The anniversary of the release of Bruce Springsteen’s second album, “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” back in 1973. It’s one of the most beloved albums of his entire catalog and Scott Shea argues that it’s the most important of the legendary singer’s long career. In ⁠his latest article for the Strange Brew⁠, Scott provides a little album history and talks about how his inauspicious start with Columbia Records yielded this rollicking full band effort that showcased the rock and roll bar sound he’d been cultivating since his earlier bands, Steel Mill and the Bruce Springsteen Band.

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