In the spring of 1996, word quickly spread of a 19-CD set called "The Lost Masters" consisting of studio outtakes, home demos, and rehearsal sessions from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
from the years 1977-1983. In addition to the 19 discs, two "Best of"
sets would also be released and would include bonus tracks not found
elsewhere in the set.The discs were to be released individually in
groups of five or so and the first five surfaced in early summer.The CDs can basically be broken down into 5 segments: Darkness outtakes , River outtakes , home demos , rehearsal sessions and Hollywood Hills garage tapes .
Rounding out the set are the complete Nebraska sessions, Born in the USA outtakes, and "Big Expendables", which consists of studio outtakes from The River, home demos, and rehearsal sessions.
Albums
The Lost Masters Volume 01
Alone in Colts Neck - The Complete Nebraska Session
The Lost Masters Volume 02
One Way Street - Darkness Masters Volume 1
The Lost Masters Volume 03
Rattling The Chains - Darkness Masters Volume 2
The Lost Masters Volume 04
Big Expendables - Songs That Got Away
The Lost Masters Volume 05
Heaven's Dawn - Unreleased River Masters Volume 1
The Lost Masters Volume 06
Travel in Fear - Unreleased River Masters Volume 2
The Lost Masters Volume 07
Stockton Boy - Solo Masters Volume 1
The Lost Masters Volume 08
Under The Gun - Solo Masters Volume 2
The Lost Masters Volume 09
Love is a Gun - Solo Masters Volume 3
The Lost Masters Volume 10
Jesse James and The Wages of Sin - Solo Masters Volume 4
The Lost Masters Volume 11
Walk Don't Run - The Telegraph Hill Rehearsals Volume 1
The Lost Masters Volume 12
Buddy Holly Revisited - The Telegraph Hill Rehearsals Volume 2
The Lost Masters Volume 13
Restless Days - The Telegraph Hill Rehearsals Volume 3
The Lost Masters Volume 14
Out On The Run - The Telegraph Hill Rehearsals Volume 4
The Lost Masters Volume 15
Slow Fade - The Telegraph Hills Rehearsals Volume 5
The Lost Masters Volume 16
Hollywood Hills Garage Tapes - Unreleased Masters Volume 1
The Lost Masters Volume 17
Hollywood Hills Garage Tapes - Unreleased Masters Volume 2
The Lost Masters Volume 18
Hollywood Hills Garage Tapes - Unreleased Masters Volume 3
The Lost Masters Volume 19
Born in the U.S.A. - Rare Masters
The Lost Masters Essential Collections Volume 1
(disc One & Two) Compilation + Bonus tracks
The Lost Masters Essential Collections Volume 2
(disc One & Two) Compilation + Bonus tracks
Vol. 1
01. Nebraska (04:27)
02. Atlantic City (04:03)
03. Mansion On The Hill (04:01)
04. Born In The U.S.A. (03:04)
05. Johnny 99 (03:33)
06. Downbound Train (02:26)
07. Losin' Kind (04:52)
08. State Trooper (03:07)
09. Used Cars (03:01)
10. Open All Night (02:49)
11. Pink Cadillac (05:25)
12. Deputy (aka "Highway Patrolman) (05:31)
13. Reason To Believe (04:01)
14. Child Bride (05:28)
15. Dream Baby (00:34)
16. Precious Memories (01:11)
17. Nebraska #1 (01:16)
18. Nebraska #2 (01:13)
Vol 02
01. One Way Street
02. Don’t Look Back (instrumental)
03. Frankie
04. Drive All Night #1 (original version)
05. Drive All Night #2 (alternate Version)
06. Something In The Night
07. Candy’s Boy #1
08. Fire
09. The Fast Song #1 (instrumental)
