On his 67th birthday, Friday September 23rd, Bruce Springsteen releases his new album 'Chapter and Verse'. The career-spanning compilation will be released four days before Simon & Schuster publishes the autobiography 'Born to Run'. Five of the album's 18 tracks have never been previously released.
The same day as the release of the album he will also be guesting the biggest Swedish/Norwegian talkshow 'Skavlan'.
Springsteen selected the songs on 'Chapter and Verse' to reflect the themes and sections of 'Born to Run'. The compilation begins with two tracks from The Castiles, featured a teenaged Springsteen on guitar and vocals, and ends with the title track from 2012's 'Wrecking Ball'. The collected songs trace Springsteen's musical history from its earliest days, telling a story that parallels the one in the book.
Recordings from Steel Mill and The Bruce Springsteen Band feature musicians who would go on to play in The E Street Band. Solo demos of 'Henry Boy' and 'Growing Up' were cut in 1972 shortly befor Springsteen began recording his debut album, 'Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.'.
Order autobiography 'Born To Run' here.