Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Darkness on the Edge of Town is the ultimate collection of iconic and never-before-seen photographs of one of rock music’s most beloved icons and his legendary E Street Band.
Lynn Goldsmith’s intimate images from the late 1970s capture a hungry-for-success Bruce and his “Band of Brothers” as they record Darkness on the Edge of Town, hang out, rehearse, tour relentlessly, and when Springsteen, in his own words, “truly played for my life, night after night, and never gave it a second thought.”
Present throughout, Lynn Goldsmith tracks these memorable steps in Springsteen’s journey to becoming an American icon. With illuminating forewords from both artists, the book gathers hundreds of photographs—classic, rare, and previously unseen—that bring to life a star at his hungriest.
Contrasting between intimate and expansive, between pinball games and sold-out shows, the imagery compiled in this book tells the behind-the-scenes story of this transformative record and tour that led to Springsteen’s stadium-sized acclaim.
“I saw firsthand how Bruce and the E Street Band dedicated their bodies, pulled notes out of the air, left everything on the stage to create a musical performance that suggested the failures and glories of being human.” -- Lynn Goldsmith
Release Notes:
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band is a collectible limited edition book published by Taschen (2023).
The hand-signed limited edition hardcover book features hundreds of photographs and text spread across 364 pages. It is bound in a rich deep red fabric and comes in a custom clamshell box.
Collector's Notes:
The first 200 signed copies were reserved as Art Editions which include a signed photograph. THESE ARE SOLD OUT
Any photograph in the book may be available separately as a signed, limited edition - please inquire about any specific image.
The remaining signed copies - The Collector's Edition - is still available! Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
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