We've talked about it in the past. Now let's do it.
Let's name the Top 5 bootlegs for each tour, with as many as 5 more suggestions. The sound has to be pretty damn good for a boot to make the list, but sound quality is not the sole criteria. We'll weigh in the performance (i.e., the energy level, the setting, the setlist, etc.) because that matters, too. Otherwise we'd all be listening to the Atlanta Rising boot, which won't even make the list.
I'll keep a running list here at the top of what the consensus seems to be for each tour. It will change, of course.
Anybody who wants other ideas can probably dig through this thread someday for suggestions that fell short. There are going to be a lot of excellent boots that don't make the list.
So let's get started.
This is the 'Studio Outtakes' thread.
Before The Fame
The Unsurpassed Springsteen Volume 1-6
The Ultimate "Born To Run" Remastered Outtakes Collection (Fanatic Records)
American Madness: Remastered Darkness On The Edge Of Town Outtakes
The Ties That Bind (original River album)
A Tear Must Fall (Remastered River Outtakes)
Alone In Colts Neck - Lost Masters I
Lost Masters Essential Collection
How Nebraska Was Born - Nebraska Remastered Outtakes
Born In The U.S.A Remastered Outtakes - Unsatisfied Heart
Murder Incorporated (Godfather Records)
Missing Tracks
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