The News & Updates Archive 2011

UPDATE # 155 (12/18/11)
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• Scan of UK “Cover Me” 7-inch “double pack” added to 7-Inch pages in the Vinyl section.

• Info on/scan of Swedish (?) “5 Maxi Single Box” set added to 12-Inch pages in the Vinyl section.

• Scans of inserts included with US “script cover” advance promo issue of “Born To Run” LP added to Albums pages in the Vinyl section (see relevant description text).

• Scan of Columbia promo letter included with some copies of US “Live / 1975-85” 8-track promo LP added to Albums pages in the Vinyl section (see relevant description text).

• Info on/scans of UK “Front Runners” Melody Maker V/A LP added to Albums pages in the Vinyl section.

• Info on/scan of Austrian/Spanish 1991 “Darkness…” CD reissue for “Los Grandes Del Rock” series added to Albums pages in the Compact Discs section.

• Scan of specially stickered French “book-pack” edition of “The Rising” added to Albums pages in the Compact Discs section.

• Info on/scan of Spanish “Historia De La Musica Rock” cassette added to Cassette Albums page in the Tapes section.

• New non-album live tracks added to Spare Parts page in the Features section.

• Numerous corrections and adjustments made throughout the site.

(Special thanks to Domingo Bauza, Carlo Bondi, Paul Holden, Massimo Truchet and Eddy Wehbe for their help with most of these updates)

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (10/26/11)
Time Life Entertainment are to release “The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live”, a 3-CD Various Artists compilation that collects recordings from the annual "Hall Of Fame" induction ceremonies (as well as other related events) and contains several exclusive Springsteen live tracks/guest appearances, on 11/01. Click here for the full tracklisting.

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (10/14/11)
"The Essential Bruce Springsteen" (in its 2-CD form, sans bonus disc) has just been reissued in Europe with different cover artwork.

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (09/26/11)
10/24 will see the release of “The Bridge School Concerts: 25th Anniversary Edition”, a 2-CD or 3-DVD set from Warner Reprise, with both formats featuring Bruce’s solo acoustic live performance of “Born In The U.S.A.” recorded at the first of these annual benefit shows at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on October 13, 1986 (previously only available as an iTunes download). All profits are going directly to “The Bridge School”, a charity project founded by Neil Young and his wife Pegi in support of children suffering from severe speech and physical impairments.

UPDATE # 154 (07/27/11)
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• Scans of UK “Born To Run” 45 with push-out center and Filippino “Hungry Heart” issue added to 7-Inch page in the Vinyl section (see relevant description texts for the respective worldwide 1975/1980 releases).

• New, enlargable scan of Spanish “Sherry Darling” / “Hungry Heart” jukebox promo 45 added to 7-Inch page in the Vinyl section.

• Scan of Roy Carr DJ letter for UK “Viva Las Vegas” promo 10-inch added to 10-Inch page in the Vinyl section (see relevant description text).

• Scan of discoloured/“rotted” UK “Tougher Than The Rest” CD EP added to 5-Inch pages in the Compact Discs section (see relevant description text).

• New, enlargable scans of Canadian “Killer B’s (From The USA)” promo cassette and Japanese “Tracks” advance 2-cassette promo set added to Cassette Albums page in the Tapes section.

• New, enlargable scans of US “Columbia Records Radio Hour” reels added to Reel-To-Reel page in the Tapes section.

• Numerous corrections and adjustments made throughout the site.

(Special thanks to Steen Andersson, Mike Simpson and Eddy Wehbe for their help with most of these updates)

UPDATE # 153 (05/26/11)
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• Info on/scans of Australian “Secret Garden” cassette EP added to Cassette Singles pages in the Tapes section.

• New “guest appearance” albums/tracks added to Somebody Else’s Past page in the Features section.

(Special thanks to Jyrki Virta for the “Secret Garden” cassette scans)

UPDATE # 152 (04/18/11)
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• Info on/scans of “Gotta Get That Feeling” 10-inch “Record Store Day” single added to 10-Inch page in the Vinyl section.

• New non-album live tracks added to Spare Parts page in the Features section.

• A few corrections and adjustments made throughout the site.

(Special thanks to Tim Devin, Josef Schrefel and the gang over at Greasy Lake's "Record Machine" forum for their help with most of these updates)

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (04/12/11)
A seemingly new series of five fake Springsteen 7-inch picture sleeves (all containing standard, genuine Dutch-pressed discs) has just turned up at the recent record fair in Utrecht, Holland. Sold by a dealer from Germany for € 5 apiece, these sleeves feature totally different artwork to their original counterparts (in most cases utilizing photos from non-corresponding eras [e. g., a 1975 Eric Meola “Born To Run” outtake shot for the 1980 “Hungry Heart” release]) and are highlighting the respective B-side tracks over the actual A-sides. Paper and printing quality, however, are said to be very good. Thanks to Pascal Horsthuis for the info and scans.

