Vinyl Pickup: U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)

Today I picked up my favorite U2 album.  Achtung Baby came out in 1992 back when I was in high school.  I remember first time playing it on a cassette in my Sony Walkman.  It was the first pre-recorded cassette tape I got that didn't use normal bias tapes.  It was recorded on metal bias tape.  When I first listened to it, the opening track Zoo Station had some weird synthentic drum beats to it.  I thought there was something wrong with the tape and come to realize its normal.  It was a sound that I've never heard before from U2 up to that point.   I had to sell off a bunch of vintage computer magazine to get this original pressing copy of the vinyl.  So many good songs on this album and by far my favorite U2 album and the most different.

Record Store Day 2021 pickup.

 

  

The only thing I wanted from this Record Store Day.  I was actually surprised that there wasn't a line going into the record store.  Printed on 180gram vinyl with the stick figure etching on one side and 4 tracks on the other side.

1. Alive (Promo Single Version)
2. Wash (Original Version
3. I've Got A Feeling
4. Dirty Frank (Original Version)