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Promise: The Darkness on the Edge. [CD & DVD] - CD

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" was my 'samurai' record," Springsteen writes, "stripped to the frame and ready to rumble. But the music that got left behind was substantial.

This extraordinary deluxe package comprises nearly six hours of film and more than two hours of audio across 3 CDs and 3 DVDs. It comes with an 80-page notebook containing facsimiles from Springsteen's original notebooks from the recording sessions, which include alternate lyrics, song ideas, recording details, and personal notes in addition to a new essay by Springsteen on the album and never-before-seen photographs.

The Deluxe Package also features , a documentary directed by Grammy- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny. The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978, including home rehearsals and studio sessions with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.

In addition, the set features more than four hours of live concert film from the Thrill Hill Vault, including the bootleg house cut (the footage that appeared on-screen at the concert) from a 1978 Houston show, and a 2009 performance of in its entirety from Asbury Park. The special performance in Asbury Park was shot in HD without an audience and successfully recreates the stark atmosphere of the original album.

The Deluxe Package also includes , digitally remastered for the first time, as well as the 2 CD set . The two discs contain a total of 21 previously-unreleased songs from the 'Darkness' recording sessions, songs that, as Springsteen writes, "perhaps could have/should have been released after and before the collection of songs that became." Highlights include the extraordinary rock version of "Racing in the Street," the never-before-released original recordings of "Because the Night," "Fire," and "Rendezvous," the supreme pop opus "Someday (We'll Be Together)," the hilarious "Ain't Good Enough for You," the superb soul-based vocal performance on "The Broken Hearted," the utterly haunting "Breakaway," and the now finally released, fully orchestrated masterpiece and title song, "The Promise." All 21 songs have been mixed by Springsteen's long-time collaborator, Bob Clearmountain. According to long-time manager/producer Jon Landau, "There isn't a weak card in this deck. is simply a great listening experience."

This package gives fans an unprecedented look into Springsteen's creative process during a defining moment in his career.

DVD 1:

DVD 2:

1. Badlands

2. Adam Raised A Cain

3. Something In The Night

4. Candy's Room

5. Racing In The Street

6. The Promised Land

7. Factory

8. Streets Of Fire

9. Prove It All Night

10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

1. Save My Love (Holmdel, NJ 76)

2. Candy's Boy (Holmdel, NJ 76)

3. Something In The Night (Red Bank, NJ 76)

4. Dont Look Back (NYC 78)

5. Ain't Good Enough For You (NYC 78)

6. The Promise (NYC 78)

7. Candy's Room Demo (NYC 78)

8. Badlands (Phoenix 78)

9. The Promised Land (Phoenix 78)

10. Prove It All Night (Phoenix 78)

11. Born To Run (Phoenix 78)

12. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (Phoenix 78)

DVD 3:

1. Badlands

2. Streets Of Fire

3. Its Hard To Be A Saint In The City

4. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

5. Spirit In The Night

6. Independence Day

7. The Promised Land

8. Prove It All Night

9. Racing In The Street

10. Thunder Road

11. Jungleland

12. The Ties That Bind

13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

14. The Fever

15. Fire

16. Candy's Room

17. Because The Night

18. Point Blank

19. She's The One

20. Backstreets

21. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

22. Born To Run

23. Detroit Medley

24. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

25. You Can't Sit Down

26. Quarter To Three