Possible Wild & Innocent-era Songs
The following titles emanate from the fall 1972 to fall 1973 period. All the titles below are based on information garnered either from completed lyric sheets, partially completed lyric sheets or documents in Springsteen's handwriting containing song titles (but no lyrics). Springsteen often creates song titles first and then attempts to write words and music around it. So the existence of a song title is no assurance that a song was ever created. There is as yet no solid evidence these were completed songs (words and music) and no evidence they were recorded during any of the Wild & Innocent sessions. If they do exist as recordings the may likely be either as work-in-progress home cassette recordings or solo publishing demos from 914 Sound Studios. It's also possible that some of these songs are merely work-in-progress or alternative titles for other tracks that we are more familiar with. Only time will tell what emerges from the vaults. Please also refer to the Rumoured Songs section of the Born To Run sessions section, as some of those titles may turn out to be from the Wild & Innocent-era.
| Song Title | Running Time | Release |
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| DAYTONA MISSION | uncirculating |
Note: According to Backstreets: Springsteen, The Man And His Music by Charles R. Cross, a title found on a list of songs from 1973.
| HELEN BLUE | uncirculating |
Note: According to Backstreets: Springsteen, The Man And His Music by Charles R. Cross, written in 1972 for Springsteen's second album and possibly recorded with the band, although there is no evidence of this.
| PARADISE 1953 | uncirculating |
| SHOOTOUT IN CHINATOWN | uncirculating |
Note: Appears in a song/album sequence dated to August-October 1974.
| SMALL TOWN | uncirculating |
| THE LATE SHOW | uncirculating |
Note: According to Backstreets: Springsteen, The Man And His Music by Charles R. Cross, a lyric sheet for a song from the second album. Apparently, "The song is about a judge’s strange adventures in the jungle and a jukebox that won't stop playing".
| VALENTINE'S DAY | uncirculating |
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