Info
The River
Issue #5, USA export
Label (Cat #): SME Records (SRCS 9469/70)
Format: 2xCD
Country: Japan
Release date (Original year): 1999 (1980)
Disc 1:
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 2:
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
There are 8 issues of the Japan CD pressing of The River.
- Issue #1: catalog no. 50DP 355~6, released on 22 May 1988
- Issue #2: catalog no. 42DP 5244~5, first released on 21 Sep 1988
- Issue #3: catalog no. SRCS 7858~9, released on 22 Nov 1995
- Issue #4: catalog no. SRCS 9469~70, released on 21 Aug 1999 (picture disc edition)
- Issue #5: catalog no. SRCS 9469~70, released on 21 Aug 1999 (cardboard sleeve edition)
- Issue #6: catalog no. MHCP 725~6, first released on 22 Jun 2005
- Issue #7: catalog no. SICP 4515~6, released on 22 Jul 2015
- Issue #8: catalog no. SICP 31648~9, 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 The second wave was on sale for a few hours in very few stores in Japan before it was withdrawn.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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