Rock and a hard place

Came across this album cover earlier on the fantastic LP cover lover site. Hours of fun to be had there. Dickie was originally from Cabra. Back in the days when men were men and nobody looked twice if you hung around street corners in a purple roll-up sweater. I heard him being interviewed recently on Eamon Dunphy's radio show and he went to great efforts to make the distinction that he's from Cabra West (that'll be the newer part of the 'bra - i'm not sure if Fabra has made it that far) as opposed to older Cabra where this blog lives. In his day everyone looked out for everyone etc., etc., and he seems to have developed a healthy chip on his shoulder about it all. "Ah jaysis - them were the days and all but inanyways...." All the same, I can't imagine he's brought his fancy wheels around the old neighbourhood lately..


Here's a more recent album cover from the great man. I say recent, it looks like about 1974. More songs about cars and girls.. Dickie taught Springsteen everything he knows!