“‘Darkness’ was my ‘samurai’ record,” Springsteen writes, “stripped to the frame and ready to rumble. But the music that got left behind was substantial.” For the first time, fans will have access to two discs containing a total of 21 previously-unreleased songs from the ‘Darkness’ recording sessions, songs that, as Springsteen writes, “perhaps could have/should have been released after ‘Born To Run’ and before the collection of songs that ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ became.”

“The Promise” LP includes:

* 21 previously unreleased songs on 3-180 gram LPs
* Lyrics to all songs
* A new essay from Bruce Springsteen
* Never-before-seen photographs from the “Darkness On The Edge of Town” recording sessions