| October was U2's second full length
commercial release. It was recorded between July and
August of 1981, and was released one year after Boy
had been released. October was a hard release for U2.
During the recording sessions of the album, U2 had visited the
Seattle area on tour, and Bono's briefcase was lost.
Inside that briefcase were lyrics to the new
songs which Bono had been working on for months. U2 were
suddenly faced with booked studio time and having no lyrics to
record during that time. They were not in a position to
delay recording, and thus went into the studio with some last
minute lyrics, and others were made up on the spot.
The album yielded two commercial singles, and
continued the momentum that U2 were building up, although in
general October was considered a weaker release than Boy by many,
and to this day seems to be considered the same.
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