Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

Release in March 1987, U2's The Joshua Tree quickly became the fastest-selling album in British chart history, selling almost 250,000 copies within the first week of release. In the US, it was equally successful, topping the Billboard album chart for nine weeks, spending 58 weeks in the Top 40 there and earning a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The story of the making of The Joshua Tree is told here, via interview and archive film footage, with contributions from band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. U2’s long-time manager Paul McGuinness reveals how the album catapulted the band into the category of rock superstars, and there are contributions from Elvis Costello in the role of a major U2 fan, re-mix producer Steve Lillywhite, and of course co-producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Packed with reminiscences and powerful performances, this is the story of one of the most famous and best records of the Eighties, a true Classic Album.

The Rose

The Rose

1979

Muse - Absolution Tour

Muse - Absolution Tour

2005

U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland

U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland

2003

Josie and the Pussycats

Josie and the Pussycats

2001

Peter Maffay: Extratour Live  2013 - Loreley

Peter Maffay: Extratour Live 2013 - Loreley

2013

Welcome to the Darkness

Welcome to the Darkness

2023

Ganes

Ganes

2007

Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club

Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club

2003

What We Do Is Secret

What We Do Is Secret

2007

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

2008

Coldplay: Live 2003

Coldplay: Live 2003

2003

U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago

U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago

2005

Roxette: It All Begins Where It Ends

Roxette: It All Begins Where It Ends

2013

Spinout

Spinout

1966

Let It Be

Let It Be

1970

Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

1997

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

2006

Bon Jovi | The Unreleased First Night

Bon Jovi | The Unreleased First Night

1995

Def Leppard: And There Will Be a Next Time - Live from Detroit

Def Leppard: And There Will Be a Next Time - Live from Detroit

2016

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

1984

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