Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1975 . . . The Born to Run album itself is loaded with hits such as "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," "Born to Run" and "Jungleland."

“Later that evening an E Street Band, with a good deal of the carnival still left in it and armed with a set list I still dare any young band to match, strode onto the stage of the Hammersmith Odeon. The tempos were fast. A Jersey stew of almost punk soul, fueled by the visionary songwriters, 60’s records, garage bands, and Rhythm and Blues we loved. For me, the set went by like a freight train. Later, all I remember is an awkward record company party, that ‘what just happened?’ feeling, and thinking we hadn’t played that well. I was wrong. With the keys to the kingdom dangling in front of us and the knife at our neck, we’d gone for broke. Whatever happened, it became one of our ‘legendary’ performances, marked only in memory, bits of bootleg tape, and ‘I was there when’ stories . . .”

—Bruce Springsteen, liner notes, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Hammersmith Odeon, London ‘75

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