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Born To Run 30th Anniversary
Born To Run 30th Anniversary 17-album box set
Label (Cat #): Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. (–)
Format: 23xCD
Country: Japan
Release date (Original year): 2005 (2005)
Disc 01:
01- BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
02- GROWIN' UP
03- MARY QUEEN OF ARKANSAS
04- DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET?
05- LOST IN THE FLOOD
06- THE ANGEL
07- FOR YOU
08- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT
09- IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY

Disc 02:
01- THE E STREET SHUFFLE
02- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
03- KITTY'S BACK
04- WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORY
05- INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET
06- ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)
07- NEW YORK CITY SERENADE

Disc 03:
01- THUNDER ROAD
02- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
03- NIGHT
04- BACKSTREETS
05- BORN TO RUN
06- SHE'S THE ONE
07- MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER
08- JUNGLELAND

Disc 04:
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 05:
01- THE TIES THAT BIND
02- SHERRY DARLING
03- JACKSON CAGE
04- TWO HEARTS
05- INDEPENDENCE DAY
06- HUNGRY HEART
07- OUT IN THE STREET
08- CRUSH ON YOU
09- YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH)
10- I WANNA MARRY YOU
11- THE RIVER

Disc 06:
01- POINT BLANK
02- CADILLAC RANCH
03- I'M A ROCKER
04- FADE AWAY
05- STOLEN CAR
06- RAMROD
07- THE PRICE YOU PAY
08- DRIVE ALL NIGHT
09- WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY

Disc 07:
01- NEBRASKA
02- ATLANTIC CITY
03- MANSION ON THE HILL
04- JOHNNY 99
05- HIGHWAY PATROLMAN
06- STATE TROOPER
07- USED CARS
08- OPEN ALL NIGHT
09- MY FATHER'S HOUSE
10- REASON TO BELIEVE

Disc 08:
01- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
02- COVER ME
03- DARLINGTON COUNTY
04- WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY
05- DOWNBOUND TRAIN
06- I'M ON FIRE
07- NO SURRENDER
08- BOBBY JEAN
09- I'M GOIN' DOWN
10- GLORY DAYS
11- DANCING IN THE DARK
12- MY HOMETOWN

Disc 09:
01- THUNDER ROAD
02- ADAM RAISED A CAIN
03- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT
04- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
05- PARADISE BY THE "C"
06- FIRE
07- GROWIN' UP
08- IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY

Disc 10:
01- BACKSTREETS
02- ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)
03- RAISE YOUR HAND
04- HUNGRY HEART
05- TWO HEARTS
06- CADILLAC RANCH
07- YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH)
08- INDEPENDENCE DAY

Disc 11:
01- BADLANDS
02- BECAUSE THE NIGHT
03- CANDY'S ROOM
04- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
05- RACING IN THE STREET
06- THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
07- NEBRASKA
08- JOHNNY 99
09- REASON TO BELIEVE

Disc 12:
01- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
02- SEEDS
03- THE RIVER
04- WAR
05- DARLINGTON COUNTY
06- WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY
07- THE PROMISED LAND

Disc 13:
01- COVER ME
02- I'M ON FIRE
03- BOBBY JEAN
04- MY HOMETOWN
05- BORN TO RUN
06- NO SURRENDER
07- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
08- JERSEY GIRL

Disc 14:
01- AIN'T GOT YOU
02- TOUGHER THAN THE REST
03- ALL THAT HEAVEN WILL ALLOW
04- SPARE PARTS
05- CAUTIOUS MAN
06- WALK LIKE A MAN
07- TUNNEL OF LOVE
08- TWO FACES
09- BRILLIANT DISGUISE
10- ONE STEP UP
11- WHEN YOU'RE ALONE
12- VALENTINE'S DAY

Disc 15:
01- HUMAN TOUCH
02- SOUL DRIVER
03- 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)
04- CROSS MY HEART
05- GLORIA'S EYES
06- WITH EVERY WISH
07- ROLL OF THE DICE
08- REAL WORLD
09- ALL OR NOTHIN' AT ALL
10- MAN'S JOB
11- I WISH I WERE BLIND
12- THE LONG GOODBYE
13- REAL MAN
14- PONY BOY

Disc 16:
01- BETTER DAYS
02- LUCKY TOWN
03- LOCAL HERO
04- IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND
05- LEAP OF FAITH
06- THE BIG MUDDY
07- LIVING PROOF
08- BOOK OF DREAMS
09- SOULS OF THE DEPARTED
10- MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD

Disc 17:
01- RED HEADED WOMAN
02- BETTER DAYS
03- ATLANTIC CITY
04- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
05- MAN'S JOB
06- HUMAN TOUCH
07- LUCKY TOWN
08- I WISH I WERE BLIND
09- THUNDER ROAD
10- LIGHT OF DAY
11- IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND
12- LIVING PROOF
13- MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD

