Comments on: Unanswered Questions, vol. 2

By: Peggy

Peggy — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:42:20 +0000

Hi Matt, can’t offer answers bur suggestions for finding answers. As a former librarian, I’d suggest trying your local public library or a university library if you have access. For Question # 1, PDF forms of UK/Irish newspapers may be online (libraries may have a subscription) or on microfilm – it would just involve time to search page by page around the dates of release.
Question #2 – Most libraries have NYT online – probably a mention in the Arts section.
Question #8 – this would likely to have been mentioned in the business section of a Dublin newspaper.
Question # 9 ABC News would have a library and has probably indexed all shows – maybe they would help. They might be listed in American Library Directory.
Finally, I used to be member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They have a library (would have been my dream job, but I didn’t want to live in Cleveland). Perhaps they could help with questions like the Italian awards.

Good luck

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:11:29 +0000

Annalisa – thanks so much, super helpful. Will email you about this, too.

Todd – thank you, too. Do you happen to know if the radio interview was just Bono, or other band members, too? (Also need your last name so I can give you credit.)

By: Annalisa

Annalisa — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:30:51 +0000

Hi Matt, I’ve just read the thread about the unsolved mysteries and… I think I’ve solved one :-)
Looking in one of my U2 books, namely “U2, 1979-2004: 25 anni di inquietudine rock” by Loris Cantarelli, I’ve found in the “Main tv appearences” section this mention:
“Discoring, RaiUno: interview with Bono and Adam and presentation of the gold record, november 1985″ (Discoring was one of the main shows about music at that time and RaiUno is the main channel of the Italian public television).
I hope it’s what you were looking for ;-) It would be very nice to be helpful to you!

Annalisa from Italy

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:06:12 +0000

After a radio interview on Seattle’s KYYX in late May 1983, Bono left the building and answered some questions on the front steps of the building from a handful of fans. My brother, who was there, said that one of the questions was “When is your next video coming out?” At the time only Gloria and New Year’s Day were on MTV. Bono’s answer was: “We just filmed a video on a rooftop in Paris for Two Hearts Beat as One” No days were available in March 1983 but they did play a show in France on April 3rd. Their next show was the start of the US War tour on April 23rd. So the answer has to be sometime in the first half of April 1983!

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:04:43 +0000

Eric – thank you. :-)

By: eric risdon

eric risdon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:03:16 +0000

6) Achtung Baby – the original version with Adam naked on the inner sleeve … was that covered up in all of N. America, or just in the USA?

I bought mine in Canada and it does have an X covering Adam

By: Laurent

Laurent — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:07:16 +0000

U2 toured the UK the whole month of march ending march 31st.
Their next show was the festival of Bourges april 3rd or 4th in the middle of France (app 200 km south of Paris).
I guess they shot the video in Paris in the first three days of april 1983 coming from London and on their way to Bourges.

By: u2search

u2search — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:33:02 +0000

6) Achtung Baby – the original version with Adam naked on the inner sleeve … was that covered up in all of N. America, or just in the USA?

Uhm,

I bought my copy in the Netherlands in a regular music store and that one is also X-ed. Backside says Printed in the USA though. No idea why they sold American copies in Europe?

By: me

me — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:05:56 +0000

cheers dave fanning, i was working in hmv the day after, an i was wondering why the hell everyboby was asking if bono was turning up, so feckin annoying

By: bjoern

bjoern — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:13:40 +0000

12) Dik was born in 1959 (no exact date yet, sorry) and it was definetely in the UK. Looking for more details