Blinded By the Light / The Angel (purple sleeve)

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

First Springsteen single. Columbia edited 3:58 version of “Blinded by the Light” (with the last three lines of the penultimate verse and the complete final verse omitted) which is unique to this 45 and its promotional counterpart. Disc has orange/yellow labels and came in a die‐cut Columbia logo sleeve.

℗ 1973, CBS, Inc.
Produced for Laurel Canyon Ltd.

Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS, Inc. / 51 W, 52 Street, New York, N.Y.

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-03 19:44 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 7" Vinyl 1
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ABlinded by the Light
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (on 1972-09-11)
recording of:
Blinded by the Light (on 1972-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3:58
BThe Angel
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
double bass [upright bass]:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, United States
recording of:
The Angel (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
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