Bruce Springsteen: "Live/1975-85", 5-LP Box Set with Booklet, NEAR MINT+, Nice

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From Columbia Records (C5X 40558), this is LIVE/1975-85 by BRUCE 

SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND, a 5-LP box set in remarkable

condition. The box itself is NEAR MINT MINUS showing only the slightest hint of 

shelf wear; the booklet is about MINT. The LPs range from NEAR MINT+ to MINT

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 The Cuts:

Side One

1. "Thunder Road" – 5:44
   • Recorded October 18, 1975 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
2. "Adam Raised a Cain" – 5:26
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
3. "Spirit in the Night" – 6:25
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
4. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" – 6:34
   • Recorded December 31, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
   • Mistitled as "4th of July, Ashbury Park" on some CD box sets.

Side Two

1. "Paradise by the "C"" – 3:52
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
   • Song never released by Springsteen before; the version on this release omits Bruce saying "All you bootleggers out there in radioland, roll your tapes" right before the song.
2. "Fire" – 2:51
   • Recorded December 16, 1978 at the Winterland, San Francisco; the short spoken intro is from July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
   • Song never released by Springsteen before, although recorded by others most notably by The Pointer Sisters and Robert Gordon.
3. "Growin' Up" – 7:54
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
4. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" – 4:39
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.

Side Three

1. "Backstreets" – 7:35
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
   • This version edits out a long interpolation near the end which includes an early version of "Drive All Night"
2. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" – 10:00
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
3. "Raise Your Hand" (Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd/Alvertis Isbell) – 4:56
   • Recorded July 7, 1978 at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California.
   • Never before released by Springsteen; Eddie Floyd's version of the song is the best known.

Side Four

1. "Hungry Heart" – 4:28
   • Recorded December 28, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
2. "Two Hearts" – 3:06
   • Recorded July 8, 1981 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
3. "Cadillac Ranch" – 4:52
   • Recorded July 6, 1981 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
   • Mistitled as "Caddillac Ranch" on the CD box set
4. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)" – 3:58
   • Recorded December 29, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
5. "Independence Day" – 5:08
   • Recorded July 6, 1981 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Side Five

1. "Badlands" – 5:17
   • Recorded November 5, 1980 at Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, the night after the election of Ronald Reagan to the United States presidency.
2. "Because the Night" (Springsteen/Patti Smith) – 5:19
   • Recorded December 28, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
   • Song never released by Springsteen before, although recorded by others most notably by Patti Smith and, later, 10,000 Maniacs.
3. "Candy's Room" – 3:19
   • Recorded July 8, 1981 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
4. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" – 4:19
   • Recorded December 29, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
5. "Racing in the Street" – 8:12
   • Recorded July 6, 1981 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Side Six

1. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:21
   • Recorded December 28, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
   • The listed date is erroneous; the recording dates from the following night, although the song was played at both shows.[7]
   • Classic folk song that was never released by Springsteen before
2. "Nebraska" – 4:18
   • Recorded August 6, 1984 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
3. "Johnny 99" – 4:24
   • Recorded August 19, 1985 at the Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
4. "Reason to Believe" – 5:19
   • Recorded August 19, 1984 at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Side Seven

1. "Born in the U.S.A." – 6:10
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California.
2. "Seeds" – 5:14
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles.
   • Song never released by Springsteen before.
3. "The River" – 11:42
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles.

Side Eight

1. "War" (Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield) – 4:53
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California.
   • Never released by Springsteen before; a big hit for Edwin Starr in 1970.
2. "Darlington County" – 5:12
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles.
3. "Working on the Highway" – 4:04
   • Recorded August 19, 1985 at the Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
4. "The Promised Land" – 5:36
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles.

Side Nine

1. "Cover Me" – 6:57
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles.
2. "I'm on Fire" – 4:26
   • Recorded August 19, 1985 at the Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
3. "Bobby Jean" – 4:30
   • Recorded August 21, 1985 at the Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
4. "My Hometown" – 5:13
   • Recorded September 30, 1985 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles.
   • This performance previously released as the music video for "My Hometown" single.

Side Ten

1. "Born to Run" – 5:03
   • Recorded August 19, 1985 at the Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
2. "No Surrender" – 4:41
   • Recorded August 6, 1984 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
3. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" – 4:21
   • Recorded August 20, 1984 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
4. "Jersey Girl" (Tom Waits) – 6:30
   • Recorded July 9, 1981 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.
   • This performance was released in 1984 as the B-side of the "Cover Me" single. The song was written by Tom Waits and originally released on his Heartattack and Vine album.

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, electric guitar, harmonica, acoustic guitar
• Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Clarence Clemons – sax, percussion, backing vocals
• Danny Federici – accordion, glockenspiel, keyboards, backing vocals
• Nils Lofgren – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Patti Scialfa – backing vocals, synthesizer
• Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals
• Steve Van Zandt – electric & acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Flo and Eddie (Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman) – backing vocals 
• The Miami Horns:
  • Stan Harrison – tenor sax
  • Eddie Manion – baritone sax
  • Mark Pender – trumpet
  • Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg – trombone

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