Its been a blast going through the archives and finding all these hidden gems, says Van Zandt. In addition to demos in various stages of completion, there are entire songs Id completely forgotten about, and we found some really early things pre-Jukes like Southside Johnny and the Kid (the kid being me!). Im excited to have my stuff back on vinyl for the first time in decades!

Little Steven has opened the doors on his personal archive of recordings to present an in-depth look at his solo career with a brand new boxed set.RockNRoll Rebel The Early Work(Wicked Cool/UMe) collects the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers solo work from 1973-1999 including Artists United Against Apartheid’s landmark 1985 LP,Sun City together with 51 bonus tracks spanning previously unreleased demos, B-sides, rehearsals, outtakes, classic concert performances, and a number of never-before-heard Steven Van Zandt compositions. Limited to just 1,000 copies, the bespoke slipcase multi-format boxed set includes remastered editions of five long-out-of-print classic albums Men Without Women(1982),Voice Of America(1983),Sun City(1985),Freedom No Compromise(1987),Revolution(1989) and the vinyl debut ofBorn Again Savage(1999) across seven-colored vinyl LPs alongside four CDs of rarities and bonus tracks. This also marks the first timeRevolutionwill be released on vinyl in the U.S., having previously only been released in Europe. The set includes liner notes about each of the 51 bonus tracks.