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U2 – Rattle And Hum
1988 · Europe · Island Records · Vinyl LP Album Stereo
Price guide
Estimated market value via Discogs · as of Oct 25, 2026
- MMint
- $35.96
- NMNear Mint
- $32.17
- VG+Very Good Plus
- $24.60
- VGVery Good
- $17.03
- G+Good Plus
- $9.46
- GGood
- $5.68
- FFair
- $3.79
- PPoor
- $1.89
225 copies listed on Discogs from $3.90.
These are reference estimates from Discogs sold/asking data for this exact pressing, not offers and not a guaranteed price. Actual value depends on condition, completeness and current demand. Any active seller offers on this page are listed separately above.
Offers · 1
- €15ref VA-DVB9RMedia VG+ · Very Good PlusSleeve VG🇩🇪 Ships from Germany
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Pressing identification
Match these against your copy to confirm the exact pressing.
- Runout — side A
- S 303 398 A[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 I-3 S 303398 a2 U2-A₁ 020 Ꮪ 303398 A-2 ⅢWE LOVE YOU A.L.K. ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1-SMI-2 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. S 303398 a 3 U2 - A1 020 S303398A-3 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1-SMI-2 020 S303398 A-3 U2 - A 13 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. ℗ [Trumpet] AAU2 - A 2 020 S 303398 A-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. ℗ [Trumpet] AAU2 - A. 020 S 303398 A-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1-SM 1-2 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1 SMI-2 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. 020 S303398 A-6 U2-A3 [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1 SMI-2 020 S303398 A-6 U2-A13 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. U2 - A2 020 S303398A-1 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509 1-1-SMI-2 WE LOVE YOU A.L.K. S 303398 a3 U2-A1 020 S303398A-3 ℗ [Trumpet] AA
- Runout — side B
- S 303 398 B[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X I-2 020 S 303 398B-2ⅡU2-B₆ S 303398 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-2 020 S 303398B-2 U2-B6 S303398 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-6 020 S303398 B-4 U2 - B 12 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-4 S 303398 B3 U2-B1 020 S303398B-30 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-4 S 303398 b3 U2-B1 020 S303398B-3 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-2 020 S303398 B-II U2-B6 S303398 b2 [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-2 020 S303398 B-2 II U2-B6 S303398 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X /-1 020 S 303398B-1 U2-B1 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-2 020 S303398B-2 U2-B6 S 303398 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA
- Runout — side C
- S 303 399 A[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 I-6 020 S 303 309A-5 U2-C₁₁ ℗ [Trumpet] AAS 303399 a3 U2 - C-1 020 S303399A-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 1-6 020 S303399 A-5 U2 - C 11 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-4 S 303398 B3 U2-B1 020 S303398B-3 ℗ [Trumpet] AA0 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22509-X 1-2 S 303398 a2 U2-C-7 020 S303398A-2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 1-2 S303399 a2 020 S303399 A-2 III U2-C7 [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 1-6 020 S303399 A-4 U2-C12 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 1-2 M-1 S303399a-3 U2-C-1 020 S303399A-3 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 1-2 S303399 a2 020 S303399 A-2 U2-C7 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510 1-1-2MI-1 S 303399 a3 U2-C-7 020 S303399A-3 ℗ [Trumpet] AA
- Runout — side D
