Fire on the Fingertips (black and browne cover, orange to red labels)

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Annotation

Label printed "Good Times Records" and used fake title and artist "The Best Of Rex Hudler". Some song titles on the label has been cut short.

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout: FIRE A
Matrix / Runout: FIRE B
Other: Orange to red labels with black printing

Historical item. Release a large number of times. Let's try to sum them up:
Original: Matrix UK4 - Red vinyl or rare blue vinyl (some were black vinyl with no matrix) - laminated cover (some with inserts), and red blank label. Cover has red border, differently from most repressing. There are also voices splitting the UK-4 version in two: the heavy vinyl very first press, and the 'standard' press. Here it is really hard to distinguish the reality from the legend…..IMHO, UK4 are originals, and stop.
First repress: Matrix HR113, Black and colour vinyl identical cover (but black border) or wrap around cover, white blank label
Late '80 repress: Matrix ROUGE A/B, on black vinyl. Same cover, but laminated, a little darker, and PROMOTIONAL COPY - NOT FOR SALE stamped on bottom left.
Picture from the era: 2 versions: one is lighter colour (quite pink!) Same picture as cover.
TAKRL version 1: Matrix FIRE4: different white TAKRL cover, custom yellow 'Good times' labels with fake artist but standard 'wrong' titles (some are blank) and black vinyl. Sometimes it comes with a wrap insert reproducing the 'standard' cover and the TAKRL cover is under there.
TAKRL version 2: Matrix FIRE 4: white carton cover with insert. Rear is same design as version TAKRL 1, from is different. Don't know about labels. 'pink' version: matrix scratched out and pink insert, blank label and black vinyl (the scratched matrix is UK4 so they may be direct copies of the first version)
Multicolor version: recently discovered, same cover as original but with sticker proclaiming multicolour vinyl, custom labels, limited to 500 copies according to sticker. Probably a recent pressing.

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-04 15:55 UTC.

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Guns of Kid Cole
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (in 1973, from 1973-06-22 until 1973-06-28)
recording of:
Santa Ana (on 1973-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
4:45
A2Mama Knows Rithmatic, Knows How to Take a Fall
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1973-01-31)
recorded at:
1973‐01‐31: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA (1973-01-31) (early, first show)
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, United States (on 1973-01-31)
live recording of:
Bishop Danced (on 1973-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
4:20
A3Get Your Wheels and Roll
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (in 1973)
recording of:
Seaside Bar Song
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
3:31
B1Kid Called Zero
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (in 1973)
recording of:
Zero and Blind Terry (on 1973-06-28)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1973-06 until 1973-08)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
is based on:
Phantoms
5:43
B2Angel From the Inner Lake
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1973-01-31)
recorded at:
1973‐01‐31: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA (1973-01-31) (early, first show)
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, United States (on 1973-01-31)
live partial recording of:
Thundercrack (on 1973-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
0:34
B3Heart of a Ballerina
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1973-01-31)
recorded at:
1973‐01‐31: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA (1973-01-31) (early, first show)
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, United States (on 1973-01-31)
live partial recording of:
Thundercrack (on 1973-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
6:04