View basket “BBC Sessions (Numbered Version)” has been added to your basket. Greetings From Asbury Park (SACD) Bruce Springsteen SKU: CMFSA2264 Barcode: 196587965723 46.00 £46.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity Released Date: 1st December 2023 Buying Format: SACD Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 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 and housed in mini-LP gatefold sleeve packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD 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 Springsteen’s 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. His words flow with unbridled, stream-of-conscious pacing and vibrant imagery; they pay homage to and update a tradition established by Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Jack Kerouac. Equally important, Springsteen’s still-underrated vocal performances can now be appreciated in full-range fidelity. Earnest, transparent, and sincere, his singing comes across with an urgency that distinguishes him from the era’s singer-songwriter mold and a raw energy that underlines his unflinching belief in rock ‘n’ roll. 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. Elaborate, descriptive, and absorbing, Springsteen’s lyrics spark with the enthusiasm and exuberance of a wide-eyed adventurer ready for possibility, excitement, and fun – but who is also mindful of loss, pain, and disappointment. Words often tumble and collide like dice spilling from a jar; shaken and fully intact, they pour forth with purpose and without self-conscious concern. One of two songs composed after label president Clive Davis cited the need for a radio-friendly single, the opening “Blinded by the Light” provides an unforgettable introduction. It flares with a blend of confidence, fun, and poetry that helps define Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Crackling with wiry guitars, funky chords, Clarence Clemons’ cool-toned saxophone, and action-packed lyrics, the shuffle simultaneously expands and contracts – and establishes Springsteen as a master of rhyme, alliteration, and breathless expression. The thread continues on “Growin’ Up.” Steered by ascending piano lines, soulful grooves, and frisky rhythms, the coming-of-age confessional is at once rebellious and controlled, fearless and vulnerable, honest and boastful. It is a tale to which multiple generations still relate. Such universality has always been a Springsteen trademark. It surfaces throughout Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., as does another Boss hallmark: the importance of friendship and tight bonds. These concepts relate to the fact many of the songs – see the feverish “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?,” strutting “It’s So Hard to Be a Saint in the City,” and tender “For You,” the latter complete with brilliant Hammond organ shading – are directly tied to the friends, acquaintances, places, and happenings he knew. “Lost in the Flood,” whose cinematic drama and epic scope hint at the directions Springsteen would pursue on his next LP, extends that familiarity while addressing the kind of socially conscious issues with which he’s forever been associated. Balancing the label’s vision of him as a folk-based singer-songwriter and his own desire to play rock ‘n’ roll with a full band, Springsteen never again made a record like Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. One of the most captivating debuts in history, it heralds the start of a legacy whose import Springsteen seemingly foretells on “Blinded by the Light”: “He’s gonna make it tonight.” And how. Artist Bruce Springsteen Genre Rock And Pop Label Mobile Fidelity Buying Options SACD Format SACD Condition New Country USA Track Listings Blinded by the Light Growin' Up Mary Queen of Arkansas Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? Lost in the Flood The Angel For You Spirit in the Night It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Bruce Springsteen View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA – 40th Anniversary Edition Rock And Pop | Sony | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 14th June 2024 £36.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA – 40th Anniversary Edition £36.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony SKU: 19658875161 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 14th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Best Of Bruce Springsteen Rock And Pop | Sony | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th April 2024 £36.00 - £39.00 Select options Bruce Springsteen Best Of Bruce Springsteen £36.00 - £39.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (SACD) Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | SACD Released 2nd May 2024 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (SACD) £40.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: CMFSA2266 Formats: SACD Released Date: 2nd May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (UltraDisc) Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released 2nd May 2024 £133.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (UltraDisc) £133.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMFUD1S056 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released Date: 2nd May 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park – UltraDisc One-Step Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released 25th December 2023 £149.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park – UltraDisc One-Step £149.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMFUD1S055 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released Date: 25th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Only The Strong Survive Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th November 2022 £28.00 - £35.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Bruce Springsteen Only The Strong Survive £28.00 - £35.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th November 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Letter To You Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 23rd October 2020 £30.00 - £33.00 Select options Bruce Springsteen Letter To You £30.00 - £33.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen The Rising Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 21st February 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen The Rising £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19075978911 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 21st February 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19075978921 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen 18 Tracks Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 21st February 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen 18 Tracks £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19075978931 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from Bruce Springsteen Start again More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Motley Crue Shout at the Devil Rock And Pop | Eleven Seven Music | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th April 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Motley Crue Shout at the Devil £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Eleven Seven Music SKU: 0876931016737 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aerosmith Night In The Ruts Rock And Pop | UMR | 180g, 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aerosmith Night In The Ruts £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMR SKU: 5524865 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anna Calvi Hunted Rock And Pop | Domino | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th March 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anna Calvi Hunted £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP466 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Skids, The Scared To Dance Rock And Pop | Last Night From Glasgow | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd June 2022 £28.00 Select options Skids, The Scared To Dance £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Last Night From Glasgow Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd