Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is the debut studio album by Bruce Springsteen. It was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos from July through September 1972 at the budget-priced 914 Sound Studios. The album was released January 5, 1973, by Columbia Records to average sales but positive critical reviews. "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night" were released as singles by Columbia, both failing to reach the U.S. charts; however, "Blinded by the Light" was later covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1977, reaching number one in the United States and
SS Asbury Park in December 2008. The hull was raised and salvaged in the spring of 2009. SS Asbury Park Asbury Park was a high-speed coastal steamer built in Philadelphia, and intended to transport well-to-do persons from New York to summer homes on the New Jersey shore. This vessel was sold to West Coast interests in 1918, and later converted to an automobile ferry, serving on various routes San Francisco Bay, Puget Sound and British Columbia. This vessel was known by a number of other names, including City of Sacramento, Kahloke, Langdale Queen, and Lady Grace. "Asbury Park" had a number of owners