10. Streets Of Fire
11. Badlands #1 (instrumental)
12. The Promise
13. Talk To Me (instrumental)
14. Get That Feeling
15. Racing In The Street #1 (alternate version w-harp)
Vol 03
01. Badlands #2 (w/ different lyrics)
02. Adam Raised A Cain (w/ different lyrics)
03. Factory (w/ different lyrics)
04. Racing In The Street #2 (w/ different lyrics)
05. Prove It All Night (w/ different lyrics)
06. Because The Night (early version)
07. Racing In The Street #3 (slow version With: different lyrics)
08. Streets Of Fire #2 (w/ different lyrics)
09. The Fast Song #2
10. Sherry Darling
11. Candy’s Boy #2
12. Badlands #3 (w/ different lyrics)
13. Spanish Eyes
14. Independence Day (original version)
15. Breakout (early version – aka All Night Long)
16. Someday, Tonight (instrumental)
Vol 04
01. Roulette #1 (acoustic demo)
02. Roulette #2 (original version)
03. Protection
04. Chain Lightning
05. Under The Gun #1
06. Under The Gun #2
07. Under The Gun #3
08. Under The Gun #4
09. Under The Gun #5
10. Night Fire
11. Man Who Got Away #1
12. Man Who Got Away #2 (acoustic demo)
13. Mary Lou
14. I Don’t Want To Be
Vol 05
01. She’s A Rocker #1 (Take #4)
02. She’s A Rocker #2 (Take #6)
03. Rickie Wants A Man Of Her Own
04. Cindy #1 (alternate take)
05. Cindy #2 (alternate take w/ Clarence’s harmony vocals)
06. Ramrod #1
07. Ramrod #2
08. Ramrod #3
09. Ramrod #4
10. I Wanna Marry You #1 (alternate take w- new vocal)
11. I Wanna Marry You #2 (Take #16)
12. I Wanna Marry You #3 (Take #22)
13. I Wanna Marry You #4 (Take #24)
14. I Wanna Marry You #5 (Take Nr12)
15. All I Need
Vol 06
01. Hungry Heart #1(alternate mix)
02. Hungry Heart #2 (alternate mix)
03. The Price You Pay (alternate take)
04. I Wanna Be With You
05. Stolen Car #1
06. Angelyne #1 (acoustic demo)
07. The Ties That Bind
08. Hungry Heart #3
09. Stolen Car #2 (alternate lyrics)
10. To Be True (original version – aka Be True)
11. Angelyne #2 (acoustic demo)
12. Angelyne #3 (acoustic demo)
13. Angelyne #4 (acoustic demo)
Vol 07
01. Everybody Wants My Baby
02. Stockton Boys #1
03. Stockton Boys #2
04. Two Hearts
05. Stockton Boys #3
06. Stockton Boys #4
07. Stockton Girls
08. Untitled Harmonies #1
09. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) #1
10. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) #2
11. You Gotta Be Kind
12. Down in Whitetown #1
13. Down in Whitetown #2
14. Drive All Night (Harmonies)
15. Down in Whitetown #3
16. Down in Whitetown #4
17. Untitled Harmonies #2
18. Party Lights
19. Jackson Cage #1
20. Jackson Cage #2
21. All I Need
22. Fade to Black #1
23. Fade to Black #2 (Harmonies)
24. Stolen Car (Harmonies)
25. Loves Gonna Be Tonight #1
26. Loves Gonna Be Tonight #2
Vol 08
01. Protection #1
02. Protection #2
03. Protection #3 (incomplete take)
04. Protection #4
05. Protection #5 (incomplete take)
06. Love And Kisses #1
07. Love And Kisses #2 (harmonies)
08. Every Day & Every Night
09. Under The Gun #1
10. Under The Gun #2 (guitar riff)
11. Under The Gun #3 (incomplete take)
12. Under The Gun #4
13. Under The Gun #5
14. Jeannie Needs A Shooter #1 (harmonies)
15. Jeannie Needs A Shooter #2
16. Untitled Guitar Riff
17. Man Who Got Away (harmonies)
18. Chain Lightning #1
19. Chain Lightning #2
