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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2003
Two New Springsteen Releases Set for November Release from Columbia:
"The Essential Bruce Springsteen"
Definitive 3-CD Set Out November 11 Marks First Ever Career-Spanning Collection, Includes Never Before Released Outtakes and Live Recordings
"Live in Barcelona"
Double-DVD Out November 18 Contains Entire October 2002 Barcelona Concert, Plus Bonus Featurette With New Interviews and Footage from U.S. "Rising" Tour Dates at Fenway Park, Giants Stadium, and More
Set for release in November from Columbia, 'The Essential Bruce Springsteen' 3-CD set and the DVD set 'Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in Barcelona' explore Bruce Springsteen's prolific career and unmatched live show, on the heels of his most successful world tour ever.
The 'Essential' set, Springsteen's first ever career-spanning collection, includes songs from every Springsteen album since his debut. Set for release on November 11, the set comes packed with a third bonus CD of rarities and previously unreleased tracks. The double-DVD 'Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in Barcelona,' out November 18, captures the experience of Springsteen and the Band's record-breaking 2002-2003 world tour, and includes new interviews in addition to bonus footage of this year's historic performances in Boston's Fenway Park and New Jersey's Giants Stadium.
(FULL TRACK LISTING OF EACH RELEASE FOLLOWS)
'The Essential Bruce Springsteen,' featuring two discs of Springsteen's best-known songs, is the first such collection to range from early classics "Blinded By the Light," "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)," and "Rosalita," to his most recent hits such as "Mary's Place," "the Rising," and "Lonesome Day" from his 2002 release 'The Rising.'
The 'Essential' set will also include a third, limited-edition CD with rarities and previously unreleased recordings, each one annotated by Springsteen in the album's liner notes. The bonus disc includes songs never before released commercially, including "None But the Brave," recorded during the 'Born in the USA' sessions at the Hit Factory in New York City; live recordings of "Held Up Without a Gun" and Jimmy Cliff's "Trapped" from the breakthrough 'River' tour; the acoustic, country-blues version of "Countin' on a Miracle"; a home recording of "County Fair" recorded shortly after the 'Nebraska' album; and more.
The collection is part of a series of 'Essential' sets released by Columbia Records. Previous releases include 'The Essential Bob Dylan,' 'The Essential Johnny Cash,' 'The Essential Clash,' and others. 'The Essential Bruce Springsteen,' however, is the first in the series to include a bonus rarities disc.
'Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in Barcelona,' includes the entirety of Springsteen and the Band's October 2002 concert at Barcelona's Palau St. Jordi, a show which prompted the Spanish newspaper El Pais to rave "The Boss made the walls of the Palau St. Jordi tremble." In addition, the set contains the featurette "Drop the Needle and Pray: The Rising on Tour," packed with never before seen material, including new interviews, footage from this summer's US stadium tour at Fenway Park and Giants Stadium, and a photo montage chronicling 'The Rising' tour.
The 2-DVD set contains almost three hours of footage, with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound audio recorded and mixed by 'The Rising' producer Brendan O'Brien. The concert in Barcelona, portions of which were broadcast on MTV Europe and CBS, was widely considered among the most exciting of the 120 dates on Springsteen and the Band's acclaimed 'Rising' world tour dates. Together with the bonus material and U.S. footage, the DVDs are a compelling document of one of the most sucessful concert tours of all time.
The executive producers of 'Live in Barcelona' are Jon Landau and Barbara Carr. The DVDs were produced by George Travis and directed by Chris Hilson. Thom Zimny, whose editing on the 2001 HBO concert special "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band," won an Emmy, also edited 'Live in Barcelona.'
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TRACK LISTING: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
Disc 1
Blinded By the Light
For You
Spirit in the Night
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Thunder Road
Born to Run
Jungleland
Badlands
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Promised Land
The River
Hungry Heart
Nebraska
Atlantic City
Disc 2
Born in the USA
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Tunnel of Love
Brilliant Disguise
Human Touch
Living Proof
Lucky Town
Streets of Philadelphia
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Rising
Mary's Place
Lonesome Day
American Skin (41 Shots) - Live
Land of Hope and Dreams - Live
Bonus Disc From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) - Recorded in 1979, covered by Dave Edmunds on 1982 release 'DE 7th'
The Big Payback - Home recording made shortly after 'Nebraska'
Held Up Without a Gun (live) - Recorded live in Uniondale, NY, in 1980
Trapped (live)- Jimmy Cliff song recorded live on 'Born in the USA' tour August 1984
None But the Brave - Recorded during 'Born in the USA' sessions
Missing - Appeared in Sean Penn film 'The Crossing Guard'
Lift Me Up - Written for John Sayles' film 'Limbo.'
Viva Las Vegas - Recorded for NME benefit album
County Fair - Recorded in 1983 at home after 'Nebraska' sessions
Code of Silence (live) - Written with Joe Grushecky, recorded live in 2000
Dead Man Walking - Written for Tim Robbins' film
Countin' on a Miracle (acoustic) - Recording played at end of every show on 'Rising' tour 2002-2003
TRACK LISTING: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in Barcelona
Disc 1
The Rising
Lonesome Day
Prove it All Night
Darkness On the Edge of Town
Empty Sky
You're Missing
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Worlds Apart
Badlands
She's the One
Mary's Place
Dancing in the Dark
Countin' on a Miracle
Spirit in the Night
Incident on 57th Street
Into the Fire
Disc 2
Night
Ramrod
Born to Run
My City of Ruins
Born in the USA
Land of Hope and Dreams
Thunder Road
Bonus Documentary: "Drop the Needle and Pray: The Rising on Tour," featuring rare live footage of historic shows at Boston's Fenway Park and New Jersey's Giants Stadium, exclusive interviews with Springsteen and E Street Band members, and unpublished photos chronicling 'The Rising' tour.
