The 1990s weren’t all bubblegum pop and boy bands. From the emerging grunge scene to punk taking over to rap and R&B finding their place in the spotlight, the 1990s was brimming with exciting music.

If you had somehow made it through your whole life without hearing, or hearing about, Bruce Springsteen, I could play you Streets of Philadelphia Sessions—one of seven new-to-you-and-me Bruce ...