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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S ‘TRACKS II: THE LOST ALBUMS’ – A COLLECTION OF 7 NEVER-HEARD, FULL LENGTH RECORDS-OUT TODAY VIA SONY MUSIC

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S ‘TRACKS II: THE LOST ALBUMS’ – A COLLECTION OF 7 NEVER-HEARD, FULL LENGTH RECORDS

OUT TODAY VIA SONY MUSIC

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S ‘TRACKS II: THE LOST ALBUMS’ – A COLLECTION OF 7 NEVER-HEARD, FULL LENGTH RECORDS-OUT TODAY VIA SONY MUSIC

Seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records have been released for the first time today on “Tracks II: The Lost Albums.” Spanning 83 songs – 74 of which have never been released in any form – the nine LP / seven CD collection offers an unprecedented look into 35 prolific years of Springsteen’s life and work as an artist. “’The Lost Albums’ were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” said Springsteen. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them.” Springsteen recently discussed the albums in-depth with the New York Times and Rolling Stone, as well as in the new video feature “Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo-pkzr0588

 

Praise for “Tracks II: The Lost Albums”: 

 

“Surely the greatest box set of all time…it is awe-inspiring to contemplate.” – The Telegraph

“The whole damn thing is a treasure trove…full of revelations, because no artist has ever topped Springsteen’s genius as an album-crafter” – Rolling Stone

“Positively revelatory” – GQ

“It’s fascinating to unpack…incredible” – SPIN

“Inspired…an odyssey…a gift.” – Washington Post

“An astonishing discovery…a slew of hidden gems.” – Salon

“A dream come true…it’s never less than fascinating” – The Ringer

“A fascinating alternative story of his musical life.” – Associated Press

“Even many Bruceologists may be surprised at the scale” – New York Times

“A revelation…the magic is in how much it all plays to his strengths.” – Pitchfork

“The work here makes you wonder: Is anyone more flexible…narrative-upending albums.” – LA Times

“Expansive and remarkable…such variety and quality, that new narratives will be born.” – Asbury Park Press

“Essential listening…there are songs here that tussle with the best things he’s ever released.” – Stereogum

“Beautiful songs…because of his grasp of the human condition…if you want to know who he is, start here and work your way back.” – NPR Music

“Masterworks that probe Springsteen’s hallmark topics of redemption and romance while continuing down the path of enlightenment.” – USA Today

Listen to “Tracks II: The Lost Albums”: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/TheLostAlbumsPR

 

Included within “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” are the drum loop and synthesizer sounds of “Streets of Philadelphia Sessions,”  country combos with pedal steel on “Somewhere North of Nashville,” arena-ready E Street energy on “Perfect World,” richly-woven border tales on “Inyo,” film soundtrack work (for a movie that was never made) on “Faithless” and an homage to American pop standards with “Twilight Hours.” Each of these six albums was previewed in advance of the collection’s release, but today listeners get their first chance to hear the lo-fi exploration of “LA Garage Sessions ’83,” a crucial link between “Nebraska” and “Born in the U.S.A.” Listen to “Unsatisfied Heart” from the 18-song collection here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/UnsatisfiedHeart

 

“The Lost Albums” arrive today in limited-edition LP, CD and digital formats — including distinctive packaging for each previously-unreleased record, with a 100-page cloth-bound, hardcover book featuring rare archival photos, liner notes on each lost album from essayist Erik Flannigan and a personal introduction on the project from Springsteen himself. A companion set — “Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums” — is also out today on two LPs or one CD. “The Lost Albums” were compiled by Springsteen with producer Ron Aniello, engineer Rob Lebret and supervising producer Jon Landau at Thrill Hill Recording in New Jersey.

 

Tracks II: The Lost Albums 

 

LA Garage Sessions ’83
1. Follow That Dream

  1. Don’t Back Down On Our Love
  2. Little Girl Like You
  3. Johnny Bye Bye
  4. Sugarland
  5. Seven Tears
  6. Fugitive’s Dream
  7. Black Mountain Ballad
  8. Jim Deer
  9. County Fair
  10. My Hometown
  11. One Love
  12. Don’t Back Down
  13. Richfield Whistle
  14. The Klansman
  15. Unsatisfied Heart
  16. Shut Out The Light
  17. Fugitive’s Dream (Ballad)

 

Streets of Philadelphia Sessions
1. Blind Spot

  1. Maybe I Don’t Know You
  2. Something In The Well
  3. Waiting On The End Of The World
  4. The Little Things
  5. We Fell Down
  6. One Beautiful Morning
  7. Between Heaven and Earth
  8. Secret Garden
  9. The Farewell Party

 

Faithless

  1. The Desert (Instrumental)
  2. Where You Goin’, Where You From
  3. Faithless
  4. All God’s Children
  5. A Prayer By The River (Instrumental)
  6. God Sent You
  7. Goin’ To California
  8. The Western Sea (Instrumental)
  9. My Master’s Hand
  10. Let Me Ride
  11. My Master’s Hand (Theme)

 

 Somewhere North of Nashville

  1. Repo Man
  2. Tiger Rose
  3. Poor Side of Town
  4. Delivery Man
  5. Under A Big Sky
  6. Detail Man
  7. Silver Mountain
  8. Janey Don’t You Lose Heart
  9. You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
  10. Stand On It
  11. Blue Highway
  12. Somewhere North of Nashville

 

Inyo

  1. Inyo
  2. Indian Town
  3. Adelita
  4. The Aztec Dance
  5. The Lost Charro
  6. Our Lady of Monroe
  7. El Jardinero (Upon the Death of Ramona)
  8. One False Move
  9. Ciudad Juarez
  10. When I Build My Beautiful House

 

Twilight Hours

  1. Sunday Love
  2. Late in the Evening
  3. Two of Us
  4. Lonely Town
  5. September Kisses
  6. Twilight Hours
  7. I’ll Stand By You
  8. High Sierra
  9. Sunliner
  10. Another You
  11. Dinner at Eight
  12. Follow The Sun

 

Perfect World

  1. I’m Not Sleeping
  2. Idiot’s Delight
  3. Another Thin Line
  4. The Great Depression
  5. Blind Man
  6. Rain In The River
  7. If I Could Only Be Your Lover
  8. Cutting Knife
  9. You Lifted Me Up
  10. Perfect World

“Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums”


  1.  Follow That Dream
  2. Seven Tears
  3. Unsatisfied Heart
  4. Blind Spot
  5. Something In The Well
  6. Waiting On The End Of The World
  7. Faithless
  8. God Sent You
  9. Repo Man
  10. Detail Man
  11. You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
  12. The Lost Charro
  13. Inyo
  14. Adelita
  15. Sunday Love
  16. High Sierra
  17. Sunliner
  18. I’m Not Sleeping
  19. Rain in the River
  20. You Lifted Me Up

 

 

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