BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Promise PAL 87 mins
The Promise - The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town 2010 87m M DVD
Thom Zimny's film, The Promise - The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, explores the three years it took to make Bruce Springsteen's fourth studio album, 1978's Darkness on the Edge of Town.

Struggling with newfound stardom brought on by 1975's Born To Run and locked in a legal struggle for control of his own career with his manager Mike Appel, Springsteen was determined to make an album that would do justice to the dreams and struggles of working-class America. The 'Boss' and the E-Street Band worked tirelessly to make a profound, mature work tinged with what Springsteen calls 'American noir'. In the process, he wrote and recorded nearly 70 songs, gave away potential hits like Because The Night and nearly drove his band and his producers around the twist.

Zimny's film is driven by in-depth interviews with Springsteen, the E-Street Band and producers Jon Landau and Jimmy Lovine and features extensive black-and-white archive footage of the process from the time, shot in Springsteen's home studio and at New York's Record Plant.
Darkness Live PAL 60 mins
Darkness Live - The Summit, Houston (Bootleg House Cut) 08/12/78 60m M DVD
Hot on the heels of the release of their classic fourth studio album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band went on the road with renewed hunger and are captured here playing the songs from the album live in 1978 in Houston, cementing their reputation as saviours of rock 'n' roll.
Breathless in Paris PAL 185 mins
Live - Parc de la Courneuve, Paris - disk one 29/06/85 64m EX VHS
Live - Parc de la Courneuve, Paris - disk two 29/06/85 55m EX VHS
Live - Parc de la Courneuve, Paris - disk three 29/06/85 66m EX VHS
The source for this DVD comes from a very low (1st) generation videotape, transferred in XP mode to 4 DVD5s to provide the best possible quality. To prevent the loss of any quality, the show has been edited without re-encoding the video to make it fit on 3 DVD5s. To add more atmosphere the original soundboard audio has been equalised and mixed with a nice audience recording. The original audio stream has been included for the purists.
DVD 1: Born In The USA / Badlands / Out In The Street / Johnny 99 / Atlantic City / Shut Out The Light / The River / Working On The Highway / Trapped / Darlington County / Glory Days
DVD 2: The Promised Land / My Hometown / Thunder Road / Cover Me / Dancing In The Dark / Hungry Heart / Cadillac Ranch / Downbound Train / Im On Fire
DVD 3: Because The Night / Rosalita / Cant Help Falling In Love / Born To Run / Bobby Jean / Ramrod / Twist And Shout - Do You Love Me / Rockin All Over The World
Rochester NTSC 161 mins
Live - Blue Cross Arena, Rochester - disk one 11/03/03 85m M Private
Live - Blue Cross Arena, Rochester - disk two 11/03/03 76m M Private
Great private DV film. Shot from the centre with nice clear views and great close ups.
Vote for Change Meadowlands NTSC 153 mins
Live - Vote for Change Meadowlands 13/10/04 153m M Private
Superb Private DV Film. Nice clear shot with great close ups and sound. 2 Camera Mix. 2 DVD set.

