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The set, called "The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,"
contains 52 tracks on four CDs, including the "The River" double
album, Springteen's fifth album and the first to reach number
one on the U.S. Billboard chart.
The box set will include four hours of previously unreleased
video on three DVDs, including footage from a 1980 show in
Tempe, Arizona, tour rehearsals and a new documentary called
"The Ties That Bind."
It also comes with a coffee table book of 200 rare or previously
unseen photos and memorabilia,
Fans can pre-oder the album, due for release on Dec. 4, on
iTunes and Amazon.com, a press release said. It was listed on
Amazon for about $130.
On his official Twitter account, Springsteen, one of New
Jersey's most celebrated natives, enticed his legions of fans
with the promise of 11 previously-unreleased "rarities,"
including an early release of the song “Meet Me In The City."
During his five-decade career, Springsteen has sold some 120
million albums worldwide as a solo artist and with the E Street
Band.
The prolific songwriter, musician and performer has won 13
Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for
"Streets of Philadelphia" from the movie "Philadelphia."
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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