THE STUDIO BRUCELEG FILES #3

CD'S AND LP'S



THE EARLY YEARS VOLUME ONE: Sioux City Outtakes


Bagel Boys Records + JD01 + (67:25) + 1CD + Studio Demos-Outtakes
Media Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York  June-July 1972
Sound: 4.5/8 + Performance: 6.7/9 + Overall: 3.2/10

  1. Street Queen (3:48)
  2. Southern Son (4:02)
  3. Henry Boy
     If I Was The Priest (9:07)
  4. Vibes Man (3:17) - aka "New York City Song"
  5. Songs To Orphans (6:10)
  6. She's Leaving (3:01)
  7. The Song - aka "The Word"
     Arabian Night (9:54)
  8. Cowboys Of The Sea
     No Need (10:59)
  9. Tokyo (3:50)
 10. Marie (4:31)
 11. Visitation At Fort Horne (7:41)

Notes:

 Referred to as the "London Publishing Demos";
 Some songs are placed together within the same track id number so the total
 time for both songs together is given - 11 tracks = 14 songs


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THE EARLY YEARS VOLUME TWO: The John Hammond Demos 1972


Bagel Boys Records + JD02 + (57:16) + 1CD + Studio Demos-Outtakes
CBS Studios, New York City, New York  May 6, 1972
Sound: 5.6/8 + Performance: 6.9/8 + Overall: 4.8/9

  1. Mary Queen Of Arkansas #1
  2. Mary Queen Of Arkansas #2
  3. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
  4. Jazz Musician #1
  5. Jazz Musician #2
  6. If I Was The Priest
  7. Growin' Up
  8. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
  9. Two Hearts In True Waltz Time
 10. Street Queen
 11. The Angel
 12. Southern Son
 13. Cowboys Of The Sea

Notes:

 Referred to as the "CBS Audition" or "Hammond Demos";
 "Arabian Night" is listed on the cover but not included


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FEVER

Backstreets Records + BSF A/B + (??:??) + 1LP + Studio/Live

  1. The Fever
  2. Hey Santa Anna
  3. Seaside Bar Song
  4. Zero And Blind Terry

  5. Bishop Dance
  6. Thundercrack
  7. The Ties That Bind
  8. Tonight

Notes:

Essentially a copy of Fire on The Fingertips with two extra tracks
'73 band demos, '79 acoustic demo & '72-'73 live)
Fever/Santa Ana/Seeside bar song/Zero and blinded Terry
Bishop dance (live believed to be on Aug. 30,
1972)/Thundercrack (live on Apr. 24, 1973)/The ties that bind (acoustic
demo)/Tonight (acoustic demo) 

Front cover is the color Bruce's picture taken at the SUN CITY
session. Bruce wears a leather jacket. Green Vinyl or dark red marbled
Brown vinyl.
Ruthless Rhymes labels


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FEVER

Picture Disc + FE A/B + (??:??) + 1LP + Studio Outakes

  1. Fever
  2. Linda Let Me Be The One
  3. The Promise
  4. Hearts Of Stone
  5. Rosalita (inst.)
  6. 4th Of July Asbury Park (inst.)
  7. Walking In The Street
  8. Paradise By The "C" (inst.)
  9. Thunder road (acoustic)

Notes:
        
Composed of prevously circulated studio outtakes and 
unreleased material. The Lp was also release on standard
vinyl in a normal cover much like the PD - same plates and matrix.


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FIRE ON THE FINGERTIPS


Chapter One Digital Records + CO25135 + (38:31) + 1CD + Studio Demos-Outtakes
Various Locations 1972-75
Sound: 6.9/7 + Performance: 8.0/7 + Overall: 5.9/7

  1. Santa Ana (4:50)
  2. Bishop Dance (4:25)
  3. Seaside Bar Song (3:30)
  4. Zero And Blind Terry (5:42)
  5. Thundercrack (6:34)
  6. Southern Son (3:58)
  7. Cowboys Of The Sea (4:36)
  8. Thunder Road (4:56) - "Chrissy" version

Notes:

