Springsteen 1974 Blinded 1500 red

allan clarke as springsteen trailblazer (is this part 6 of “was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light?”)

I WOULD BE REMISS in my love for the Hollies if I did not mention the exploits of their on-again/off-again lead singer, Harold Allan Clarke. In his second (?) sojourn from the group he helped found in Manchester, England, in 1962, he took a rather different approach stylistically to the material with which his fans had come to associate with him. [Read more] “allan clarke as springsteen trailblazer (is this part 6 of “was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light?”)”

Springsteen 1974 Blinded 1500 green

the story behind columbia 4-48405 (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 5)

RELEASED IN 1975, Springsteen’s third album for Columbia, BORN TO RUN, was a virtual apotheosis of all that the rock musicians of the previous generation had hoped to achieve with the form. But that was not how the first two years as a recording artist went down. [Read more] “the story behind columbia 4-48405 (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 5)”

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“blinded by the light” and the avid record collector price guide (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 4)

THE SINGLE RELEASE of Blinded By The Light / The Angel (Columbia 4-48405) may not have been a big hit in 1973 with record-buyers, but it has been a big deal with record-collectors ever since! It is among the rarest and most sought-after of Bruce’s collectable records and record-related artifacts. [Read more] ““blinded by the light” and the avid record collector price guide (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 4)”

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“blinded by the light” off and on the pop charts (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 3)

UNLESS YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH to have been there THEN (the early months of 1973) but weren’t paying attention or you were not a Springsteen fan (and who was back then outside of a small circle of friends near Asbury Park?) or not a fan now (and who isn’t?), then you know that Springsteen’s “Blinded By The Light” single did not make the charts here there and everywhere. [Read more] ““blinded by the light” off and on the pop charts (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 3)”

Springsteen Blinded1974 copy 7

cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 2)

HERE ARE THE LYRICS to Bruce Springsteen’s original recording of Blinded By The Light as best that I can decipher them. I used a couple of lyrics sites and then listened to the recording repeatedly (and yes it’s “deuce” not “douche”) each time comparing the words I had typed with the words that I was hearing. [Read more] “cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 2)”