In 1982, at the height of his glory, the Boss surprised the world with “Nebraska”: a stripped back, entirely acoustic album; a timeless masterpiece bathed in echoes and reflections; an album that describes the fringes of America, and that many consider to be his best.

Less than 1,000 dollars—that was the price of a TASCAM Portastudio 144 in 1979. Three years later, this four-track recorder – the first in the world to use standard audio cassette tape – would give birth to one of the greatest records in the history of rock. The album came out of nowhere and, as a result, was a great hit. Far from the chaos of his rock’n’roll backing group The E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen stunned the world upon Nebraska’s release in September 1982. In contrast to the 5 previous albums released by The Boss, this pure masterpiece was crafted using only an acoustic guitar and a harmonica, and was recorded on his humble Portastudio…