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Bruce Springsteen: The Promise – review

(Columbia)Billed as a lost Springsteen album, these 21 songs were left over from the 40 or so he recorded for 1978's Darkness on the Edge of Town, which is re-released this week in the form of a luxurious, multiple-disc box set. Heard here for the first time, they reveal the author working through his influences – Roy Orbison, doo-wop, classic rock 'n' roll – and while a thrill for fans, the truth is he was right first time. Not only do the songs not quite fit Darkness's tightly edited tales...

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00:04 on November 14 2010

Bruce Springsteen: The Promise – review

Guardian Music — (Columbia)Billed as a lost Springsteen album, these 21 songs were left over from the 40 or so he recorded for 1978's Darkness on the Edge of Town, which is re-released th... more info

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00:00 on November 16 2010

Album review: Bruce Springsteen, The Promise

Scotsman.com — **** Columbia 88697761772, £12.99 more info

Bruce Springsteen

01:43 on November 16 2010

Review: Bruce Springsteen's 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story'

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The boxed set shows a young Bruce Springsteen reaching for greatness his own way. Let the broken hearts stand as the price you gotta pay — Bruce Springsteen, "Badlands"... more info

Bruce Springsteen

01:46 on November 16 2010

Review: Bruce Springsteen's 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story'

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The boxed set shows a young Bruce Springsteen reaching for greatness his own way.The boxed set shows a young Bruce Springsteen reaching for greatness his own way. more info

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