"Glory Days" - Bruce Springsteen

Here's an odd item I'm hoping someone can help shed some light...

I used to own a cassette copy of the Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. album. Though my cassette LP is long gone, I'm certain the song "Glory Days" contained a fade, but it was not like the one found on Springsteen's Greatest Hits (Columbia 67060) CD. I clearly recall listening to the cassette thinking the fade was strange because it began about one minute before the song ended; was long and drawn out; and you could actually hear the song end cold before the fade out was complete! In other words, the song ran approximately 4:14 like the 45 and CD album but contained this long fade at the end. I have never heard this faded version of "Glory Days" anywhere but on the cassette.

My question is, does anyone have a cassette or vinyl LP copy of Born in the U.S.A. who can 100% verify this strangely faded version of "Glory Days"?

Edited by Todd Ireland

I only own the CD, but I never understood why they faded it either. Even though it's not a drawn out fade like you guys are describing, you can still hear the cold ending on the CD's fade out, too.

chendagam wrote: I know I have heard the full version (no fade) before but where??

It's possible that you heard it played in its entirety on the radio, and the station's audio compression adjusted the levels to eliminate any evidence of a gradual fade.

I thought for sure that I had a copy of it but you may be right Aaron. I must have just assumed that MTV played the video using what I thought was the LP version. All these years I just assumed that it was a dumb attempt on CBS to create a 45 version by fading it out. Hmmmm

I was able to "undo" the fadeout by using my copy from "Born In The USA." I had to use a slight amount of hiss reduction at the very end, since the volume was very low during the final few seconds. If you need a copy, let me know. It sounds great!