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The Essential Bruce Springsteen, the three-disc set in the works for November 11, continues to take
shape. We now have an official track listing from Columbia — for the first two discs, at least. Early track
lists have been floating around, but this is the first official line-up released by Columbia.
As for that much-anticipated Disc Three, advance promotional material from Columbia does confirm a "Limited-edition bonus CD of rarities and previously unreleased tracks," but the track listing itself for CD3 is still "To Be Confirmed." So for now let's get to the main body of the Essential set, a 30-song career-spanning selection:
Disc One:
- Blinded By the Light
- Spirit in the Night
- For You
- 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 Two:
- Born In The U.S.A.
- 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)
Twelve of these 30 songs previously appeared on Greatest Hits. Of the remaining 18: the first five songs rectify Greatest Hits' lack of pre-1975 material; the last six songs were released after Greatest Hits; in between are seven songs that didn't make the cut for Greatest Hits, including "Jungleland " and "Living Proof." (On Greatest Hits but not on Essential: "My Hometown," "Better Days," and Greatest Hits's four "new" songs, "Secret Garden," "Murder Inc.," "Blood Brothers," and "This Hard Land.") Also note: appearing here are the title tracks from every studio album from 1975 to the present.
The set will be "supported by an extensive TV campaign." Columbia also specifies that this sequence is not final (surprise, surprise)... so stay tuned for any tweaks and for the Disc Three line-up as soon as we have it.
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