Why, then, is Achtung Baby‘s reissue approximately the size of a Volkswagen? There are several ways to answer that question. And yet, those two albums were released in Super Deluxe editions that were packaged, like most standard reissues, with simply an extra disc of material and a bonus DVD. It begs the question: why Achtung Baby? After all, prior to the album’s 1991 release date, U2 had a bona fide discography to their name, and titles like The Unforgettable Fire and especially The Joshua Tree were immensely well-received.
For the 20th anniversary of their landmark Achtung Baby LP, U2 have chosen to release approximately 273 (I may be exaggerating here) different versions of the inevitable reissue set the Super Deluxe Edition boasts six discs of music and four DVDs, and that’s not even the most extensive set available.
