Fire on the Fingertips (black and white cover)

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

Annotation

The material is from 1973 - 1974.

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side A): Fire-A
Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side B): Fire-B

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 15:50 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