release date: May 20, 1985
format: vinyl (90279-1-A)
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,92]
producer: U2, Tony Visconti; Brian Eno / Daniel Lanois
label: Island Records - nationality: Ireland
Tracklist: A) 1. "Bad" (5 / 5) (live in the US) - 2. "A Sort of Homecoming" (5 / 5) (live) - - B) 1. "The Three Sunrises" - 2. "Love Comes Tumbling"
4-track ep release by U2 meant for the American market only. This is a brief collection of songs, which doesn't seem too short due to the long live version of "Bad". It's really not more than a 12" maxi single but it's still a very strong live testimony. The two live versions on the A-side ("Bad", and "A Sort of Homecoming") makes me recall the Live Aid show where U2 stole more air play than scheduled, but they took the world by storm when playing a 9-10 min. epic version of "Bad" on that occasion. Here it's reduced to 'only' 8 mins. (the original running 6 mins.) and "A Sort of Homecoming" is on the other hand for some reason reduced by more than a minute compared to the original album version. The two B-side tracks "The Three Sunrises" and "Love Comes Tumbling" are no fillers but neither unforgettable moments.
