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The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story
The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story Box set reissue
Label (Cat #): Columbia (88697 76525 2)
Format: 3xCD + 3xDVD
Country: USA
Release date (Original year): 2010 (1978)
Disc 1: [CD]
01- BADLANDS
02- ADAM RAISED A CAIN
03- SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT
04- CANDY'S ROOM
05- RACING IN THE STREET
06- THE PROMISED LAND
07- FACTORY
08- STREETS OF FIRE
09- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
10- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

Disc 2: [CD]
01- RACING IN THE STREET ('78)
02- GOTTA GET THAT FEELING
03- OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
04- SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER)
05- ONE WAY STREET
06- BECAUSE THE NIGHT
07- WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET
08- THE BROKENHEARTED
09- RENDEZVOUS
10- CANDY'S BOY

Disc 3: [CD]
01- SAVE MY LOVE
02- AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU
03- FIRE
04- SPANISH EYES
05- IT'S A SHAME
06- COME ON (LET'S GO TONIGHT)
07- TALK TO ME
08- THE LITTLE THINGS (MY BABY DOES)
09- BREAKAWAY
10- THE PROMISE
11- CITY OF NIGHT - THE WAY

Disc 4: [DVD]
01.01- Documentary chapter 1: A Commitment To Life
01.02- Documentary chapter 2: Two Clouds
01.03- Documentary chapter 3: The Sound Picture
01.04- Documentary chapter 4: The Process
01.05- Documentary chapter 5: Notebook
01.06- Documentary chapter 6: Pop Songs
01.07- Documentary chapter 7: Studio Opinions
01.08- Documentary chapter 8: Adult Music
01.09- Documentary chapter 9
01.10- Documentary chapter 10: Making An Album
01.11- Documentary chapter 11: Vision Of Now
01.12- Documentary chapter 12: Sense Of Possibilities
01.13- Documentary chapter 13: Credits

Disc 5: [DVD]
01.01- Intro
01.02- BADLANDS [Asbury Park 2009]
01.03- ADAM RAISED A CAIN [Asbury Park 2009]
01.04- SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT [Asbury Park 2009]
01.05- CANDY'S ROOM [Asbury Park 2009]
01.06- RACING IN THE STREET [Asbury Park 2009]
01.07- THE PROMISED LAND [Asbury Park 2009]
01.08- FACTORY [Asbury Park 2009]
01.09- STREETS OF FIRE [Asbury Park 2009]
01.10- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Asbury Park 2009]
01.11- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Asbury Park 2009]
01.12- Credits
04.01- Intro
04.02- SAVE MY LOVE [Holmdel, NJ 76]
04.03- CANDY'S BOY [Holmdel, NJ 76]
04.04- SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT [Red Bank, NJ 76]
04.05- DON'T LOOK BACK [NYC 78]
04.06- AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU [NYC 78]
04.07- THE PROMISE [NYC 78]
04.08- CANDY'S ROOM [demo, NYC 78]
04.09- BADLANDS [Phoenix 78]
04.10- THE PROMISED LAND [Phoenix 78]
04.11- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Phoenix 78]
04.12- BORN TO RUN [Phoenix 78]
04.13- ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Phoenix 78]
04.14- Credits

Disc 6: [DVD]
01.01- BADLANDS [Houston 78]
01.02- STREETS OF FIRE [Houston 78]
01.03- IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY [Houston 78]
01.04- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Houston 78]
01.05- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [Houston 78]
01.06- INDEPENDENCE DAY [Houston 78]
01.07- THE PROMISED LAND [Houston 78]
01.08- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Houston 78]
01.09- RACING IN THE STREET [Houston 78]
01.10- THUNDER ROAD [Houston 78]
01.11- JUNGLELAND [Houston 78]
01.12- THE TIES THAT BIND [Houston 78]
01.13- SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TOW TOWN [Houston 78]
01.14- THE FEVER [Houston 78]
01.15- FIRE [Houston 78]
01.16- CANDY'S ROOM [Houston 78]
01.17- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Houston 78]
01.18- POINT BLANK [Houston 78]
01.19- SHE'S THE ONE [Houston 78]
01.20- BACKSTREETS [Houston 78]
01.21- ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Houston 78]
01.22- BORN TO RUN [Houston 78]
01.23- DETROIT MEDLEY [Houston 78]
01.24- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Houston 78]
01.25- YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN [Houston 78]
01.26- QUARTER TO THREE [Houston 78]
01.27- Credits


Disc 1 is a remastered version of the "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" album, comes in a paper sleeve housed inside a cardboard sleeve. Disc 2 and disc 3 are "The Promise" two-CD album, housed in a 2-panel cardboard sleeve. Disc 3 is "The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town", comes in a paper sleeve housed inside a cardboard sleeve. Disc 5 contains "Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Paramount Theater, Asbury Park 2009" and "Thrill Hill Vault 1976-1978", comes in a paper sleeve housed inside a cardboard sleeve. Disc 6 is "Thrill Hill Vault Houston '78 Bootleg: House Cut", comes in a paper sleeve housed inside a cardboard sleeve.

The five cardboard sleeves are placed in the pockets of an 80-page spiral-bound reproduction of Springsteen's original notebooks documenting the recording sessions for the album. An extra 12-page lyric booklet for "The Promise" album is also included, along with an insert correcting a credit in the documentary. The set is housed inside a hard cardboard outer slipcase.

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