<i>Born to Run</i> is rock's ultimate expression of the urban American experience and "The Boss' " most highly regarded recording. The title song has become a Springsteen anthem and a rock classic and is one of the main reasons Springsteen did not require a single for this album to explode. His live act, even then evolving into the best in the business, had won him a legion of loyal fans in the Northeast Corridor. When this album was released and Bruce was on the covers of <i>Time</i> and <i>Newsweek</i> simultaneously, a media hype he had to be sensational to survive, sales were instantaneous in the Northeast and in places such as Cleveland. An artist who had not even charted with his first two albums went Top 10 within weeks. Offered is that very album signed by Bruce Springsteen, Max Weinberg, Roy Bittan, Garry Tallent, and Danny Federici shortly after its original release. Their blue ink inscriptions and autographs grade collectively, and conservatively, as 9/10 while the cover itself is EX+. Double matted and framed to 20"x33".