MELON

Cover
Commercial Release Spring 1995 (Propaganda)
Record Label Island Records
Top Chart Position US: NA, Canada NA, UK: NA
Singles Released
  • None
TRACKLISTING
  • Lemon (The Perfecto Mix) (8:57)
  • Salome (Zooromancer Remix) (8:02)
  • Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix) (8:47)
  • Mysterious Ways (The Perfecto Mix) (7:07)
  • Stay (Underdog Mix) (6:45)
  • Numb (The Soul Assassins Mix) (3:58)
  • Mysterious Ways (Remixed by Massive Attack) (4:50)
  • Even Better Than The Real Thing (The Perfecto Mix) (6:39)
  • Lemon (Bad Yard Club Mix) (8:36)
LINER NOTES
Track One Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne
Track Two Remixed by Pete Heller and Terry Farley for Boys Own Productions
Track Three Remixed by Rollo & Rob D
Track Four Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne
Track Five Remixed by Underdog for Bite It!/Unmanageable Artists
Track Six Remixed by The Soul Assassins
Track Seven Remixed by Massive Attack
Track Eight Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne
Track Nine Remixed by David Morales for Def Mix Productions

U2 Melon remixes for Propaganda. Executive Producer : Nick Angel. Music : U2. Words : Bono. (except "Numb" - The Edge) This compilation © 1995 PolyGram International Music BV.
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by PolyGram International Music BV and is exclusively licensed to Island Records Ltd. in the UK. except trks 2,4,8. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Island Records ltd. © 1995 U2 Ltd.
The copyright in this artwork is owned by U2 Ltd. and is exclusively licensed to Island Records Ltd. in the UK. Design by Works Associates, Dublin. For 'Propaganda' Fan Club Only.
OTHER NOTES
Released in the Spring of 1995, Melon was the first ever "Fan Club" disc done by U2. It was released with issue #21 of the subscription only magazine, Propaganda.  The CD itself was made up of various remixes of tracks released throughout the 90s. Some of these remixes had been released before, where as others such as the Stay (Underdog Mix) were previously unheard.  It quickly became a much sought out CD among U2 fans.

The Melon CD has been bootlegged by those realizing that there was money to be made in the limited quantities in which the CD was pressed.  At first it was easy to tell these fakes, as they often appeared in a jewel case, where as the original CD was available in a card sleeve only.  However, even copies of the card sleeve have been bootlegged in recent days.

The Melon CD also lead to a bunch of other "Bootlegs".  These bootlegs are commonly referred to as "Fruitlegs".  These CDs are all unofficial compilations of remixes under different fruit titles, "Pineapple", "Mango", etc.  These were all labelled as being for Fan Club Use only even though they DID NOT come from the fan club or were not approved by U2.

2000 saw the release of a second Fan Club Only CD - Hasta La Vista Baby.  This too was shipped to subscribers of Propaganda Magazine, and again was released in a card sleeve.
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