Bruce Springsteen Releasing Seven ‘Lost Albums’ — 83 Total Songs

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Bruce Springsteen announces a box set of seven “lost albums,” totaling 83 songs. The collection, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, releases on June 27.

It’s about to be a big year for Bruce Springsteen fans. The Boss is set to release a box set featuring some of his previously unreleased music. Tracks II: The Lost Albums drops on June 27, containing 83 songs recorded across four decades, 74 of which have never been officially released.

The collection spans 1983 to 2018, compiling “full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” said Springsteen, who says the project came together during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now,” he added. “I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.”

The 75-year-old star can be heard spanning his career in this collection, from his early Nebraska sounds on a record called LA Garage Sessions 83. Meanwhile, Streets of Philadelphia Sessions expands on the sounds Springsteen experimented with for the 1993 film “Philadelphia,” which includes synthesizers and drum loops, and even some hip-hop influence. The next album, The Ghost of Tom Joad, returns to his previous sound in 1995.

Faithless is the soundtrack to a film that was never made, while some country-adjacent sounds rear their head for Somewhere North of Nashville. Twilight Hours presents a “noirish” sound, while Inyo offers “richly woven border tales.” Each album offers something different for die-hard Springsteen fans to relish in.

The physical release includes a 100-page book with rare archival photos and liner notes for each record. An additional 20-song selection from across the collection will also be released.

Bruce Springsteen returns to the road in the UK this summer, his third in a row, with performances in Manchester and Liverpool. On Record Store Day (April 12), Springsteen and the Killers will release the Encore at the Garden EP, which documents the New Jersey native’s surprise appearance alongside the band at Madison Square Garden in 2022. His most recent album, Only the Strong Survive, also debuted in 2022.

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