U2 Three 12"                                                                                                         thanks to Chris Nilsen
Tracks: Out Of Control, Stories For Boys, Boy-Girl
Catalog Number: CBS 12-7951
Release date: December 1979
Producer: Chas de Whalley & U2

It is well known that 1000 12" copies were originally pressed and issued with a hand numbered sticker.
Jackie Hayden confirmed that he was the one who hand numbered the entire lot, using different color pens throughout the week long process.
 
Number Pen Color Location (last known) Picture
034 Black USA 34
053 Black Ireland 53
060 Black Unknown
068 Black Holland
073 Black Ireland

078 Black France
094 Black USA
096 Black Unknown
101 Black England
102 Black USA
137 Black USA
147 Black England
160 Black Holland
199 Black USA
209 Black USA
230 Black Italy
250 Black USA not available
274 Blue USA
295 Blue Ireland(b)
301 Blue Holland not available
314 Blue
USA

318 Blue Unknown
332 Unknown Ireland not available
341 Blue USA
367 Blue Ireland
368 Unknown Ireland not available
389 Blue Unknown
416 Blue Unknown
433 Blue England not available
443 Blue Italy not available
446 Blue UK not available
464 Blue Ireland
514 Blue Ireland not available
517 Blue Unknown
525
Blue Italy not available
531
Blue USA
532 Blue USA
539 Blue USA
551 Blue Holland

556

 

Blue

 

Italy

568 Blue Unknown
569 Blue USA
601 Blue Unknown
609 Blue USA
636 Blue Middle East
649 Blue Italy
650 Blue Italy
656 Blue Unknown
662 Blue Poland
667 Blue England
700 Blue Ireland not available
707 Unknown Switzerland not available
723 Blue Unknown
724 Blue UK
775 Blue Unknown
792 Blue Unknown
868 Black Switzerland
908 Black USA
915 Black USA
939 Black England
949 Black USA
 

951

 

Black

 

Australia

967 Black USA not available

 

1000


 

Black


 

Ireland

52/64/1000