Bruce Springsteen - Linda Let Me Be the One (V1) - Studio Demo (May 8 or 19, 1975)

V1 of "Linda Let Me Be the One" was probably recorded either May 8 or 19, 1975 and has a more tentative vocal and is shorter than the later takes, that were recorded at Record Plant on June 29, 1975 (not June 28, as found in the Tracks liner notes) and feature a much stronger vocal, a different intro and a different saxophone part. Springsteen recorded two different versions, a "hard slow version" and a "ballad version."

Further work was undertaken (either mixing or overdubs) on July 8. As of July 2, 1975, it was sequenced for Side 2, track 1 of Born To Run, but bumped from that slot in favor of "Born To Run", and then from the album entirely by "Meeting Across The River". It later became the sole outtake from the Born To Run sessions to be issued on Tracks. The lyrics may have evolved from the early tune "Theme For The Imaginary Waitress (Fountainbleu)".