BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Nebraska (VMP Reissue with Art Print) – LP – 180g Black Smoke Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition 180g Black Smoke Vinyl. Lacquers Cut at Half-Speed from the Plangent Processed Masters. Includes Listening Notes Booklet by Peter Ames Carlin, Art Print by Justin A. McHugh.

Released on September 30, 1982, Bruce Springsteens sixth studio album, Nebraska, came in a stark sleeve, dominated by David Michael Kennedys black-and-white photograph of a perfectly flat highway stretching down a barren wintertime plain. It sold enough copies to earn a Gold Record award, and if some listeners were mystified, or even disappointed, by the gloomy music, critics doubled down on their praise for Springsteens writerly skill and artistic daring. Other artists were inspired by the work; generations of subsequent musicians, ranging from Rage Against the Machines Tom Morello to pop country singer Kelly Clarkson, cited Nebraska as a crucial influence on their careers. Forty years later, the power of Nebraska is undiminished.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Nebraska
2. Atlantic City
3. Mansion On The Hill
4. Johnny 99
5. Highway Patrolman

Side B
1. State Trooper
2. Used Cars
3. Open All Night
4. My Father’s House
5. Reason To Believe