Mike Appel (born October 27, 1942) is an American music industry manager and record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen. Appel was born in Flushing in Queens, New York, of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Jewish heritage and was raised Roman Catholic. His father was a successful real estate broker on Long Island. Appel began playing the guitar at age fourteen.

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  • Mike Appel (born October 27, 1942) is an American music industry manager and record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen. Appel was born in Flushing in Queens, New York, of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Jewish heritage and was raised Roman Catholic. His father was a successful real estate broker on Long Island. Appel began playing the guitar at age fourteen. Appel was a guitarist and songwriter for several obscure groups during the 1950s and 1960s. He was a member of The Balloon Farm, and co-wrote their 1967 hit "A Question of Temperature". He also was a producer and songwriter for the early metal band Sir Lord Baltimore. In 1971, Carl 'Tinker' West, the manager of some of Springsteen's early bands - Child, Steel Mill and The Bruce Springsteen Band - referred Springsteen to Appel. Springsteen auditioned for Appel in 1971; Appel told him to come back when he had written more songs. When Springsteen returned in 1972, Appel signed Springsteen to a production contract, and got Springsteen the audition with CBS Records' John H. Hammond that led to CBS's signing Springsteen. He produced Springsteen's first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, both released in 1973. Appel gradually fell out of favor with Springsteen during and after the recording of Born to Run and was replaced in both roles by Jon Landau by 1976. A lengthy legal battle between Appel and Springsteen ensued, which was eventually settled out of court. Appel, who was not able to find further success in the industry, subsequently co-wrote the 1992 book Down Thunder Road about his experiences with Springsteen. Appel is generally credited for his aggressive tactics in getting Springsteen's career started, although his production abilities have often been criticized. However, Appel is also sometimes credited with fostering the looser, more musically adventurous and lyrically romantic approach of Springsteen's first two albums. After Landau took over, Springsteen's work became more tightly focused in musical terms and more political in content.
  • Fu rimpiazzato da Jon Landau, scatenando una dura battaglia legale per un contratto firmato dal cantante in cui era specificata una partnership per almeno 10 dischi. Il contratto fu sciolto a causa delle tattiche aggressive utilizzate da Appel che Springsteen non gradiva. Appel non riuscì ad uscirne vincitore, e perse il prestigio guadagnato nell'industria discografica.
  • Mike Appel (född 27 oktober, 1942)[1] är en amerikansk skivproducent mest känd för sitt engagemang i Bruce Springsteens tidiga karriär. Han var Springsteens manager under stora delar av 1970-talet och var medproducent på Springsteens tre första album, Greetings from Asbury Park NJ, The wild the Innocent and the E-street Shuffle och Born To Run. Appel och Springsteen avslutade sitt samarbete i domstol 28 maj 1977 efter att Springsteen insett att han skrivit på ett slavkontrakt som hindrade honom att ha kontroll över sin egen musik. Ny manager blev Jon Landau.
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  • Mike Appel (born October 27, 1942) is an American music industry manager and record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen. Appel was born in Flushing in Queens, New York, of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Jewish heritage and was raised Roman Catholic. His father was a successful real estate broker on Long Island. Appel began playing the guitar at age fourteen.
  • Fu rimpiazzato da Jon Landau, scatenando una dura battaglia legale per un contratto firmato dal cantante in cui era specificata una partnership per almeno 10 dischi. Il contratto fu sciolto a causa delle tattiche aggressive utilizzate da Appel che Springsteen non gradiva. Appel non riuscì ad uscirne vincitore, e perse il prestigio guadagnato nell'industria discografica.
  • Mike Appel (född 27 oktober, 1942)[1] är en amerikansk skivproducent mest känd för sitt engagemang i Bruce Springsteens tidiga karriär. Han var Springsteens manager under stora delar av 1970-talet och var medproducent på Springsteens tre första album, Greetings from Asbury Park NJ, The wild the Innocent and the E-street Shuffle och Born To Run.
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