| YOU GOTTA BE KIND - V1 | 2:00 | LM-7 / MT2 |
| DOWN IN WHITE TOWN - V2 | 3:06 | DROC1 / RRR / MT2 / AT |
| DOWN IN WHITE TOWN - V3 | 3:15 | LM-7 / MT2 |
| DOWN IN WHITE TOWN - V4 | 1:00 | LM-7 |
| DOWN IN WHITE TOWN - V5 | 0:50 | LM-7 |
| DOWN IN WHITE TOWN - V6 | 0:45 | LM-7 |
| DOWN IN WHITE TOWN - V7 | non-circulating | |
| WHITETOWN / unknown title - V8 | 4:02 | circulating |
| WHITETOWN - V9 | 3:23 | RIVER: OUTTAKES |
Note: "Whitetown" was first known from a set of Fall 1979 home demos (V2-V6), which combine elements from earlier demos "You Gotta Be Kind" and "Mr. Outside". A version of the song was rehearsed with the E Street Band on January 11, 1980 at Telegraph Hill (V7).
V8 is a stirring, hard-rocking number, previously listed as unidentified and with unknown recording date, probably from a Telegraph Hill band rehearsal. Bruce's vocals are buried in the mix, but the use of AI audio enhancement technology has cleaned the vocal enough to identify several elements that link the song with "Whitetown"; the phrase "cop-fighting days" is audible at 0:55, along with the refrain "whitetown, sinking down". Other phrases heard include "streets so dark you can't walk down" and "talking in the danger zone". Bruce exclaims "wow!" at the conclusion of the song following an electrifying section of distorted guitar work in the outro. Bruce would later use the same the guitar riff for "Trouble River", and the guitar solo is very reminiscent of "Roulette". The recording date of this rehearsal is subject to debate. Other tracks featured on the same tape ("The Ties That Bind", "Out On The Run") place it in the spring of 1979. Conversely, the solo demos of "Whitetown" date from the fall of 1979, implying the rehearsal could have been recorded later, possibly in January 1980 (in which case this may in fact be the same rendition as V7). Note: the claim in the liner notes of Lost Masters VII that tracks 1-16 were recorded on January 11, 1980 is unreliable. Some tracks could have been recorded as early as spring 1979.
"Whitetown" was subsequently recorded at the Power Station on March 16, 1980 and released on 2015's The River: Outtakes. At the very least the vocal track found there is modern. Contains some lyrics that would also be used in "Jackson Cage".