 Tracks 1, 3-4 "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" studio sessions,
       914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY 07-08/73;
 Tracks 2 & 5 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY 01/31/73;
 Tracks 6-7 "CBS Audition/Hammond Demos" CBS Studios, New York City,
       NY 05/06/72;
 Track 8 "Born To Run" studio sessions, The Record Plant,
       New York City, NY 03-07/75;
 
Taken from the vinyl Bruceleg; with three additional tracks added (6-8)
Many of the tracks listed on the packaging and/or CD have incorrect names


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FIRE ON THE FINGERTIPS


Unknown + UK4 + (25:00) + 1LP + Studio/Live

  1. Santa Ana (3.48)
  2. Bishop Dance (4:16)
  3. Seaside Bar Song (3:30)
  4. Zero And Blind Terry (5:46)
  5. Thundercrack (6:32)


Notes:


 Tracks 1, 3-4 "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" studio sessions,
       914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY 07-08/73;
 Tracks 2 & 5 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY 01/31/73;


Several releases of this one including one with a picture of Steel Mill 
on the cover, called  RARITIES and a US only (pictured above) release,on 
TAKRL, but all have the same tracks. 
Note: The track names are all wrong on the sleeves.

More detail on this album on vinyl vaults


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FISTFULL OF DOLLARS


E ST RECORDS + ? + 1CD + STUDIO OUTTAKES


  1. Vietnam
  2. Johnny 99 #1 
  3. Johnny 99 #2 
  4. The Answer 
  5. Love is a Dangerous Thing 
  6. Downbound Train
  7. Red River Rock 
  8. Used Cars #1 
  9. Used Cars #2 
 10. Born in the U.S.A. #1 
 11. Born in the U.S.A. #2 
 12. Born in the U.S.A. #3
 13. Born in the U.S.A. #4 
 14. Born in the U.S.A.
 15. Shut Out the Light 
 16. Club Soul City 
 17. Atlantic City 
 18. Fade to Black
 19. Fist Full of Dollars #1 
 20. Fist Full of Dollars #2 
 21. Bye Bye Johnny 
 22. Riding Horse 
 23. Party Lights 
 24. Summer Night
 25. My Heart is An Open Book 
 26. Robert Ford and Jesse James 
 27. Danger Zone 
 28. Daniel in the Lion's Den 
 29. Open All Night


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FOLLOW YOUR DREAM


Sugarland Productions + BS8384 + (??:??) + 1LP + BITUSA outakes

  1. Cynthia (3.56)
  2. None But The Brave (5.11)
  3. Drop On Down (And Cover Me) (4.21)
  4. Sugarland (2.34)
  5. My Love Will Not... #1 (2.59)

  6. Follow That Dream (3.32)
  7. Glory Days (4.58)
  8. Janey Don't You Lose Heart (4.09)
  9. My Love Will Not... #2 (4.13)
 10. Murder Incorporated (3.42)

Notes:

side 1: Cynthia (listed as "Walk on")/None but the brave/(Drop on
down and) cover me (listed as "Cythia")/Sugarland/My love
side 2: Follow that dream (listed as "Follow your dream")/Glory
days/Janey don't lose heart (with Little Steven)/My love (with backing
vocal by Steve)/Murder incorporated (with piano-intro)

Front cover with a brilliant color shot of Bruce's face with a
bandana in red background. Silver sticker on frontcover to explain the
material contained. Backcover features the B&W shot of Bruce lying down on
the stage, probably singing "Sherry darling".  Laminated cover. Multicolor
vinyl with the NOT GUILTY label (European pressing). Swingin' Pig also released
a copy of this LP.  Also available in Blue and Clear Vinyl.

Copied on the release NONE BUT THE BOSS


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FORGOTTEN SONGS


Traveling Productions + TPCD1973 + (32:43) + 1CD + Studio Demos/Soundboard
Various Locations  August 1972-August 1973
Sound: 9.0/36 + Performance: 8.9/36 + Overall: 8.9/36

  1. The Fever (7:26)
  2. Seaside Bar Song (3:32)
  3. Santa Ana (4:53)
  4. Bishop Dance (4:24)
  5. Zero And Blind Terry (5:44)
  6. Thundercrack (6:44)

Notes:

 All tracks from "Intersong Music" demos acetate;
 Track 1 "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" studio sessions,
       WGOE-FM Radio Studios, Richmond, VA 05/73;
 Tracks 2-3 & 5 "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" studio sessions,
       914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY 07-08/73;
 Tracks 4 & 6 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY 01/31/73


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GENUINE TRACKS

Scorpio Records + + + 4CD + Studio Demos/outtakes

  Disc 1:

  1. If I Was The Priest
  2. Street Queen
  3. Architect Angel
  4. Vibes Man
  5. Zero And Blind Terry
  6. The Fever
  7. And The Band Played
  8. Jungleland
  9. She's The One
 10. Thunder Road
 11. Backstreets

  Disc 2:

  1. Frankie
  2. The Way
  3. I Wanna Be With You
  4. Preacher's Daughter
  5. The Promise
  6. Something In The Night
  7. Racing In The Street
  8. Drive All Night
  9. Crazy Rocker
 10. Independence Day
 11. The Fast Song
 12. Point Blank
 13. Cindy
 14. The Price You Pay
 15. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 
                        
  Disc 3:

  1.   Vietnam Blues
  2.   Born In The USA
  3.   The Big Payback
  4.   Losin' Kind
  5.   Child Bride
  6.   Pink Cadillac
  7.   Downbound Train
  8.   Baby I'm So Cold
  9.   Follow That Dream
 10.   Cynthia
 11.   Shut Out The Light
 12.   Bye Bye Johnny
 13.   County Fair
 14.   None But The Brave
 15.   Drop On Down And Cover Me
 16.   Protection
 17.   Murder Inc.
 18.   Sugarland
 19.   Man At The Top

  Disc 4:

  1.   Vigilante Man
  2.   Viva Las Vegas
  3.   When The Lights Go Out
  4.   Real World
  5.   Red Headed Woman
  6.   57 Channels (And Nothing On)
  7.   The Wish
  8.   Soul Driver
  9.   30 Days Out
 10.   This Hard Land
 11.   Dead Man Walking
 12.   Missing
 13.   Secret Garden
 14.   Back In Your Arms
 15.   Brothers Under The Bridge
 16.   Long Time Coming


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GOD SAVE THE BOSS

Boss Records Co Ltd + (42:00) + 1LP + Studio/Live

  1. Send That Boy To Jail (6.17)
  2. Going Back To Georgia (5.26)
  3. For You
  4. Something In the Night

  5. Action In The Streets
  6. Drive All Night
  7. I Don't Wanna Go Home
  8. Johnny Bye Bye

Notes:

Only contains two studio related tracks from the Bill Graham 
Recording session 22.2.70 


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THE GOSPEL'S RAIN


Lucky Touch Records + LTCD2001 + (70:45) + 1CD + Various Sources
Various Locations  1989-92
Sound: 7.2/9 + Performance: 7.8/9 + Overall: 7.4/9

  1. Better Days
  2. Lucky Town
  3. 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
  4. Living Proof
  5. 30 Days Out
  6. Trouble River
  7. I Wish I Were Blind
  8. Soul Driver #1
  9. Soul Driver #2
 10. Red Headed Woman
 11. 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
 12. The Wish
 13. Soul Driver
 14. When The Lights Go Out
 15. Real World
 16. Burning Love
 17. Atlas Shrugged - aka "Let Atlas Shrug"

Notes:

 Track 1 *Location/Date Unknown* 1992 "live in the studio" video version;
 Tracks 2-4 Saturday Night Live TV Broadcast, NBC Studios,
       New York City, NY 05/09/92;
 Tracks 5-9 "Human Touch" studio demos-outtakes, A&M Studios/One On One Studios,
       Los Angeles, CA 1990-91;
 Tracks 10-15 Christic Institute Benefit, Shrine Auditorium,
       Los Angeles, CA 11/17/90;
 Tracks 16 "Rumble Doll" studio demo-outtake by Patti Scialfa 1989-91;
 Tracks 17 studio demo-outtake by Patti Scialfa 1986