June 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Emeli Sande How Were We To Know Rock And Pop | Chrysalis Records / SD | 1LP, Signed Released 17th November 2023 £22.00 Select options Emeli Sande How Were We To Know £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Chrysalis Records / SD Formats: 1LP, Signed Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Strypes, The Snapshot Rock And Pop | Virgin Records | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th September 2013 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Strypes, The Snapshot £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin Records SKU: 3738521 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Amazons, The How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me Rock And Pop | Fiction | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd September 2022 £22.00 Select options Amazons, The How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fiction Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd September 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Leonard Cohen Greatest Hits Rock And Pop | We Are Vinyl | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st January 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leonard Cohen Greatest Hits £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 88985435361 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Golden Earring Moontan = Remastered & Expanded Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd June 2023 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Golden Earring Moontan = Remastered & Expanded £34.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3000 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Har Mar Superstar Bye Bye 17 Rock And Pop | Cult Records | 1LP Released 22nd April 2013 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Har Mar Superstar Bye Bye 17 £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Cult Records SKU: CLT0021 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA – 40th Anniversary Edition Rock And Pop | Sony | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 14th June 2024 £36.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA – 40th Anniversary Edition £36.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony SKU: 19658875161 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 14th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Best Of Bruce Springsteen Rock And Pop | Sony | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th April 2024 £36.00 - £39.00 Select options Bruce Springsteen Best Of Bruce Springsteen £36.00 - £39.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (SACD) Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | SACD Released 2nd May 2024 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (SACD) £40.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: CMFSA2266 Formats: SACD Released Date: 2nd May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (UltraDisc) Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released 2nd May 2024 £133.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (UltraDisc) £133.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMFUD1S056 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released Date: 2nd May 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park – UltraDisc One-Step Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released 25th December 2023 £149.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park – UltraDisc One-Step £149.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: LMFUD1S055 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Box Set Released Date: 25th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Only The Strong Survive Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th November 2022 £28.00 - £35.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Bruce Springsteen Only The Strong Survive £28.00 - £35.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th November 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Letter To You Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 23rd October 2020 £30.00 - £33.00 Select options Bruce Springsteen Letter To You £30.00 - £33.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen The Rising Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 21st February 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen The Rising £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19075978911 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 21st February 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19075978921 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen 18 Tracks Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 21st February 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen 18 Tracks £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19075978931 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Motley Crue Shout at the Devil Rock And Pop | Eleven Seven Music | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th April 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Motley Crue Shout at the Devil £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Eleven Seven Music SKU: 0876931016737 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Aerosmith Night In The Ruts Rock And Pop | UMR | 180g, 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aerosmith Night In The Ruts £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMR SKU: 5524865 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Anna Calvi Hunted Rock And Pop | Domino | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th March 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anna Calvi Hunted £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP466 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Skids, The Scared To Dance Rock And Pop | Last Night From Glasgow | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd June 2022 £28.00 Select options Skids, The Scared To Dance £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Last Night From Glasgow Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd June 2022 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Emeli Sande How Were We To Know Rock And Pop | Chrysalis Records / SD | 1LP, Signed Released 17th November 2023 £22.00 Select options Emeli Sande How Were We To Know £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Chrysalis Records / SD Formats: 1LP, Signed Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Strypes, The Snapshot Rock And Pop | Virgin Records | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th September 2013 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Strypes, The Snapshot £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin Records SKU: 3738521 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Amazons, The How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me Rock And Pop | Fiction | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd September 2022 £22.00 Select options Amazons, The How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fiction Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd September 2022 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Leonard Cohen Greatest Hits Rock And Pop | We Are Vinyl | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st January 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leonard Cohen Greatest Hits £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 88985435361 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Golden Earring Moontan = Remastered & Expanded Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd June 2023 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Golden Earring Moontan = Remastered & Expanded £34.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3000 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Har Mar Superstar Bye Bye 17 Rock And Pop | Cult Records | 1LP Released 22nd April 2013 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Har Mar Superstar Bye Bye 17 £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Cult Records SKU: CLT0021 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders