)
    Satellite of Love (One single)
    UVI / Lady With The Spinning Head (One single)
    Salóme (Even Better Than The Real Thing single)
    Paint It Black (Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses single)
    Fortunate Son (Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses single)
    Put 'Em Under Pressure (titled as this)

    1992 - 1993
    I've Got You (Under My Skin) (Stay single)

    1994 - 1995
    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me single)
    Bottoms (Watashitachi No Ookina Yume) (Miss Sarajevo single)
    Viva Davidoff (Miss Sarajevo single)

    1996 - 1999
    Holy Joe (Discothèque single)
    North And South Of The River (Staring At The Sun single)
    Pop Muzik (Last Night On Earth single)
    First Night In Hell (Last Night On Earth single) (not sure this should be here?)
    Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Last Night On Earth single)
    I'm Not Your Baby (Please single)
    Slow Dancing (If God Will Send His Angels single)
    I'm Not Your Baby (If God Will Send His Angels single)
    Sweetest Thing (Sweetest Thing single)
    1996 'Pop' HK Mixes demo snippets (bootleg)
    Theme From Mission Impossible (Theme From Mission Impossible OST single)
    Slide Away (released on 'Michael Hutchence' album)
    Camouflage Of Righteousness (released on 'Born Again Savage')
    Face Of God (released on 'Born Again Savage')
    Guns, Drugs And Gasoline (released on 'Born Again Savage')
    Salvation (released on 'Born Again Savage')

    2000 - 2003
    Summer Rain (Beautiful Day single)
    Always (Beautiful Day single)
    Big Girls Are Best (Stuck In A Moment single)
    Jumpstart My Heart (bootleg)
    The Ground Beneath Her Feet (The Million Dollar Hotel OST)
    Falling At Your Feet (The Million Dollar Hotel OST)
    Never Let Me Go (The Million Dollar Hotel OST)
    Stateless (The Million Dollar Hotel OST)
    Purple Heart (bootleg)
    Don't Take Your Guns To Town (Elevation single)
    I Remember You (Live) (Elevation single)
    The Hands That Built America (Gangs Of New York OST)
    Electrical Storm (Electrical Storm single)
    If You Wear That Velvet Dress (w/Jools Holland) ('Small World, Big Band' Volume 2 album)
    Gone (2002 'New Mix') (Best of 1990 - 2000)
    Discothéque (2002 'New Mix') (Best of 1990 - 2000)
    Staring At The Sun (2002 'New Mix') (Best of 1990 - 2000)

    2004 - 2005
    Mercy (bootleg)
    Neon Lights (Vertigo single)
    Are You Gonna Wait Forever (Vertigo single)
    A Dying Sailor To His Shipmates (released on the 'Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys' album)
    Batman Theme (released on 'Batman Television Show' album)
    Instant Karma! (released on the 'Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur album)
    Ave Maria (Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own single)
    Fast Cars (How To Dismantle ... bonus track for Japan and Australia)
    Levitate ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)
    Love You Like Mad ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)
    Smile ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)
    Flower Child ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)
    Xanax and Wine ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)
    Native Son ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)
    Beautiful Ghost ('Unreleased and Rare' iTunes album)

    2006 - 2008
    The Saints Are Coming (The Saints Are Coming single)
    Window In The Skies (Window In The Skies single)
    Tower of Song (Window In The Skies single)
    The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew (The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew single)

    2009 - 2013
    I Believe In Father Christmas (released on the Starbucks 'All You Need Is Love' EP)
    Kingdom Of Your Love (Soon) (Soon vinyl as part of the '360 Live At The Rose Bowl')
    No Line On The Horizon studio stems (bootleg)
    Magnificent studio stems (bootleg)
    No Line On The Horizon 2 (Get On Your Boots single)
    Ordinary Love (Ordinary Love single)
    Breathe (Alternative Version) (Ordinary Love single)
    Mercy (Wide Awake In Europe EP)
    North Star (only live 360 Tour Version - no studio version)
    Every Breaking Wave (Live 360 Tour Version)
    The Flowering Rose Of Glastonbury (only live 360 Tour Version - no studio version)
    The Return Of The Stingray Guitar (only live 360 Tour Version - no studio version)
    A Boy Falls From The Sky (only live 360 Tour Version - no studio version)
    Winter (Linear Version) (Linear)
    Winter (Brothers Version) (only on credits of 'Brothers' movie)
    Beach Demos at Bono's House (Eze, 2008) (bootleg)
    She's Gonna Blow Your House Down ('Achtung Baby' 2011 Remastered)
    Down All The Days ('Achtung Baby' 2011 Remastered)
    Everybody Loves A Winner ('Achtung Baby' 2011 Remastered)
    Heaven And Hell ('Achtung Baby' 2011 Remastered)
    Oh, Berlin ('Achtung Baby' 2011 Remastered)
    Near The Island ('Achtung Baby' 2011 Remastered)
    So Cruel ('From The Sky Down')
    Love Is Blindness ('From The Sky Down')
    The Fly ('From The Sky Down')
    'Baby' Zoo Station ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Even Better Than The Real Thing ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' One ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Until The End Of The World ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' So Cruel ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' The Fly ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Mysterious Ways ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Ultra Violet (Light My Way) ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Acrobat ('Kindergarten')
    'Baby' Love Is Blindness ('Kindergarten')

    2014 - 2020
    Invisible (Invisible single)
    Lucifer's Hands (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    The Crystal Ballroom (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    Across The Universe ('Across The Universe' OST)
    I Am The Walrus ('Across The Universe' OST)
    Every Breaking Wave (Acoustic Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    California (Acoustic Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    Raised by Wolves (Acoustic Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    Cedarwood Road (Acoustic Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    Song for Someone (Acoustic Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    The Miracle (Acoustic Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    Sleep Like A Baby Tonight (Alternative Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    The Troubles (Alternative Version) (Songs Of Innocence bonus track)
    This Is (Aslan Cover) (video stream only)
    The Fly (2015 'I/E Live' Version) (only on 'Live From Paris 2015 video'
    Love Is Blindness (From The Sky Down)
    The Little Things That Give You Away (Spotify Sessions)
    What's Going On (Spotify Sessions)
    The Lights Of Home (String Version) (Songs Of Experience bonus track)
    The Book Of Your Heart (Songs Of Experience bonus track)
    Red Hill Mining Town (2017 Mix) (Red Hill Mining Town '2017' single)
    Ahimsa (Ahimsa single)
    Let Your Love Be Known (only streaming version available)
    Stairway To Heaven (only streaming version available)
  8. Hello!!