Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska" cassettes USE YOUR ILLUSION I remastered

USE YOUR ILLUSION I remastered for the first-time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes

and Dennis Neuer as well as guest appearances from Fatoumata Diawara and Charlotte Cardin

Everybody was locked in and sounded massive

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There can sometimes be a dusky patina of despair overlaying glints of hope

Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska" cassettes USE YOUR ILLUSION I remasteredHot on the heels of The River, his commercial breakthrough, Springsteen's decision to release the stark, demo quality Nebraska seems downright perverse. But the genius of the album is unmistakable with just an acoustic guitar and his howling harmonica to back him, Springsteen tells the stories of characters walking on both sides of the law, some of them directly on the line in between. The effect is that of a powerful series of black and white