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April 26, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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Yesterday, Bruce Springsteen announced the release of his highly anticipated new solo album, Western Stars, which marks his first studio work since High Hopes in 2014. Due on June 14 from Columbia, Western Stars marks a return to "character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangement[s]," as Springsteen described it in a statement. According to the press release, the album is partly inspired by classic Southern California pop of the '60s and '70s, and Springsteen has

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

January 28, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

BruceSpringsteen SongsOfFriendship LiveSeries

In December, Legacy Recordings surprised Bruce Springsteen fans with a digital album of live rarities called The Live Series: Songs of  the Road.  Now, The Live Series continues with Songs of Friendship, which brings even more rarities to digital and streaming for the first time ever.  Culled from Springsteen's extensive vault of live material that was previously only available from the Nugs.net on-demand site, the 15-track set spotlights iconic tracks about the unbreakable bonds of

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

December 14, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Springsteen on Broadway

Welcome to another Release Round-Up. Here's a look at what's coming out today, December 14! Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen on Broadway [2CD] (Columbia) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Springsteen on Broadway captures songs and selected stories from The Boss' acclaimed, Tony Award-winning engagement on the Great White Way. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the album arrives one day before the closing show, and also just before it's broadcast in full on

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: ABBA, Andra Day, Blink-182, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Cake, Candi Staton, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, David Gilmour, Depeche Mode, Dionne Warwick, Dua Lipa, Fun Lovin' Criminals, James Taylor, k.d. lang, Lady Gaga, Laurie Anderson, Paul McCartney, Paula Cole, Pete Yorn, Radiohead, Social Distortion, The Chemical Brothers, The Foo Fighters, The Monkees, The Offspring, The Spinners, Toby Keith, Tom Brumley, Unicorn

December 10, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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On the heels of the new Songs of the Road collection that brings together picks from Springsteen's live archive, Nugs.net has announced a new installment in their Live Archive series. Roxy '75 presents the full October 18 early show that Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band performed at the famed L.A. venue. The set captures the group in outstanding form performing a setlist that spotlights the Born To Run album along with a string of covers.  Among them is a version of Carole King's

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

December 3, 2018 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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In the last few months, Legacy Recordings has launched an extensive digital campaign with the aim of releasing Bruce Springsteen to the streaming age.  This May saw the digital debut of 17 rare singles and EPs, as well as the new compilation, Spare Parts, which collected highlights from those releases.  Now, Legacy has teamed up with Nugs.net on a new compilation, The Live Series:  Songs of the Road that celebrates The Boss's incendiary concert performances and his music's association with the

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Tags: Bruce Springsteen

November 2, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Springsteen on Broadway

"As portraits of artists go," wrote The New York Times' Jesse Green on October 12, 2017, "there may never have been anything as real - and beautiful - on Broadway."  The critic was referring to Bruce Springsteen's performance the evening before on the stage of the intimate, 939-seat Walter Kerr Theatre.  Even before it opened, Springsteen on Broadway became New York theatre's hottest ticket - and most expensive.  Rapturous reviews greeted The Boss' Broadway debut, with most critics marveling at

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

October 19, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

REM at the BBC

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Frank Sinatra, Sings for Only the Lonely: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Capitol/FSE/UMe) 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada On Frank Sinatra's 1958 Capitol concept album masterwork, he sang for Only the Lonely.  But now, 60 years on, that classic is being revisited for everyone in a new 2-CD anniversary edition.  Frank Sinatra

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Springsteen, CHIC, Donovan, Eubie Blake, Frank Sinatra, Herb Alpert, Queen, R.E.M., The Cranberries, Whitesnake

August 6, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Bruce Springsteen Wembley 1981

BUY NOW FROM NUGS.NETBruce Springsteen is continuing his ongoing Archive series.  Last month, he released a concert from 1978 that was promoting the Darkness on the Edge of Town album.  This month, he jumps forward three years to a gig to promote The River album: June 5, 1981 at Wembley Arena in London, England. The River was released on October 17, 1980.  Springsteen and the E Street Band spent nearly a year on tour to promote the double album which had been their first to top the charts.  The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

July 10, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Bruce Springsteen Roxy

