Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1LP, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl)
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Bruce Springsteen - Bass (A1, B3), Piano (B3), Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Congas, Harmonica, Handclaps, Backing Vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bruce Springsteen]
Backing Vocals – Clarence Clemmons, Vincent "Loper" Lopez*
Drums, Handclaps – Vincent "Loper" Lopez
Piano, Organ – David Sancious
Saxophone, Handclaps – Clarence Clemmons
Bass – Garry Tallent (A2-5, B2, B4)
Piano – Harold Wheeler (A1, B3)
Double Bass – Richard Davis (B1)
Written and arranged by Bruce Springsteen
1 LP, Deluxe Slipcase
Limited to 7,500 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
UltraDisc One-Step (UDS1)
Heavy Press : 180g SuperVinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original label : Columbia
Recorded June 7 – October 26, 1972 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York
Engineered by Louis Lehav
Remixed by Jack Ashkinazy
Photography by Fred Lombardi [Back Cover] and Tichnor Bros. Inc. [Front Cover]
Produced by Jim Cretecos, Mike Appel
Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Originaly released in January 1973
Ressued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- Blinded by the Light
- Growin' Up
- Mary Queen of Arkansas
- Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
- Lost in the Flood
Side B:
- The Angel
- For You
- Spirit in the Night
- It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Reviews :
“Bruce Springsteen's debut album found him squarely in the tradition of Bob Dylan: folk-based tunes arranged for an electric band featuring piano and organ (plus, in Springsteen's case, 1950s-style rock & roll tenor saxophone breaks), topped by acoustic guitar and a husky voice singing lyrics full of elaborate, even exaggerated imagery. But where Dylan had taken a world-weary, cynical tone, Springsteen was exuberant. His street scenes could be haunted and tragic, as they were in "Lost in the Flood," but they were still imbued with romanticism and a youthful energy. Asbury Park painted a portrait of teenagers cocksure of themselves, yet bowled over by their discovery of the world. It was saved from pretentiousness (if not preciousness) by its sense of humor and by the careful eye for detail that kept even the most high-flown language rooted. Like the lyrics, the arrangements were busy, but the melodies were well developed and the rhythms, pushed by drummer Vincent Lopez, were breakneck.” AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
UltraDisc One-Step : Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a "convert." Delicate "converts" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.
MoFi SuperVinyl
Developed by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.07 / 5