Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)

On paper, there's no way that this package can be worth the asking price: two albums that most people will already own, a live DVD that has been available for years, a documentary that aired free on the BBC. Anyone could be forgiven for being somewhat cynical. So let's take a look in the box. PACKAGING Oh my God but this packaging is impressive. The art print portfolio and book are securely encased in a great-looking slipcase printed with the original album cover: for those of us who bought the album originally on CD, even having the cover at this scale is a treat. The portfolio comes in a brown card sleeve embossed with the album's "face star car" logo. The sixteen art prints themselves are on heavy, high-quality card and enable you to assemble your own version of the album sleeve if you have sixteen square foot of wall nearby. Very good (and I don't even care about the prints!) The hardback book is simply gorgeous: six CDs are housed securely in the front cover, four DVDs in the back cover. The book contains copious artwork and a number of essays in addition to lyrics and credits for the box set. Personally I prefer text to photos, but a good balance is struck between the two and the production is very good. Basically, the book on its own could fetch a substantial retail price. THE CDs Discs one and two are Achtung Baby and Zooropa. You don't need my opinion on how good these albums are (if you don't rate them at five stars you should seriously consider why you are reading about this set in the first place). I thought that these albums had been remastered, but if so, I can't hear it. They were always great-sounding albums and they still are, but - if they aren't remastered - there will be no reason for most U2 fans ever to take them out of the book. Disc Three and Disc Four are CDs of remixes. You know what to expect. Disc Five collects the B Sides and Bonus Tracks. Often discs like this are "all filler no killer", but in this case half of the tracks are from the Achtung Baby sessions and offer intriguing glimpses of a different path that the album could have taken. Disc Six is a treat: the entire album in a so-called "Kindergarten" version, which seems to be mixed from the original album sessions in Berlin. I suspect that for most fans this is the disc that will be the most interesting: the versions are notably different in places and the sound quality excellent. The overall running time for the CDs is six hours and while not everything on those six hours will interest all fans, there is enough here to please most listeners, whether you are a U2 obsessive or just a casual fan who likes these studio albums. THE DVDs The DVD selection in this set is slightly dodgy. The new documentary is an entire DVD with only about an hour and a quarter on it. Because it's a new documentary, you get Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks but, to be honest, it's not as revealing as it thinks and it is a shame that this isn't a longer cut of the documentary than aired on television. It wouldn't have killed them to put some bonus performances on this disc. The Videos DVD has a running time of a little short of one and a half hours, is in 4:3 ratio and only has a stereo soundtrack. It includes all the variants of each video, and includes all the videos for Zooropa as well as those for Achtung Baby, so it's certainly a disc that a collector would want. The Zoo TV: Live in Sydney DVD is in 4:3 ratio and the video quality is not great. It's a shame that this wasn't remastered and given a commentary, but bear in mind that you are getting what amounts to nearly two and a half hours of the band live with a soundtrack in Dolby Digital and DTS. If you don't have it already, it's a very decent extra. The Bonus Material DVD is actually pretty good, bringing together the Zoo TV documentary and other bits & pieces. Again, video quality is not great and the sound is only stereo, but it was definitely worth pulling together almost three hours of (mainly promotional) footage and fans will enjoy this. OVERALL This is a very decent package, even given the uber-deluxe pricepoint. If your wallet can bear it, get one before they're gone.

The CD arrived very quickly and it was well packaged to protect it. It came in perfect condition even with the little steel tag in it to stop it being stolen 🤣🤣🤣 Box in perfect condition plays well and the price was astonishingly brilliant. Would buy again off this seller if they have more CDs I'd want to buy.

Had this album on CD since its release, decided it was time to get it on Vinyl, the first copy i got from Amazon had a pressing fault on side 3 track 3, so I returned this copy, I have a strange feeling this had already been returned due to the missing Hype-Sticker and poster, despite this all the other tracks were superb, a really good dynamic pressing on 180g vinyl. Unfortunately another copy was not available through Amazon, but i managed to get a copy from HMV online. I can report this copy was 100% tip top condition, if your a U2 fan and into vinyl, you really should get this 30th Anniversary copy.

