Bruce Springsteen and Legacy Recordings have announced a new batch of vinyl reissues, this time stretching into the '00s, a decade that saw him release live material with a newly reunited E Street Band (Live in New York City, 2001), onstage forays into the folk songbook (Live in Dublin, 2007), a stark solo acoustic venture (Devils & Dust, 2005), and the critically acclaimed return of The E Street Band in the studio (The Rising, 2002). All these albums and the 1999 rarities compilation 18 Tracks will be reissued on vinyl on February 21.
Live In Dublin, featuring Springsteen's Seeger Sessions Band, will make its vinyl debut with this issue. As for the other titles, they're long out-of-print on wax, and original pressings command top dollar on the secondary market. Thankfully, fans who may have missed out on those first issues or have recently gotten back into vinyl will be able to enjoy some fantastic recordings from The Boss, reinvigorated and as surprising as ever.
The Rising, Devils & Dust, and 18 Tracks will be presented in 2-LP configurations, while Live in New York City and Live in Dublin each fill three LPs. The titles are promised as "transferred from the original source masters, allowing for the highest quality pressings possible." These titles are available to order from the Amazon links below. Meanwhile, the Bruce Springsteen-loving U.K. shop Badlands is offering an exclusive bundle of all five. No plans have currently been announced for a box set in the style of The Album Collection Volumes 1 and 2.
Bruce Springsteen, 18 Tracks (originally Columbia LP C2 69476, 1999 -- reissued Columbia/Legacy, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Side 1:
- Growin' Up (demo, 1972)
- Seaside Bar Song (outtake from The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, 1973)
- Rendezvous (live at Nassau Coliseum, 1980)
- Hearts of Stone (outtake from Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1977 -- with 1997 overdubs)
- Where the Bands Are (outtake from The River, 1979)
Side 2:
- Loose Ends (outtake from The River, 1979)
- I Wanna Be With You (outtake from The River, 1979)
- Born in the USA (demo, outtake from Nebraska, 1982)
- My Love Will Not Let You Down (outtake from Born in the USA, 1982)
- Lion's Den (outtake from Born in the USA era, 1982)
Side 3:
- Pink Cadillac (outtake/B-side from Born in the USA, 1983)
- Janey Don't You Lose Heart (outtake/B-side from Born in the USA, 1983)
- Sad Eyes (outtake from Human Touch, 1990)
- Part Man, Part Monkey (outtake from Human Touch, 1990)
- Trouble River (outtake form Human Touch, 1990)
Side 4:
- Brothers Under the Bridge
- The Fever (1973 recording)
- The Promise (1999 recording)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Live in New York City (originally Columbia LP C3 85490, 2001 -- reissued Columbia/Legacy, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Side 1:
- My Love Will Not Let You Down
- Prove It All Night
- Two Hearts
- Atlantic City
Side 2:
- Mansion on the Hill
- The River
- Youngstown
Side 3:
- Murder Incorporated
- Badlands
- Out in the Street
- Born to Run
Side 4:
- Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (Medley)
- Land of Hope and Dreams
Side 5:
- American Skin (41 Shots)
- Lost in the Flood
- Born in the USA
- Don't Look Back
Side 6:
- Jungleland
- Ramrod
- If I Should Fall Behind
Bruce Springsteen, The Rising (originally Columbia LP C2 86600, 2002 - reissued Columbia/Legacy, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Side 1:
- Lonesome Day
- Into the Fire
- Waitin' on a Sunny Day
- Nothing Man
Side 2:
- Countin' on a Miracle
- Empty Sky
- Worlds Apart
- Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)
Side 3:
- Further On (Up the Road)
- The Fuse
- Mary's Place
Side 4:
- You're Missing
- The Rising
- Paradise
- My City of Ruins
Bruce Springsteen, Devils & Dust (originally Columbia LP C2 93900, 2005 -- reissued Columbia/Legacy, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Side 1:
- Devils & Dust
- All the Way Home
- Reno
Side 2:
- Long Time Comin'
- Black Cowboys
- Maria's Bed
Side 3:
- Silver Palamino
- Jesus Was an Only Son
- Leah
Side 4:
- The Hitter
- All I'm Thinking About
- Matamoros Banks
Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band, Live in Dublin (originally Columbia CD 88697-09582-2, 2007 -- reissued Columbia/Legacy, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Side 1:
- Atlantic City
- Old Dan Tucker
- Eyes on the Prize
- Jesse James
Side 2:
- Further on Up the Road
- O Mary Don't You Weep
- Erie Canal
- If I Should Fall Behind
Side 3:
- My Oklahoma Home
- Highway Patrolman
- Mrs. McGrath
- How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
Side 4:
- Jacob's Ladder
- Long Time Comin'
- Open All Night
Side 5:
- Pay Me My Money Down
- Growin' Up
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- This Little Light of Mine
- American Land
Side 6 (bonus songs):
- Blinded By the Light
- Love of the Common People
- We Shall Overcome
James Regan says
18 Tracks & The Rising are must have for me. Now let’s hope we get a remix of Magic in the next batch of reissues.
Randy says
This is great for vinyl fanatics, but we really need to get "Nebraska" and "Born In The USA" deluxe box sets soon. Why is it taking so long for these to come out?