Bruce Springsteen to release seven never-heard-before full records on ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’

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Bruce Springsteen is set to release seven never-heard-before full records on ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’.The collection, which arrives on June 27, will feature seven previously-unheard Springsteen albums.

You can pre-order them here.The collection, which spans a massive 83 songs, is said to “fill in rich chapters of Springsteen’s expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist,” according to a press release.In a statement, Springsteen said: “’The Lost Albums’ were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released.

I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.”One of the collections is described as “lo-fi exploration of ‘LA Garage Sessions ’83’” that “serves as a crucial link between ‘Nebraska’” and ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to the drum loop and synthesizer sounds of ‘Streets of Philadelphia Sessions’…’The Lost Albums’ offer unprecedented context into 35 prolific years (1983-2018) of Springsteen’s songwriting and home recording,” the statement added.Springsteen elaborated further, saying: “The ability to record at home whenever I wanted allowed me to go into a wide variety of different musical directions.”Other collections on there include a soundtrack – via ‘Faithless’ – for a movie that was never made, along with a country-themed collection titled ‘Somewhere North Of Nashville’.

Others, the press statement adds, include “orchestra-driven, mid-century noir on ‘Twilight Hours’.”Another of the lost albums called ‘Perfect World’ is introduced with a new track, ‘Rain In The River’, which you can listen to below, together with a video about the collection.