Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live/1975–85

Live/1975–85 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. It consists of 40 tracks recorded live at a series of concerts from 1975-1985. It was released as a box set with either five vinyl records, three cassettes, or three CDs.

The E Street Band
Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer, background vocals
Clarence Clemons – saxophone, percussion, background vocals
Danny Federici – organ, accordion, glockenspiel, keyboards, background vocals
Nils Lofgren (beginning in 1984) – guitars, background vocals
Patti Scialfa (beginning in 1984) – synthesizer, background vocals
Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitars, harmonica
Garry Tallent - bass
Steve Van Zandt (until 1984) – guitars, background vocals
Max Weinberg – drums

Additional musicians
Flo and Eddie (Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman) - backing vocals on "Hungry Heart"
The Miami Horns (Stan Harrison – tenor saxophone, Eddie Manion – baritone saxophone, Mark Pender – trumpet, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg – trombone) – horns on "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
Soozie Tyrell

Disc one
"Thunder Road" – 5:46
Recorded October 18, 1975 at The Roxy Theatre.
"Adam Raised a Cain" – 5:26
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
"Spirit in the Night" – 6:25
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" – 6:34
Recorded December 31, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum.
End Side One on LP release.
"Paradise by the "C"" – 3:54
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
Song never released by Springsteen before. The version on this release omits Bruce saying "All you bootleggers out there in radioland, roll your tapes" right before the song.
"Fire" – 2:51
Recorded December 16, 1978 at the Winterland. The short spoken intro is from July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
Song never released by Springsteen before, although recorded by others most notably by The Pointer Sisters and Robert Gordon.
"Growin' Up" – 7:58
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy. This version doesn't mention the name of Bruce's lawyer, who later became the mayor in his hometown.
"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" – 4:39
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
End Side Two on LP release.
"Backstreets" – 7:35
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
This version edits out a long section in the middle which includes early versions of "Drive All Night" and "Sad Eyes"
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" – 10:08
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
"Raise Your Hand" (Steven Cropper/Eddie Floyd/Alvertis Isbell) – 5:01
Recorded July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.
Cover song never released by Springsteen. Eddie Floyd's version of the song is the most well known.
End Side Three on LP release.
"Hungry Heart" – 4:30
Recorded December 28, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum.
"Two Hearts" – 3:06
Recorded July 8, 1981 at Meadowlands Arena.

Disc two
"Cadillac Ranch" – 4:52
Recorded July 6, 1981 at Meadowlands Arena.
"You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)" – 3:58
Recorded December 29, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum.
"Independence Day" – 5:08
Recorded July 6, 1981 at Meadowlands Arena.
End Side Four on LP release.
"Badlands" – 5:17
Recorded November 5, 1980 at Arizona State University.
"Because the Night" (Springsteen/Patti Smith) – 5:19
Recorded December 28, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum.
Song never released by Springsteen before, although recorded by others most notably by Patti Smith and, later, 10,000 Maniacs.
"Candy's Room" – 3:19
Recorded July 8, 1981 at Meadowlands Arena.
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" – 4:19
Recorded December 29, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum.
"Racing in the Street" – 8:12
Recorded July 6, 1981 at Meadowlands Arena.
End Side Five on LP release.
"This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:21
Recorded December 28, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum.
Cover song never released by Springsteen before.
"Nebraska" – 4:18
Recorded August 6, 1984 at Meadowlands Arena.
"Johnny 99" – 4:24
Recorded August 18, 1985 at Giants Stadium.
"Reason to Believe" – 5:19
Recorded August 18, 1984 at Meadowlands Arena.
End Side Six on LP release.
"Born in the U.S.A." – 6:10
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
"Seeds" – 5:14
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
Song never released by Springsteen before.

Disc three
"The River" – 11:42
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
End Side Seven on LP release.
"War" (Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield) – 4:53
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
Cover song never released by Springsteen before. This was a hit for Edwin Starr in the 1970s.
"Darlington County" – 5:12
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
"Working on the Highway" – 4:04
Recorded August 19, 1985 at Giants Stadium.
"The Promised Land" – 5:36
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
End Side Eight on LP release.
"Cover Me" – 6:57
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
"I'm on Fire" – 4:26
Recorded August 19, 1985 at Giants Stadium.
"Bobby Jean" – 4:30
Recorded August 21, 1985 at Giants Stadium.
"My Hometown" – 5:13
Recorded September 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum.
This performance previously released as the music video for "My Hometown" single
End Side Nine on LP release.
"Born to Run" – 5:03
Recorded August 19, 1985 at Giants Stadium.
"No Surrender" – 4:41
Recorded August 6, 1984 at Meadowlands Arena.
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" – 4:21
Recorded August 20, 1984 at Meadowlands Arena.
"Jersey Girl" (Tom Waits) – 6:30
Recorded July 9, 1981 at Meadowlands Arena.
This performance was released in 1984 as the B-side of the "Cover Me" single. The song was written by Tom Waits and originally released on his Heartattack and Vine album.
End of side ten on LP release.

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