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The Ties That Bind: Springsteen Releases 1981 New Jersey "River" Show to Benefit State Pandemic Relief Fund

May 1, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bruce Springsteen Brendan Byrne Arena

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Earlier today, Bruce Springsteen announced the release of the latest title in his live series, with all proceeds from the sale of the show going to the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.

The date was July 9, 1981. Springsteen and The E Street Band had just returned from Europe and headed home to New Jersey to christen the brand-new Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford. Today, the venue is a filming facility rather than a concert venue, but in summer '81, it was a major new addition to the Garden State's musical and sports landscape. July 9 marked the sixth and final show at the arena, and Springsteen more than delivered with a typically epic show that nonetheless made the 20,000+-capacity venue feel as intimate as the Stone Pony.

The 28-song show - kicking off with "Thunder Road" and culminating in the famous "Detroit Medley" - featured then-current favorites from The River ("The Ties That Bind," "Sherry Darling," "Two Hearts," "Independence Day," "Out in the Street," "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)," "The River," "Cadillac Ranch," "Ramrod," "Hungry Heart') as well as covers of "This Land Is Your Land," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and "Jersey Girl," the latter of which Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa touchingly reprised on a telethon to benefit the Pandemic Relief Fund. Longtime pal Gary U.S. Bonds dropped by, too, to join the band for "Jole Blon" and his Springsteen-penned hit "This Little Girl."

The original 24-track, 30 IPS reel-to-reel tapes have been transferred by Jamie Howarth using the Plangent Process. Jon Altschiller has mixed and mastered for this release. Brendan Byrne Arena 1981 is available now in various formats including MP3, Lossless, 192/24 HD-Audio, DSD, CD-R, and CD-R+MP3. You'll find the track listing and order information below. All proceeds from the sale of this concert will go to the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Brendan Byrne Arena 1981 (Columbia/Nugs.net, 2020)

Set One

  1. Thunder Road
  2. Prove It All Night
  3. The Ties That Bind
  4. Darkness on the Edge of Town
  5. Follow That Dream
  6. Independence Day
  7. Who'll Stop the Rain?
  8. Two Hearts
  9. The Promised Land
  10. This Land Is Your Land
  11. The River
  12. Trapped
  13. Out in the Street
  14. Badlands

Set Two

  1. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
  2. Cadillac Ranch
  3. Sherry Darling
  4. Hungry Heart
  5. Jole Blon
  6. This Little Girl
  7. Johnny Bye-Bye
  8. Racing in the Street
  9. Ramrod
  10. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

Encore

  1. Jersey Girl
  2. Jungleland
  3. Born to Run
  4. Detroit Medley

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Gary U.S. Bonds

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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