It has been more than thirty years since Bruce Springsteen’s album Born to Run was released, but now a new book reveals the unseen photographs of that album photo shoot. BORN TO RUN: The Unseen Photos (Insight Editions, October 10, 2006, $39.95; 1350-copy signed and numbered limited edition, $195.00) delivers over 100 black-and-white photographs drawn from the more than 700 that photographer Eric Meola took that day including the cover shot which has been deemed “iconic” by Rolling Stone magazine.
Here are the unseen photographs of a young Bruce Springsteen on the verge of becoming one of the greatest entertainers of all time. The book highlights the young Springsteen from the turning point of his career when this album put him on both the covers of Time and Newsweek and inspired critics to proclaim that the baton of American troubadour had been passed from Dylan to Springsteen.
Eric Meola presents photographs that have never been published before, as he captures an exciting moment in the history of American rock. With an introduction by popular music writer Daniel Wolff and all the lyrics from the album by Bruce Springsteen, these amazing photographs tell a tale of a great American artist on the brink of becoming a legend.
From the day that Meola first ran into Springsteen under the overhang of the Plaza Hotel on a rainy day and introduced himself, to the day Meola bluffed his way in to meet the Boss at a concert at the Carlton Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, to the day he was assigned the shoot of the album cover, Meola’s interest in Springsteen is evident as he has captured some of the most amazing photos ever taken of Springsteen.
BORN TO RUN: The Unseen Photos provides a timeless snapshot of Americana—all sweaty, high energy, and tuned to a carnival-like level portraying Springsteen as the greatest artist of his generation. “It is a magnificent album that pays off on every bet ever placed on him—and it should crack his future wide open.” —Rolling Stone, 1975, on the release of Bruce Springsteen’s album, Born to Run
About the Photographer
Eric Meola is a self taught photographer whose prints hang in museums including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, and the George Eastman House. He has photographed three Time covers, and his work has appeared in Esquire, Life, Travel and Leisure and other prestigious magazines. All of Eric’s royalties from the sales of this book are being donated to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey which is the largest source of donated food in the state (www.njfoodbank.org).
Eric Meola is available for interviews.
Title: BORN TO RUN: The Unseen Photos
Photographer: Eric Meola
Lyrics: Bruce Springsteen
Publisher: Insight Editions
Trim Size: 12 x 12
Photos: Over 100-black-and-white photographs printed n quadratone
Pages: 88
Pub Date: October 10, 2006
Price: $39.95 and $195.00 for the 1350 copy limited edition
ISBN: 1-933784-09-1 (Hardcover)
1-933784-08-3 (Limited Edition)
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