The Boss is the Bo$$

"I assume there are many things in the contract but I bet there are at least 2. He cannot record for release any song in the contract and he can still perform any song live for no or low charge."

ibmjunkman-That would be one interesting contract to actually read the "fine print."

Sell your catalog, now you need permission from the new "owner" to perform it?

For HALF A BILLION dollars, doesn't seem like much of  an inconvenience.

Have seen Bruce in concert 3 times. Amazing shows. First was the best sound. Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Acoustics so good I still compare every other concert to that night. As to his recorded material most of it was a mess as far as sound goes. Too bright for the most part. 

@mrkillius + 100

"As to his recorded material most of it was a mess as far as sound goes. Too bright for the most part."

jfd11- agreed. If you're into LP's it's worth sifting thru the bins and finding an early press, since Springsteen's earlier stuff isn't in demand-cheap.

Pulled out E Street Shuffle and Greetings which hasn't seen daylight in ages. To my surprise, not bad. That's after getting several copies 3-5.

Can you imagine, Bruce may  now have to have his team get permission to play "Rosalita" ?

It might be interesting to see what commercials and ads Springsteen songs start showing up in....