12" single, single, vinyl, record, 1980s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, Brilliant Disguise, Tunnel of Love

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All of our used records are play-graded and come in a protective outer-sleeve. Catalog Number: CAS-2806

CONDITION DETAILS PROMO text on back and label. 12" Single. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, surface impressions and slight bend to top corners (front/back); light discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is (original) generic white. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edges; some wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Poster NOT included. (Not a cut-out.)

ABOUT THE RECORD Brilliant Disguise, by Bruce Springsteen, is a song from his album Tunnel of Love. It was released as the first single from the album, reaching the No. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart in the United States. The follow-up single, Tunnel of Love, also reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, giving Springsteen two consecutive No. 1's. Brilliant Disguise was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 1988 Grammy Awards. Like much of the Tunnel of Love album, Brilliant Disguise was recorded in Springsteen's home studio, called Thrill Hill East, between January and May 1987 with several members of the E Street Band. On this song, Springsteen played several instruments. The lyrics of Brilliant Disguise represent a confession of self-doubt on the part of the singer. The emotions expressed in the song include confusion, jealousy and anxiety about whether the singer's wife has become a stranger to him. The song deals with the masks people wear and the bitterness that can ensue when we realize the darkness that may lie behind those masks. The analogies to Springsteen's personal life at the time are evident: he had recently married then-model and actress Julianne Phillips, and the two would divorce in 1988. The references to marital problems are quite direct, as in the lyrics: "Oh, we stood at the altar / The gypsy swore our future was right / But come the wee wee hours / Well maybe, baby, the gypsy lied." The song's quiet power builds slowly. A key line towards the end of the song: "I wanna know if it's you I don't trust/Because I damn sure don't trust myself." sums up the emotions that resonate throughout the song. Brilliant Disguise has been ranked as the No. 1192 best song of all time, as well as the No. 27 song of 1987 and the No. 214 song of the 1980s, in an aggregation of critics' lists at acclaimedmusic.net. The song has also been listed as one of the all-time great songs in Toby Creswell's "1001 songs" and as one of the 7500 most important songs from 1944 through 2000 by Bruce Pollock. It was also ranked as the No. 6 single of 1987 by the Village Voice and the No. 51 single of 1987 by the New Musical Express. The photograph on the original release picture sleeve was taken by Springsteen's sister Pamela Springsteen.
Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.

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