: Unlike modern digital remasters that often suffer from loudness war compression, this rip maintains the "air" and separation of the original master .
This review covers the 1980 UK Island Records pressing (catalogue number ILPS 9646) as digitized by the well-known vinyl transfer archivist "pbthal." For audiophiles and collectors, the "vtw" (Vinyl To Website) link usually indicates a specific lineage of high-quality, needle-drop transfers that are often preferred over the official CD masters for this specific era of U2. u2 boy 1980 uk pbthal lp 2496 flac vtw link