U2 The Unforgettable Fire Vinyl Record 7 Inch Island 1985 ISD 220 UK Pressing Double Pack 45 Limited

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
(Original UK Pressing Limited Edition Double Pack. Black/White Island Labels. Solid Centre Label Design. Housed in Gatefold Card Picture Sleeve, complete with die-cut black Island inner sleeves that have the white Island logo on them. A-1U/B-2U/A-2U/B-1U Matrix)

Format: Vinyl Record - 2 x 7 Inch (45 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1985
Label: Island
Catalogue No. ISD 220

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped, etched): ISD 2201 A-1U-1-1⇀3 GRAEME
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): ISD 2201 B-2U-1-1⇀3
Matrix / Runout (Side C, runout, stamped): ISD 2202 A-2U-1-1x1
Matrix / Runout (Side D, runout, stamped): ISD 2202 B-1U-1-1x1

Condition: VG+/VG+ (Sleeve, inner sleeves and vinyl records are in clean condition. The sleeve has some minor edge wear. The vinyl records have a few minor signs of play)

Side A:
1. The Unforgettable Fire
Side B:
1. A Sort Of Homecoming
Side C:
1. Love Come Tumbling
2. Sixty Seconds In Kingdom Come
Side D:
1. The Three Sunrises

This original 1985 British double-pack edition of U2's atmospheric single "The Unforgettable Fire" represents a top-tier acquisition for alternative rock collectors. Released under catalogue number ISD 220, this specific UK release expands the standard single format into a beautifully presented gatefold card picture sleeve. The two 7-inch discs inside are adorned with the distinctive black and white Island Records label design, featuring a solid centre hub configuration. To ensure completeness, both records remain housed inside their original custom die-cut black paper inner sleeves which prominently display the white Island logo script.

The dead wax areas contain earliest first-press stamped and etched matrix configurations across all four sides, reading ISD 2201 A-1U-1-1⇀3, ISD 2201 B-2U-1-1⇀3, ISD 2202 A-2U-1-1x1, and ISD 2202 B-1U-1-1x1. Notably, the primary runout carries the etched "GRAEME" signature, verifying the audio mastering expertise of renowned engineer Graeme Durham. This special package is highly sought after by completists as it includes three previously unreleased tracks. The tracking list pairs the title track with a live rendition of "A Sort Of Homecoming" on the first disc, which was recorded live at Wembley Arena and the Good Earth Studios. The second disc is dedicated entirely to studio rarities, with the tracks "Love Come Tumbling", "Sixty Seconds In Kingdom Come", and "The Three Sunrises" explicitly designated on the centre labels as Outtake One, Two, and Three respectively.

The condition of this multi-disc set is graded at a very clean VG+/VG+. The outer gatefold jacket shows sharp imagery and solid seams, exhibiting only some minor, expected storage wear along the edges. The delicate black inner sleeves remain tidy and intact. Both vinyl records retain an excellent factory mirror gloss, displaying just a few minor, superficial signs of handling under inspection. It represents a superb, collectors-grade example of a classic mid-1980s Irish rock variant.