u2-3.com _ the famous 1000

On this site you will find all the infos about this release. The goal is to post a list with all known facts about the “famous 1000”, which became one of the most collectible singles in rock and roll history!

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No.	Pen Colour	Location	Additional Info
017	black	Dublin (Ireland)
I bought the single when I was 13 years old in Advance Records shop. The shop used to be at an entrance to (St. Stephens Green) Dandelion Market in Dublin, where as you know, U2 used to play. I had to ask my parents for permission to see them play there. I had a collection of posters for the gigs and the single which I took from near the entrance walls and also from the guys in Advance that I pestered. Sadly, I stupidly gave the posters away when I was still a teenager. A long time ago now! Advance was a great record shop back then, when there were very few record shops around town. It was the “Punk Rock / New Wave” shop.

028	black	-- (England)

046	black	Washington (Utah, USA)	signed copy

063	black	--

068	black	Rhenen (Netherlands)

101	black	Warwickshire (England)	This copy was signed by the band in 1979 making it a very early example of the band’s signatures. Bono also added the comment “You’ll See Soon!” and dated it “79”.

102	black	-- (California, USA)

147	black	Sydney (Australia)

160	black	Rhenen (Netherlands)

199	black	Turin (Italy)

228	black	Slane (Ireland)

230	black	-- (Italy)

242	black	Gent (Belgium)

286	–	? (?)	I bought No. 286 of the very first pressing – Adam was in my class at school, so my brother and I used to follow the band in the early days of the Dandelion Market. I had the 12 inch single for many years before losing it, I believe in a house move in Belfast. I bought it from a record shop (now long closed down) at the top of Dawson Street in Dublin. I hope that whoever has it now is looking after it well!

287	blue	Seattle (WA, USA)

368	blue	-- (England)

392	blue	London (England)
I bought it new in Carlow town, Ireland, back in 1979. It was my first few weeks at college, away from home. I wondered around the town one late afternoon and walked into a record shop which was closing up for the day. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw this for sale. I asked how much and the very nice man said £1.49. But I only had £1.40 with me (I was a poor student). Luckily the very nice man said forget about the 9p and off I went, much cheered up. I have had it ever since. It is not mint, after all I have played it quite a bit, but it is in very good condition.

419	blue	Venice (Italy)
I bought this U2 Three from an Irish man. I asked him to tell me how he had it to reconstruct the history of this U2 Three, no. 419. The mother of his wife in the '70s, '80s was a producer of the famous “The Late Late Show” on RTE2. When U2 made their first appearance on the show on January 15, 1980, his wife was 9 years old and she was at the show when u2 played live. Because her mother worked on the show, she got the record from the band and gave it to her daughter Catherine. She really regrets not getting the band to sign the record at the time. When Catherine moved to San Francisco in 1987, she put all of her records in her Mom's attic where they have been sitting until about 6 months ago when we bought a turntable. Initially they did not know what it could be worth, then, when they found out they decided to sell it and so ... now it's mine!

485	blue	Hunter Valley NSW (Australia)	Hand numbered sticker has small tear on bottom left hand corner & very slight ring wear to sleeve. Vinyl is in excellent condition and has been played only once or twice to the best of my knowledge. Previous owner had it since it was first released.

488	blue	Belfast (Northern Ireland)	Signed by all the band members when they did a gig at Queens University Belfast in 1979. Bono has signed “Bono eats Biscuits”, the Edge has signed “Da edge hey hey”, Adam and Larry just their signatures. The sleeve is a bit battered – vinyl has usual marks from overplay and laying about for 30 years but plays fine.

517	blue	Cologne (Germany)

525	blue	Trento (Italy)

531	blue	-- (Australia)

532	blue	Battle Creek (MI, USA)
It is a very nice, clean copy which I purchased many years ago, around 1997/98 from another U2 collector.

546	blue	Schoten (Belgium)

562	blue	Dublin (Ireland)

565	blue	Bergisch Gladbach (Germany)

569	blue	Turin (Italy)

599	blue	New York (USA)

621	blue	Dublin (Ireland)

644	blue	-- (France)	Condition Label: MINT (429 wrote with a pen on A-Side); Condition Sleeve: MINT

662	blue	Turin (Italy)

724	blue	Vienna (Austria)

731	blue	County Limerick (Ireland)
I bought this off a childhood friend of Bono’s. He used to go to the early gigs. Bono originally gave it to him as a gift.

746	blue	Riihimäki (Finland)

792	blue	Bay Area (California, USA)
I paid $100 for my copy which I bought in 1990 at the Orange County California (near Disneyland) record swap meet. I was digging through U2 bootlegs and the vendor saw that I was interested exclusively in U2 recordings. He asked me if I'd be interested in something besides other than boots. Then he went under the counter into a private stash and pulled out a U2-3. I never thought I'd would ever see one. In my mind, I was thinking “How much am I willing to pay? How much am I willing to pay?” I concluded that all I could afford was $200. He offered it to me for $100. When I got home, I put it in a record frame, where it's been ever since.

793	blue	Rome (Italy)

828	black	Athens (Greece)

878	black	Hammonds Plain (Nova Scotia, Canada)	Purchased at Golden Discs, Grafton Street, Dublin. Signed by the boys at RTÉ Studios, Dublin. Bono forgot the year for a moment, and had to correct 81 to 82.

902	black	Geneva (Switzerland)

908	black	-- (Italy)

916	black	Caceres (Spain)

939	black	-- (England)

943	black	Surrey (England)

967	black	New York (USA)	EX -: Sleeve is worn as photos show (small bend in corner) but vinyl is mint! I bought this from another fan in 1998. I had it personally signed by Bono (front sleeve), Edge (front and back sleeve), and Adam (front sleeve) during Vertigo Tour 2005 New York/New Jersey shows. Larry would not come out, so I hope to get him next tour.

1,000	black	Dublin (Ireland)	In a BBC Three special called “Bono’s Million$”, Jackie Hayden was showing his copy of U2-3 to the interviewer. He has copy 1,000 of 1,000. Here some screenshots from the TV show.

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