Vini Lopez of his debut album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.". Together with Danny Federici, Garry Tallent, Clarence Clemons and David Sancious, Lopez was a founding member of what eventually became the E Street Band. It was also around this time that Clive Davis first gave Lopez his "Mad Dog" nickname. By 1973 they had recorded a second album with Springsteen, "The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle". Other recordings from this era featuring Lopez would later be released on "Tracks" and "18 Tracks". Lopez would leave the band in controversial circumstances. However this was not the last occasion that
Greetings & Salutations from Less Than Jake the two EPs, added two previously unreleased bonus tracks, and re-sequenced everything into one cohesive record, "Greetings and Salutations"." Greetings & Salutations from Less Than Jake Greetings & Salutations from Less Than Jake is a compilation album by American ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on October 15, 2012 in the UK and January 8, 2013 in the US. Produced by vocalist and bass guitarist Roger Manganelli, the album combines two previously released EPs, "Greetings from Less Than Jake" (2011) and "Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake" (2012), along with two new tracks recorded during the same sessions. "Goodbye,