Three

Originally posted by Biograph1985:So "Three" must be the Holy Grail of U2 releases, huh?

Originally posted by aussiemofo:[..]


Are they not the versions on the Boy remastered bonus disc?

Originally posted by yeah:[..]

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The real holy grail is this

Originally posted by yeah:[..]

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The real holy grail is this

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

Coloured vinyl is always pricey. Seems Australia has had some limited coloured US singles.

There is a red (Aussie) "Desire" 7" [Limited edition red vinyl. Limited to 1500 copies. Released in a sleeve identical to that of the black vinyl release.]

http://u2wanderer.org/disco/sing023.html

There is a light blue (Aussie) "Angel of Harlem" 7" [Released in limited quantities in blue vinyl. Some sources have mentioned this release in coloured vinyl is limited to 1500 copies. The cover is identical to the black vinyl release, only the vinyl colour is different. The sleeve has a white border around the back which wasn't present on other releases around the world.]

http://u2wanderer.org/disco/sing024.html

There is a purple (Aussie) "All I Want Is You" 7" Purple vinyl limited release. Only 100 copies pressed officially and numbered, although it is expected that the press run might have been slightly higher. Each was hand numbered, and this is one of the rarer U2 collectibles on the market these days. The sleeve for the vinyl is identical to the sleeve for the regular black vinyl released at the same time.

http://u2wanderer.org/disco/sing026.html

Originally posted by yeah:[..]

In this context, those are rather numerous, though.
The green AIWIY I posted is reported to have 3 copies,

Australian 12'' clear vinyl of Pride: 5 copies
Australian LP blue vinyl of TUF: 5 copies/ green and black mispressing

And a bunch of releases with less than 50 copies (Irish "three" and IWF mispressing, Special Collection 80-87, WOWY UK Video single, ...)

That's a task if you have too much time and money on your hands.