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Originally posted by pesto:picked up my copy today. i may have missed something, but i thought the release was only 5000 copies? they are numbered. mine is #5522. shop owner said he received 10 copies. (i happened to grab the last one . this is a little out of the way record shop in CT, so i somehow doubt the 5,000 number (plus the obvious reason of mine being 5522)

interesting...so much for the big Black Friday sale.

evman

14 years

Originally posted by pesto:picked up my copy today. i may have missed something, but i thought the release was only 5000 copies? they are numbered. mine is #5522. shop owner said he received 10 copies. (i happened to grab the last one . this is a little out of the way record shop in CT, so i somehow doubt the 5,000 number (plus the obvious reason of mine being 5522)

what record store in ct was it i live in new haven ct

gerryhickey

14 years

WANKER !!!!

http://cgi.ebay.ie/U2-Wide-Awake-Europe-12-Vinyl-LP-pre-limited-RSD-/150522474588?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item230bd6b05c

jofice

14 years

The bastard..

Malahide

14 years

Originally posted by pesto:picked up my copy today. i may have missed something, but i thought the release was only 5000 copies? they are numbered. mine is #5522. shop owner said he received 10 copies. (i happened to grab the last one . this is a little out of the way record shop in CT, so i somehow doubt the 5,000 number (plus the obvious reason of mine being 5522)

Picked up your copy today?? Guess we miss something then, how is that possible?
Post the picture here

gerryhickey

14 years

Originally posted by Malahide:[..]

Picked up your copy today?? Guess we miss something then, how is that possible?
Post the picture here

Ive seen pics of people holding their copies so it must be possible

http://www.atu2.com/news/photos-wide-awake-in-europe-seen-in-the-wild.html

haytrain

14 years

Originally posted by Malahide:[..]

Picked up your copy today?? Guess we miss something then, how is that possible?

maybe they started the pressings @ #5,000? I have no idea...

haytrain

14 years

nevermind.

pesto

14 years

Originally posted by evman:[..]

what record store in ct was it i live in new haven ct

music outlet, enfield, CT.
and yes it is out. gary ( shop owner) had already sold his other 9 copies, so im not entirely sure when exactly he got them in.

pesto

14 years

@U2, November 19, 2010
By: m2 / @mattmcgee

We've reported, and you likely know by now, that U2 is issuing a limited-edition vinyl next week called Wide Awake In Europe. The three-track record is being sent to independent record stores across North America as part of Record Store Day; some UK and Ireland stores are also expected to have it. The release date is Friday, November 26th. But U2 fan Mike S. has managed to get his hands on a couple copies of the record already, and took the photos below. (thx to Jose for help)

Our question: If this record is said to be limited to 5,000 pressings, how come Mike has numbers 5500 and 5501? (see third picture below)

UPDATE: A contact at Universal Music has answered this question for us. Here's why:

"During the manufacturing process, some jackets get damaged during the numbering process. These jackets are destroyed, but we do not go back and re-set the numbering machine for each damaged jacket. We simply run numbers past 5,000. If we didn’t do this, we would end up with much less than 5,000 total units."

pesto

14 years