By Karsten S. Andersen
Great year for Bruce bookophiles
Published 2006-09-02
As a librarian I used to feel that it was my holy duty to collect all the Bruce books I could get my hands on. In recent years, however, I have somewhat modified this obligation, so now I only buy books that I really want and that aren't just another rehash of Dave Marsh's classics: Born to Run and Glory Days.
Well, even with this constraint on myself, it looks like the fall of 2006 is going to be an expensive one. There are at least three new Bruce books that deserve a lot of attention. First of all Dave Marsh is about to release a brand new book about Bruce. Unfortunately it won't be vol. 3 of his biography series, but it still looks promising. It's called Bruce Springsteen on Tour: 1968-2005. It's authorized by Bruce himself and is simply a celebration of Bruce's live performances with loads of pictures and trivia.
Then there's Robert Santellis new book Greetings From E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which Backstreets already speaks very fondly of. And finally Eric Meola who took the picture that graces the cover of the Born to Run album will release a book called Born to Run: The Unseen Photos with lots of pictures from the Born to Run photo shoot that haven't been published before. In that connection, you can read an interview with Eric Meola on PopPhoto.com where he talks about the book and his relationship with Bruce.
Well, even with this constraint on myself, it looks like the fall of 2006 is going to be an expensive one. There are at least three new Bruce books that deserve a lot of attention. First of all Dave Marsh is about to release a brand new book about Bruce. Unfortunately it won't be vol. 3 of his biography series, but it still looks promising. It's called Bruce Springsteen on Tour: 1968-2005. It's authorized by Bruce himself and is simply a celebration of Bruce's live performances with loads of pictures and trivia.
Then there's Robert Santellis new book Greetings From E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which Backstreets already speaks very fondly of. And finally Eric Meola who took the picture that graces the cover of the Born to Run album will release a book called Born to Run: The Unseen Photos with lots of pictures from the Born to Run photo shoot that haven't been published before. In that connection, you can read an interview with Eric Meola on PopPhoto.com where he talks about the book and his relationship with Bruce.