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The forever-evolving U2 looked back to their anthemic, passionate ’80s classics on their 10th studio album, even as they took what they’d learned in the ’90s and had maximum fun with studio production (aided ably here by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois). It didn’t hurt that Bono and co. had their best batch of songs in years at the ready; all this combined to catapult "All That You Can’t Leave Behind" to #1 in 32 countries. This triumph from 2000 returns now in remastered form on CD or double 180-gram vinyl with a 20-page 12" x 12" booklet (this is the first time the album has been cut across four vinyl sides). The deluxe edition adds a second CD of Elevation Live highlights (a 70-plus-minute set from Boston in 2001): "With or Without You," "Where the Streets Have No Name," "Desire," "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Bad," "Walk On," "Beautiful Day," "Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of" (the last two being the two U.S. hits on this album) and more. Finally we step up to the two super deluxe editions. Both the 5-CD set and the 11-LP set contain a 20-page 12" x 12" booklet, the 32-page hardback book "Walk On: A Travelogue by Anton Corbijn" (featuring previously unseen photos) and a double-sided poster. As for the music, the super deluxe editions feature everything in the deluxe edition as well as six additional songs from the Boston show. You also get 11 remixes (on one CD or spread out across 5 12" LPs): "Beautiful Day" (Quincey & the Sonance Remix, The Perfecto Mix), "Elevation" (Paul Van Dyk Remix, Influx Remix, Escalation Mix and Quincey & Sonance Remix), "Walk On" (Wyclef Jean Remix), "New York" (Carnegie’s Deli Remix, Superman Kicks Ativan Remix) and more. Lastly, the super deluxe editions include nine B-sides and demos to particularly excite the U2 collector: "Levitate," "Summer Rain," "Stateless," "Always," "Love You Like Mad," "Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of" (acoustic) and more. A key chapter in the U2 story gets the full 20th-anniversary treatment! Interscope.