American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen will allow fans to hear seven completed but previously unreleased albums for the first time.
These recordings, made between 1983 and 2018, "will fill in the gaps in Springsteen's long career, while providing invaluable insight into his life and work," the record company said. Sony Music.
The albums include working versions of songs that led to the cult album Born In The USA, as well as material from the early 1990s in which he experimented with synthesizers.
"For years, only me and a few close friends listened to this music."
"I'm glad the audience will finally have the chance to hear them. I hope they enjoy it," Springsteen said.
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Large edition with 83 songs
These recordings will be released as part of a seven-CD (or nine vinyl) box set titled Tracks II: The Lost Albums.
Unlike the first edition Tracks, which featured four discs of randomly selected unreleased songs from the first 25 years of his career, the new set will feature as many as 83 songs, 74 of which have never been officially released.
Many of these songs, like Fugitive's Dream i Don't Back Down on Our Love, they have been circulating among fans, but now they will be available in studio quality for the first time.
Springsteen revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic allowed him to finish "everything that was in the archives."
"We recorded a lot more albums than we released. Why didn't we release them? I didn't think they were essential," Springsteen told the magazine. Variety 2017. years.
"I may have believed they were good, I may have enjoyed creating them, but throughout my working life, I felt I had only published what was necessary at the time."
“In return, I got a clear definition of who I am, what I want to do, and what I sing about.
"Even today, I essentially value my work according to the same principle."
In the video announcement for Tracks II,, he added:
"I often read how the 90s were a kind of lost phase for me, but I really, really worked the whole time."
First single
Fans will be able to hear these "stale" songs in June.
Springsteen revealed that the new albums will provide a glimpse into his home recordings following the album's success. Born to run i Born in the USA, when he was no longer under pressure to work in commercial studios.
"Being able to record at home whenever I want has allowed me to explore different musical directions," he said.
Among the unreleased albums are: Faithless, a sound experiment for a film that was never made, Somewhere North of Nashville from 1995 with a pronounced country sound, as well as a pop album Twilight Hours, recorded in the same period as Western Stars from 2018.
There it is You, inspired by the Mexican-American border, with songs like The Aztec Dance i Ciudad Juárez, including Perfect World, a collection of songs created in collaboration with longtime collaborator Joe Grusecki.
First single Rain In The River has already been released, and with its powerful drums and guitar sound, it is one of the most energetic songs on the entire album.
He announced the album a month before the start of his European tour and concerts in Manchester, Liverpool, Marseille, Berlin, Prague and other cities.
Although he recently stated that he would play for as long as he could, he revealed that he had scaled back his touring after his wife, Patti Schialfi, was diagnosed with myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer.
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