Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1981

The 1981 European leg of the River tour is a seminal chapter in Springsteen's performing career, with the six-night stand at Wembley Arena its culmination. London 6/4/81 presents the brilliant fifth show of the run with key changes from the previously released final night including "The Ties That Bind," "Jackson Cage," "Racing in the Street" and "Backstreets," plus vital recent additions "Trapped" (played for only the fourth time), "Follow That Dream" and "Johnny Bye Bye." The 27-song set wraps with an epic, 15-minute "Detroit Medley" that takes a welcome Memphis detour.

If there’s any period in modern Springsteen history that continues to grow in admiration it is the 2007-2008 Magic era.

Imagine that years after your favorite television series had ended (be it Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Stath Lets Flats, Twin Peaks or any other), you learned that additional episodes had been shot during the show’s best years and were about to be released in pristine quality. Would it matter that you had already watched dozens of episodes from the same season?