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‘We Were Onto Something’: U2 Announces ‘Shadow’ Version of ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb’

Twenty years after U2 released 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,' the band will be unveiling what it calls a “shadow album” from those sessions.

The new package, available to preorder now, will also include the “Vertigo” B-side “Are We Gonna Wait Forever?” and “Picture of You (X + W)” and will be released on vinyl for Record Store Day as well as on streaming platforms. Still, Atomic Bomb, which included production contributions from recurring U2 collaborators Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, left Bono with mixed emotions. “What you’re getting on this shadow album is that raw energy of discovery, the visceral impact of the music, a sonic narrative, a moment in time, the exploration and interaction of four musicians playing together in a room,” the Edge also said.

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