- S 303 399 B020 S 303 309 B-6 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 1-5 U2-D₁₁ ℗ [Trumpet] AA020 S303398 A-6 U2-D-4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 1-3 S 303309 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 020 S303399 B-2 Ⅲ U2 - D • 4 1-3 • S 303399 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 020 S303399 B-2 Ⅲ U2 - D • 4 1-3 • S 303399 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 020 S303399 B-2 Ⅲ U2 - D • 4 1-3 S 303399 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 1-5 020 S303399 B-6 U2-D11 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 1-6 020 S303399 B-4 U2-D10 ℗ [Trumpet] AA[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 1-3 S 303399 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA 020 S303399 B-2 III U2-D-4[Allied 'ɑ' logo] △22510-X 1-3 S 303399 b2 ℗ [Trumpet] AA 020 S303399B-2 II U2-D-4
- Barcode (Text)
- 4 007193 034009
- Barcode (Scanned)
- 4007193034009
- Rights society
- BIEM, GEMA
- Label Code
- LC 0407
- Price Code
- 428(D)
- Price Code
- RC282(F)
- Pressing Plant ID
- Bass clef(Side B & D label, embossed)
- Other
- 303 398-8 / 303 399-8(Inner sleeves cat#)
- Other
- 303 398(Cat# record 1)
- Other
- 303 399(Cat# record 2)
- Record Company
- Bertelsmann Music Group
- Recorded At
- McNichols Arena
- Recorded At
- The Point Depot
- Recorded At
- STS Dublin
- Recorded At
- A&M Studios
- Recorded At
- Justin Herman Plaza
- Recorded At
- Madison Square Garden
- Recorded At
- Sun Studios
- Recorded At
- Danesmoate House
- Recorded At
- Ocean Way Recording
Specifications
- Artist
- U2
- Genre
- Rock
- Style
- Blues Rock, Pop Rock
- Year
- 1988
- Label
- Island Records
- Catalog number
- 303 400
- Country
- Europe
- Barcode
- 4 007193 034009
Tracklist
- A1Helter Skelter (Live)3:07
- A2Van Diemen's Land3:06
- A3Desire2:58
- A4Hawkmoon 2696:22
- B1All Along The Watchtower (Live)4:24
- B2I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Live)5:53
- B3Freedom For My People0:38
- B4Silver And Gold (Live)5:50
- B5Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Live)4:27
- C1Angel Of Harlem3:49
- C2Love Rescue Me6:23
- C3When Love Comes To Town4:14
- C4Heartland5:02
- D1God Part II3:15
- D2The Star Spangled Banner0:43
- D3Bullet The Blue Sky (Live)5:37
- D4All I Want Is You6:30
- Coordinator [Music Production]
- Greg McCarty
- Coordinator [Product, Art]
- Anne-Louise Kelly
- Engineer [Post Production]
- David Tickle
- Producer [Produced By]
- Jimmy Iovine
- Mastered By
- Arnie Acosta
- Photography By [Back Cover, Inner Sleeve]
- Colm Henry
About this record
Printed inner sleeves carry the photos, lyrics and credits, and the dead wax is etched rather than stamped, so the four runout strings S 303 398 A, S 303 398 B, S 303 399 A and S 303 399 B are the first things to read on a Sonopress pressing of U2's Rattle And Hum. Collector want is running at 1296 against 14551 owners on the community database, which keeps clean copies moving but not plentiful.
The 1988 Island Records Ltd release of catalogue 303 400 ranks among the most-owned rock LPs in that database.
What drives its value
The price_guide lists this copy at 35.96 USD in Mint, 32.17 in Near Mint, 24.60 in VG+, 17.03 in VG and 9.46 in G+, so grading decides nearly the whole value. At the time of the guide 225 copies were for sale, with the lowest listed at 3.90 USD, a figure that reflects poorer grades rather than clean copies.
Demand is anchored by the community signal of 14551 owners and 1296 wanters. Among other_pressings, the 1988 UK Island issue (U27) and the 1988 Venezuelan issue (ISLAND 7529) share the year of this Europe copy, while the 1995 Taiwan issue (U27) is the later edition; the European original with its Sonopress etching and printed inner sleeves is the version collectors check first.
How to appraise this pressing
Confirm the pressing first: catalogue number 303 400 on the label, the Island Records Ltd copyright lines (℗ 1988 Island Records Ltd, © 1988 Island Records Ltd) and the Distributed by BMG Records credit on the rear sleeve. Then read the etched runouts, which should match S 303 398 A, S 303 398 B, S 303 399 A and S 303 399 B, and look for the Allied 'ɑ' logo with △22509/10 indicating Allied Record Company and Sheffield Lab metalwork.
The embossed bass clef on side two and side four centre rings should be present, and the release is printed in Germany by TOPAC. Grade the record and jacket separately, and check whether the inner sleeves are the thick-paper top-opener or thin-paper side-opener variant, since those differences are documented for this release.
