It’s never to early to start dropping hints to friends, family members, coworkers and even casual acquaintances about Christmas gift ideas. This is especially true if you happen to be a fan of Bruce Springsteen. The Boss has a landmark delivery coming Dec. 4: “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection.” The much-anticipated mega-box set includes 4 CDs of music, 3 DVS of video and a 148-page coffee table book chronicling the creation of “The River”, Springsteen’s fifth album released 35 years ago in October of 1980. “The River,” which included Springsteen’s first top 10 single, “Hungry Hearts”, went on to be certified quintuple platinum. It was a followup to “Darkness At The Edge of Town,” and was originally created as a single disc, but Springsteen took it back and doubled it with more tracks. This latest package will fit nicely on your shelf with other box sets by Springsteen ‘Born To Run” and “Darkness On The Edge of Town.” This major box set is available for pre-order at Amazon and iTunes for $129.98. “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection” track list includes:
CD 1
The River – Record One
1. “The Ties That Bind”
2. “Sherry Darling”
3. “Jackson Cage”
4. “Two Hearts”
5. “Independence Day”
6. “Hungry Heart”
7. “Out In The Street”
8. “Crush On You”
9. “You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)”
10. “I Wanna Marry You”
11. “The River”
CD 2
The River – Record Two
1. “Point Blank”
2. “Cadillac Ranch”
3. “I’m A Rocker”
4. “Fade Away”
5. “Stolen Car”
6. “Ramrod”
7. “The Price You Pay”
8. “Drive All Night”
9. “Wreck On The Highway”
CD 3
The River: Single Album
1. “The Ties That Bind”
2. “Cindy”
3. “Hungry Heart”
4. “Stolen Car” (Vs. 1)
5. “Be True”
6. “The River”
7. “You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)” (Vs. 1)
8. “The Price You Pay”
9. “I Wanna Marry You”
10. “Loose End”
CD 4
The River: Outtakes
Record One
1. “Meet Me in the City”
2. “The Man Who Got Away”
3. “Little White Lies”
4. “The Time That Never Was”
5. “Night Fire”
6. “Whitetown”
7. “Chain Lightning”
8. “Party Lights”
9. “Paradise By The “C””
10. “Stray Bullet”
11. “Mr. Outside”
Record Two
12. “Roulette”
13. “Restless Nights”
14. “Where The Bands Are”
15. “Dollhouse”
16. “Living On The Edge Of The World”
17. “Take ’em As They Come”
18. “Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own”
19. “I Wanna Be With You”
20. “Mary Lou”
21. “Held Up Without a Gun”
22. “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)”
DVD 1
The Ties That Bind (Documentary)
DVD 2
The River Tour, Tempe 1980
Concert – Part 1
1. “Born to Run”
2. “Prove It All Night”
3. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”
4. “Jackson Cage”
5. “Two Hearts”
6. “The Promised Land”
7. “Out in the Street”
8. “The River”
9. “Badlands”
10. “Thunder Road”
11. “No Money Down”
12. “Cadillac Ranch”
13. “Hungry Heart”
14. “Fire”
15. “Sherry Darling”
16. “I Wanna Marry You”
17. “Crush on You”
18. “Ramrod”
19. “You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)”
DVD 3
The River Tour, Tempe 1980
Concert – Part 2
1. “Drive All Night”
2. “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”
3. “I’m A Rocker”
4. “Jungleland”
5. “Detroit Medley”
6. “Where The Bands Are (Credits)”
BONUS: The River Tour Rehearsals
– Ramrod
– Cadillac Ranch
– Fire
– Crush On You
– Sherry Darling
