jerseypride Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Indie Exclusive on gray vinyl: https://shop.traxonwaxrecords.com/SecureCartAdd2?type=new&qty=1&upc=194398086910 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S LETTER TO YOU, NEW ROCK ALBUM FEATURING THE E STREET BAND, OUT OCTOBER 23 Bruce Springsteen’s new studio album with the E Street Band, Letter To You, will be released by Columbia Records on October 23. A rock album fueled by the band's heart-stopping, house-rocking signature sound, the 12 track Letter To You is Springsteen's 20th studio album, and was recorded at his home studio in New Jersey. “I love the emotional nature of Letter To You,” says Springsteen. “And I love the sound of the E Street Band playing completely live in the studio, in a way we’ve never done before, and with no overdubs. We made the album in only five days, and it turned out to be one of the greatest recording experiences I’ve ever had.” Letter to You includes nine recently written Springsteen songs, as well as new recordings of three of his legendary, but previously unreleased, compositions from the 1970s, “Janey Needs a Shooter,” “If I Was the Priest,” and “Song for Orphans.” Springsteen is joined on Letter To You by Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Stevie Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Charlie Giordano and Jake Clemons. The album was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen, mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig. Letter To You is Springsteen's first time performing with the E Street Band since The River 2016 tour, which was named the year's top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar. Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans over 40 years, beginning with 1973's ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ’ (Columbia Records). He has garnered 20 Grammys, won an Oscar and a Tony, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Kennedy Center Honor and was MusiCares’ 2013 Person of the Year. Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’ (Simon & Schuster) and its companion album ‘Chapter and Verse’ were released in September 2016, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2016. His historic 236-show run of ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre from October 2017 to December 2018 also yielded an accompanying soundtrack album and Netflix special. In 2019, Springsteen released 'Western Stars,' his first studio album in five years, and together with longtime collaborator Thom Zimny he co-directed ‘Western Stars,’ a feature film released through Warner Bros. LETTER TO YOU 1. One Minute You’re Here 2. Letter To You 3. Burnin’ Train 4. Janey Needs A Shooter 5. Last Man Standing 6. The Power Of Prayer 7. House Of A Thousand Guitars 8. Rainmaker 9. If I Was The Priest 10. Ghosts 11. Song For Orphans 12. I’ll See You In My Dreams Edited September 10, 2020 by jerseypride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 This is bizarre. I don't understand why it's only this record store and no word from the Springsteen camp. I'm going to wait and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWindBlower Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 The CD is listed on Amazon UK too. Probably an official announcement soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achillesstand7 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Oh fuck yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Hell yes! I'm still crossing my fingers for that Vinyl Box Set Volume 3 though 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseypride Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 Official announcement is coming tomorrow. The record store with the link I posted above jumped the gun and the preorder has been taken down for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMush Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 https://brucespringsteenstoreuk.com/products/letter-to-you-standard-black-vinyl pre order up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseypride Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 New single/video. Love the classic "E Street" sound and seeing the band together: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseypride Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Very interesting that three of these songs date back to the 70s. Two of them (If I Was a Priest and Song for Orphans) date back to before Bruce's first record. Can't wait to hear how these sound sung by modern Bruce, especially If I Was a Priest. Here is a 70's demo of the song: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWindBlower Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Will PO. Might wait to see if any variants pop up. I know B&N had that colored variant for Western Stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmale Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Looks like 2 so far: https://brucespringsteenstore.com/products/letter-to-you-exclusive-colored-vinyl https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34735479/bruce-springsteen-letter-to-you-indie-exclusive-gray-vinyl-2lp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 JPC.de has an exclusive too. https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/bruce-springsteen-letter-to-you/hnum/10301845 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangers Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Banquet has the grey version up. https://www.banquetrecords.com/bruce-springsteen/letter-to-you/19439811582 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseypride Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) On my third listen. This record absolutely surpassed my expectations, which were high to begin with. The only track I'm not totally loving is House of a Thousand Guitars. Janey Needs a Shooter and Burning Train are my current faves. Edited October 24, 2020 by jerseypride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Damn I can't wait to hear this, waiting to get back home on Sunday to listen to the record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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