The Lost Masters: Introduction

In the spring of 1996, word quickly spread of a 19-CD set called "The Lost Masters" consisting of studio outtakes, home demos, and rehearsal sessions from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band from the years 1977-1983. In addition to the 19 discs, two "Best of" sets would also be released and would include bonus tracks not found elsewhere in the set.The discs were to be released individually in groups of five or so and the first five surfaced in early summer.

The CDs can basically be broken down into 5 segments: Darkness outtakes (2 CDs), River outtakes (2 CDs), home demos (4 CDs), rehearsal sessions (5 CDs), and Hollywood Hills garage tapes (3 CDs).

Rounding out the set are the complete Nebraska sessions, Born in the USA outtakes, and "Big Expendables", which consists of studio outtakes from The River, home demos, and rehearsal sessions.

These are the roots of my career in music. These tracks have determined the path to follow and many of them where revolutionary and truly progressive at the time they where originally released. I have taken the greatest care to come up with the best possible masters, sometimes comparing up to 5 different versions to find out which one sounded the best and most pure. And sometimes even baking the analog master tapes to make them playable again. The heat evaporates the moisture in the coating of the tape. The otherwise moist backing will clog up all parts of the tape recorder the tape touches, leaving a dark glue like substance grinding everything to a halt. After the backing process, the tape becomes playable again and the transfer to digital is performed. Some tracks feature a combination of vocal and dub version just as I used to perform that combination in a live DJ-set. Such a combination features the best parts from the vocal and dub version, capturing the complete feel of what that track meant to me.

2009 five CD box set featuring a marvelous selection of recordings by some of the finest vocalists in Classical and the ever-growing Pop/Classical crossover genre. This is just one of a series of compilations with 100 tracks from decades past, fondly remembered by those that lived and loved them and continue to enjoy the modern sounds of majestic 'voices'. Includes cuts from Bryn Terfel, Hayley Westenra, Blake, Patrizio Buanne, Katherine Jenkins, Russel Watson and many others. DMG 100.

2009 five CD box set featuring a marvelous selection of recordings by some of the finest vocalists in Classical and the ever-growing Pop/Classical crossover genre. This is just one of a series of compilations with 100 tracks from decades past, fondly remembered by those that lived and loved them and continue to enjoy the modern sounds of majestic 'voices'. Includes cuts from Bryn Terfel, Hayley Westenra, Blake, Patrizio Buanne, Katherine Jenkins, Russel Watson and many others. DMG 100.