Bruce Springsteen 'Freehold Drop' first of new live streaming releases from Nugs.net

It all started in Freehold.

“The Freehold Drop” is the name of the first of five monthly streaming releases of Bruce Springsteen music on Nugs.net. The music on “Freehold” spans a rare 1975 cover of Carole King’s “Goin’ Back” from the Roxy to an unexpected 2014 cover of Lorde's “Royals” in New Zealand.

Overall, it's 35 deep live tracks, including plenty of original songs, from 1975 to 2014. Alas, no Freehold-themed “My Hometown” or “In Freehold” included in the drop.

“From 1977, a rare pair of shows in Albany and Rochester that extend the ('Born to Run') tour, but showcase newly written songs like 'Something in the Night,' 'Rendezvous' and 'The Promise,' " says curator Erik Flannigan in the drop description.

The “Freehold” release is the first of the Bruce Springsteen Live Archive Series for nugs.net subscribers. The service is offering a free trial that offers full access to Nugs.net's streaming concert catalog, which includes shows from Santana, Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Company, Pearl Jam and many more, as well as the Springsteen content.

“When Bruce’s management came to us in 2014, they said Bruce had heard the recordings fans were making and posting on YouTube and knew there was a better way to bring higher quality live recordings direct to fans,” said Brad Serling, Nugs.net founder and CEO, in a statement.

Nugs.net has released nearly every show Bruce has played live with the E Street Band since 2014, as well as a monthly series of previously unreleased recordings from the Springsteen archives. Each show is transferred from the original tapes and mixed and mastered by Jon Altschiller at Chiller Sound in New York.

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The streaming content is available in both standard and hi-resolution, 24-bit MQA formats in the United States and Canada. Subscribers can listen on iOS and Android devices, CarPlay, Sonos, desktop browsers, and any AirPlay or Chromecast connected devices.

Nugs.net, founded in 1997 as a fan site for downloading live music, offers livestreams, downloads, CDs and Video On-Demand. It's available on iOS, Android, AppleTV, Sonos, BluOS and Desktop.

Visit nugs.net, the app is at nugs.net/app, for more information.

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The Freehold Drop

• “Goin’ Back,” The Roxy, Los Angeles, Oct. 18, 1975

• “For You,” Hammersmith Odeon, London, Nov. 24, 1975

• “Mountain of Love,” Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Dec. 31, 1975

• “Something in the Night,” Palace Theatre, Albany, N.Y., Feb. 7, 1977

• “Incident on 57th Street,” First Union Center, Philadelphia, Sept. 25, 1999

• “Adam Raised a Cain,” United Center, Chicago, Sept. 30, 1999

• “Take ‘Em’ as They Come,” Staples Center, Los Angeles, Oct. 23, 1999

• “Empty Sky,” Olympiastadion, Berlin, June 16, 2003

• “Real World,” Tower Theater, Philadelphia, May 17, 2005

• “Valentine’s Day,” Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio, July 31, 2005

• “Tunnel of Love,” Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 3, 2005

• “Highway to Hell,” Perth Arena, Australia, Feb. 8, 2014

• “Better Days,” Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Australia, Feb. 12, 2014

• “Stayin’ Alive,” Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Australia, Feb. 26, 2014

• “Royals,” Mt. Smart Stadium, New Zealand, March 2, 2014

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Bruce Springsteen 'Freehold Drop' first of live series from Nugs.net