Looking for a gift this holiday for the Springsteen fan? Look no further than ‘The Promise The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story’.
This tome packages not only the remastered ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ album, but a boatload of extras, including a poster, T-shirt, original notes from Springsteen, unreleased audio tracks and lots of DVD footage.
This is an amazing collection for any fan of Bruce Springsteen, celebrating one of the great albums of the 1970’s.
The cost for the deluxe is $115, but here is what you get:
- 8″ x 24″ Custom Poster
- 80 page spiral-bound reproduction of Bruce’s original notebooks documenting the recording sessions for the album, containing alternate lyrics, song ideas, recording details and personal notes
- Vintage T-Shirt
- Three CDs and 3 DVDs (listed below)
CD 1 – “Darkness on the Edge of Town” (Remastered)
1. Badlands
2. Adam Raised A Cain
3. Something In The Night
4. Candy’s Room
5. Racing In The Street
6. The Promised Land
7. Factory
8. Streets Of Fire
9. Prove It All Night
10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
CD 2 – “The Promise” (Disc 1)
1. Racing In The Street (’78)
2. Gotta Get That Feeling
3. Outside Looking In
4. Someday (We’ll Be Together)
5. One Way Street
6. Because The Night
7. Wrong Side Of The Street
8. The Brokenhearted
9. Rendezvous
10. Candy’s Boy
CD 3 – “The Promise” (Disc 2)
1. Save My Love
2. Ain’t Good Enough For You
3. Fire
4. Spanish Eyes
5. It’s A Shame
6. Come On (Let’s Go Tonight)
7. Talk To Me
8. The Little Things (My Baby Does)
9. Breakaway
10. The Promise
11. City Of Night
DVD 1 – The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Never before seen archival footage shot between 1976-1978, capturing home rehearsals and recording sessions that allow us to see Springsteen’s creative process at work.
DVD 2 – Darkness on the Edge of Town: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park & Thrill Hill Vault: 1976 – 1978
An intimate and complete album performance of “Darkness on the Edge of Town” at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ shot in 2009, plus never before seen archival footage from the Thrill Hill Vault including complete song performances taken from private band rehearsals, studio sessions, and live concerts during the “Darkness” era.
Darkness on the Edge of Town(Paramount Theater, Asbury Park, NJ – 2009)
1. Badlands
2. Adam Raised A Cain
3. Something In The Night
4. Candy’s Room
5. Racing In The Street
6. The Promised Land
7. Factory
8. Streets Of Fire
9. Prove It All Night
10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Thrill Hill Vault (1976-1978)
1. Save My Love (Holmdel, NJ – ’76)
2. Candy’s Boy (Holmdel, NJ – ’76)
3. Something In The Night (Red Bank, NJ – ’76)
4. Don’t Look Back (NYC – ’78)
5. Ain’t Good Enough For You (NYC – ’78)
6. The Promise (NYC – ’78)
7. Candy’s Room Demo (NYC – ’78)
8. Badlands (Phoenix – ’78)
9. The Promised Land (Phoenix – ’78)
10. Prove It All Night (Phoenix – ’78)
11. Born To Run (Phoenix – ’78)
12. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (Phoenix – ’78)
DVD 3 – Houston ’78 Bootleg: House Cut
Previously unreleased complete concert performance from the historic Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour.
1. Badlands
2. Streets Of Fire
3. It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City
4. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
5. Spirit In The Night
6. Independence Day
7. The Promised Land
8. Prove It All Night
9. Racing In The Street
10. Thunder Road
11. Jungleland
12. The Ties That Bind
13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
14. The Fever
15. Fire
16. Candy’s Room
17. Because The Night
18. Point Blank
19. She’s The One
20. Backstreets
21. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
22. Born To Run
23. Detroit Medley
24. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
25. You Can’t Sit Down
26. Quarter To Three
You can also buy the remastered CD separately for $34 (includes 21 unreleased song, a shirt and poster). A special album version is also available.