Darkness on the Edge of Town

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 165 available)

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Two‐sided US Acetate LP cut at Columbia Recording Studios in New York with handwritten “Columbia Reference Recording” labels. This Acetate contains a few slightly different mixes with slightly different track durations.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	Badlands recording of: Badlands publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978)	?:??
A2	Adam Raised a Cain recording of: Adam Raised a Cain publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978)	?:??
A3	Something in the Night recording of: Something in the Night publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (from 1976 until 1977)	?:??
A4	Candy’s Room recording of: Candy’s Room publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978) is based on: Candy’s Boy is based on: The Fast Song	?:??
A5	Racing in the Street recording of: Racing in the Street publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist: Bruce Springsteen (from 1976 until 1977) composer: Bruce Springsteen (in 1976)	?:??
B1	The Promised Land recording of: The Promised Land publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)	?:??
B2	Factory recording of: Factory publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978) version of: Come On (Let’s Go Tonight)	?:??
B3	Streets of Fire recording of: Streets of Fire publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)	?:??
B4	Prove It All Night recording of: Prove It All Night publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)	?:??
B5	Darkness on the Edge of Town recording of: Darkness on the Edge of Town publisher: Bruce Springsteen (in 1978) lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (from 1976 until 1978) publisher: Zomba Music Pub., Ltd.	?:??

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recorded at:	Columbia Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/25750636 [info]

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performed at:	2008‐05‐07: Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, USA 2009‐10‐02: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA 2009‐10‐14: Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2013‐05‐04: Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013‐06‐15: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK 2013‐06‐22: Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2014‐02‐19: Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia

associated singles/EPs:	Badlands Prove It All Night
included in:	Born to Run / Darkness on the Edge of Town Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town Nebraska / Darkness on the Edge of Town Retrospective The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984 The Bruce Springsteen Collection The Collection 1973–84 The Complete Discography: The Studio Recordings 1973–1995 The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

associated singles/EPs:

Badlands
Prove It All Night

included in:

Born to Run / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen
Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Nebraska / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Retrospective
The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984
The Bruce Springsteen Collection
The Collection 1973–84
The Complete Discography: The Studio Recordings 1973–1995
The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

part of:	Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 91) (order: 91) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 91) (order: 91) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 150) (order: 150) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 151) (order: 151) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 407) (order: 408)

part of:

Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 91) (order: 91)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 91) (order: 91)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 150) (order: 150)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 151) (order: 151)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 407) (order: 408)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/26738 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Bruce-springsteen/Darkness-on-the-edge-of-town [info]
reviews:	http://www.asburyparklibrary.org/BSSC/BSSC_Darkness30.htm [info] (ended)
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bruce-springsteen/darkness-on-the-edge-of-town/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/14196/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Darkness_on_the_Edge_of_Town/2748 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191913 [info]
Wikidata:	Q902146 [info]
discography entry:	http://famclair.free.fr/DarknessAlbum.htm [info] http://www.springsteencollection.altervista.org/darkness-on-the-edge-of-town.html [info] https://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?cmd=list&category=album&f_date_main=1978-06-02 [info]

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