Wreck On The Highway

WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V1 3:30 LM-13
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2a 0:25 private
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2b 3:58 private
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2c 3:58 private
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2d 3:44 private
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2e 3:58 private
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2f 3:45 private
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2g 3:44 RIVER

Note: V1 is a full-band rehearsal from Telegraph Hill on January 11, 1980, in a country arrangement that bears a very strong resemblance to Springsteen's cover of Hank Williams's "Wedding Bells" that he rehearsed during soundcheck at Passaic's Capitol Theatre in September 1978. Studio documentation shows entries for "Wreck On The Highway" over three consecutive days on April 10–12, 1980. It's likely that these entries are referencing mixing sessions at Clover Studios in Los Angeles, and the true recording dates are undocumented. V2a-f are six alternative mix variants from a remix session on July 4, 1980. V2a is a false-start, the others are complete. All share the same vocal and backing track with one small difference in the first verse, "deserted stretch of a Jersey two-lane" instead of "a county two-lane" as found in the final version. The vocal sounds identical to the take found on The River, suggesting it features a later overdub. V2b, c, and f are the full length performance without a fade-out.

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