About the first issue of the 12" single “U2-3”

 

Record label: CBS Ireland

Catalog No.: 12-7951

Release: 1979

Cover: CBS Sleeve with hand-numbered sticker.

Label: Ireland is spelled correctly. The band's names appear on both sides of the record near the label in the dead wax. “Made in England” on bottom. Bold typeface for “U2”. Stereo is written in big letters (STEREO). No CBS inc. on bottom of the label.

Sticker: Hand-numbered by Jackie Hayden. All copies have either black or blue ink numbers.

 

There exist six editions of the 12" U2-3 single, but only the first is stickered.

 

2nd printing
Record label:
 CBS Ireland

Catalog No.:
 12-7951
Release:
 1979

Cover: CBS Sleeve
Label: Ireland is misspelled (Irelnad). The band's names appear on both sides of the record near the label in the dead wax. “Made in England” on bottom. Normal typeface for “U2”. Stereo is written with just the first letter big (Stereo). No CBS inc. on bottom of the label.

 

3rd printing

Record label: 
CBS Ireland

Catalog No.: 
12-7951

Release: 
1979

Cover: CBS Sleeve

Label: Ireland is misspelled (Irelnad). The band's names appear on both sides of the record near the label in the dead wax. No “Made in England” on bottom. Normal typeface for “U2”. Stereo is written with just the first letter big (Stereo). No CBS inc. on bottom of the label.

 

4th printing

Record label: 
CBS Ireland

Catalog No.:
 12-7951
Release: 
1979

Cover: CBS Sleeve
Label: Ireland is misspelled (Irelnad). The band's names appear only on one side of the record near the label in the dead wax. No “Made in England” on bottom, but on the side at the end of the circle linings. Normal typeface for “U2”. Stereo is written with just the first letter big (Stereo). No CBS inc. on bottom of the label.

 

5th printing

Record label: 
CBS Ireland

Catalog No.: 
12-7951

Release: 
1979

Cover: black die cut generic sleeve

Label: Ireland is misspelled (Irelnad). The band's names appear only on one side of the record near the label in the dead wax. No “Made in England” on bottom, but on the side at the end of the circle linings. Normal typeface for “U2”. Stereo is written with just the first letter big (Stereo). CBS inc. on bottom of the label.

 

6th printing

Record label: 
CBS Ireland

Catalog No.: 
12-7951

Release: 
1979

Cover: black die cut generic sleeve

Label: Ireland is misspelled (Irelnad). The band's names appear only on one side of the record near the label in the dead wax. No “Made in England” on bottom, and no “Made in England” on the side at the end of the circle linings. Normal typeface for “U2”. Stereo is written with just the first letter big (Stereo). CBS inc. on bottom of the label.

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