Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is a postcard from the heart, soul, and mind of a lifelong musician. Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM LP of Bruce Springsteen’s debut captures that spirit with remarkable audiophile clarity. The music emerges with an openness that elevates the vivid storytelling and emotional pulse that define the album.

Teeming with identifiable characters, youthful romanticism, and sophisticated arrangements, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. marks the moment Springsteen began mapping his world and imagining everything beyond it. The 1973 album lays the groundwork for many of the themes and sounds that would shape his legendary career. No surprise that songs like “Blinded by the Light,” “Spirit in the Night,” and “Lost in the Flood” remain fixtures in his live shows.

Balancing Columbia Records’ vision of him as a folk-based songwriter with his own desire to play rock ’n’ roll with a full band, Springsteen created a record unlike anything he’d make again.

Sourced from the original analog master tapes and pressed at RTI on MoFi SuperVinyl, this numbered-edition UltraDisc One-Step set is the definitive-sounding version of his daring debut. Thanks to SuperVinyl’s nearly silent noise floor, the album plays with stunning clarity, directness, and emotion—transporting listeners to the New York office where Springsteen first played his songs for Columbia legend John Hammond. His words tumble out with unrestrained energy and cinematic detail, while his often-underrated vocals finally shine in full-range fidelity.