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Steve Averill
real name Stephen Averill
Steve Averill is credited on 938 pressings across 105 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
938
Credits
105
Albums
5
Decades active
1,295
In collections
Biography
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Irish designer, singer, keyboardist, and theremin player, from Dublin.
Typically credited as Stephen/Steve Averill for design work, and Steve/Stephen Rapid for musical work. Also runs a fanzine called "Lonesome Highway".
Principally known for his classic U2 covers, including Boy (opens in a new tab) and War. (opens in a new tab) Co-founder and former co-owner of Four5One Creative, which handles all of U2's design work.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
938 releases · 105 albums · active 1984–2024
- Other credits · 1,305
- Mastering · 4
Studios: Windmill Lane Studios · Slane Castle · STS Dublin · Westland Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Joshua Tree
1987

War
1983

The Unforgettable Fire
1984

Achtung Baby
1991

Live "Under A Blood Red Sky"
1983

Boy
1980

All That You Can't Leave Behind
2000

October
1981

Zooropa
1993

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2004

Pop
1997

U218 Singles
2006

No Line On The Horizon
2009

Songs Of Innocence
2014

Desire
1988

With Or Without You
1987

When I Was Cruel
2002

Pastpresent
1989

People
1988

Where The Streets Have No Name
1987

The Joshua Tree Singles: Remastered & Live
2017

Science & Faith
2010

All This Useless Beauty
1996

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
1987
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