Darkness on the Edge of Town

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

Annotation

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

112" Vinyl
#TitleLength
A1Badlands
recording of:
Badlands
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978)
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A2Adam Raised a Cain
recording of:
Adam Raised a Cain
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978)
?:??
A3Something in the Night
recording of:
Something in the Night
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1976 until 1977)
?:??
A4Candy’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
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A5Racing 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)
?:??
B1The Promised Land
recording of:
The Promised Land
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
?:??
B2Factory
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)
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B3Streets of Fire
recording of:
Streets of Fire
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
?:??
B4Prove It All Night
recording of:
Prove It All Night
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
?:??
B5Darkness 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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Credits

Release group

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
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]