We The North: The Live Archive series makes its maiden crossing of the Canadian border for Springsteen's first-ever show in Toronto on the Born to Run tour. Braving a freezing cold Ontario night, Bruce and the E Street Band warm up the Seneca Field House and win over 3,000 Torontonians in the process. The 17-song setlist is packed with gifts including "Lost in the Flood," "Saint in the City," "Kitty's Back," "Jungleland" and a joyful stroll through "Pretty Flamingo." The encore features one of the earliest performances of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," a snappy "Detroit Medley" enlivened by "the whole goddamn band" and a devastating, solo-piano "For You."

Bruce Springsteen - Lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica; Roy Bittan - Piano, backing vocal; Clarence Clemons - Tenor and baritone saxophones, percussion, backing vocal; Danny Federici - Organ, glockenspiel, accordian; Garry Tallent - Bass; Stevie Van Zandt - Guitar, backing vocal; Max Weinberg - Drums

Recorded live with the Fedco Mobile Recording Unit

16-track master tapes transferred by Jamie Howarth, Plangent Processes via Sonicraft, Freehold, NJ

Mixed by Jon Altschiller; Additional engineering by Danielle Warman

Mastered by Jon Altschiller

Post Production by Brad Serling and Arya Jha

Art Design by Michelle Holme

Cover Photo by PJ Plutzer

Management: Jon Landau

HD files are 24 bit/192kHz; Audiophile DSD files are DSD128 (“Double DSD”)

CDs will ship the week of Jan 27, 2025

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