Item exactly as described, very well-packaged and delivered on time

As described quick delivery

This Super Deluxe box is a thing of beauty to any hardcore U2 fan. And let's face it, U2 really have set the bar pretty high when it comes to deluxe box sets for their album remasters. Check out these " The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered - Super Deluxe Edition) " & " Joshua Tree (Deluxe) ". Contained within this set is almost everything to do with their mammoth albums Achtung Baby & Zooropa, both aural and visual, as well as the Zoo Tv world tour, gathered together in the one slipcase. Let's have a look at what's inside... First up, the package. The quality is right up there with some of the best Super Deluxe box sets we've had released of late. Nice thick paper/cardboard for the book, art prints and slipcase. 10 discs (6xcd and 4xDVD) are safely housed inside the front and back covers of the huge 12" LP sized book and arrived at my house all in place and undamaged. There are some really nice essays about the recording process from the various parties involved and a lot of photos taken by Anton Corbjin while the album was being made. The audio for the most part sounds good on all discs and it's great to have all of those fantastic club mixes in the one place, spread out over two discs instead of having to dig out all my vinyl & cd singles. There's also a disc of bonus tracks and b-sides, some of which are demos. Interesting to hear this now legendary band jamming. BUT, the real revelation here is the previously unreleased first mix of the entire album, the so called "Kindergarten" version. This is where I started my revisiting of Achtung Baby and if you know the album well it's fascinating to hear different mixes, arrangements and even lyrics. Without a doubt, a major bonus of this box set. All in all six cd's of pretty good content. Now to the dvd's. The new documentary "From The Sky Down" is good, if not a bit short at only an hour and fifteen minutes. The second dvd is a collection of videos in all their various alternate versions and mixes from both albums. The third dvd contains a couple of MTV specials, one of which is almost a full show from the first USA leg of the Zoo Tv tour and a couple of period documentaries, some of which have been previously released on the second disc of U2 - Zoo TV [Limited Edition] [DVD ] deluxe set. The fourth dvd is disc one from the above mentioned Zoo Tv release which I already own and believe most U2 fans will also have previously purchased. It would have been nice to get a different show from what was a very extensive tour. I've taken off a star from what otherwise would've been a five star set for making me buy this dvd again. If you're a crazy U2 fan like me, I suggest you track down one of these box sets ASAP. I think you'll be suitably impressed especially with the previously unreleased audio. If you're extra fanatical then there's the " Achtung Baby 20th Anniversary Über Deluxe Box Set " which is a little more on the expensive side and has vinyl records as well as all the digital discs amongst a host of extra content. I'm more than happy with the Super Deluxe. Now, I'm ready for the laughing gas and am off to Zoo Station, it's even better than the real thing.

IMO U2's best album. Had it on vinyl when first out, which got lost due to house moves and have had it on CD which sounded terrible, but this new remaster is amazing! Sounds so much better. With great artwork. Comes as a double album but sticks to 33rpm speed so unlike many remastered 2 a' side albums. Honestly if you like this album this is the version you should own. No if's. No but's just Achtung Baby :)

It is awesome I like the box set I wear the sunglasses everyday I spent over 500 pounds It was a lot of money. I saved my money for 3 months no one gives me money. This is my favourite Box Set I love the DVDs I like this more than other U2 albums I wanted it since my birthday but I was still saving it.

U2 sí que saben complacer a sus fans. Habrán bajado el pistón musicalmente (aunque ya no tienen que demostrar nada a nadie), caerán mejor o peor, pero está claro que cumplen con creces a la hora de reeditar o publicar sus discos en vinilo. Esta edición sólo tiene, para mí, un pequeño inconveniente, y es que la imagen de Adam Clayton desnudo en la contraportada está censurada, a los que somos un poco quisquillosos con los detalles nos molesta, pero es algo mínimo, lo importante está dentro. La edición, espectacular, dos discos con tres canciones por cara y un sonido soberbio. No creo que sea necesario comentar nada sobre su calidad musical, mucho se ha dicho ya desde 1991 y no aportaría nada nuevo. Creo, al contrario, más oportuno comentar que al ser el original un solo disco, esta reedición incluye una funda más con imágenes no publicadas anteriormente; además, como viene siendo costumbre en sus vinilos, los discos vienen en fundas antiestáticas, lo cual es una decisión acertadísima, porque las fundas "originales" con imágenes o texto impreso suelen ser más incómodas para guardar los vinilos (por ejemplo sucede con el Wish You Were Here de Pink Floyd, buena edición pero la funda interior es excesivamente ajustada e incómoda a la hora de meter o sacar el disco). En fin, que han cuidado los detalles, manteniendo la esencia del disco clásico y, a la vez, mejorándola incorporando algunos elementos adicionales, y eso los fans lo apreciamos.

Cd molto bello con libretto spettacolare . Custodia rotta . Diciamo che su sei pezzi(non dello stesso articolo ma di cd diversi ) ne ho ricevuti quattro con la custodia rotta . Per il pacco consiglierei di migliorare .

El álbum con buena calidad en el sonido como en la presentación, tiene una caja roja que contiene el álbum, los discos de vinilo en color rojo y azul, con 1 poster y las letras, el sonido es muy bueno. Llegó la caja sin un solo rasguño. Lo esperado para una gran obra, que debe estar en cualquier colección.

