Bruce Springsteen’s Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions will be released in full on Tracks II: The Lost Albums – a ten-song collection previously known to fans as his long-rumored “loops record.” Written on the heels of its Oscar-winning namesake, Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions found Springsteen exploring an interest in the rhythms of mid-1990s contemporary music, and particularly West Coast hip-hop. Initially pouring over CDs of drum samples at his home in Los Angeles, Springsteen began making his own loops with engineer Toby Scott — which formed a rhythmic base he’d build on with keyboards and synthesizers. Both a revelation and departure in his home recording, Springsteen is the primary instrumentalist throughout most of Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions — with some assists from his 1992-1993 touring band as well as Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell and Lisa Lowell.
At the thematic center of Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions is “Blind Spot,” a song which explores doubt and betrayal in relationships. “That was just the theme that I locked in on at that moment,” Springsteen explains. “I don’t really know why. Patti and I, we were having a great time in California. But sometimes if you lock into one song you like, then you follow that thread. I had ‘Blind Spot,’ and I followed that thread through the rest of the record.”
Fully completed, mixed and slated for a spring 1995 release, Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions was ultimately put aside — as Springsteen decided to reunite with The E Street Band for the first time in seven years. “I said, ‘Well, maybe it’s time to just do something with the band, or remind the fans of the band or that part of my work life,’” he remembers. “So that’s where we went. But I always really liked ‘Streets of Philadelphia Sessions’…during the Broadway show, I thought of putting it out [as a standalone release]. I always put them away, but I don’t throw them away.”
Listen to “Blind Spot” here, and below:
Seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer on the widely-rumored and long-anticipated Tracks II: The Lost Albums, coming June 27 via Sony Music.
A set spanning 83 songs, The Lost Albums fill in rich chapters of Springsteen’s expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist. “The Lost Albums were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” said Springsteen. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.”
From the lo-fi exploration of LA Garage Sessions ’83 — serving as a crucial link between Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A. — to the drum loop and synthesizer sounds of Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions, The Lost Albums offer unprecedented context into 35 prolific years (1983-2018) of Springsteen’s songwriting and home recording. “The ability to record at home whenever I wanted allowed me to go into a wide variety of different musical directions,” Springsteen explained.
Throughout the set, that sonic experimentation takes the form of film soundtrack work (for a movie that was never made) on “Faithless,” country combos with pedal steel on “Somewhere North of Nashville,” richly-woven border tales on “Inyo” and orchestra-driven, mid-century noir on “Twilight Hours.”
Alongside the announcement of The Lost Albums, a first look at the collection arrived with “Rain In The River” — which comes from the lost album Perfect World, and encapsulates that project’s arena-ready E Street flavor.
Listen to “Rain In The River” here and below, and pre-order Tracks II: The Lost Albums here.
The Lost Albums will arrive in limited-edition nine LP, seven CD and digital formats — including distinctive packaging for each previously-unreleased record, with a 100-page cloth-bound, hardcover book featuring rare archival photos, liner notes on each lost album from essayist Erik Flannigan and a personal introduction on the project from Springsteen himself. A companion set — Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums — will feature 20 highlights from across the collection, also arriving June 27 on two LPs or one CD. The Lost Albums were compiled by Springsteen with producer Ron Aniello, engineer Rob Lebret and supervising producer Jon Landau at Thrill Hill Recording in New Jersey.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums tracklisting:
LA Garage Sessions ’83
“Follow That Dream”
“Don’t Back Down On Our Love”
“Little Girl Like You”
“Johnny Bye Bye”
“Sugarland”
“Seven Tears”
“Fugitive’s Dream”
“Black Mountain Ballad”
“Jim Deer”
“County Fair”
“My Hometown”
“One Love”
“Don’t Back Down”
“Richfield Whistle”
“The Klansman”
“Unsatisfied Heart”
“Shut Out The Light”
“Fugitive’s Dream (Ballad)”
Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions
“Blind Spot”
“Maybe I Don’t Know You”
“Something In The Well”
“Waiting On The End Of The World”
“The Little Things”
“We Fell Down”
“One Beautiful Morning”
“Between Heaven and Earth”
“Secret Garden”
“The Farewell Party”
Faithless
“The Desert” (Instrumental)
“Where You Goin’, Where You From”
“Faithless”
“All God’s Children”
“A Prayer By The River” (Instrumental)
“God Sent You”
“Goin’ To California”
“The Western Sea” (Instrumental)
“My Master’s Hand”
“Let Me Ride”
“My Master’s Hand (Theme)”
Somewhere North Of Nashville
“Repo Man”
“Tiger Rose”
“Poor Side of Town”
“Delivery Man”
“Under A Big Sky”
“Detail Man”
“Silver Mountain”
“Janey Don’t You Lose Heart”
“You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone”
“Stand On It”
“Blue Highway”
“Somewhere North of Nashville”
Inyo
“Inyo”
“Indian Town”
“Adelita”
“The Aztec Dance”
“The Lost Charro”
“Our Lady of Monroe”
“El Jardinero (Upon the Death of Ramona)”
“One False Move”
“Ciudad Juarez”
“When I Build My Beautiful House”
Twilight Hours
“Sunday Love”
“Late in the Evening”
“Two of Us”
“Lonely Town”
“September Kisses”
“Twilight Hours”
“I’ll Stand By You”
“High Sierra”
“Sunliner”
“Another You”
“Dinner at Eight”
“Follow The Sun”
Perfect World
“I’m Not Sleeping”
“Idiot’s Delight”
“Another Thin Line”
“The Great Depression”
“Blind Man”
“Rain In The River”
“If I Could Only Be Your Lover”
“Cutting Knife”
“You Lifted Me Up”
“Perfect World”
“Rain In The River”:
Tracks II: The Lost Albums trailer:
"Prophets Of Addiction is a modern day Hanoi Rocks meets The 69 Eyes with plenty of Pop hooks and Whisky drenched vocals." - Metal Sludge.
