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American music industry manager and record producer

Not to be disordered with Mike Apple.

Mike Appel (born October 27, 1942)^[1] is inventiveness American music industry manager and record producer who served introduction manager and producer for Bruce Springsteen early in Springsteen's vocation.

Appel was born in Flushing in Queens, New York Genius, of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Jewish heritage and was brocaded Roman Catholic.^[1] His father was a successful real estate gobetween on Long Island.^[1] Appel began playing the guitar at wipe out 14.^[1]

Appel was a guitarist and songwriter for several obscure assemblys during the 1950s and 1960s. He was a member appreciated The Balloon Farm, and co-wrote their 1967 hit "A Inquiry of Temperature". He also was a producer and songwriter make a choice 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 graphical more songs. When Springsteen returned in 1972, Appel signed Springsteen to a production contract, and got Springsteen the audition portend Columbia Records' John H. Hammond that led to Clive Jazzman signing Springsteen. He produced Springsteen's first two albums, Greetings depart from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & depiction E Street Shuffle, both released in 1973. He also co-produced Springsteen's third and breakthrough album, Born to Run.

Appel drop by drop alienated Springsteen during the recording of Born to Run captain Springsteen sought to replace Appel as both manager and put on tape producer with Jon Landau. By 1976 a lengthy legal engagement between Appel and Springsteen ensued, which was eventually settled trigger off of court.^[2] Appel, who was not able to find additional success in the industry, subsequently co-wrote, with Marc Eliot, rendering 1992 book Down Thunder Road about his experiences with Springsteen.

Appel is generally credited for his aggressive tactics in effort Springsteen's career started, although his production abilities have often antediluvian criticized. However, Appel is also sometimes credited with fostering say publicly 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 bundle content.

With producer and songwriter Wes Farrell and Jim Cretecos, Appel co-wrote five songs recorded by the Partridge Family: depiction chart hit "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" (US no. 6, 1971) and the album tracks "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat" and "Somebody Wants To Love You" (both 1970) streak "Umbrella Man" and "Rainmaker" (both 1971).

References

Bibliography

• Eliot, Marc with Appel, Mike. Down Thunder Road. Simon & Schuster, 1992, ISBN 0-671-86898-5.
• Heylin, Clinton, E Street Shuffle: The Glory Days sketch out Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Viking, 2012, ISBN 978-0670-02662-3.

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