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (04/01/11)
Patti Scialfa’s first new studio track since her 2007 album “Play It As It Lays”, a ballad called “Children’s Song”, will be included on the upcoming benefit compilation CD “Every Mother Counts” (released by Starcon, and exclusively available at Starbucks from 04/12 through Mother’s Day), with Bruce contributing both lead and backing vocals. RollingStone.com has an online stream of the full song, as well as a little backstory.

SPECIAL WEBMASTERS’ NOTE (03/26/11)
iTunes has just released a Various Artists charity download album in support of the Japanese Red Cross, "Songs For Japan", whose 38 tracks include Bruce’s “Human Touch”. [UPDATE 04/01/11: This sampler is also going to be available as physical 2-CD set from 04/04.]

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (03/13/11)
Here’s the official sleeve artwork for the upcoming exclusive Springsteen “Record Store Day” 10-inch single, courtesy of Chris Phillips from Backstreets.com:

UPDATE # 151 (03/12/11)
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• Info on/scans of Japanese “The Promise: The ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ Story” 6-disc box set added to Albums pages in the Compact Discs section (see relevant description text for the standard US/European versions).

• New "guest appearance" album/track added to Somebody Else’s Past page in the Features section.

(Special thanks to Alan Fraser & Hans Seegers [www.searchingforagem.com] and Josef Schrefel for their help with these updates)

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (03/09/11)
The official DVD/BluRay appearance of the “Songs From The Promise” webcast we mentioned in our last News entry has been officially announced today, with the original 5-song video being part of a totally unnecessary standalone version of Thom Zimny’s “The Promise: The Making Of ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’” documentary to be released on 05/03. Head over to brucespringsteen.net for full details.

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (03/04/11)
“Record Store Day” update: If recent reports are to be believed, this year’s Springsteen “exclusive” will in fact be another 10-inch (not 7-inch) vinyl single containing live versions of “Gotta Get That Feeling” and “Racing In The Street (’78)” from the “Songs From The Promise” webcast taped at Asbury Park’s “Carousel House” last December (which is also rumoured to come out as an official DVD in the near future).

In other news, Bruce is going to appear on the new album by Detroit-based singer/songwriter Stewart Francke, “Heartless World” (due for release on 05/17), contributing lead vocals to a song called “Summer Soldiers”.

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (02/24/11)
According to the Dutch “Record Store Day” website, another limited-edition Springsteen 7-inch vinyl single coupling two more tracks from “The Promise”, “Gotta Get That Feeling” and “Racing In The Street (’78)”, is scheduled as one of the exclusive releases for this year’s event (04/16). Thanks to “joe1320” for posting the info in the “Greasy Lake” message board’s “Record Machine” sub-forum.

UPDATE # 150 (02/16/11)
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• Info on/scan of Japanese “All American Top 100 - December 1980” V/A promo LP added to Albums pages in the Vinyl section.

• Info on/scans of US “Murder Incorporated” promo reel-to-reel tape added to Reel-To-Reel page in the Tapes section.

• New “Private Collections Online” link added to Links page in the About This Site section.

• A few corrections and adjustments made throughout the site.

(Special thanks to Mike Macaluso for the “Murder Incorporated” reel info/scans)

SPECIAL WEBMASTERS’ NOTE (01/28/11)
Partially due to “sagging interest in physical media”, Sony Music USA has announced to close down its CD pressing plant in Pitman, New Jersey in late March, putting 300 local employees out of their jobs. Read all the details here.

COLLECTORS’ NEWS (01/23/11)
Bruce has been contributing to the new album by Boston-based Irish American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, “Going Out In Style” (due for release on 03/01 on the group’s own “Born & Bred Records” label), sharing lead vocals with singer Ken Casey on a version of the old (1913) standard “Peg O’ My Heart”.

SPECIAL WEBMASTERS’ NOTE (01/22/11)
Bruce Springsteen’s “Human Touch” is one of 59 songs appearing on a special 3-CD Various Artists benefit compilation entitled “Flood Relief - Artists For The Flood Appeal”, to be released by Sony Music Australia this coming Monday, 01/24. All proceeds from the sale of the set, which features both Australian and international acts (read full details here), will go to the "Salvation Army Flood Appeal" organization supporting victims of the recent disastrous floods in parts of Queensland and Victoria. Thanks to Mark Bahlen for the info.

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