Springsteen originally recorded the demos for this album at home on his 4-track. He took the demos into the studio to record them with his E-Street Band. But, once the tracks were down, Bruce and his team decided that the rootsy, stripped-down melancholy of the original demos was the sound that the songs needed and elected to just release Springsteen's demos. The record company were less certain, but eventually allowed it.
The album remains (justifiably) critically acclaimed. It is a morose and intimate portrait of struggling small town America. Bruce moved to more radio-and-stadium-friendly fare for his next album "Born in the USA", but this one certainly adds an extra dimension to his oeuvre.
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