Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Redone — with Video

Fresh Air | By Terry Gross

Published November 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

This week, Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run gets the box-set treatment, in a special edition marking the record's 30th anniversary. The three-disc set includes a remastered version of the seminal album that created legions of Springsteen fans with its title track and songs like" Thunder Road" and "Backstreets."

After Born to Run was released in 1975, the record became a lasting sensation; it is now considered one of the greatest albums in rock and roll history. The new box set also includes a concert DVD of previously unreleased video of a 1975 concert from London, along with a documentary about the making of Born to Run.

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