U2 "Boy" 2023-04-21 created from the original tapes

created from the original tapes

and 'Oh Me' as well as harrowing versions of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold the World'

finding a fresh version of themselves

Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low

Raised & LIVE from Flint by Whitey Morgan & the 78's

U2 "Boy" 2023-04-21 created from the original tapesU2's 1980 debut album, Boy, produced by Steve Lillywhite. Common themes among the album's songs are the dreams and frustrations of adolescence. The album included the band's first UK hit single, "I Will Follow". Boy's release was followed by U2's first tour of continental Europe and the US. These early live performances demonstrated U2's future performance potential.