It's been 35 years since Bruce Springsteen (aka "The Boss") released one of his best-selling albums, The River, and to commemorate the event, Springsteen is re-releasing the album and embarking on The River Tour 2016. The Morrison Hotel Gallery is also honoring Springsteen's album with their The River Collection time capsule exhibit and sale.
The River Collection itself features all handpicked images from Springsteen's camp and will also be included in the booklet that is being released with The River box set. This collection gives you more than just a look at Springsteen the musician, but also everything that is behind this album and his career transformation.
Music Times was able to get a sneak peek at the exhibit and it's safe to say that there is no age limit on a Springsteen fan as a wide range of fans showed up to enjoy it. The photographer who shot the famous The River cover, Frank Stefanko, recalled the time he spent working with Springsteen, which according to NY1, took two weeks.
Another point came in the night where Stefanko was joined by fellow photographers Patrick Harbron and Jim Marchese, who took the cameras from the reporters and started taking their photographs. It just goes to show you, you can't take the photographers away from what they truly love to do, even when it's their night to shine.
The River Collection exhibit includes the talents of some of the finest photographers -- not only do you get to see the work of Stefanko, Harbron and Marchese -- other featured artists include David Gahr, Neal Preston, Lynn Goldsmith and Joel Bernstein. They all got to work with Springsteen and shed light on him as he released his life changing album.
The River is certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. which makes it one of his bestselling albums and one of his highest certified studio releases. The album includes "Hungry Heart" which is his first single to crack on the U.S. pop singles, reaching no. 5. The box set that Springsteen released contains 52 tracks which sprawls over 4 CDs and over 10 records; 4 hours of never before seen videos and a 148-page coffee book which feature 200 rare or previously unseen photographs and memorabilia which includes an essay by Mikal Gilmore.
Beginning in January, Springsteen is embarking on a 9-week tour and will performing The River album in its entirety.