Listen at https://smarturl.it/prophetsofaddiction
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At the thematic center of Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions is “Blind Spot,” a song which explores doubt and betrayal in relationships. “That was just the theme that I locked in on at that moment,” Springsteen explains. “I don’t really know why. Patti and I, we were having a great time in California. But sometimes if you lock into one song you like, then you follow that thread. I had ‘Blind Spot,’ and I followed that thread through the rest of the record.”
Fully completed, mixed and slated for a spring 1995 release, Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions was ultimately put aside — as Springsteen decided to reunite with The E Street Band for the first time in seven years. “I said, ‘Well, maybe it’s time to just do something with the band, or remind the fans of the band or that part of my work life,’” he remembers. “So that’s where we went. But I always really liked ‘Streets of Philadelphia Sessions’…during the Broadway show, I thought of putting it out [as a standalone release]. I always put them away, but I don’t throw them away.”
Listen to “Blind Spot” here, and below:
Seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer on the widely-rumored and long-anticipated Tracks II: The Lost Albums, coming June 27 via Sony Music.
A set spanning 83 songs, The Lost Albums fill in rich chapters of Springsteen’s expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist. “The Lost Albums were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” said Springsteen. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.”
From the lo-fi exploration of LA Garage Sessions ’83 — serving as a crucial link between Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A. — to the drum loop and synthesizer sounds of Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions, The Lost Albums offer unprecedented context into 35 prolific years (1983-2018) of Springsteen’s songwriting and home recording. “The ability to record at home whenever I wanted allowed me to go into a wide variety of different musical directions,” Springsteen explained.
Throughout the set, that sonic experimentation takes the form of film soundtrack work (for a movie that was never made) on “Faithless,” country combos with pedal steel on “Somewhere North of Nashville,” richly-woven border tales on “Inyo” and orchestra-driven, mid-century noir on “Twilight Hours.”
Alongside the announcement of The Lost Albums, a first look at the collection arrived with “Rain In The River” — which comes from the lost album Perfect World, and encapsulates that project’s arena-ready E Street flavor.
Listen to “Rain In The River” here and below, and pre-order Tracks II: The Lost Albums here.
The Lost Albums will arrive in limited-edition nine LP, seven CD and digital formats — including distinctive packaging for each previously-unreleased record, with a 100-page cloth-bound, hardcover book featuring rare archival photos, liner notes on each lost album from essayist Erik Flannigan and a personal introduction on the project from Springsteen himself. A companion set — Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums — will feature 20 highlights from across the collection, also arriving June 27 on two LPs or one CD. The Lost Albums were compiled by Springsteen with producer Ron Aniello, engineer Rob Lebret and supervising producer Jon Landau at Thrill Hill Recording in New Jersey.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums tracklisting:
LA Garage Sessions ’83
“Follow That Dream”
“Don’t Back Down On Our Love”
“Little Girl Like You”
“Johnny Bye Bye”
“Sugarland”
“Seven Tears”
“Fugitive’s Dream”
“Black Mountain Ballad”
“Jim Deer”
“County Fair”
“My Hometown”
“One Love”
“Don’t Back Down”
“Richfield Whistle”
“The Klansman”
“Unsatisfied Heart”
“Shut Out The Light”
“Fugitive’s Dream (Ballad)”
Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions
“Blind Spot”
“Maybe I Don’t Know You”
“Something In The Well”
“Waiting On The End Of The World”
“The Little Things”
“We Fell Down”
“One Beautiful Morning”
“Between Heaven and Earth”
“Secret Garden”
“The Farewell Party”
Faithless
“The Desert” (Instrumental)
“Where You Goin’, Where You From”
“Faithless”
“All God’s Children”
“A Prayer By The River” (Instrumental)
“God Sent You”
“Goin’ To California”
“The Western Sea” (Instrumental)
“My Master’s Hand”
“Let Me Ride”
“My Master’s Hand (Theme)”
Somewhere North Of Nashville
“Repo Man”
“Tiger Rose”
“Poor Side of Town”
“Delivery Man”
“Under A Big Sky”
“Detail Man”
“Silver Mountain”
“Janey Don’t You Lose Heart”
“You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone”
“Stand On It”
“Blue Highway”
“Somewhere North of Nashville”
Inyo
“Inyo”
“Indian Town”
“Adelita”
“The Aztec Dance”
“The Lost Charro”
“Our Lady of Monroe”
“El Jardinero (Upon the Death of Ramona)”
“One False Move”
“Ciudad Juarez”
“When I Build My Beautiful House”
Twilight Hours
“Sunday Love”
“Late in the Evening”
“Two of Us”
“Lonely Town”
“September Kisses”
“Twilight Hours”
“I’ll Stand By You”
“High Sierra”
“Sunliner”
“Another You”
“Dinner at Eight”
“Follow The Sun”
Perfect World
“I’m Not Sleeping”
“Idiot’s Delight”
“Another Thin Line”
“The Great Depression”
“Blind Man”
“Rain In The River”
“If I Could Only Be Your Lover”
“Cutting Knife”
“You Lifted Me Up”
“Perfect World”
“Rain In The River”:
Tracks II: The Lost Albums trailer:
"Prophets Of Addiction is a modern day Hanoi Rocks meets The 69 Eyes with plenty of Pop hooks and Whisky drenched vocals." - Metal Sludge.
Listen at https://smarturl.it/prophetsofaddiction
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