Bruce Springsteen, shown here in 1975, was on the verge of being dropped by his record label before the release of Born to Run. (Monty Fresco/Getty Images | Hulton Archive)Bruce Springsteen‘s groundbreaking album, Born to Run, came out 50 years ago this month, marking a turning point for rock and roll — and for Springsteen. Before he recorded that album, Springsteen’s record label, Columbia, was on the verge of dropping him because his first two albums, though critically acclaimed, had sold poorly. Bruce Springsteen to release seven new albums of unreleased material In June, Bruce Springsteen will put out a collection of previously unreleased music that dates back as far as four decades. And he heard a lot more potential in Billy Joel’s music than he did in Bruce Springsteen.