U2 ACHTUNG BABY VINYL LP UK ORIGINAL NUDE UNCENSORED

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U2
Achtung Baby

Original English Pressing
Banned Uncensored Nude Cover
Band Member Adam Naked On Back Cover Photo (later pressings had a red star over his band member)

Label: Island Records Catalog#: U28 510347-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: Nov 1991
Condition:
Vinyl: VG+
          scuffing on both sides
          light noise audible in quiet  parts
          no scratches
          no skips
Cover: VG+
           light corner and edge wear
           No writing
           No soiling
           No splits
           No ring wear
Picture Inner Sleeve: VG
            2in. split at bottom
            vinyl kept in after market paper sleeve after it was in my possession
Picture/Lyric Insert: NM

Album Description:
Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 19 November 1991 on Island Records. Stung by the criticism of their 1988 release Rattle and Hum, U2 shifted their musical direction to incorporate alternative rock, industrial, and electronic dance music influences into their sound. Thematically, the album is darker, more introspective, and at times more flippant than the band's previous work. Achtung Baby and the subsequent multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were central to the group's 1990s reinvention, which replaced their earnest public image with a more lighthearted and self-deprecating one.

Seeking inspiration on the eve of German reunification, U2 began recording Achtung Baby in Berlin's Hansa Studios in October 1990. The sessions were fraught with conflict, as the band argued over their musical direction and the quality of their material. After weeks of tension and slow progress, the group made a breakthrough with the improvised writing of the song "One". They returned to Dublin in 1991, where morale improved and the majority of recordings were completed. To confound the public's expectations of the band and their music, U2 chose the album's facetious title and colourful multi-image sleeve.

Achtung Baby is one of U2's most successful records. It earned favourable reviews and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 Top Albums, while topping the charts in many other countries. It spawned five hit singles, including "One", "Mysterious Ways", and "The Fly". The album has sold 18 million copies worldwide and won a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. One of the most acclaimed records of the 1990s, Achtung Baby is regularly featured on lists of the greatest albums of all-time.

Track-listing:
1.     "Zoo Station" 4:36
2.     "Even Better Than the Real Thing" 3:41
3.     "One" 4:36
4.     "Until the End of the World" 4:39
5.     "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" 5:16
6.     "So Cruel" 5:49
7.     "The Fly" 4:29
8.     "Mysterious Ways" 4:04
9.     "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" 3:53
10.     "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" 5:31
11.     "Acrobat" 4:30
12.     "Love Is Blindness" 4:23


Record has been cleaned on a VPI HW-16.5 record cleaning machine and stored outside of cover in the protective plastic outer sleeve.

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• Condition Code / Grading Scale: I do not grade mint for anything, vinyl is never flawless.

NM = Near Mint:

Record looks and sounds new. No scratches, surface noise, ticks or pops. If there would be any surface noise, it would be very soft. If there would be a tick or pop, it would only be one or two soft ones.

NM- = Near Mint Minus:

Record looks and sounds very acceptable. This is a record that can be enjoyed. It may have some slight visible marks and may have surface noise and a few ticks and pops, but this will still be minimal.

 VG = Very Good:

Record looks and sounds used. This record has lots of surface noise and has visible scratches. For listening or collecting it is only good as "filler".

 + = Plus: (such as VG+)

Indicates the degree of closeness to the next higher grade.