Article: RECORD LABELS SCOUTING IRELAND AFTER U2'S SUCCESS

Record companies track the scent of success.

They sent scouts to Boston after the Cars surfaced from this city's rock scene. They went to Minneapolis when native son Prince was hot. They combed Athens, Ga., when R.E.M. first emerged. They went to London when punk was the rage and to Australia when its heavy metal bands made waves.

So where are the talent scouts looking now? To Ireland -- home of U2, the most dominant act of 1987.

"The success of U2 has caused many companies to check out what's happening in Ireland," says Epic Records spokeswoman Lisa Markowitz.

A number of Irish bands have been signed to distribution deals following U2's formidable year. These include In Tua Nua ...

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