20. Chain Lightning #3
21. Baby Don’t Go #1
22. Baby Don’t Go #2
23. Mary Lou #1 (incomplete take)
24. Mary Lou #2
25. Mary Lou #3
26. Mary Lou #4
Vol 09
01. Love is a Gun #1 (harmonies)
02. Love is a Gun #2
03. Walking on the Avenue #1
04. Walking on the Avenue #2
05. Take ‘Em As They Come #1
06. Untitled #1
07. Baby Come Back
08. Love & Kisses
09. Love Will Get You Down #1 (riffs & harmonies)
10. Love Will Get You Down #2
11. Love Will Get You Down #3
12. Love Will Get You Down #4
13. Untitled #2
14. Out on the Run (Looking for Love)
15. Under the Gun (harmonies)
16. Find It Where You Can
17. Everyone Loves You
18. Untitled #3
19. Bring on the Night #1
20. Take ‘Em As They Come #2
21. Bring on the Night #3
22. Untitled #4 (harmonies)
23. Bring on the Night #3
24. Untitled #5 (riffs & harmonies)
Vol 10
01. Long Way Home
02. Ruled By The Gun #1
03. Ruled By The Gun #2 (harmonies & guitar solos)
04. Downbound Train
05. Wages of Sin #1
06. I Need You #1
07. I Need You #2 (background vocals)
08. Ruled By The Gun #3
09. Ruled By The Gun #4 (harmonies)
10. Baby I’m So Cold (Turn The Lights Down Low)
11. Untitled Riff
12. Wages of Sin #2
13. Wages of Sin #3 (harmonies)
14. Wheels Make The World Go Round
15. Glory Days
16. Wages of Sin #4
17. Fade To Black
18. Your Love (Is All Around Me Now)
19. Your Love (Is All Around Me Now)
20. Jesse James #1
21. Jesse James #2 (harmonies)
22. They Killed Him In The Street #1
23. They Killed Him In THe Street #2
24. True Love Is Hard To Come By #1
25. True Love Is Hard To Come By #2
26. True Love Is Hard To Come By #3
Vol 11
01. Mary Lou #1
02. Mary Lou #2
03. Mary Lou #3
04. Mary Lou #4
05. Mary Lou #5
06. Mary Lou #6
07. Bring On The Night
08. Walk, Don’t Run
09. Held Up Without A Gun #1 (practice takes)
10. Held Up Without A Gun #2
11. Held Up Without A Gun #3
12. Held Up Without A Gun #4 (Miami Steve on lead vocals)
13. Held Up Without A Gun #5
14. Held Up Without A Gun #6
15. Held Up Without A Gun #7
16. Held Up Without A Gun #8
17. Two Hearts #1 (guitar solo mid-song)
18. Two Hearts #2 (practice takes)
19. Two Hearts #3
20. Two Hearts #4
21. Two Hearts #5 (new verse)
22. Two Hearts #6 (new verse & guitar solo)
23. Two Hearts #7 (extended ending)
24. Two Hearts #8 (alternate w/ new guitar solo)
Vol 12
01. Living On The Edge #1
02. Living On The Edge #2
03. Living On The Edge #3
04. Chevrolet Deluxe #1
05. Chevrolet Deluxe #2
06. Bring On The Night
07. Restless Nights #1 (slow version)
08. Restless Nights #2 (slow version)
09. Restless Nights #3
10. Restless Nights #4 (incomplete practice takes)
11. Restless Nights #5
12. Restless Nights #6
13. Restless Nights #7
Vol 13
01. Jole Blon #1
02. Restless Nights #8
03. Restless Nights #9 (practice takes)
04. Restless Nights #10
05. Restless Nights #11 (practice takes)
06. Restless Nights #12
07. Restless Nights #13
08. Jole Blon #2
09. Jole Blon #3
10. Wreck On The Highway (country version)
11. Stolen Car #1
12. Stolen Car #2
13. Stolen Car #3 (practice takes)
14. Stolen Car #4
Vol 14
01. Find It Where You can #1 (incomplete take)
02. Find It Where You Can #2
03. Break My Heart (Tonight) #1
04. Break My Heart (Tonight) #2 (rehearsals of sax solo)
05. Out On The Run (Looking For Love)
