| VIBES MAN | 3:07 | US4 / DT / MT1 |
Note: Historically considered to have been recorded at Mediasound Studio, New York in May/June, 1972, and a demo tape label with "Vibes Man" listed alongside other songs from that period supports this. However, Springsteen cut more demos on February 19–20, 1973 at 914 Sound, and stylistically "Vibes Man" makes sense for that period. "Vibes Man" seems written for the band, not solo like the majority of the spring 1972 tracks. Features Bruce on piano, and all known bootlegs feature the same recording, except that on 'Unsurpassed Springsteen Vol. 4' audience clapping has been spliced onto the end of the song (by a bootlegger many years ago) in order to fake a live performance. Bruce would later merge "Vibes Man" with his early 1973 composition "New York Song" to create the mid-1973 mini-epic "New York City Serenade".