TITLE: (THE) BOSS HITS THE BADLANDS

DETAILS: Frankfurt, Germany - 14/4/81 & Berlin, Germany 8/4/81

Raven Records Inc RV8122 - Matrix LP-S 115117-1/RV 8122-1 / LP-S-115117-2/RV 8122-2 /LP-S 225228-1/RV 8122-3 / LP-S 225228-2/RV 8122-4 / S - 45228-A / S-45- 228-B

Release A - B&W wrap cover - subtitled Tobi Smiles - free 7 inch single There are two versions of this - first one with a mis-spelt title "The Boss Hits The Bandlands" - 1500 copies (originals were numbered on the rear) - custom labels (labels on both the correctly spelt title and the original "bandlands" version are the same.
Release B - different B&W cover - coloured green vinyl - free 7 inch single - 1000 pressings - some have custom labels and some have limited edition stickers
Release C - cheap copied cover - reissue of Release B - no single - black vinyl - blank labels

Side 1 Factory / Prove It All Night / Out In The Street / 10th Avenue Freeze Out / Darkness
Side 2 Independence Day / Who'll Stop The Rain / Two Hearts / Promised Land / This Land Is Your Land
Side 3 The River / Thunder Road / Cadillac Ranch / Sherry Darling / Hungry Heart
Side 4 Fire / You Can Look / Point Blank / Ramrod

Single Side 1 - Rocking All Over The World
Single Side 2 - Twist And Shout

Seen a lot of these circulate without the single. (many of the covers with the single missing have a sticker or torn area where the notification of the free single was written). The single also varies with different releases - some have custom labels - others have blank labels, some are on coloured vinyl - others black. This is a common set - mainly due to the various repressed sets - many were produced at the time as demand was high. It's not high quality audio however - you can at times not hear the band for the audience.