06. Out On The Run (Looking For Love)
07. Out On The Run (Looking For Love)
08. The Ties That Bind
09. In The City Tonight #1 (incomplete take)
10. In The City Tonight #2
11. In The City Tonight #3 (incomplete take)
12. In The City Tonight #4
13. In The City Tonight #5 (incomplete take)
14. In The City Tonight #6
15. In The City Tonight #7 (incomplete take)
Vol 15
01. Stolen Car #5
02. Stolen Car #6
03. Stolen Car #7
04. Stolen Car #8 (rehearsals of sax solo)
05. Slow Fade #1 (practice takes – aka Fade Away)
06. Slow Fade #2 (aka “Fade Away”)
07. Slow Fade #3 (aka “Fade Away”)
08. Slow Fade #4 (practice takes – aka Fade Away)
09. Slow Fade #5 (aka “Fade Away”)
10. Slow Fade #6 (aka “Fade Away”)
11. Jackson Cage #1 (different music & lyrics)
12. Jackson Cage #2 (different music & lyrics)
Vol 16
01. Don’t Back Down #9
02. One Love
03. Little Girl #1 (double track vocals)
04. Don’t Back Down #10 (different music & double track vocals)
05. Sugarland #2 (rockabilly versiion)
06. Sugarland #3 (country version)
07. Shut Out the Light #1 (w/ 2 extra verses)
08. Fugitives Dreams
09. Betty Jean
10. Bye Bye Johnny #1 (rock version)
11. Bye Bye Johnny #2 (slow acoustic version w crickets)
12. The Klansman
13. Don’t Back Down #11 (alternate slow version)
14. Seven Tears
Vol 17
01. Follow That Dream – false start
02. Follow That Dream #1
03. Your Hometown #1 (rockabilly version)
04. Your Hometown #2 (rockabilly version)
05. Your Hometown #3 (rockabilly version)
06. Your Hometown #4 (rockabilly version)
07. Follow That Dream #2
08. Sugarland – false start
09. Sugarland #1 (rockabilly version)
10. Little Girl #2
11. County Fair #1
12. Bye Bye Johnny #4
13. Bye Bye Johnny #5
14. Delivery Man #1
15. Delivery Man #2
16. Unsatisfied Heart
Vol 18
01. Don’t Back Down #1 (electric version)
02. Don’t Back Down #2 (electric version)
03. Don’t Back Down #3 (electric version)
04. Don’t Back Down #4 (acoustic version in key A)
05. Don’t Back Down #5 (acoustic version in key A, incomplete)
06. Don’t Back Down #6 (acoustic version in key A)
07. Don’t Back Down #7 (acoustic version in key A)
08. Don’t Back Down #8 (acoustic version in key A)
09. Sugarland #5 (rock version)
10. Bye Bye Johnny #6
11. Follow That Dream #3
12. Cynthia (solo version)
13. Bye Bye Johnny #3
14. Richfield Whistle
15. Follow That Dream #4
16. Shut Out The Light #2
Vol 19
01. Down Down Down (orig complete take of I’m going down)
02. Murder Incorporated
03. TV Movie
04. County Fair #2 (full band verson w female vocals)
05. Born In The USA (complete take)
06. Sugarland #4 (acoustic version)
07. My Love Will Not Let You Down
08. My Hometown (with female backing vocs)
09. Glory Days (extra verse)
10. Frankie
11. Darlington County
12. Workin On The Highway
13. Downbound Train
Essential Collection VOL.1
Disc 1: (68:12)
01 Badlands #2 (3:44) - w/ different lyrics
02 Adam Raised A Cain (4:07) - w/ different lyrics
03 Roulette (3:43) - original version
04 Chain Lightning (2:35)
05 Night Fire (5:08)
06 I Don't Want To Be (3:42)
07 Find It Where You Can #2 (4:11)
08 Out On The Run (Looking For Love) #3 (3:11) - aka "Looking For Love"
09 I Wanna Be With You (3:19)
10 The Price You Pay (5:38) - alternate take w/ 12 string guitar & accordian
