| DON'T BACK DOWN - V1 | 0:55 | CAST |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V2 | 3:03 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V3 | 3:01 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V4 | 3:02 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V5 | 2:29 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V6 | 0.43 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V7 | 2:23 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V8 | 2:28 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V9 | 2:52 | LM-18 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V10 | 2:52 | LM-16 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V11 | 3:12 | LM-16 |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V12 | 3:34 | LM-16 / UH |
| DON'T BACK DOWN - V13 | uncirculating |
Note: V1 was recorded at Springsteen's home in Colts Neck, NJ between mid-September 1981 and May 1982, a brief acoustic demo of the V11 arrangement of "Don't Back Down", track four of 'The Lost Masters XVI'. Other known recordings took place on January 4, 18 and 20, February 8–10 and 14–15, and March 10 and 12, 1983, all at Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles. All circulating recordings are complete takes, except for V6, which is abandoned. V2, V3, V4, and V10 are rock-flavored and appear to share the same vocal take. Indeed, the differences between the takes are slight, and may only be found in the backing music or the mix. V5–V9 are acoustic-flavored, and once again seem to share the same vocal take. The excellent V11 utilizes double tracked vocals and a different melody and lyrics. It could perhaps be considered a completely different song that only shares a title with the other versions listed here. V12 is the slowest and arguably the definitive version, using the same backing music as "The Klansman". According to the 'Lost Masters' liner notes it was recorded on January 4, 1983. V13 was recorded June 15, 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York. The arrangement used for this studio recording is unknown.