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Bruce Springsteen – Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. (MOFI, Ultradisc, 180g Supervinyl LP box set)

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  • 180-gram 33 RPM Supervinyl LP box set!

    1/4" / 15 ips analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

    Pressed at RTI on MoFi Supervinyl

    Limited to 7,500 numbered copies

    Ultradisc one-step box set of Bruce Springsteen's 1973 debut plays with audiophile sound!

    Teeming with identifiable characters, youthful romanticism, vivid narratives, and sophisticated arrangements, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is a personal postcard from the heart, soul, and mind of a rock 'n' roll lifer bent on discovering his world and what lays beyond it. The 1973 album establishes many of the signature themes and sounds Bruce Springsteen would embrace throughout his unparalleled career. No wonder a majority of the songs — "Blinded by the Light," "Lost in the Flood," "Spirit in the Night" included — remain staples of the New Jersey native's fabled concerts.

    Sourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at RTI on MoFi SuperVinyl, and strictly limited to 7,500 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM LP set is the definitive-sounding version of Springsteen's daring debut. Afforded the benefits of SuperVinyl's nearly non-existent noise floor, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. plays with a clarity, directness, and emotionalism that practically whisks you into the New York office in which Springsteen — accompanied by then-manager Mike Appel — played a few originals for legendary Columbia Records executive John Hammond and earned a record deal.  

    That solo-centric aspect of Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. — credited only to Springsteen and featuring only a handful of accompanying musicians — helps make it unique in his catalog. So do the acoustic-based frameworks, revealed on this pressing with newly exposed detail, nuance, and immediacy. The music emerges with an openness that gives flight to the Boss' storytelling.

    Recorded in just three weeks, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. also stands out by way of its insightful artwork. Designed by Grammy winner John Berg, the inviting cover is appointed with images of the local landmarks, beachfronts, and geography that provide the backdrops for some of the songs. Those graphics are complemented by the beautiful packaging of Mobile Fidelity's Ultra Disc 1S edition. Tucked in a sleek slipcase, the LP is housed in a special foil-stamped jacket with faithful-to-the-original graphics. In every way, this reissue is made for listeners who prize sound quality and who want to engage themselves in everything involved with this invigorating album.

    An aspirational declaration by a then-23-year-old musician who was already a seasoned veteran of the Jersey Shore bar-band scene, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. can in many ways be seen as a semi-fictional autobiography released more than four decades before Springsteen penned his official tome.

  • Label: Columbia, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
    Format: LP
    Units: 1
    Country: US
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Rock & Roll
  • A1 Blinded By The Light
    A2 Growin' Up
    A3 Mary Queen Of Arkansas
    A4 Does This Bus Stop At 82Nd Street?
    A5 Lost In The Flood
    B1 The Angel
    B2 For You
    B3 Spirit In The Night
    B4 It'S Hard To Be A Saint In The City