U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)

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NM Original 1st Pressing

Island Records: 968 817-1
Format: 12" LP, Standard Black Vinyl
Made in the EU for distribution in the U.S.
Includes: Original Custom Graphics Inner Sleeve and 16-page Booklet
Cover Condition: NM, Near Perfection! No flaws. Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: NM! Stunning copy! Lables are NM!
The inner sleeve and 16-page booklet are also NM! 

Release Info:  How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. Much like their previous album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was commercially successful and critically acclaimed and maintains a more traditional rock sound after the band experimented with alternative rock and dance music in the 1990s. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite, with others involved in the production including Flood, Jacknife Lee, Nellee Hooper, Chris Thomas, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and Carl Glanville. The title of the album derives from a lyric in the song "Fast Cars", which was only available on some versions of the album.

U2 lead singer Bono described the album as "our first rock album. It's taken us twenty years or whatever it is, but this is our first rock album." Although not a concept album in the traditional sense, most of the music on the record deals with the world at the crossroads of its existence. Love and war, peace and harmony, and approaching death are themes of the album.

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and its singles won all nine Grammy Awards for which it was nominated (U2 themselves were awarded eight out of the nine). The album also was the fourth biggest selling album of 2004, selling over 9 million copies and yielded several successful singles in "Vertigo", "City of Blinding Lights", and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own".

The album was also included in Rolling Stone's list of 100 Best Albums of the Decade at number 68.

A week prior to the album's release, U2.com streamed the album in its entirety for visitors.

"Vertigo" was featured on a widely-aired television commercial for the Apple iPod. Apple, in a partnership with the band, released a special edition iPod bearing the black and red color scheme of the album, as well as laser-engraved autographs of each member on the back. The Complete U2, an iTunes Store-exclusive box set featuring 448 tracks, including previously unreleased content was also released. Proceeds from the iPod and iTunes partnerships were donated to charity. A live version of "Original of the Species" from the concert film Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago was later featured in commercials for the video iPod.

U2 made various promotional appearances on television. On 20 November 2004, U2 appeared as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live, performing "Vertigo", "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", and "I Will Follow". Two days later, on the day of the album's release, U2 performed on a flat-bed truck, which drove through much of downtown New York City. The drive ended at the Brooklyn Bridge, under which the band performed a "secret gig", some of which comprised an MTV special and an EP called Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge.

All music composed by U2.

1. "Vertigo" 3:11
2. "Miracle Drug" 3:54
3. "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" 5:08
4. "Love and Peace or Else" 4:48
5. "City of Blinding Lights" 5:47
6. "All Because of You" 3:34
7. "A Man and a Woman" 4:30
8. "Crumbs from Your Table" 5:03
9. "One Step Closer" 3:48
10. "Original of the Species" 4:41
11. "Yahweh" 4:22