Bruce Springsteen is returning to Darkness.  Last week, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the performance, Springsteen gave his concert from July 7, 1978 at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California its first official release as part of his ongoing Archive series.  The gig was part of the tour to promote the Darkness On The Edge of Town album.  This particular tour has been well-documented: this latest release marks the fourth show to be officially released from the tour. The Darkness album

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May 18, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Lonesome Day

To coincide with today's release of Bruce Springsteen's second Album Collection, Sony/Legacy and Columbia Records are releasing nine rare Springsteen EPs on digital platforms.  These are part of Legacy's ongoing vault series which sees digital release of rare music from artists in a wide variety of eras and genres. The EPs are mostly international releases and span the years from 1987-2012.  Two were originally released in Japan.  The first, Live Collection, rounds up four concert

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May 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bruce Springsteen, The Album Collection Vol. 2, 1987-1996 (Columbia/Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Bruce Springsteen boxes up the second set of his albums in chronological order, remastered by Bob Ludwig and Toby Scott using the Plangent Process.  The collection is only available on vinyl, although a limited edition CD version is being released in Japan only.  The CD version is now available for pre-order at Amazon U.S. /

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Harris, John Wesley Harding, Otis Redding, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Simon and Garfunkel, Stephen Bishop, Steve Miller Band, Supertramp, Various Artists

May 11, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Bruce Springsteen St Rose of Lima

As Bruce Springsteen continues his acclaimed run on Broadway (for which he will receive a special Tony Award) and releases his second Album Collection on vinyl next week (with a CD edition only available in Japan), he is also continuing his archival concert series.  His latest entry is another show that ties into the spirit of his Broadway outing, his benefit performance at The St. Rose of Lima Gymnasium in his hometown of Freehold, New Jersey on November 8, 1996. This concert came in the

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May 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Springsteen Album Collection Vol 2

UPDATE (5/8/18): CDJapan is now taking orders for a CD version of the box. Fans have certainly been vocal in their desire for such a release, but we cannot yet confirm that the box will be released in any other market. ORIGINAL POST (3/29/18): Bruce Springsteen is riding high.  Following a remarkable tour in which he performed some of the longest concerts of his career (4+ intermission-less hours!), The Boss released a rapturously received autobiography, appropriately entitled Born to Run. 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

April 20, 2018 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

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Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year's Record Store Day event!  Once you're through reading, let us know what you're most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer!  Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Real Gone Music, Demon Music Group, Walt Disney Records, Omnivore Recordings, and more! Joe's kicking things off with five essential picks (in

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Belinda Carlisle, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Gentry, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, John Williams, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Led Zeppelin, Lulu, Madonna, Record Store Day, T Rex, Tangerine Dream, The Beau Brummels, The Police, The Rascals

March 29, 2018 By Joe Marchese 15 Comments

Springsteen Album Collection Vol 2

UPDATE (5/8/18): CDJapan is now taking orders for a CD version of the box. Fans have certainly been vocal in their desire for such a release, but we cannot yet confirm that the box will be released in any other market.  Amazon, however, is currently taking pre-orders for the CD version, as well: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada! ORIGINAL POST (3/29/18): Bruce Springsteen is riding high.  Following a remarkable tour in which he performed some of the longest concerts of his career (4+

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

March 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Johnny Mathis I Love My Lady

Record Store Day is a little over a month away - Saturday, April 21 - and record labels large and small are celebrating in high style.  Legacy Recordings is looking to make this the biggest and best RSD yet, with a line-up of nearly 30 titles in genres including classic rock, pop, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, comedy, and beyond. Many of the label's heavy hitters are represented, including Johnny Cash (an expanded vinyl box set of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition), Jimi Hendrix (a new

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Big Audio Dynamite, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Eurythmics, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Record Store Day, The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, Van Morrison

November 27, 2017 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Stockholm

As Bruce Springsteen continues his sold-out Springsteen on Broadway run, he has continued to release live concerts from his archives.  It has been a little while since we looked at these, so we thought we might catch you up on the most recent ones.  And a special reminder: all titles are on sale today for Cyber Monday (25% off CDs, 50% off downloads)! Released a couple of weeks ago is Springsteen and the E Street Band live from Stockholm, Sweden on July 3, 1988.  This concert was part of

