Info
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Issue #5, USA export
Label (Cat #): SME Records (SRCS 9468)
Format: CD
Country: Japan
Release date (Original year): 1999 (1978)
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
There are 8 issues of the Japan CD pressing of Darkness On The Edge Of Town.
- Issue #1: catalog no. 32DP 351, released on 01 Apr 1985
- Issue #2: catalog no. 25DP 5243, first released on 21 Sep 1988
- Issue #3: catalog no. SRCS 7857, released on 22 Nov 1995
- Issue #4: catalog no. SRCS 9468, released on 21 Aug 1999 (picture disc edition)
- Issue #5: catalog no. SRCS 9468, released on 21 Aug 1999 (cardboard sleeve edition)
- Issue #6: catalog no. MHCP 724, first released on 22 Jun 2005
- Issue #7: catalog no. SICP 4514, released on 22 Jul 2015
- Issue #8: catalog no. SICP 31647, released on 25 Oct 2023
In 1999, 11 Bruce Springsteen studio albums, 2 live albums, and 1 EP were reissued in mini-LP cardboard sleeves as part of a "Nice Price" series. The series was issued in two waves, one on 21 Aug 1999 and one on 22 Sep 1999. The first wave includes "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.", "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle", "Born To Run", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "The River", "Nebraska", and "Chimes Of Freedom". The second wave was on sale for a few hours in very few stores in Japan before it was withdrawn. It includes "Born In The U.S.A.", "Live/1975-85", "Tunnel Of Love", "Human Touch", "Lucky Town", "In Concert / MTV Plugged", and "The Ghost Of Tom Joad".
This copy was exported to the USA. It has a golden "Made in Japan" sticker on the back. Scans/Photos
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