Bruce Springsteen fans wanting to relive the "Glory Days" of the Boss in concert will have their chance Jan. 16. That's the day Columbia Records will be releasing two new Springsteen DVDs: Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-2000 and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Blood Brothers.
The DVD version of the anthology is an update of the 1978-1988 version. The DVD set is split into two discs: The first houses the original 18 tracks, the second contains the 15 new ones, some of which have never been seen before. Among the previously unreleased tracks are "If I Should Fall Behind" (with the E Street Band), a clip filmed at Madison Square Garden and directed by Jonathan Demme; "Highway Patrolman," directed by Sean Penn; "Hungry Heart," filmed in Germany in 1995; and an alternate version of "Secret Garden," with strings.
The second disc also includes some of the Boss' rare television appearances, including "The Ghost of Tom Joad" from The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and a solo acoustic version of "Born in the U.S.A." from The Charlie Rose Show. Both discs combined have a running time of just more than two hours.
Blood Brothers is the Ernie Fritz-directed documentary of Springsteen's 1995 reunion with the E Street Band during the recording of Greatest Hits, the first time they'd worked together since 1984's Born in the U.S.A. The show originally aired on the Disney Channel in March 1996, and it was released on VHS format the following November. The DVD version includes lyrics, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, and a few extras, including music videos for "Murder Inc." and "Secret Garden."
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