Discogs lists a barcode, which should match 4007193034009 on the back cover.
Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.
Listen
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Release notes
Issued with printed inner sleeves including photos, lyrics and credits. Variants on thick (top opener) and thin (side opener) paper exist.
[On rear sleeve:] ℗ 1988 Island Records Ltd. © 1988 Island Records Ltd. Distributed by BMG Records • Distribué par BMG Ariola • Vertrieb durch BMG Ariola A Bertelsmann Music Group Company Printed in Germany by TOPAC • Imprimé en Allemagne par TOPAC
[On inner sleeve 2:] Sound post production for the album and movie done at A&M Studios, Hollywood. All live recording by Remote Recording Services (The Black Truck). Additional overdubbing at Conway Recording Mastered [...] A&M Mastering Studios/LA
Elvis Presley and B.B. King photos courtesy of London Features International Ltd. and Billie Holiday photo courtesy of Associated Press Ltd. Live movie photos courtesy of Phil Janou, Robert Brinkmann and Paramount Pictures TM & Copyright © 1988 by Paramount Pictures Corporation
[On inner sleeves:] A1: Recorded live at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, November 8th 1987, Mixed at A&M Studios A2: Recorded at The Point Depot, Dublin A3: Recorded at STS Studio, Dublin A4: Recorded at A&M Studios, Mixed at A&M Studios B1: Recorded live at Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, 'Save the Yuppie free concert.', November 11th 1987, Mixed at A&M Studios B2: Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, September 28th 1987 B4: Recorded live at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, November 8th 1987, Mixed at A&M Studios B5: Recorded live at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, November 8th 1987, Mixed at A&M Studios C1: Recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Mixed at A&M Studios C2: Recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Mixed at A&M Studios C3: Recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Mixed at A&M Studios C4: Recorded at Danesmoat, Dublin D1: Recorded at Ocean Way, Mixed at A&M Studios D3: Recorded live at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, December 20th 1987, Mixed at A&M Studios D4: Recorded and mixed at A&M Studios
[On label A to D:] ℗ 1988 Island Records Ltd © 1988 Island Records Ltd
[On label A:] Track 1 Published by Northern Songs Ltd Tracks 2 3 4 Published by Blue Mountain Music Ltd
[On label B:] Track 1 Published by B Feldman & Co Ltd E M I Music Track 2, 5 Published by Blue Mountain Music Track 3 Published by Copyright Control Track 4 Published by Warner Bros Music Ltd Bug Music
[On label C:] Track 1, 3, 4 Published by Blue Mountain Music Ltd Track 2 Published by Blue Mountain Music Ltd / Copyright Control
[On label D:] Track 1, 3, 4 Published by Blue Mountain Music Ltd Track 2 Published by Intersong Music Ltd
Embossed "bass clef" symbol on side two and side four centre pressing ring.
All runout variants are etched.
[Allied 'ɑ' logo] plus △22509/10 denote metal parts & plating provided by Allied Record Company & Sheffield Lab Matrix.
Notes sourced from the Discogs database.
Other pressings of this release
Different editions of the same album — pressing decides value.
Frequently asked
What is a VG+ copy of Rattle And Hum worth?
The price_guide gives 24.60 USD for VG+ in USD, an estimate as of the guide date rather than a guaranteed sale price.
What is a Mint copy worth?
The price_guide lists 35.96 USD for Mint, with Near Mint at 32.17 USD, both as guide estimates.
How many copies are currently for sale?
The market snapshot shows 225 copies for sale, with the lowest listed price at 3.90 USD.
How do I tell this Sonopress pressing from the other editions?
Check the etched runouts S 303 398 A/B and S 303 399 A/B, the catalogue 303 400 and the Germany-printed TOPAC credit; the 1988 UK (U27), 1988 Venezuela (ISLAND 7529) and 1995 Taiwan (U27) pressings are listed separately.
Does the sleeve affect value?
Yes, because the release includes printed inner sleeves with photos, lyrics and credits, and thick- and thin-paper variants are documented, so a complete set with the correct paper type matters for grading.