Greetings from Asbury Park N.J. (180g Vinyl) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

BRAND NEW

Tracklist
A1        Blinded By The Light
Piano – Harold Wheeler
5:02
A2        Growin' Up    3:05
A3        Mary Queen Of Arkansas    5:20
A4        Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?    2:05
A5        Lost In The Flood    5:14
B1        The Angel    3:23
B2        For You    4:39
B3        Spirit In The Night
Piano – Harold Wheeler
4:58
B4        It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City    3:13

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Bruce Springsteen
Manufactured By – Noiseland Industries – 14-0460
Pressed By – MPO
Bass – Garry Tallent
Drums – Vincent "Loper" Lopez*
Lacquer Cut By – Chris Bellman
Piano, Organ – David Sancious
Saxophone – Clarence Clemmons*
Recorded at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York.

'RSD first' release.
Packaged in faithful recreation of original LP sleeve, foldout postcard attached to front cover, Columbia release advertisment inner.
Remastered from the original source tapes.
180-gram audiophile vinyl.

Hailed early on by Columbia producer and talent scout John Hammond as "the new Dylan," Bruce Springsteen has always shared many of the folky, poetic, word-savvy tendencies of his hero and predecessor. Nowhere is this more evident than on Springsteen's debut, GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ, which veritably bursts at the seams with lyrical invention, pell-mell imagery, and acoustic-guitar driven troubadour tunes. Yet Springsteen trades in on Dylan's pensive and bitter sides for dew-eyed optimism and exuberance. While there is spare, folkie fare like "The Angel" and "Mary Queen Of Arkansas," on which Springsteen sings of his local New Jersey color in his uniquely passionate voice, there is also something fresh and irrepressible here. A rock & roll heart beats at the center of GREETINGS, with a spunk and spirit that push the whole affair along. "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" and "Growin' Up" are fueled by David Sancious's rollicking piano, wailing tenor sax, and Springsteen's husky voice. Together these elements defined a James Dean rebel persona and a giant rock & roll ambition that would guide Springsteen's music for the rest of his career.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 06/16/2015