Editor's note: Here's a rumour that's been kicked around for a few months now. Although still unconfirmed, it would appear that Bruce Springteen's incredible "Born to Run" is being reissued as a 30th anniversary package. Depending on who you talk to...it may be coming out in multi-channel...
In the midst of discussing his "Underground Garage" and "The Sopranos", guitarist Steven Van Zandt hints at a 30th anniversary DualDisc reissue of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run". Let's hope it's a 96\24 multi-fun release. Here's a choice bit...
In related news, Van Zandt confirms work is underway on a new edition of the Springsteen classic "Born To Run," which turns 30 next month. "There is a very cool thing that's going to come out," he says, declining to reveal additional details. "It's a CD/DVD -- one of those combinations." He adds with a laugh, "I don't think it's a big surprise. I hope it's not a surprise!"
Editor's note: Read the whole article here. In another posting on badlands.co.uk, we read:
Yes, it really is 30 years since the release of Bruce's classic album and in August a three disc edition of the album will be reissued in a deluxe package. The set will contain the original album remastered (and we would guess in 5.1surround sound) plus replicated memorabilia from the era and two discs full of rarities. The "bonus" discs will contain tons of rare and un-broadcast concert footage from 1975 along with unearthed documentary footage and contemporaneous interviews with Bruce himself and all the major participants in the album's creation. This will be a deluxe package to treasure as Bruce himself has been heavily involved in the entire reissue project!
And then it gets a little murky...in an interview with backstreets.com, former E-Street keyboardist David Sancious says...
"A couple of months ago, I did an interview for a documentary that Bruce's company is making about the 30th anniversary of Born to Run. They got everybody down to New York City in a studio and filmed interviews with everybody who played on [the album], getting people to remember the sessions and tell stories about what went on."
While it's too early for set-in-stone details, the reissue is planned as a lavishly packaged multi-disc affair, including the remastered BTR CD along with bonus material including a long-awaited official DVD of performance footage from the era and the making-of documentary Sancious mentions. Look for a release date in late summer or fall, and we'll have more details right here as it approaches.
Hmmmm....guess we'll wait and watch for more details on this one...
