I bought this LP (Darkness on the Edge of Town) a few weeks ago online, and it just showed up in the mail today. Naturally, I've been listening to it non-stop. I have the CD--but who needs CDs when you can listen to it on vinyl?
For me, this is the best Springsteen album--barely edging out Born to Run. And in November, he's issuing a massive new edition of the album, with lots of new tracks and DVDs and all sorts of fun stuff.
With the premiere of the documentary film The Promise, fans will get their first taste of what will appear on the forthcoming box-set reissue of ‘The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story’ . The remastered album, will include new outtakes, a full concert performance DVD from Huston and a rehearsal DVD of Darkness and much more. Fans hungry for additional Darkness-era material should check out The Light in Darkness, a book packed with never-before-published photographs and first-hand tales of Bruce’s legendary 1978 tour and the recording of Darkness on the Edge of Town. The limited-edition book brings together fans, music critics and professional photographers, providing a multi-perspective look at this classic Springsteen record. “The Light in Darkness is a spectacular addition to the Springsteen print library. The chronological presentation provides seamless narrative flow and the photos are just phenomenal. The book is the ultimate retrospective tour program. A rock and roll time capsule. Backstreets.com
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