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Terrific! Very quick and enjoyable read, vividly describing the recording of "Born To Run" in 1975. The book begins by setting up the situation at Columbia Records, where Bruce had released two albums but was in danger of being 'dropped' by the label because neither of them sold well enough. The label wants to commit only to a single--which turns out to be "Born To Run"-- but we are then introduced to Jon Landau, who comes in as a co=producer and moves the sessions to the Record Plant in NYC and convinces the label to support a full album, which Bruce and the E Street Band record over a few weeks/months in the spring of 1975. The author goes through every song--inclusive of the outtakes--in great detail, focusing mostly on the title track and "Jungleland," one of the first songs written for the album, but the last to be recorded. The author also had recent access to both Bruce and Jon Landau and their recollections--49 years later--add very important context to the narrative.