BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE BOTTOM LINE 8-15-75 CORAL LABEL

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OFFERED IS THE EXTREMELY RARE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "LIVE AT THE BOTTOM LINE" ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ON THE CORAL RECORDS LABEL, NR 909-2.

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: RECORD ONE,  NR 909- 2A AND 2B. RECORD TWO, NR 909- 2C AND 2D.

 THIS LIVE RECORDING ORIGINATED FROM THE FAMOUS FOUR HUNDRED SEAT BOTTOM LINE CLUB IN GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC. 

 THE CONCERT TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 15, 1975 SHORTLY AFTER BRUCE AND THE E STREET BAND HAD FINISHED RECORDING "BORN TO RUN". THE 8-15-75 CONCERT WAS BROADCAST BY WNEW RADIO IN NEW YORK.

 THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1976 AND INITIALLY PRESSED AT JUST 1,000 COPIES.

 THE CUSTOM BLACK CORAL LABELS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO THE FIRST PRESSING OF THIS RECORD.

 THE CBS RECORD LABEL BECAME VERY UPSET AT THE RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM AND CONFISCATED AS MANY ISSUES AS THEY COULD, MAKING THIS A VERY RARE RECORD INDEED.

 THE FULL COLOR GATE-FOLD COVER HOUSING THIS TWO RECORD SET INDICATES THE TRUE FIRST PRESSING OF THIS HISTORIC AND PROBABLY BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE RECORDING BY SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E-STREET BAND. LATER ISSUES HAVE BLACK AND WHITE GRAPHICS ON THE COVER.

THE ALBUM TRACK TITLES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SIDE ONE   TENTH AVENUE FREEZE OUT---SPIRIT IN THE SKY---AND THEN SHE KISSED ME---GROWIN' UP---IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY.

SIDE TWO   THE E STREET SHUFFLE (SLOW VERSION)---EVERYTIME HE (SHE) WALKS INTO THE ROOM---SHE'S THE ONE.

SIDE THREE   BORN TO RUN---KITTY'S BACK.

SIDE FOUR   THUNDER ROAD---ROSALITA (Come Out Tonight)---FOURTH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (Sandy)---QUARTER TO THREE.

ALL RECORDS ARE FULLY PLAY GRADED.

BOTH RECORDS HAVE BEAUTIFUL HIGH GLOSS SURFACES.

SIDE ONE PLAYS WITH LIGHT SURFACE SOUND AND IS RATED VG+.THE REMAINING THREE SIDES ARE RATED VG++.

THERE ARE SPIDER TYPE SPINDLE MARKS ON SIDES 2-4, OTHERWISE THE OVERALL LABEL CONDITION IS VG+.

THE COVER HAS A FIVE INCH PIECE OF TAPE ON THE BOTTOM SEAM FRONT, A SIX INCH PIECE OF TAPE TOP SEAM FRONT, AND A TEN INCH PIECE OF TAPE ON THE INSIDE TOP SEAM. THERE IS SOME SHELF WEAR. OVERALL RATING  VG.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VIEW MY OTHER RECORDS UP FOR BIDS.

I VACUUM CLEAN ALL MY RECORDS USING THE NITTY-GRITTY SYSTEM. ALSO, I BUBBLE-WRAP MY RECORDS AND PLACE THEM SECURELY IN STURDY CARDBOARD MAILERS FOR SAFE SHIPMENT.