Mastered by Robert Ludwig & Chris Bellman

Ludwig and Bellman have made a cleaner, more detailed version of Born to Run without compromising the power and thrust of the record’s wall-of-sound approach. I also listened to a Columbia Masterworks 1/2 Speed pressing (bright and sibilant) and an out-of-print Classic Records pressing (very good, a bit darker, but spacious and forceful) this reissue stands as the definitive, well-balanced version of Springsteen’s iconic LP. When I want to hear Born to Run, this is the LP I’ll spin.Vint;lReview

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 18/500!

Born to Run is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released on August 25, 1975 through Columbia Records. It was make or break time for Bruce when his third album was released; fortunately, he delivered an album that established him as the voice of a generation and one of the strongest acts in American rock and roll. Born To Run joined together Bruce’s evocative lyrical gifts, grandiose arrangements that recalled Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, and the shaggy jam-band prowess of his live ensemble, The E Street Band (now featuring the talents of additional pianist Roy Bittan, drummer Max Weinberg and Springsteen’s longtime musical partner Steven Van Zandt). 

The result: an album that almost immediately became a Top 5 smash, earning Springsteen cover stories in Time and Newsweek in the same week and resting atop scores of greatest-albums-of-all-time-lists, from Rolling Stone to VH1.

	1. Thunder Road
	2. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
	3. Night
	4. Backstreets
	5. Born to Run
	6. She’s the One
	7. Meeting Across the River
	8. Jungleland