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THE HAMMOND DEMO TAPES

Full Circle + 100 + (42:00) + 1LP + Studio

  1. Mary Queen Of Arkansas (4.14)
  2. Mary Queen Of Arkansas #2 (1.23)
  3. Saint In The City (2.47)
  4. Jazz Musician (4.53)
  5. If I Was The Priest (5.09)
  6. Arabian Nights (5.00)

  7. Growing Up (2.32)
  8. Does This Bus Stop? (2.00)
  9. Two Hearts In True Waltz Time (3.23)
 10. Street Queen (3.40)
 11. Southern Son (3.08)
 12. Street Queen #2 (4.02)

Notes:

This may be more correctly known as "THE DEMO ALBUM"
It is possibly a repress of "The Demo Tapes"


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HE'S NOT AN AMERICAN DREAMER


BSR Records + 2-33-30 + (44.00) + Studio demos-Outtakes

 Side 1

  1. For You (7.10)
  2. Walking In The Street (3.30)
  3. Song For Orphans (6.15)
  4. The Price You Pay (4.55)

 Side 2

  1. E St Shuffle (11.20)
  2. Stolen Car (5.12)
  3. Thunder Road (4.33)

Notes:

Walking In The Street, Song For Orphans amd 
Thunder Road are all studio tracks 


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THE HEART OF DARKNESS


Skydisc + SCD2200 + (60.41) + Studio demos-Outtakes

  1.Don't Look Back 
  2.Prove It All Night 
  3.Candy's Room 
  4.The Promised Land 
  5.Badlands 
  6.Something In The Night 
  7.Factory 
  8.Racing In The Street 
  9.Prove It All Night #2 
 10.Darkness On The Edge Of Town 
 11.Spanish Eyes 
 12.Sherry Darling 
 13.Streets Of Fire 
 14.Candy's Room #2 

Notes: 

     "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" studio sessions 
     Tracks 2-9 & 14 from acetate 
     Tracks 10 and 14 are listed wrong on the packaging 
     This appears to be a copy of The Original Darkness Mixes 
     but a couple of the tracks have been moved around 


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HUMAN DEMOS


Flamingo Records + FR012 + (50:45) + Studio Demos-Outtakes
A&M Studios/One On One Studios, Los Angeles, California  1990-91
Sound: 5.8/10 + Performance: 6.3/10 + Overall: 5.8/11

  1. Soul Driver
  2. 30 Days Out
  3. Part Man Part Monkey
  4. Trouble River
  5. I Wish I Were Blind
  6. Not Fade Away
  7. In The Midnight Hour
  8. Lean On Me
  9. Glory Days

Notes:

 "Human Touch" studio sessions;
 Tracks 6-9 The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ 06/09/89 w/ Nils Lofgren
       & Max Weinberg


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THE ICEMAN: Darkness Outtakes 1978 Vol. 1


Scorpio + BS100 + (65:52) + 1CD + Studio Demos-Outtakes
Atlantic Studios/The Record Plant, New York City, New York  June 1977-April 1978
Sound: 7.7/12 + Performance: 8.5/11 + Overall: 7.9/13

  1. Streets Of Fire (3:55)
  2. Ramrod (4:10)
  3. Drive All Night (8:45)
  4. Janey Needs A Shooter (6:59)
  5. Outside Lookin' In (2:35)
  6. I Wanna Be With You (3:09)
  7. Talk To Me (4:08) - instrumental
  8. The Iceman (3:20)
  9. Don't Say No (3:56)
 10. Preacher's Daughter (5:23)
 11. All Night Long (2:38) - aka "Breakout"
 12. Factory (2:16)
 13. The Ballad (3:15) - aka "Castaway"
 14. Taxi Cab (3:14) - aka "City At Night"
 15. Down By The River (2:26) - aka "Say Sons"
 16. Goin' Back (5:42) - aka "Bo Diddley Rocker"

Notes:

 "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" studio sessions;
 Also see THE PROMISE and THE WAY


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