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September 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Clive Davis Soundtrack of Our Lives

This past April, New York's Radio City Music Hall hosted a prestigious premiere.  The film was Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and the screening was accompanied by an all-star concert featuring Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, and others celebrating the life of the music legend.  Beginning on October 3, Apple Music will exclusively stream the Chris Perkel-directed documentary, and today, September 27, Legacy Recordings has digitally released an exclusive

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ace of Base, Alan Jackson, Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat & Tears, Brooks & Dunn, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Chicago, Dionne Warwick, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John, Eric Carmen, Gladys Knight, Grateful Dead, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Janis Joplin, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny G, Luther Vandross, Melissa Manchester, Natalie Cole, Patti Smith, Rod Stewart, Santana, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Dayne, Teddy Pendergrass, The Alan Parsons Project, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

August 7, 2017 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Palace 1977

Bruce Springsteen has just released two new concerts into his ever-growing list of shows available as made-on-demand CD-Rs and digital downloads at nugs.net.  The first is from February 7, 1977 in Albany, New York and the second is from the next night, February 8 in Rochester, New York.  They are significant as no soundboards from this portion of Springsteen's touring career have ever surfaced before, and because they also feature a song which sees its first official release here:  "Action in

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March 21, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Record Store Day is turning 10 years old on Saturday, April 22, and Legacy Recordings isn't one to miss out on the fun!  The Legacy team has unveiled more than 20 exclusive releases on 7- and 12-inch vinyl that will be available at your local independent record retailer.  Many of the label's heaviest hitters and longtime favorites are represented here - including Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Mathis, Ben Folds, Santana, and The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson.  Legacy is also

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ben Folds, Bruce Springsteen, Dennis Wilson, Harry Nilsson, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Pink Floyd, Santana, Toto

January 13, 2017 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Roy Orbison Black and White Night 30

Over the past several years, Roy's Boys, the company founded by Roy Orbison's sons to administer his catalogue, have put together several reissue projects celebrating the immense legacy of the late artist.  These have included a comprehensive box set of his years on the MGM label for Universal and a one-disc career-spanning greatest hits from Legacy Recordings.  They are teaming up with Legacy again to celebrate one of Orbison's landmark performances with Black &White Night 30, due to be

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Roy Orbison, Tom Waits

September 23, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, packed with heavy hitters! David Bowie, Who Can I Be Now (1974-1976) (Parlophone) 12-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 13-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), the second in the late artist's series of deluxe albums box sets, will contain the following albums plus a 128-page booklet in the CD edition (or 84 pages in the vinyl edition.  You'll find more details here, and watch

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, My Chemical Romance, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, The Searchers, The Verve, Various Artists

July 28, 2016 By Randy Fairman 6 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse

Being in the public eye for over 40 years and being one of the biggest rock stars on the planet for much of that time, there has been much written and documented about Bruce Springsteen - from articles to interviews to documentaries to books.  But despite some of his songs having some personal content, The Boss had never sat down to tell his own story.  Happily, this fall, Springsteen's autobiography Born To Run is released by Simon and Schuster on September 27. Four days before that, on

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June 2, 2016 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Springsteen Christic

For most of last year, Bruce Springsteen released archival concerts about once every month and a half.  That pace has slowed this year.  Perhaps this is due to Springsteen and the E Street Band's current The River tour, where each new show is soon ready for purchase shortly after its performance.  But a new archival concert has just become available as we hit nearly the halfway point of 2016. This release, from November 16 and 17, 1990 and is a slightly more low-key affair than some of the

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December 24, 2015 By Randy Fairman 14 Comments

Bruce Tempe Concert

Bruce Springsteen is giving a Christmas gift to his fans.  Earlier this month, Springsteen released The Ties That Bind: The River Collection box set which contained The River, an alternate version of the album and disc of outtakes.  Also included in the box set was a filmed concert from Tempe, Arizona, recorded on November 5, 1980.  However, not all of the concert was filmed, so the complete show was not in the box set. Fortunately, the entire audio from the concert was preserved.  Now,

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