11 Stolen Car #1 (4:40)
12 Cindy #2 (2:31) - alternate take w/ Clarence's harmony vocals
13 Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own (3:01) - alternate take
14 She's A Rocker #1 (3:24) - Take #4
15 Hungry Heart #1 (3:34) - alternate mix
16 Pipeline (2:01)
17 Held Up Without A Gun (1:18) - Miami Steve on lead vocals
18 Two Hearts #8 (3:31) - Rehearsals
19 Jeannie Needs A Shooter #2 (2:38) - Acoustic Demo
20 All I Need (2:14)
Notes:
Tracks 1-2 "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" studio sessions, Atlantic Studios or The Record Plant, New York City, NY August 1977
Track 3 "The River" studio sessions, The Power Station, New York City, NY 04/03/79
Tracks 4-5 Studio rehearsals w/ The E Street Band, Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ 03/30/79
Track 6 Studio rehearsals w/ The E Street Band, Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ 09/16/79
Tracks 7-8 Studio rehearsals w/ The E Street Band, Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ 1979
Tracks 9-11 & 15 "The River" studio sessions, The Power Station, New York City, NY 06/21/79
Tracks 12-13 "The River" studio sessions, The Power Station, New York City, NY 07/20/79
Track 14 "The River" studio sessions, The Power Station, New York City, NY 1979-80
Tracks 16-18 Studio rehearsals w/ The E Street Band, Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ 02/22/80
Track 16 is mistakenly listed as "Walk, Don't Run"
Track 19 Solo acoustic demos, Holmdel, NJ March - April 1979
Track 20 soundcheck, Brendan Byrne Arena, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ 07/08/81
Disc 2: (72:43)
01 Pink Cadillac (5:25)
02 Baby I'm So Cold (Turn The Lights Down Low) (3:48)
03 Glory Days (2:04)
04 Protection (3:29)
05 TV Movie (2:46)
06 County Fair #2 (4:55) - full band version w/ female vocals
07 Bye Bye Johnny #5 (3:44) - aka "Johnny Bye-Bye"
08 Richfield Whistle (6:35)
09 Unsatisfied Heart (5:27)
10 Cynthia (3:30) - solo version
11 Don't Back Down #2 (3:05) - electric version
12 Don't Back Down #7 (2:34) - acoustic version in key A
13 Don't Back Down #10 (3:14) - different music & double track vocals
14 One Love (4:37)
15 Follow That Dream #1 (4:03)
16 Your Hometown #1 (3:38) - rockabilly version
17 Sugarland #1 (2:48) - rockabilly version
18 Living In A Doll House #1 (2:20) - aka "Dollhouse"
19 Living In A Doll House #2 (0:55) - harmonies - aka "Dollhouse"
20 Point Blank (0:58) - harmonies & guitar practice
21 Slow Fade (2:46) - earliest known version of "Fade Away"
Notes:
Track 1 Solo acoustic demo for "Nebraska", Colts Neck, NJ December 1981 - January 1982
Tracks 2-3 Solo acoustic demos, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA early 1983
Track 4 "Born In The U.S.A." studio sessions, The Hit Factory, New York City, NY 08/01/83
Tracks 5-6 "Born In The U.S.A." studio sessions, The Power Station, New York City, NY 11/09/83
Tracks 7-17 Solo studio demos for "Born in the U.S.A.", Hollywood Hills Garage Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Tracks 7-10 January - May 1983
Tracks 11-12 01/18/83
Tracks 13-14 August 1982 - April 1983
Tracks 15-17 01/30/83
Tracks 18-20 Solo acoustic demos, Holmdel, NJ June 1979