Disc 18:
01- BORN TO RUN
02- THUNDER ROAD
03- BADLANDS
04- THE RIVER
05- HUNGRY HEART
06- ATLANTIC CITY
07- DANCING IN THE DARK
08- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
09- MY HOMETOWN
10- GLORY DAYS
11- BRILLIANT DISGUISE
12- HUMAN TOUCH
13- BETTER DAYS
14- STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA
15- SECRET GARDEN
16- MURDER INCORPORATED
17- BLOOD BROTHERS
18- THIS HARD LAND

Disc 19:
01- THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD
02- STRAIGHT TIME
03- HIGHWAY 29
04- YOUNGSTOWN
05- SINALOA COWBOYS
06- THE LINE
07- BALBOA PARK
08- DRY LIGHTNING
09- THE NEW TIMER
10- ACROSS THE BORDER
11- GALVESTON BAY
12- MY BEST WAS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH

Disc 20:
01- GROWIN' UP
02- SEASIDE BAR SONG
03- RENDEZVOUS
04- HEARTS OF STONE
05- WHERE THE BANDS ARE
06- LOOSE ENDS
07- I WANNA BE WITH YOU
08- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
09- MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN
10- LION'S DEN
11- PINK CADILLAC
12- JANEY, DON'T YOU LOSE HEART
13- SAD EYES
14- PART MAN, PART MONKEY
15- TROUBLE RIVER
16- BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE
17- THE FEVER
18- THE PROMISE

Disc 21:
01- MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN
02- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
03- TWO HEARTS
04- ATLANTIC CITY
05- MANSION ON THE HILL
06- THE RIVER
07- YOUNGSTOWN
08- MURDER INCORPORATED
09- BADLANDS
10- OUT IN THE STREET
11- BORN TO RUN

Disc 22:
01- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
02- LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS
03- AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS)
04- LOST IN THE FLOOD
05- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
06- DON'T LOOK BACK
07- JUNGLELAND
08- RAMROD
09- IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND

Disc 23:
01- LONESOME DAY
02- INTO THE FIRE
03- WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY
04- NOTHING MAN
05- COUNTIN' ON A MIRACLE
06- EMPTY SKY
07- WORLDS APART
08- LET'S BE FRIENDS (SKIN TO SKIN)
09- FURTHER ON (UP THE ROAD)
10- THE FUSE
11- MARY'S PLACE
12- YOU'RE MISSING
13- THE RISING
14- PARADISE
15- MY CITY OF RUINS


Disc 01: "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.", catalog no. MHCP 721
Disc 02: "The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle", catalog no. MHCP 722
Disc 03: "Born To Run", catalog no. MHCP 723
Disc 04: "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", catalog no. MHCP 724
Disc 05: "The River" (disc 1), catalog no. MHCP 725
Disc 06: "The River" (disc 2), catalog no. MHCP 726
Disc 07: "Nebraska", catalog no. MHCP 727
Disc 08: "Born In The U.S.A.", catalog no. MHCP 728
Disc 09: "Live/1975-85" (disc 1), catalog no. MHCP 729
Disc 10: "Live/1975-85" (disc 2), catalog no. MHCP 730
Disc 11: "Live/1975-85" (disc 3), catalog no. MHCP 731
Disc 12: "Live/1975-85" (disc 4), catalog no. MHCP 732
Disc 13: "Live/1975-85" (disc 5), catalog no. MHCP 733
Disc 14: "Tunnel Of Love", catalog no. MHCP 734
Disc 15: "Human Touch", catalog no. MHCP 735
Disc 16: "Lucky Town", catalog no. MHCP 736
Disc 17: "In Concert / MTV Plugged", catalog no. MHCP 737
Disc 18: "Greatest Hits", catalog no. MHCP 738
Disc 19: "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", catalog no. MHCP 739
Disc 20: "18 Tracks", catalog no. MHCP 740
Disc 21: "Live In New York City", catalog no. MHCP 741-2
Disc 22: "Live In New York City", catalog no. MHCP 742
Disc 23: "The Rising", catalog no. MHCP 743

In 2005, Sony Japan reissued Bruce Springsteen's catalog (on CD) in mini-LP cardboard sleeves. The series consisted of 17 titles: all of Springsteen's studio and live albums up to and including "The Rising", minus the "Tracks" box set. The titles that were previously issued on vinyl in Japan (up to "Tunnel Of Love") included an obi strip based on the one that came with the first vinyl pressing of the respective album in Japan and the discs were uniformly red with black text and with orange Sony Music logos, mimicking the labels of 1980's Japanese vinyl issues. The titles that were not issued on vinyl in Japan featured newly designed obi strips and the discs mimicked the labels of the U.S. (and international) vinyl issues.

Included with each title was a special token. Japanese buyers who collected 17 tokens could send them back to a specific Sony Music address in Tokyo and in return receive two exclusive promo-only items: a miniature cardboard replica of the alternate U.S. advance promo script cover for "Born To Run" (without disc or obi) and a container box sporting the "Born To Run" artwork designed to hold all 17 albums in the series plus the "Born To Run" script cover.

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