1978 - 1982
U2 The Early Days
PAL
PRO-SHOT
menu, track select, play all

01. Street Mission, Youngline, RTE, March 1978 (incomplete) TVM
02. Life on a distant planet, Aspects of Rock, RTE, October 1979 TV2
03. Stories for boys, The Late Late Show, RTE, January 1980 (almost complete) TVM
04. The Ocean, Belfast, Queen’s University, BBC, 01/23/1981 TV1
05. 11 o’ clock tick tock, Belfast, Queen’s University, BBC, 01/23/1981 TV1
06. Cry/The Electric Co. Belfast, Queen’s University, BBC, 01/23/1981 TV1
07. Out of control, Belfast, Queen’s University, BBC, 01/23/1981 TV1
08. 11 o’clock tick tock, Mandagsborsen, Sweden, 02/08/1981 TV2
09. I will follow, Mandagsborsen, Sweden, 02/08/1981 TV2
10. Fire, TOTP, BBC, 1981 TV1
11. Rejoice, Something Else, BBC, 05/15/1982 TV1
12. I will follow, Something Else, BBC, 05/15/1982 TV1
13. With a shout, Something Else, BBC, 05/15/1982 TV1
14. Gloria, Get set for Summer, BBC, May 1982 TV2
15. A Celebration, Get set for Summer, BBC, May 1982 TV2
16. Rejoice, Get set for Summer, BBC, May 1982 TV2

Total Running Time: [53:33]

Source: TVM=Master, TV1=1st gen, TV2= 2nd gen

Notes:
This is a compilation of some of the best quality early U2 shows. I am not claiming that this is the best source available as it’s very difficult tracking down small clips in perfect quality from so many years ago but the overall quality is very good to excellent and you will do well to find better. There is a similar compilation called White flags on stage but the quality of this is much better. Also the quality of Belfast 81 is better than the NTSC version I put out there a couple of months ago, more colour and improved sound.

I have excluded a few performances such as OGWT 81 + Pink Pop 81 as I didn’t think the quality was good enough, if you have them in excellent quality or anything else from this era please let me know.

Video Attribute :
  Video compression mode : MPEG-2 (DxVA on)
  TV system : 625/50 (PAL)
  Aspect Ratio : 4:3
  Display Mode : reserved
  Source picture resolution : 704x576 (625/50)
  Frame Rate : 25.00
  Source picture letterboxed : Not letterboxed

Audio Attribute : 
  Audio Coding mode : Dolby Digital
  Sampling Rate : 48kHz
  Audio application mode : Not specified
  Number of Audio channels : 2.0
  Bitrate : 256 Kbps
  Number of Audio streams : 1