For 45 years, Bruce Springsteen has been an icon within the music industry. With his working class tales that relate to the everyday lives of many, and his ability to stand the test of time and remain relevant has given him a culturally significant standing. The impact of ‘The Boss’ can never be understated. From arena-made anthems such as Born In the USA and Dancing In the Dark, to the sullen Atlantic City and The River, Springsteen truly does have something for everyone in his catalogue.
Aside from making really great music, there are also a number of collectors items and rarities out in the wild, and we do see them here from time to time. Below are a few highlights we currently have in stock, and you can see our full range in our Bruce Springsteen collectors store.
Born In The USA – KCP Invitation/RTL Archive: Unique collection of ephemera relating to the 1985 performances at the Parc de la Courneuve in Paris, France. This collection has come from the archive of RTL Radio in Paris and comprises two invitations, one with a KCP 85 GUEST pass attached, a merchandise postcard, and a well-thumbed concert programme with a laminated pass taped inside for the Paris concert – for RTL Director Monique Le Marcis, no less! The highlightis a 46-page facsimile document of period reviews published in the French press throughout June & July 1985, including France Soir, Liberation, Le Parisien, Le Quotidien, Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Point, L’Express, Tele 7 Jours, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Telerama, Humanite, La Croix, VSD, Le Matin and 20 Ans. An unrepeatable collection!
The ‘Live’ – The Legend Comes Alive: Mega rare 1986 Japanese Special DJ Copy 10-track promotional-only LP sampler with custom labels, unique sepia tinged Bruce portrait pasted sleeve with release details on the back for the Japanese market. Both sleeve and label list the first three songs on the B-side in the incorrect order, this copy also includes a one page correction sheet. The sleeve displays just a little light general wear and the vinyl appears in near ‘as new’ condition. Extremely rare & increasingly hard to find in such condition!
In Concert / MTV Plugged: 1993 Dutch limited edition 13-track double live LP issued to coincide with his 1993 European Tour, housed in a red circular hype stickered picture sleeve with tour dates on the reverse & lyric inners. The cover is Excellent with minimal wear & no splits to the inners whilst the vinyl discs are both Excellent with very few signs of play. Now tough to find nineties vinyl, pressed when the CD market took over!
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- Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.60, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 11:16)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born In The USA (1984 UK 12-track LP on the graduated orange label, including the hit singles Dancing In The Dark, Glory Days & the classic title track, glossy picture sleeve with a split to the bottom side of the illustratedcredits inner. The sleeve shows some light edgewear, whilst the vinyl shows light played) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels And Nothin' On - Dutch - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.08, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 14-Mar-2024 14:03)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 57 Channels And Nothin' On (1992 Dutch solid centre 7" vinyl single, featuring the LP Version and Little Steve Mix Version 1 Edit. The vinyl comes issued in the glossy picture sleeve)
- Bruce Springsteen - Magic - US - vinyl LP - £50.00, $63.00, €58.50 (New Item) (arrived 07-Mar-2024 11:27)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Magic (Original 2007 US exclusive limited edition 11-track LP pressed on 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl, his first studio album since 2002's 'The Rising' featuring production by Brendan O'Brien and including the singles Radio Nowhere, Long Walk Home and Livin' In The Future. The sleeve shows slight corner bumps and the vinyl remains in excellent condition showing just light cosmetic 'wisps' likely caused from being taken in and out of the inner sleeve)
- Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes - 180gm - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £19.99, $25.19, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 07-Mar-2024 12:52)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN High Hopes (2014 UK limited edition 12-track double LP pressed on 180gm Vinyl, with a special guest appearance from Tom Morello, complete with individual illustrated lyric inners, single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light shelfwear with a small corner crease and some light edge creases whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition with minor signs of wear)
- Bruce Springsteen - The River - shrink - Japanese - 2-LP vinyl set - £45.00, $56.70, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 09-Mar-2024 16:12)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The River (1980 Japanese 20-track double LP, housed in a deluxe, single pocket picture sleeve complete with picture inners, fold-out English lyric insert, illustrated six-page Japanese/ lyric insert & top mounted 'Furture OfRock N Roll' obi-strip. This example remains in the original open shrinkwrap & the vinyl is Near Mint 40AP1960~1)
- Bruce Springsteen - The River + Lyric Insert - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.90, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 11-Mar-2024 11:10)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The River (1980 UK 20-track double vinyl LP, complete with picture inners & fold-out lyric insert, single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear with light foxing to the lyric insert and the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play)
- Bruce Springsteen - The Killer Tracks From The River - Japanese - 12" vinyl - Promo - £1,250.00, $1,575.00, €1,462.50 (New Item) (arrived 13-Mar-2024 11:45)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The Killer Tracks From The River (Extremely rare 1981 Japanese 'Special D.J. Copy "The River"' 4-track promotional only vinyl 12", including Hungry Heart, The River, I Wanna Marry You and Point Blank, custom picture sleeve featuring the commercial Hungry Heart 7" artwork on the front and back pasted with lyrics, the titled is misspelled 'Kifler' instead of Killer on the spine. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl remains very clean with little evidence of this ever seeing a turntable. His third rarest item from Japan, very hard to find in such fantastic condition XDAP93030)
- Bruce Springsteen - The Promise - 180gm Vinyl - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £125.00, $157.50, €146.25 (New Item) (arrived 14-Mar-2024 10:29)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The Promise (2010 UK/EU limited edition 21-track triple LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl containing previously unreleased songs from the 'Darkness' recording sessions. Complete with illustrated lyric inners, the three vinyl discs look barely played issued in the single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played)
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