| LONG TIME COMIN' - V1 | uncirculating | |
| LONG TIME COMIN' - V2a | uncirculating | |
| LONG TIME COMIN' - V2b | 4:17 | DEVILS / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / CHAPTER / BESTOF |
Note: Recorded during sessions for The Ghost Of Tom Joad in spring/summer 1995 at Thrill Hill West, Beverly Hills, "Long Time Comin'" was premiered live on October 16, 1996 and performed 35 times on the Joad Tour. An early Tracks six-CD sample set from June 1998 indicates that "Long Time Comin'" was considered for Tracks, but ultimately rejected. It's highly likely that this is V2a, perhaps with some additional overdubs to complete the song. The sample set listed the song as "version 2", indicating there may have been a "version 1" that had already been rejected. This could have been V1 without overdubs, or an even earlier recording we are unaware of. The Devils & Dust release uses the 1995 recording, featuring Danny Federici, Marty Rifkin, Soozie Tyrell and Patti Scialfa, as its base track. It was recorded by Toby Scott and produced by Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin. Drums (Steve Jordan) and bass guitar (Brendan O’Brien) were added to the mix in 2004; additional production and mixing was completed by O'Brien at Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta.