Rare NM 1975 Bruce Springsteen Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
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Up for auction is a rare Promo copy of the 1975 7" Rock Classic "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" by Bruce Springsteen on Columbia Records #3-10274. Visually graded using Goldmine standards, vinyl is NM with incredible shine and looks unplayed. The labels are also near mint and comes with original factory sleeve.
We ship records in record mailers with records outside of the jacket and in protective sleeves. Low starting bid and no reserve!
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is the second song on Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album Born to Run.
The song loosely tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band. However, when asked, most Springsteen fans cannot answer the question, "What is a Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out?" The meaning of the phrase is still a mystery. Even Springsteen himself says, laughing, in the Born to Run documentary "Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run": "I still have no idea what it means. But it's important." The song's protagonist, "Bad Scooter", is a pseudonym for Springsteen himself (as indicated by the initials they share). In the third verse, "Big Man" joined the band: Clarence Clemons, the band's saxophonist. After his name is sung, Clemons lets loose a big note on his horn.
The song is upbeat, possibly the most so on the album, save for the album's title track, with a strong horn section (led by Clemons) and Roy Bittan's consistent piano chords keeping the rhythm. As stated by Springsteen in the Wings for Wheels documentary, the idea for the composition of the horn intro was Steven Van Zandt's. Despite all of this, the single was a chart dud, getting no higher than #83 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it has always had a strong following on album-oriented rock radio and amongst Springsteen's fan base.
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