Bruce Springsteen - Before the fame (STU/FLAC)

(Studio FLAC)

"Before The Fame" (version four) 
Pony Express Records 
PER 5899 
Released in 1999 

Disc 1: 
01- Lady And The Doctor 
02- Southern Son 
03- War Nurse 
04- Prodigal Son 
05- Eloise 
06- Evacuation Of The West 
07- Jesse 
08- Border Guard 
09- Camilla Horn 
10- Family Song 

Notes: 
Track 1 recorded June 7, 1972 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York 
Tracks 2, 5, and 9-10 recorded April-July 1972 at Mediasound Studios in New York City, New York 
Tracks 3-4 and 7-8 recorded April 1972 at Jim Cretecos' Apartment 
Track 6 recorded June 22, 1973 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York 

Disc 2: 
01- Marie 
02- Randolph Street 
03- Hollywood Kids 
04- If I Was The Priest 
05- Cowboys Of The Sea 
06- Baby Doll 
07- Two Hearts In True Waltz Time 
08- Tokyo 
09- Zero And Blind Terry 
10- Bishop Danced 

Notes: 
Track 1 and 4 recorded April-July 1972 at Mediasound Studios in New York City, New York 
Tracks 2-3 and 6 recorded April 1972 at Jim Cretecos' Apartment 
Track 5 recorded June 1972 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York 
Track 7 recorded June 27, 1972 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York 
Track 8 recorded February 19, 1973 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York 
Track 9 recorded June 28, 1973 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York 
Track 10 recorded live January 31, 1973 at Max's Kansas City in New York City, New York 

Pony Express Records released four different versions of a bootleg called "Before The Fame" in the late 1990's. The first edition is the rarest (I'm still hunting down a copy) and this version, the fourth, is the most common. Each addition evolved with more songs, with the original release (1 CD) duplicating songs on other bootlegs, the second release (1 CD) having the same songs except three of them which are replaced by different tracks, the third release (1 CD) is the exact same release as version two but with different packaging and artwork, and the fourth and final version (2 CD) featured the most tracks with seven more than the previous release evolving to a two CD set. 

The tracks themselves are unreleased studio outtakes from 1972 and 1973, referred to as 'Laurel Canyon Music Publishing Demos'. Some recordings were distributed on tape, others on acetates, to mostly England. They were recorded at various locations noted below. Most of these songs were first released into mainstream circulation on this bootleg, in excellent quality because most ofthe tracks were transferred from the original master tapes or at least very low generation copies of them. This early material of Bruce's is a fanscinating glimpse into his early writing with songs that play out in front of you like a story - so visual. The songs recorded at Jim Cretecos' apartment and Mediasound Studios were recorded and produced by Cretecos, with Mike Appel also producing (Cretecos was a producer and engineer that recorded most of Bruce's early material). The others recorded at 914 Sound Studios were recorded and engineered by Pete Weiss during the 1972 sessios and by Louis Lahav in the 1973 sessions (I honestly like his mixes the most out of all of the engineers Bruce has gone through). 

As the inner insert of the bootleg says, "This rare release invites you to listen to Bruce Springsteen "before the fame, but not before the genius."