Bruce Springsteen - Acoustic Radio 1973 (2015)

Bruce Springsteen signed a recording deal with Columbia Records in the summer of 1972 and immediately began recording his debut album. The songs were new and old; some had been in his set for many years, others were completed only after inking this deal. Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ was released in January of 1973, and within the week Springsteen, with a little help from three of the later-to-be-named E Street Band, were performing their first ever radio broadcast, aired on Boston s WBCN FM. A quite remarkable performance ensued with Bruce and the boys in excellent humour and fine form as they played a terrific set, although remarkably they included just one number from the album. Bruce s second radio appearance, which took place at Richmond, Virginia s Alpha Sound Studios, not at the station itself, was broadcast live by WGOE-FM via a remote link.

In addition to the DJ, the small audience heard in the studio included Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, Albee Tellone and David Sancious - who had yet to join the band but who was employed at the studio at the time. The performance and chat at this second event are notably more relaxed and has a party atmosphere somewhat lacking at the first show. The six cuts performed, peppered with some intriguing studio rapport, includes three tunes from Greetings..., plus the very rare You Mean So Much To Me - sporadically performed live by Bruce since 1971 and originally due to feature on Greetings