Bruce Springsteen: "Born To Run", First US Pressing, Error on Back Cvr, EX / EX+

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From Columbia Records (PC 33795), this is BORN TO RUN by 

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, a beautiful original pressing recorded

May 1974 through July 1975, and released August 25, 1975. It is

a true first pressing in gatefold with Jon Landau's name misspelled

at bottom on back cover (see photos). No attempt to hide the error is 

apparent, that is, no sticker has been used to cover it up; it has not

been blacked out. No bar code is shown. Printed original inner sleeve

(not pictured above) is present and in really nice condition. The jacket

is about EX or better; LP rates at least EX with only a whisper of 

extraneous noise between some cuts and in quieter passages. Only 

a whisper. Surface noise never overwhelms or distracts from the 

music, the extraneous noise NEVER intrudes. Here we have a near perfect 

listening copy that happens to be highly collectible because of the mistake 

on back gatefold. Matrix confirms this to be one of the very first pressings 

from the first mother. It is rare. 

Because every engineer uses her (or his) own secret code, the matrix is 

singularly unreliable when determining a first issue. In this case, however, 

together with the error on the jacket, the stock number's prefix and other 

clues, I think we can be assured this example is a true first.  

NOTE: We play grade all unsealed copies of what we list. This item might 

have light surface buffs or even a hairline or two but plays as described 

above. Please don't simply glance at the playing surfaces; 

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away your SEALED copy for posterity and keep this baby on your turntable. 

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 The Cuts:

Side 1

1. Thunder Road
2. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
3. Night
4. Backstreets

Side 2

1. Born To Run
2. She's The One
3. Meeting Across The River
4. Jungleland

Personnel & Instrumentation:

• Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, producer, lead and rhythm guitars, harmonica, percussion
• Roy Bittan – piano, Fender Rhodes, organ, harpsichord, glockenspiel, background vocals 
• Clarence Clemons – saxophones, tambourine, background vocals
• Danny Federici – organ and glockenspiel on "Born to Run"
• Garry W. Tallent – bass guitar
• Max Weinberg – drums on all tracks except "Born to Run"
• Ernest "Boom" Carter – drums on "Born to Run"
• Suki Lahav – violin on "Jungleland"
• David Sancious – piano, organ on "Born to Run"
• Steven Van Zandt – guitar, background vocals, horn arrangements, alto horn
• Wayne Andre – trombone
• Mike Appel – background vocals
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Richard Davis – double bass on "Meeting Across The River"
• David Sanborn – baritone saxophone

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