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Bruce Springsteen
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Bruce Springsteen
- Unreleased 1972 concert at the Back Door.
- plastic
Vintage reel-to-reel recording of a thirteen song set performed during the Bruce Springsteen Band's month-long residency at the Back Door in Richmond, VA. (Jan/Feb, 1972). Printed label with hand-written setlist.
Provenance
From the estate of John Hammond
Condition
clean
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
1972 was the critical year for Springsteen. It was only a short time after the present was recorded that Mike Appel, his determined manager, fast-talked his way into a personal audition for his singer-songwriter in front of John Hammond, the visionary Columbia exceutive that signed the best example of the kind, Bob Dylan.
Hammond was enormously impressed with Springsteen and got him to record demos after the audtion in his office. The test-pressings of those demos helped convince others at the label to sign Springsteen.
The present live tape comes directly from the collection of John Hammond, perhaps requested in an attempt to ascertain if the performer that he was so taken by as a solo acoustic act, could similarly engage a live audience fronting an electric band. He needn't have worried.