The Ties That Bind: The River Collection

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

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 plus pages from Springsteen’s notebooks, single covers, images and outtakes from the original album package, and other memorabilia documenting the album.

The sticker on the shrink wrap says.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
THE TIES THAT BIND
THE RIVER COLLECTION

4CD/3 DVD BOX SET
CONTAINS 52 TRACKS
ON 4 CDS INCLUDING 12 RARITIES

OVER 4 HOURS OF NEVER
BEFORE SEEN VIDEO INCLUDING
PERFORMANCES FROM BRUCE’S
1980 TEMPE, AZ CONCERT

RARE TOUR REHEARSAL FOOTAGE

NEW DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT ‘THE RIVER’

HARD COVER BOOK WITH
MORE THAN 200 RARE PHOTOS

On back cover of boxset:
© & ℗ 2015 Bruce Springsteen

On back cover of CD3:
Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York, NY
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME

On back cover of CD4:
Tracks 1 to 10 recorded at Power Station, New York, NY; additional recording at Stone Hill Studio, NJ; mixed at Mix This!
Track 11 unknown recording information
Tracks 12 to 20 recorded at Power Station, New York, NY; mixed at Thrill Hill Studio, NJ
Tracks 21 to 22 recorded at Power Station, New York, NY; mixed at Clover Studio, LA
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME

DVD2 & 3:
The River Tour concert at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ on November 5, 1980
The River Tour rehearsals at Clair Brothers Audio, Lipitz, PA on September 27, 1980

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 888751646728
Barcode (Text): 8 88751 64672 8
Label Code: LC 00162
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 1 & 3): Sony DADC A0102596737–0104 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 2): Sony DADC A0102596737–0104 15 A03
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 1): Sony DADC A0102596735–0104 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 2 & 3): Sony DADC A0102596735–0104 15 A04
Matrix / Runout (CD3, variant 1 & 3): Sony DADC A0102596733–0104 15 A02
Matrix / Runout (CD3, variant 2): Sony DADC A0102596733–0104 15 A03
Matrix / Runout (CD4, variant 1): Sony DADC A0102596732–0104 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD4, variant 2 & 3): Sony DADC A0102596732–0104 25 A00
Mastering SID Code (CD1 to 4, variants 1 to 3): IFPI L555
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 1 & 3): IFPI 94Z6
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI 94Z4
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI 94K
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 2 & 3): IFPI 94Z5
Mould SID Code (CD3, variant 1): IFPI 94W8
Mould SID Code (CD3, variant 2): IFPI 94Y7
Mould SID Code (CD3, variant 3): IFPI 94V3
Mould SID Code (CD4, variants 1 to 3): IFPI 945R
Matrix / Runout (DVD1, variants 1, 2): Sony DADC A0102596771‐A513 17 A01
Matrix / Runout (DVD1, variant 3): Sony DADC A0102596771‐A513 17 A00
Mastering SID Code (DVD1, variants 1 to 3): IFPI L557
Mould SID Code (DVD1, variants 1, 2): IFPI 942X
Mould SID Code (DVD1, variant 3): IFPI 946W
Matrix / Runout (DVD2, variant 1): Sony DADC A0102596772‐A923 18 A01
Matrix / Runout (DVD2, variant 1): A0102596772‐B923 18 A04
Matrix / Runout (DVD2, outer ring, variant 2): Sony DADC A0102596772‐A923 18 A02
Matrix / Runout (DVD2, inner ring, variant 2): Sony DADC A0102596772‐B923 18 A02
Mastering SID Code (DVD2, variants 1 to 3): IFPI L558
Mould SID Code (DVD2, variant 1): IFPI 943V
Mould SID Code (DVD2, variant 2 & 3): IFPI 948W
Matrix / Runout (DVD3, variant 1): Sony DADC A0102596775‐A933 18 A00
Matrix / Runout (DVD3, variant 1): A0102596775‐B933 16 A01
Matrix / Runout (DVD3, outer ring, variant 2 & 3): Sony DADC A0102596775‐A933 18 A02
Matrix / Runout (DVD3, inner ring, variant 2 & 3): Sony DADC A0102596775‐B933 16 A03
Mastering SID Code (DVD3, variants 1 to 3): IFPI L558
Mould SID Code (DVD3, variant 1): IFPI 945X
Mould SID Code (DVD3, variant 2 & 3): IFPI 948X

