| LINER NOTES |
| Produced by Steve Lillywhite. Live tracks mixed by
Steve Lillywhite, assisted by Andy Lyden. Recorded live in Werchter,
Belgium, July 1982 by I.D. TV and Film productions, Amsterdam. Produced
by Harry de Winter. Taken from soundtrack to TV special "U2 Live
at Werchter" Available through I.D. TV and Film Productions. Photography
by Ian Finlay. Make Up Guggi. |
| OTHER NOTES |
| New Year's Day, the first single from War,
is the first single released simultaneously around the world. It
was released in various formats including a 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl, a double
7" pack, and later a CD.
New Year's Day continues to be a staple in live performances.
It appeared on 1983's Under a Blood Red Sky live
EP. It appears again on 2000's Hasta La Vista
Baby live CD. The "Special Version" edit of New Year's Day was
also released on 1997's Best of 1980-1990.
The "Long Version" of New Year's Day is the same version that is featured
on the album War. |
| CATALOG INFORMATION |
| 7" VINYL: |
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| Country: |
Ireland |
| Label: |
CBS Records |
| Catalog: |
CBS A 3105 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Initial releases of the single in Ireland were on the CBS
Sunburst label with the UK TM number printed on the label of the single. |
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| Country: |
Ireland |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
CBSA 3105 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve / Pack |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Reissues of the Irish single were printed on one of two
labels, one was a sunburst CBS label without the UK TM number. The others
were on a red label with CBS in white. The picture sleeve was the
same in all cases. |
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| Country: |
UK |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
WIP 6848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Original issue with punch out center in the vinyl. |
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| Country: |
UK |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
WIP 6848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Reissue with small hole in vinyl. Same label and picture
sleeve as the earlier pressings. |
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| Country: |
USA |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
7-99915 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Generic Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in the generic red island sleeve. |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
79 99157 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Generic Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in a generic Polygram generic sleeve. |
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| Country: |
Australia |
| Label: |
Island / Festival Records |
| Catalog: |
K-8983 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Generic Festival Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in a generic Festival sleeve. |
| Other Images: |
| One of many alternate
Festival Sleeves / B Side
of Vinyl |
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| Country: |
France |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
811 323-7 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Edit) / Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete
the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Different back picture sleeve than the rest of the world. |
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| Country: |
France |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
811 323-7 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Edit) / Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete
the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Second issue of the single in France. Slightly different
sleeve. Label is the same as the initial release. |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
105 107-100 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Catalog number is printed on the front sleeve unlike in
other areas. |
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| Country: |
Italy |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
WIP 26848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
Spain |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
B-105107 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| The price is printed right on the front picture sleeve,
in the bottom right corner. |
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| Country: |
Sweden |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
WIP-6848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Colours on the front cover are different than on other releases,
U2 is in black and the song listings are in grey. |
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| Country: |
South Africa |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
WIP 6637 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Generic Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in a generic sleeve. |
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| Country: |
The Netherlands |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
105.000 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
Japan |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
7S-86 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Generic Sleeve with Insert |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Special Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) |
| Further Information: |
| Different "cover" image than was available in other regions. |
| Other Images: |
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| DOUBLE 7" VINYL: |
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| Country: |
Ireland |
| Label: |
CBS Records |
| Catalog: |
CBSA3105 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
UK |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
UWIP6848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Short Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Label of vinyl clearly marked differently than the single
vinyl releases. |
| Other Images: |
| Inside Record
Insert (Front) / Inside
Record Insert (Back) / B
Side of Vinyl One / A Side
of Vinyl Two / B Side of
Vinyl Two |
| 12" VINYL: |
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| Country: |
Ireland |
| Label: |
CBS Records |
| Catalog: |
CBS 12 3105 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
UK |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
12WIP 6848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
| B Side Label |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
WIP 6848 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| B Side Label |
| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
France |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
814 948-1 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (US Remix) / Two Hearts Beat as One (US Remix) |
| Further Information: |
| A release with a unique cover for France only. This vinyl
featured the US Remixes with New Year's Day making up the A Side of the
vinyl. Two versions of the France release exist, both contain the same
vinyl labels, but have slightly different text in the bottom middle.
One copy lists "Recto: Photo X, Made and printed in France by Glory - 92602
Asnieres" and the other version lists "Recto: Photo X, Imp. Polygram Industries
Messageries. Imprime en France". The above scans are from the first
version, the alternate back cover can be seen below. Other than these markings
both versions are identical. |
| Other Images: |
| B Side Label
of Vinyl / Alternate Back
Cover (Imprime en France) |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
600 741 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
Netherlands |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
600 741 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
Portugal |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
UWIP 6848-P |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Picture sleeve features a smaller photo of Peter Rowan than
other 12" covers around the world. |
| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
Spain |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
F-600.780 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
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| Other Images: |
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| Country: |
Japan |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
18S 183 |
| UPC: |
None |
| Package: |
Picture Sleeve with OBI |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| Released in Japan with an OBI strip listing the tracks found
on this release in Japanese. |
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| 5" CD: |
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| Country: |
Austria |
| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
664 973 |
| UPC: |
4 007196 649736 |
| Package: |
Slimline Jewel |
| Matrix: |
664973 11 |
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| Track Listing: |
| New Year's Day (Long Version) / Treasure (Whatever Happened
to Pete the Chop?) / Fire (Live) / I Threw a Brick (Live) / A Day Without
Me (Live) |
| Further Information: |
| This CD was pressed in 1991 at the same time the Austrian
label was repressing several other CDs. Although marked copyright
1982, it was in fact pressed 9 years later. |
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