Track Listing DISC 1: GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK: 1. Blinded by the Light 2. Growin' Up 3. Mary Queen of Arkansas 4. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? 5. Lost in the Flood 6. Angel, The 7. For You 8. Spirit in the Night 9. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
DISC 2: THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE: 1. E Street Shuffle, The 2. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 3. Kitty's Back 4. Wild Billy's Circus Story 5. Incident on 57th Street 6. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 7. New York City Serenade
DISC 3: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN: 1. Badlands 2. Adam Raised a Cain 3. Something in the Night 4. Candy's Room 5. Racing in the Street 6. Promised Land, The 7. Factory 8. Streets of Fire 9. Prove It All Night 10. Darkness on the Edge of Town
| Details | | Producer: | Bruce Springsteen, Jim Cretecos, Jon Landau, Mike Appel | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes THE COLLECTION contains: GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK (1973)/THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE (1973)/DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (1978). Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, recorder, piano, congas); Bruce Springsteen (bassoon, bass guitar); Steve VanZandt, Steven Van Zandt (guitar); Danny Federici (accordion, piano, organ, background vocals); Clarence "Nick" Clemons (saxophone, background vocals); David L. Sancious (soprano saxophone, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, organ, background vocals); Richard Blackwell (baritone saxophone, congas, percussion); Albee Tellone (baritone saxophone); Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez (cornet, drums, background vocals); Garry Tallent (tuba, bass guitar, background vocals); Roy Bittan (piano); Richard Davis (double bass, upright bass); Vincent "Loper" Lopez (drums); Harold Wheeler (piano); Max Weinberg (drums). Audio Mixers: Chuck Plotkin; Jimmy Iovine. Audio Remixer: Jack Ashkinazy. Recording information: 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY; Record Plant, New York, NY. Photographers: Frank Stefanko; David Gahr; Fred Lombardi. Unknown Contributor Roles: Richard Blackwell; Albee Tellone. Arranger: Bruce Springsteen. Providing the chance to compare Bruce Springsteen's debut and second albums with one recorded almost a decade later, this budget offering captures two sides of the New Jersey troubadour's musical persona. While GREETINGS is an explosion of pent-up imagery and forcefully delivered melodies, and WILD finds Springsteen exploring the possibilities of an expanded musical palette, the bleak, empty production of NEBRASKA proves that sometimes, a lone guitar and a high lonesome wail is all you need. This trio of budget-priced reissues combines Bruce Springsteen's elemental NEBRASKA, his early-1990s curiosity LUCKY TOWN (originally released in tandem with HUMAN TOUCH, not included here), and a live "plugged" MTV concert. LUCKY TOWN found the Boss recording without the E Street Band for the first time; the live album features a performance by a specially assembled outfit, including Patty Scialfa and pianist Roy Bittan from the E Streeters, performing versions of many of TOWN's songs.
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