The Star-Spangled Banner/Born in the U.S.A./Badlands/Lonesome Day/No Surrender (with Vedder)/Darkness on the Edge of Town (with Vedder)/Betterman (with Vedder)/Johnny 99/Centerfield (with Fogerty)/Deja Vu All Over Again (with Fogerty)/Fortunate Son (with Fogerty)/The Promised Land (with Fogerty)/The Rising/Racing in the Street (with Browne)/Marys Place/Born to Run//Proud Mary (with Fogerty)/Bad Moon Rising (with Fogerty)/Travelin Band (with Fogerty)/(Whats So Funny Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (with all)/People Have the Power (with all)//As Long As I [Can Be With You] (with Scialfa)/Love [Stand Up] (with Scialfa)//Running on Empty (with Browne)//
Detroit NTSC 142 mins
Live - Fox Theater Detroit (disk one) 25/04/05 90m M Private
Live - Fox Theater Detroit (disk two) 25/04/05 52m M Private
Great Private DV Film. Nice clear shot with great close ups and sound. Some shots of the big screen.
Glendale NTSC 142 mins
Live - Glendale Arena Glendale (disk one) 30/04/05 90m M Private
Live - Glendale Arena Glendale (disk two) 30/04/05 52m M Private
Great Private DV Film. Nice clear shot with great close ups and sound.
D?sseldorf PAL 136 mins
Live - Philipshalle, D?sseldorf 16/06/05 136m M Private
Good Private DV film, shot from the left side balcony with nice clear views and good close ups
Rotterdam PAL 140 mins
Live - Ahoy,Rotterdam 19/06/05 140m M Private
Good Private DV film, shot from the left side balcony with nice clear views and good close ups
Hamburg PAL 57 mins
Live - Color Line Arena,Hamburg 27/06/05 57m M Private
Good Private DV film, shot from the left side balcony with nice clear views and good close ups
Bridgeport NTSC 152 mins
Live - Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT (disk one) 20/07/05 76m M Private
Live - Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT (disk two) 20/07/05 76m M Private
Nice Private DV Film. Nice clear shot with great close ups and sound.Mainly the big screen, with some intercut pictures
Nassau NTSC 132 mins
Live - Nassau Coliseum, New York (disk one) 09/10/05 55m M Private
Live - Nassau Coliseum, New York (disk two) 09/10/05 57m M Private
Live - Nassau Coliseum, New York (disk three) 09/10/05 20m M Private
A 3 DVD, 2 Camera remaster. Nice clear views and great close ups
BBC4 Sessions PAL 60 mins
Live - LSO St Lukes, London 19/05/06 60m M DVD
Direct from satellite TV. Recorded 08/05/06
K?ln PAL 142 mins
Live - K?ln Arena, K?ln 13/12/07 142m M Private
Great privare DV film, shot from the Left side balcony with nice clear views and great close ups
Paris PAL 141 mins
Live - Bercy, Paris 17/12/07 62m M Private
Live - Bercy, Paris (disk two) 17/12/07 79m M Private
Great private DV film, shot from a central raised position, with nice clear views and great close ups
Giants stadium NTSC 192 mins
Live - Giants stadium, NJ (disk one) 28/07/08 102m M Private
Live - Giants stadium, NJ (disk two) 28/07/08 90m M Private
Great private DV film, shot from the centre with nice clear views and great close ups. Quite a bit of footage of the Big Screen
Glastonbury Festival PAL 107 mins
Live - Glastonbury Festival 27/06/09 85m HD DVD
Live - Glastonbury Festival (bbc4 SD Broadcast) 27/06/09 17m HD DVD
59 Sound (appearance with Gaslight Anthem) 27/06/09 5m HD DVD
Badlands / Prove It All Night / Outlaw Pete / Out In The Streets / Workin on A Dream / Waiting On A Sunny Day / Promised Land / The River / Born To Run / Tenth Avenue Freeze Out / Glory Days / Dancing In The Dark
From HD Broadcast
Johnny 99 / Because The Night / Thunder Road
From BBC4 SD Broadcast
Hard Rock Calling PAL 43 mins
Live - Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park 28/06/09 38m HD DVD
Appearance with Gaslighht anthem 28/06/09 5m HD DVD
London Calling / Radio Nowhere / Lonesome Day / Born To Run / Rosalita / Jungleland
The 59 Sound - with gaslight anthem
From HD Broadcast
Meadowlands PAL 202 mins
Live - Giants Stadium Meadowlands, NJ (Disk One) 30/09/09 91m M Private
Live - Giants Stadium Meadowlands, NJ (Disk Two) 30/09/09 111m M Private
Great private DV fim. A Multicam Mix. Shots of the BIg screen, suplemented with other angles
Wrecking Ball / Seeds / Johnny 99 / Atlantic City / Outlaw Pete / Hungry Heart / Working On a Dream / Thunder Road / Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out / Night / Backstreets / Born to Run / She's The One / Meeting Across The River / Jungleland / Waitin' On A Sunny Day / The Promised Land / Into the Fire / Lonesome Day / The Rising / Badlands / No Surrender / Raise Your Hand / The E Street Shuffle / Growin' Up / American Land / Dancing In The Dark / Hard Times / Rosalita
Imagine PAL 60 mins
Imagine - Darkness Revisited 07/12/10 60m M DVD
Alan Yentob presents this special edition of Thom Zimny's documentary in which Bruce Springsteen describes his attempts to create a sequel to one of the most popular albums of all time, sealing his legendary status in the tortured, but ultimately triumphant, process.
Darkness on the Edge of Town was Springsteen's make-or-break follow-up to the classic 1975 album Born To Run - the recording that made him a superstar. In the period before the album was made, Springsteen was mired in a protracted legal battle that thwarted his desire to produce an album that would surpass his previous achievements. Zimny's film shows the young Springsteen driving himself, his band and his manager almost to distraction in his search for perfection, as he writes and records new compositions and produces ground-breaking work in song after song.
Zimny's film features reflections from Springsteen, manager Jon Landau and members of the all-important E-Street Band on the extraordinary process of making this crucial rock 'n' roll album. It includes visceral, previously-unseen black-and-white footage shot between 1976 and 1978 from the rehearsals that took place both at Springsteen's home and at the Record Plant recording studio in New York.
Philadelphia PAL 174 mins
Live - Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia (Disk One) 28/03/12 56m M Private
Live - Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia (Disk Two) 28/03/12 67m M Private
Live - Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia (Disk Three) 28/03/12 51m M Private
Great private DV film, shot from the right side balcony, with nice clear views and good close ups
We Take Care Of Our Own / Wrecking Ball / Badlands / Death To My Hometown / My City Of Ruins / Seaside Bar Song / Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? / Jack Of All Trades / Atlantic City / Easy Money / She's The One / Waitin' On A Sunny Day / The Promised Land / Apollo Medley / American Skin (41 Shots) / Lonesome Day / The Rising / We Are Alive / Thunder Road / Rocky Ground / Land Of Hope And Dreams / Born To Run / Dancing In The Dark / Raise Your Hand / Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

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