Nils Lofgren Night

These three Nils Lofgren live concerts from Germany were all filmed for the famous Rockpalast TV series and capture the guitarist at three different phases of his career: as a newly launched solo artist in 1976, as an established performer in 1979 and at the peak of his powers in 1991 after a substantial period supporting Bruce Springsteen in the E Stree Band. All three are great performances and catch the excitement and showmanship of one of America's finest guitar players live in concert.

"Along the way of the past 55 years, songs holding a wide range of emotional pieces of me wound up getting left behind. Basement demos never recorded, not quite right for the project, various reasons. Now these songs, "Spares," cover decades of writing and circumstance, in various periods of my musical and personal life are here, together to share."

In 1973, Neil Young played the inaugural show at the Los Angeles club, The Roxy. The reissued recording captures a night that turned his famously bracing album into something warmer and vibrant.

As measured by cultural impact and mass popularity, Bruce Springsteen’s 1984-85 World Tour was the apex. Considering its stunning scale, playing multi-night stadium stands, it’s easy to forget that 1984 was a rebirth of sorts, the start of a new era as much as a continuation of what came before it. On the biggest tour of his career, Springsteen was rebuilding the engine while the plane was flying.