Tracklist

1▶CD: The River – Record One
2▶CD: The River – Record Two
3▶CD: The River: Single Album
4▼CD: The River: Outtakes
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1Meet Me in the City
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1979-06-14) and Neil Dorfsman (on 1979-06-14)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (in 1979) and Toby Scott (in 2015)
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-06-14) and Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (in 2015)
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
Do You Want To Me To Say Alright by Bruce Springsteen
recording of:
Meet Me in the City (from 1979-06-14 until 2015)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 2015)
is based on:
In the City Tonight
3:36
2The Man Who Got Away
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Man Who Got Away
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
3:31
3Little White Lies
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Little White Lies
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
2:39
4The Time That Never Was
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Time That Never Was
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
3:39
5Night Fire
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1979-06-13) and Neil Dorfsman (on 1979-06-13)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (on 1979-06-13) and Toby Scott (in 2015)
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-06-13) and Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (in 2015)
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Night Fire (from 1979-06-13 until 2015)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 2015)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
4:44
6Whitetown
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Whitetown
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
is based on:
Mr. Outside
is based on:
You Gotta Be Kind
3:23
7Chain Lightning
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chain Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
2:50
8Party Lights
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Party Lights by Bruce Springsteen
recording of:
Party Lights
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
3:10
9Paradise by the “C”
recording engineer:
Jimmy Iovine (on 1978-07-07)
engineer:
Toby Scott
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
assistant mixer:
Paul Hamingson
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (in 2015)
compiler:
Toby Scott (from 2014 until 2015)
bass:
Garry Tallent (on 1978-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (on 1978-07-07)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1978-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1986)
recorded at:
1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (on 2015-12-04)
recorded at:
Roxy in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1978-07-07)
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
live recording of:
Paradise by the “C” (on 1978-07-07)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
is based on:
A Love So Fine
is based on:
Action in the Streets
is based on:
So Young and in Love
3:11
10Stray Bullet
additional recording engineer:
Toby Scott
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Lebret
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain and Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Sergio Ruelas
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
additionally recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Stray Bullet
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
6:10
11Mr. Outside
recording of:
Mr. Outside
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
2:16
12Roulette
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979-04-03 until 1979-04-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1987, in 1988)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Roulette (from 1979-04-03 until 1979-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
3:54
13Restless Nights
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Restless Nights
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
3:46
14Where the Bands Are
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (on 1979-10-09)
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
bass:
Garry Tallent (on 1979-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (on 1979-10-09)
guitar:
Little Steven (on 1979-10-09) and Bruce Springsteen (on 1979-10-09)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (on 1979-10-09)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1979-10-09)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Where the Bands Are (on 1979-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
version of:
Let’s Go
3:46
15Dollhouse
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
bass:
Garry Tallent
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
percussion and saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
piano:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Little Steven
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
glockenspiel arranger and organ arranger:
Danny Federici
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Dollhouse
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
3:33
16Living on the Edge of the World
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
bass:
Garry Tallent
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Little Steven
glockenspiel and organ:
Danny Federici
guitar:
Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
percussion and saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
piano:
Roy Bittan
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Living on the Edge of the World
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
4:19
17Take ’Em as They Come
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Take ’Em as They Come
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
4:31
18Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
2:47
19I Wanna Be With You
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (on 1979-05-31)
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
bass:
Garry Tallent (on 1979-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (on 1979-05-31)
guitar:
Little Steven (on 1979-05-31) and Bruce Springsteen (on 1979-05-31)
organ:
Danny Federici (on 1979-05-31)
piano:
Roy Bittan (on 1979-05-31)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (on 1979-05-31)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1979-05-31)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
I Wanna Be With You (on 1979-05-31)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
3:24
20Mary Lou
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Ross Petersen
mixer:
Ed Thacker
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Thrill Hill East in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Mary Lou
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
version of:
Little White Lies
3:23
21Held Up Without a Gun
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Dana Bisbee
mixer:
Chuck Plotkin and Toby Scott
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Clover Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Held Up Without a Gun
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
1:19
22From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
assistant recording engineer:
James A. Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Bill Scheniman and Raymond Willard
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
assistant mixer:
Dana Bisbee
mixer:
Chuck Plotkin and Toby Scott
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Clover Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
2:42
5▶DVD-Video: The Ties That Bind (Documentary)
6▶DVD-Video: The River Tour, Tempe 1980
7▶DVD-Video: The River Tour, Tempe 1980