A number of previously unreleased albums by Bruce Springsteen are set to be released in a new box set, Tracks II: The Lost Albums.
Set to be made available digitally, and in 9xLP/7xCD set, the collection spans seven full albums of unheard material recorded between 1983 and 2018, totalling 82 songs. Fans of the artist have long spoken mythically of the existence of these “lost albums” that were recorded in full but ultimately not released, with many of them dating back to the 90s.
In a trailer announcing the release, Springsteen reveals that he revisited the material during the COVID-19 pandemic and resolved to finish it off for release in order to put to bed this idea of his “lost ’90s” that had existed among many fans.
Among the seven albums featured on Tracks II are LA Garage Sessions ’83 – which is considered a bridge between classic LPs Nebraska and Born In The U.S.A. – 1993’s Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions; abandoned movie soundtrack Faithless; an E Street Band–featuring country album called Somewhere North Of Nashville, and a preface to 2019 album Western Stars called Twilight Hours.
The final two records featured in the set are Inyo, which is described as a collection of cinematic border tales, and Perfect World, which Springsteen says is “the one thing on this that wasn’t initially conceived as an album”.
Listen to ‘Rain In The River’, which is lifted from Perfect World, below.
Sony Music will release Tracks II: The Lost Albums on June 27, 2025.
