Axver presented a nice overview of the bonus material on the remasters. He adds some interesting information on songs recorded on the various sessions. I realised that we have little knowledge regarding the various songs recorded by U2 through the years. We have the U2 Live book that presents us with set lists and facts on almost all U2 concerts. We lack a similar listing of all the songs recorded during the various sessions. In the book that accompanies the Joy Division Heart & Soul box set there is an overview of their recording sessions. In a similar fashion, this site lists Joy Division’s studio sessions. It shows which songs were recorded and if they appeared on an (official) release. This is relatively easy for Joy Division as they had a short life-span. But there is nothing that stands in the way of U2 sessionography. Such a sessionography would not only make clear what is still in the vaults, but also how complete the digital Complete U2 was.
On a side note, am I the only one who’s missing the lyrics on the song Speed of Life? On the recordings of the Dublin show on February 26 in 1980, Bono is singing some lyrics. However, there is no singing by anyone on my bonus disc. Is this another misprint just like the War-booklet? Or did they left the song unfinished? They could have pulled a Wave-of-Sorrow, since they were in the studio recording Angels Too Tied to the Ground earlier this year.
