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Bruce Springsteen to re-release landmark box set of rare material

Bruce Springsteen is to re-release his landmark four disc box set, Tracks, on September 30. The box set, which has been unavailable for five years, contains unreleased songs, outtakes, demos and alternative versions taken from throughout his career. Tracks was originally released in 1998, and will be re-issued as a DVD-sized bookset through Sony Music/Legacy Recording. The tracks have been digitally remixed and remastered, and this repackaged set comes with a 56 page colour booklet of photos, lyrics and complete session information.

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Bruce Springsteen is to re-release his landmark four disc box set, Tracks, on September 30.

The box set, which has been unavailable for five years, contains unreleased songs, outtakes, demos and alternative versions taken from throughout his career.

Tracks was originally released in 1998, and will be re-issued as a DVD-sized bookset through Sony Music/Legacy Recording. The tracks have been digitally remixed and remastered, and this repackaged set comes with a 56 page colour booklet of photos, lyrics and complete session information.

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The track listing for Tracks is:

Disc 1

“Mary Queen of Arkansas” (4:30) Recorded May 2, 1972

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“It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City” (2:57) Recorded May 2, 1972

“Growin’ Up” (2:42) Recorded May 2, 1972

“Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?” (2:03) Recorded May 2, 1972

“Bishop Danced” (4:23) Recorded live at Max’s Kansas City, NY on February 19, 1973

“Santa Ana” (4:34) Recorded June 28, 1973 (The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake)

“Seaside Bar Song” (3:36) Recorded June 28, 1973 (The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake)

“Zero and Blind Terry” (5:59) Recorded June 28, 1973 (The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake)

“Linda Let Me Be the One” (4:29) Recorded June 28, 1975 (Born to Run outtake)

“Thundercrack” (8:30) Recorded June 28, 1973 (The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake)

“Rendezvous” (2:53) Recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, NY on December 31, 1980

“Give the Girl a Kiss” (3:57) Recorded November 10, 1977 (Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake)

“Iceman” (3:20) Recorded October 27, 1977 (Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake)

“Bring On the Night” (2:42) Recorded June 13, 1979 (The River outtake)

“So Young and in Love” (3:51) Recorded 1974 (Born to Run outtake)

“Hearts of Stone” (4:33) Recorded October 14, 1977 (Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake)

“Don’t Look Back” (3:00) Recorded July 2, 1977 (Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake)

Disc 2

“Restless Nights” (3:49) Recorded April 11, 1980 (The River outtake)

“A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh)” (3:19) Recorded May 5, 1982 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Roulette” (3:57) Recorded April 3, 1979 (The River outtake; B-Side to “One Step Up” single)

“Dollhouse” (3:36) Recorded August 21, 1979 (The River outtake)

“Where the Bands Are” (3:47) Recorded October 9, 1979 (The River outtake)

“Loose Ends” (4:05) Recorded July 18, 1979 (The River outtake)

“Living on the Edge of the World” (4:21) Recorded December 7, 1979 (The River outtake)

“Wages of Sin” (4:56) Recorded May 10, 1982 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Take ’em as They Come” (4:32) Recorded April 10, 1980 (The River outtake)

“Be True” (3:43) Recorded July 21, 1979 (The River outtake ; B-Side to “Fade Away” single)

“Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own” (2:49) Recorded July 16, 1979 (The River outtake)

“I Wanna Be With You” (3:25) Recorded May 31, 1979 (The River outtake)

“Mary Lou” (3:24) Recorded May 30, 1979 (The River outtake)

“Stolen Car” (4:33) Recorded July 26, 1979 (The River alternative version)

“Born in the U.S.A.” [Demo Version] (3:13) Recorded January 1982 (Nebraska outtake)

“Johnny Bye-Bye” (1:54) Recorded January 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake ; B-Side to “I’m On Fire” single)

“Shut Out the Light” (3:51) Recorded January 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake ; B-Side to “Born In The U.S.A.” single)

Disc 3

“Cynthia” (4:17) Recorded April 20, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“My Love Will Not Let You Down” (4:28) Recorded May 5, 1982 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“This Hard Land” (4:52) Recorded May 11, 1982 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Frankie” (7:26) Recorded May 14, 1982 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“TV Movie” (2:48) Recorded June 13, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Stand on It” (Alternative Version) (3:09) Recorded June 16, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Lion’s Den” (2:21) Recorded January 25, 1982 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Car Wash” (2:10) Recorded May 31, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Rockaway the Days” (4:43) Recorded February 3, 1984 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Brothers Under the Bridges ’83” (5:10) Recorded September 4, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Man at the Top” (3:26) Recorded January 12, 1984 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake)

“Pink Cadillac” (3:38) Recorded May 31, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake ; B-Side to “Dancing In The Dark” single)

“Two for the Road” (2:02) Recorded February 1987 (Tunnel of Love outtake ; B-Side to “Tunnel Of Love” single)

“Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart” (3:29) Recorded June 16, 1983 (Born in the U.S.A. outtake ; B-Side to “I’m Goin’ Down” single)

“When You Need Me” (2:59) Recorded January 20, 1987 (Tunnel of Love outtake)

“The Wish” (5:20) Recorded February 22, 1987 (Tunnel of Love outtake)

“The Honeymooners” (2:09) Recorded February 22, 1987 (Tunnel of Love outtake)

“Lucky Man” (3:30) Recorded April 4, 1987 (Tunnel of Love outtake ; B-Side to “Brilliant Disguise” single)

Disc 4

“Leavin’ Train” (4:09) Recorded February 27, 1990 (Human Touch outtake)

“Seven Angels” (3:30) Recorded June 29, 1990 (Human Touch outtake)

“Gave It a Name” (2:53) Recorded August 24, 1998 (Human Touch outtake, rerecorded for “Tracks”)

“Sad Eyes” (3:52) Recorded January 25, 1990 (Human Touch outtake)

“My Lover Man” (4:01) Recorded December 4, 1990 (Human Touch outtake)

“Over the Rise” (2:42) Recorded December 7, 1990 (Human Touch outtake)

“When the Lights Go Out” (3:09) Recorded December 6, 1990 (Human Touch outtake)

“Loose Change” (4:24) Recorded January 31, 1991 (Human Touch outtake)

“Trouble in Paradise” (4:45) Recorded December 1, 1989 (Human Touch outtake)

“Happy” (4:56) Recorded January 18, 1992 (Lucky Town outtake)

“Part Man, Part Monkey” (4:33) Recorded January 1990 (Human Touch outtake ; B-Side to “57 Channels (and Nothin’ On)” single)

“Goin’ Cali” (3:06) Recorded January 29, 1991 (Human Touch outtake)

“Back in Your Arms” (4:44) Recorded January 12, 1995

“Brothers Under the Bridge” (’95) (4:55) Recorded May 22, 1995 (The Ghost of Tom Joad outtake)

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