Bruce Springsteen is set to get Sony's "Essential" treatment, with a two-disc
best-of compilation due on November 4. Do we really need another Greatest Hits collection for Springsteen?
Considering that the 1995 offering doesn't include a song like ROSALITA,
one could easily argue yes. A double-CD set can paint a fuller picture of Springsteen's career. But what should
keep diehards happy about the two-disc release is... the third disc. That's right, Sony is planning a limited
run of The Essential Bruce Springsteen to be packaged with a bonus disc of rarities: some hard to find,
some previously unavailable on CD, some previously unavailable, period. Let the speculation begin... As with
all things Bruce, we'd be wise to consider this subject to change; but that's Sony's current plan for a
November 4 release. No track listing yet, but any and all new info will go right here.
