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Description:
‘The Ties That Bind: The River Collection' is a comprehensive look at Bruce Springsteen's 'The River' era, one of the most pivotal periods of time in his career. The set contains 52 tracks on 4 CDs with a wealth of unreleased material, and 4 hours of never-before-seen video on 3 DVDs. It is comprised of the original 'The River' double album as released in 1980; the first official release of 'The River: Single Album;' a CD of 1979/80 studio outtakes; a two-DVD film of never-released, newly edited multi-camera footage from Springsteen's famed 1980 show in Tempe, AZ, long rumored but never-before-seen; rare tour rehearsal footage; a brand new documentary "The Ties That Bind" about 'The River;' and a coffee table book of 200 rare or previously unseen photos and memorabilia with a new essay by Mikal Gilmore.
'The River,' was originally released on October 17, 1980 as a double album and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. 'The River: Single Album' is the 10-track album that Springsteen recorded in 1979 as a follow up to 1978's 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town' but never released. The fourth CD on the box set is 'The River: Outtakes,' which spans the entire 'The River' sessions in 1979 and 1980. Eleven songs are rarities that have never been released before, and for the most part are completely unheard and unknown even to fans, who have long considered Springsteen's outtakes to be treasured secrets.
"The Ties That Bind," on one DVD, is a brand new 60-minute documentary that features an intimate interview with Springsteen as he reflects on the tumultuous, extended period writing and recording 'The River.' The film transitions between Springsteen telling the stories behind the music and illustrating them with solo acoustic guitar performances -- interspersed with period concert footage and rare photos of Bruce and the band in and out of the studio. The final video component is "Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The River Tour, Tempe 1980," a new film produced from footage professionally filmed in 1980 using four cameras and recorded in multitrack audio. The film features 24 songs 2 hours, 40 minutes on 2 DVDs from Springsteen s November 5, 1980 concert at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Widely regarded as one of Springsteen s finest performances, this intense show features early live versions of over half of 'The River' songs. Also included is 20 minutes of footage from the late September, 1980 River Tour rehearsals held in Lititz, PA, showing Springsteen and The E Street Band working through live arrangements of what was then unreleased material from the upcoming album.
'The Ties That Bind: The River Collection is packaged in a 10" x 12" box with a hardcover 148-page coffee table book containing 200 studio and live photographs most of which have never been seen before plus pages from Springsteen's notebooks, single covers, images and outtakes from the original album package, and other memorabilia documenting the album. Liner notes include a new essay from journalist Mikal Gilmore, the original Rolling Stone album review from 1980, and Springsteen's updated comments about the album from the 1998 "Songs" book.
DVD Disc Content:
Disc 5
1.The Ties That Bind (Documentary)DVD
Disc 6
1.The River Tour, Tempe 1980 Concert Part 1 DVD
Disc 7
1.The River Tour, Tempe 1980
Concert Part 2 DVD
Track Listings
Disc: 1
The Ties That Bind
Sherry Darling
Jackson Cage
Two Hearts
Independence Day
Hungry Heart
Out In the Street
Crush on You
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Disc: 2
Point Blank
Cadillac Ranch
I'm a Rocker
Fade Away
Stolen Car
Ramrod
The Price You Pay
Drive All Night
Wreck on the Highway
Disc: 3
The Ties That Bind
Cindy
Hungry Heart
Stolen Car
Be True
The River
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
The Price You Pay
I Wanna Marry You
Loose Ends
Disc: 4
Meet Me In The City
The Man Who Got Away
Little White Lies
The Time That Never Was
Night Fire
Whitetown
Chain Lightning
Party Lights
Paradise By The "C"
Stray Bullet
Mr. Outside
Roulette
Restless Nights
Where The Bands Are
Dollhouse
Living On The Edge Of The World
Take 'Em as They Come
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
I Wanna Be With You
Mary Lou
Held Up Without a Gun
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
Disc: 5
Creative Life
Lost Boys
The River
Noisy Records
Searching for Something
The River Tour
Songs of Breadth and Depth
Personal Conversation
Credits
Creative Life
Lost Boys
The River
Noisy Records
Searching for Something
The River Tour
Songs of Breadth and Depth
Personal Conversation
Credits
Disc: 6
Born to Run
Prove It All Night
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Jackson Cage
Two Hearts
The Promised Land
Out In the Street
The River
Badlands
Thunder Road
No Money Down
Cadillac Ranch
Hungry Heart
Fire
Sherry Darling
I Wanna Marry You
Crush on You
Ramrod
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
Born to Run
Prove It All Night
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Jackson Cage
Two Hearts
The Promised Land
Out In the Street
The River
Badlands
Thunder Road
No Money Down
Cadillac Ranch
Hungry Heart
Fire
Sherry Darling
I Wanna Marry You
Crush on You
Ramrod
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
Disc: 7
Drive All Night
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
I'm a Rocker
Jungleland
Detroit Medley
Where The Bands Are (Credits)
Ramrod
Cadillac Ranch
Fire
Crush on You
Sherry Darling
Drive All Night
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
I'm a Rocker
Jungleland
Detroit Medley
Where The Bands Are (Credits)
Ramrod
Cadillac Ranch
Fire
Crush on You
Sherry Darling
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