U2 "Achtung Baby" Compact Disc, 1991

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Artifact Overview

Introduced in the 1980s, compact disc players provided digital quality music to listeners. Many drivers, who had fumbled through 8-track and cassette tape playlists, wanted to have this new technology available in their cars. At first available on high-end luxury vehicles, CD players now can be found in most cars. The Irish band, U2, released this CD in 1991.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Compact disc

Date Made

1991

Creator Notes

Performed by U2 in Dublin, Ireland & Berlin, Germany for Island Records, New York City, New York.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

2011.137.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.625 in
Width: 4.875 in
Thickness: 0.375 in

Inscriptions

Decal on front cover packaging: U2 ACHTUNG BABY / INCLUDES / ONE UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD / MYSTERIOUS WAY / 314 510 347-4 STO2 Packaging: ISLAND RECORDS, INC. / 14 E. 4TH ST., NY, NY 10012/ COPYRIGHT 1991 ISLAND RECORDS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. PRODUCED BY DANIEL LANOIS WITH BRIAN ENO. ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY FLOOD. MIXED BY STEVE LILLYWHITE. RECORDED IN BERLIN AND DUBLIN.
U2 "Achtung Baby" Compact Disc, 1991