Bruce Springsteen Live At The Main Point Bryn Mawr 1975

Live At The Main Point, 1975 is a recording of a Bruce Springsteen concert that has been released in the UK and is available for sale on Amazon.co.uk.

This February 1975 recording has been one of the most celebrated Bruce Springsteen bootleg albums for many years as it catches Springsteen previewing Born To Run to his  fans at the Bryn Mawr club in Philadelphia. It has a very different sound to Hammersmith Odeon London recorded later in the year.

I understand that different copyright laws mean that these recording can be legally released but I’m not a lawyer so I’m just reporting what I’ve read elsewhere. I think it would be great if Springsteen could officially released it. If he’s not happy about the recording quality and doesn’t want to profit from it, he could donate the royalties to charity.

Bruce Springsteen Live at the Main Point

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Bruce Springsteen Born To Run Live

The world doesn’t have enough Bruce Springsteen live albums but I thought it would be interesting to look at how Born To Run has been represented on the live albums that do exist.

Born To Run is the breakthrough album by Springsteen in 1975 and is often considered to be one of the best ever made…

But we know that Bruce Springsteen is even better live.

Bruce Springsteen Born To Run Live

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Bruce Springsteen Hammersmith Odeon London 75

Hammersmith Odeon 75 captures the first visit by Bruce Springsteen to the UK in 1975 after Born To Run was released.

The retrospective Live 1975 – 85 is a very comprehensive collection of Springsteen live but fans were critical because it was a live performance compilation.

Hammersmith Odeon is how long-standing fans really want to hear Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play live – a complete concert that captures the excitement and passion of a Springsteen gig.

Bruce Springsteen Hammersmith Odeon 75 Overall Rating – 29/30

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Bruce Springsteen Live 1975 – 85

Live 1975 – 85 was Bruce Springsteen‘s response to the demands for a live album.

He’s been one of the most bootlegged artists since the mid 70s and with Live 1975 – 85, he tried to produce an epic drawn from many different concerts recorded.

This album was released to follow up on the immense success of the Born In The USA album which made Springsteen a much bigger international star.

I was thrilled when it first came out as he had such a great reputation as a live performer but all it’s done is prove that there’s much more that could appear.

Bruce Springsteen Live 1975 – 85 Overall Rating – 26/30
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Bruce Springsteen Live In New York City 2000

Live In New York City captures Bruce Springsteen reunited with the E Street Band in 2000. Their first concert together for 11 years.

For me Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band belong together like strawberries and cream. One without the other doesn’t feel right and it’s going to be tough hearing them play again with a replacement for the Big Man (Clarence Clemons).

Bruce Springsteen Live In New York City Overall Rating – 25/30

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What Are The Best Bruce Springsteen Live & Studio Albums?

This page has readers polls to find the best live Bruce Springsteen album and the best studio Bruce Springsteen album.

The Best Bruce Springsteen Live Albums

Do you have a favourite Bruce Springsteen live album?

For many years when Bruce Springsteen was at his peak, there were no official Springsteen live albums. Plenty of bootlegs but nothing official.

This was crazy for such a great live performer.

Then the box set – five vinyl LPs – of Live 1975/85 was released.

Because it pulled recordings from many different times and venues, it told the world that there were many top quality live recordings and many Bruce Springsteen fans wanted more.

Since then there have been some more recent performances released as CD and video.

There has also been an archive release of Bruce Springsteen Live At The Hammersmith Odeon in 1975 when he was promoting Born To Run.

If so, I’d appreciate it if you could vote in my poll.
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