Okay I'm going to do my best to break down Achtung Baby Super Deluxe Edition. First, the packaging: The set comes in a nice box that includes 16 LP size cardboard photos from the album sessions. The other part of the set is the book. The book is great with essays by Andrew Mueller, Daniel Lanois, Anton Corbijn, Martin Scholz, Martin Wroe, Brain Eno, and Bill Flanagan. There are also tons of photos and the hand written lyrics to "One". There are also several pages dedicated to the CDs and DVDs in the set with the track listings, times, original release info, etc. The one complaint is all of the CDs and DVDs are actually housed in the inside covers rather then having individual cases (got to get the Uber edition for that). The Music: Most U2 collectors will have 85% of the music on these 6 discs. There have been some tweeks to Achtung Baby and I think it sounds great. Zooropa appears to be the same mix but is still a great album and I hope it gets its own edition when the time comes. Disc 3 is the first of the re-mix CDs. All have been release before except the final track which is "One (Apollo 440 Remix) which basically adds a new intro, throws some beats in the middle and tags on a new drum ending. That being said, Achtung Baby is an album that really lends itself to remixes but I think Disc 4 is the better of the remix CDs. Again Disc 4 has only one unreleased song. Another remix of "One" again by Apollo 440 but I prefer this "Ambient" mix to the one on Disc 3. Discs 5 and (especially) 6 are the reasons most are buying the set. Disc 5 has B-Sides and some unreleased songs. The Unreleased songs are mostly from the Achtung Baby sessions. The only one not from the sessions is "Even Better Then the Real Thing (Fish out of Water Remix)". The unreleased songs are "Blow Your House Down" a nice rocker, "Heaven and Hell", a moody song that seems to be Bono riffing with lyrics. "Oh Berlin" kind of a mid-tempo song that feels like the band felt like they had to write a song about the city in which they were recording. "Near the Island" a nice little instrumental which has a real Edge/Eno (even though Eno isn't credited) feel to it. "Down All The Days", this is a really good song that with a little work could have been great. Not sure why it got put away. One of those songs that just builds and builds. Finally there is "Everybody Loves A Winner" a slower song with Bono mostly singing in falsetto and some nice Edge background vocals. The rest of Disc 4 are previously released B-Sides. Disc 6-Kindergaten: I'd love to go into a song by song review of just this CD. This is a billed as an early version of Achtung Baby or demos from early songs. It feels more like pieced together bits of demos from each song but that is not a bad thing. Some stick fairly close to the original (Zoo Station, One) and some are almost brand new songs (Even Better Then The Real Thing, Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World). This is a fantastic Disc! It will never replace the original but it is definitely something that will get repeated listens and not just the once over and put away. The DVD's: The set also includes 4 DVDs. The first is the Documentary "From the Sky Down". While I really enjoy this documentary it seems to have a problem decided if it is a film about the history of U2 or a film about the making of Achtung Baby. I would have preferred more of the behind the scenes from the making of the album. There is one great part though when Bono and The Edge are listening to some of the original sessions a certain song suddenly morphs into another and a huge light bulb goes off...don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it but it is one of the best moments caught on tape of the birth of a song. DVD 2 is a collection of the music videos from Achtung Baby and Zooropa. Some are better then others but it's nice to have them all. DVD 3 has quite a bit on it. There is Zoo TV Special. Which is sort of but not quite behind the scenes of the ZooTV tour. Basically the concert intercut with some behind the scenes and some ZooTV news updates and other things. The rest of the DVD is comprised of shorts. There is The MTV show "Most Wanted" where a fan won a chance to see a U2 show via satellite from his house. It shows some interviews and music videos but is actually a bit boring. There is also a MTV documentary, U2 on Naked City, and U2 on TV-AM which are all about the same...interview clips, music clips, ZooTV craziness all mashed together. The last documentary is called Trabantland. It's about the small, East German car that is featured in some of the videos and promo photos. It's enjoyable especially after seeing "From the Sky Down" and how the band used to see these cars abandoned daily because their East German drivers made the pilgrimage to Berlin just as the cars gave out. There is also some CD-Rom content on this disc. Wallpapers, Screensavers, and links to websites. Disc 4 is the ZooTV live in Sydney Concert. I didn't own the video of this (just the CD) so I was glad to add this to my collection. Concert films aren't my favorite things to watch but this was a really great show with a nice set list. I wish they could have cleaned up the video for this release but that may have something to do with how it was originally shot. Overall this is a 5 star buy for me. Yes I own a lot of the material already but the new items and the packaging (mainly the book) justify double dipping for this release. I hope this review helped. It's my first music review but I wanted to let people know what to expect from this wonderful set.

Die CD kam rasch und in guter Qualität. Bin zufrieden.