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Limited edition CD album manufactured in Japan for UK issue. Housed in stickered mini LP-style card picture sleeve and comes with 2 mini replica inner sleeves, fold-out Japanese/English lyric sheet & horizontal obi-strip. Originally released in 1999. All songs taken from the 4-CD box Tracks (69475) with the exception of "The Fever", "The Promise" and "Trouble River" Which appear as previously unreleased bonus tracks. 18 Tracks is a single-disc distillation of 1998's four-CD box set Tracks, the superb retrospective assembling unreleased material spanning the breadth of Bruce Springsteen's storied career; also featuring three previously unissued songs, this new, streamlined release is a frustration from both a critical and consumer standpoint. The issue of record company greed aside, the greatest disservice is actually to those listeners who buy the disc as a substitute for the full Tracks box; each of its 66 cuts is an invaluable addition to the Springsteen songbook, so even casual fans need the complete package to discover lost classics like "Thundercrack," "Give the Girl a Kiss," "Wages of Sin," and "The Wish" -- just 18 of these gems are simply not enough. Which means, then, that 18 Tracks is ultimately most essential for those hardcore fans who already shelled out for most of the material in question anyway; and though it's appalling to force the devoted to buy a full-length album for just three new songs, at least each is excellent, in particular longtime fan favorites "The Fever" and "The Promise" (the latter newly recorded for inclusion here). CONDITION: NEW.OBI Strip. TRACK LISTING: 1. Growin Up 2. Seaside Bar Song 3. Rendezvous 4. Hearts Of Stone 5. Where The Bands Are 6. Loose Ends 7. I Wanna Be With You 8. Born In The U.S.A. 9. My Love Will Not Let You Down 10. Lion s Den 11. Pink Cadillac 12. Janey Don t You Lose Heart 13. Sad Eyes 14. Part Man, Part Monkey 15. Trouble River 16. Brothers Under The Bridge 17. The Fever 18. The Promise JPHBX19-5Z-8869728758288 Visit My eBay Store: JPRYAN2011