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DVD

Bruce Springsteen, the promise : the making of Darkness on the edge of town

Call Number

  • DVD 782.42166 S7699PR (CEN)

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Languages

Dialogue in English; English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish subtitles.

Performers

Bruce Springsteen ; with the E Street Band.

Publication Information

New York : Columbia Records, 2011.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Documents the making of "Darkness On the Edge of Town," featuring footage of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978 and interviews with those involved in the making of the record.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced in 2010.

Accompanying booklet includes program credits and contents notes.

Bonus features include Songs from The promise (ca. 29 min.), a concert filmed in Asbury Park, NJ and A conversation with his fans (ca. 23 min.), a question-and-answer session with Bruce Springsteen.

Contents

  • A commitment to life
  • Two clouds
  • The sound picture
  • The process
  • Notebook
  • Pop songs
  • Varying opinions
  • Adult music
  • Making an album
  • Vision of now
  • Sense of possibilities
  • Credits.
  • Bonus feature concert: Songs from The promise. Racing in the street ('78)
  • Gotta get that feeling
  • Ain't good enough for you
  • The promise
  • Blue Christmas.

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