Album: When U2 first released Under a Blood Red Sky, the original version of "The Electric Co." that was on the album included a 27-second snippet of Bono singing Sondheim's "Send In The Clowns." The band failed to get permission and pay the appropriate licensing and royalty fees to include Sondheim's tune on the album. When Sondheim objected, U2 agreed to pay a $50,000 (US) penalty for the unauthorized use and to press all future releases with a new version that did not include the 27-seconds of "Send In The Clowns."
So the original version of the album has the full "Electric. Co." running 5:17 and the edited version of the album has the song ending at 4:51. Your best bet for finding the original release with the unedited version of "Electric Co." is to track down a vinyl copy of the album. The original pressing will say 5:18, while future pressings on vinyl were corrected to say 4:51.
Description / Collector's info: | |
Music Genre: |
Irish Rock |
Album Production Information: |
Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Engineer: Shelly Yakus, Bobby Cohenat the Hit Factory |
Label Information: |
Island Records 205 904 |
Media Format: |
12" LP |
Year & Country: |
1983 Made in Germany |
Band Members and Musicians on: U2 Live Under a Blood Red Sky Uncensored |
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Track Listing of: U2 Live Under a Blood Red Sky Uncensored |
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Record Label Details: 205 904