Track 21 Solo acoustic demo, Holmdel, NJ 1979
Tracks 18-21 are exclusive to this release and are not included on any other THE LOST MASTERS titles
Essential Collection VOL2
Disc 1: (71:40)
01. Prove It All Night (3:32) - w/ different lyrics
02. Factory (2:13) - w/ different lyrics
03. Sherry Darling (4:06)
04. Independence Day (6:26) - original version
05. Drive All Night #1 (8:29) - original version
06. The Promise (5:28)
07. Candy's Boy #1 (5:25)
08. Racing In The Street #1 (6:16) - alternate version w/ harp
09. One Way Street (5:51)
10. I Wanna Marry You #1 (3:36) - alternate take w/ new vocal
11. Walking On The Avenue #2 (3:43)
12. Baby Come Back (2:05)
13. Living On The Edge Of The World #3 (4:21)
14. Jole Blon #1 (4:46)
15. Restless Nights #8 (5:15)
Notes:
Tracks 1-10 "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" studio sessions
Tracks 1-2 Atlantic Studios or The Record Plant, New York City, NY August 1977
Track 3 Atlantic Studios, New York City, NY June-August 1977
Track 4 The Record Plant, New York City, NY September 1977
Tracks 5, 7 & 9 Atlantic Studios, New York City, NY June 1977
Tracks 6 & 8 Atlantic Studios, New York City, NY August 1977
Track 10 "The River" studio sessions, The Power Station, New York City, NY 07/20/79
Tracks 11-12 Solo acoustic demos, Los Angeles, CA early 1979
Tracks 13-15 Studio rehearsals w/ The E Street Band, Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ
Track 13 11/15/79
Tracks 14-15 01/11/80
Disc 2: (74:28)
01. Wreck On The Highway (3:32) - country version
02. Slow Fade #3 (3:18) - aka "Fade Away"
03. Jackson Cage #2 (2:58) - different music & lyrics
04. Stockton Boys #2 (1:26)
05. Stockton Girls (1:45)
06. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) #2 (2:46) - reggae version
07. You Gotta Be Kind (2:01)
08. Fade To Black #1 (4:14)
09. Born In The U.S.A. (3:04)
10. Child Bride (5:26)
11. Working On The Highway (3:15)
12. Glory Days (5:27)
13. My Love Will Not Let You Down (4:23)
14. Frankie (7:39)
15. Delivery Man #1 (2:19)
16. Little Girl #1 (1:25) - double track vocals
17. Sugarland #3 (2:28) - country version
18. The Klansman (2:57)
19. Betty Jean (2:21)
20. Seven Tears (1:59)
21. Jackson Cage (1:49)
22. Stolen Car (3:26)
23. James Lincoln Dear (4:17)
Notes:
Tracks 1-3 Studio rehearsals w/ The E Street Band, Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ
Track 1 01/11/80
Tracks 2-3 02/05/80
Tracks 4-8 Solo studio demos, Holmdel, NJ
Tracks 4-7 January 1980
Track 8 07/08/81
Tracks 9-10 Solo acoustic demos for "Nebraska", Colts Neck, NJ December 1981-January 1982
Track 11-14 "Born In The U.S.A." studio sessions, The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
Tracks 11 & 14 May 1982
Tracks 12-13 January-May 1983
Tracks 15-20 Solo studio demos for "Born in the U.S.A.", Hollywood Hills Garage Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Track 15 January-May 1983
Tracks 16-17 & 19 August 1982-April 1983
Tracks 18 & 20 01/04/83
Tracks 21-22 Bruce sings new lyrics over the music of "Restless Nights" from a tape of band rehearsals, early 1980
Track 23 Solo acoustic demo for "Nebraska", Holmdel, NJ 1981-82
Track 21-23 are exclusive to this release and are not included on any other THE LOST MASTERS titles
