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Born to Run: The Unseen Photos

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This beautifully designed book takes you inside a historic moment in rock: When Springsteen finished "Born to Run" and stood on the edge of greatness. Everything was at stake and anything was possible. Meola captures perfectly the guy, the time, the feeling. It's an intimate look that words could not convey. Buy it. The clincher: The money goes to a good cause, New Jersey's food bank.

When I opened up this book for the first time I couldn't believe to quality of the production.

There is a protective cardboard box which encases a display box for the book itself.

The display box is a little larger than the size of a vinyl album and then when opened there is a copy of an album cover on the inside and the book on the other.

Each book has a signed and numbered reference from Meola to record which copy of the 1350 published is yours and a reference to the fact that all of Meola's proceeds are being donated to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words and these speak volumes. As you can imagine there are a number of shots which have been taken close together so you pick up on the character and personality of Springsteen. The standard of photographs is outstanding and have been reproduced in this book to an excellent standard.

There are also the lyrics reproduced from the album which when combined with the photos make this an oustanding production.

If you can make the investment, buy the limited edition as it is such a high quality and worthwile production.

`Born to Run: The Unseen Photos' is a large format hardback book that shows us some photos from the Born to Run album cover shoot that were unused and previously unseen. This has a brief introduction from the photographer before we get to the photos themselves. Some are alternative shots from the album and feel vaguely familiar and others are outtakes and offer a fresh perspective to some now iconic images. All the photos are in black and white and there are also the lyrics from the album interspersed throughout. This makes for an excellent coffee table book for Springsteen fans and it's large vinyl album size format is a pleasure to browse through. It doesn't offer up loads of info or substance but it gives you style in abundance.

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Ive bought this book 4 almost nothing (thanks 2 amazon and the euro!). Few text, lots of pictures!

For any true Springsteen fan to have anything that gives you a glimpse into the beginnings of greatness is awesome. Great photos, some amusing, worth the purchase. Only disappointment had nothing to do with the book itself but with the way it was shipped. Came in a bit banged up and dirty - Amazon should bubble wrap the individual item and not just toss it in a box.

This book has been made by a person who really apreciates Bruce's songs and for people who feel the same. It's a beautiful review of the pictures taken 30 years ago for Born to Run album. The paper used,the quality of the material, the compositon of the images...

We just took a ton of photos of my 6 month old twin girls for our Christmas card. Looking at all those digital images trying to decide which was the best shot reminded me a lot of looking at this book. A lot of pictures of the subjects (in their case Bruce and Clarence Clemons and in my case Katie and Maggie) in a couple of different outfits in poses only slightly different from the shot before. After awhile they all start to look alike until finally you just say, "Uhh, that one," the person next to you agrees and you have your album cover/Christmas card.

Seriously, I am a big Springsteen fan and liked both his music and his look from that time best, so the book was a must for me, but if you're not that kind of fan and like Springsteen because you think he is or was cute--this ain't the book for you.

A book with really great pics. It's a must have for a Springsteen-fan. Worth every penny. What more can I say.

There are some really fantastic photographs in this book. Born to Run is a classic album with a classic cover. These previously unseen images are very clear and detailed and give a great insight into the 1975 album photo shoot. In my mind, it's hard imaging any other image gracing the cover. However there is a unique opportunity with this book to see what could have been. If you love rock photographs and you're a Springsteen fan I recommend this book.

Purchased as a gift for an all time super fan of Springsteen. He loved the book. A must have for any Springsteen fan.