Both “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” and the Complete U2 digital box are available right now from the iTunes Music Store. And what’s catching my attention right now is the latter. All the rarities can be bought by the song, and there are some real rarities, including the Another Day and U23 singles that preceded Boy, the “Passengers” recording with Brian Eno, a ton of b-sides, and the greatest hits sets. Waitaminit—the greatest hits are in there as well as the original recordings? Guess that’s why it’s $149 and not $0.99 a song…
There are also 18 songs listed as “unreleased and rare,” rarer than the B-sides, including some tracks from their sessions at Sun Studio, and a live 1981 Boston concert. What appear to be missing are Bono’s duet with Frank Sinatra on “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, which was a B-side for “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” as well as appearing on the Duets album (which isn’t available in the store), and the fan club Christmas singles.