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Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition

With the story behind Bruce Springsteen’s 'Nebraska' set to be explored by the feature film Deliver Me From Nowhere, 'Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition' gathers revelatory unheard material from this prolific period including the fabled 'Electric Nebraska' sessions with the E Street Band and solo home and studio recordings, joined by a 2025 remaster of the original album, plus a new performance film of all ten Nebraska songs played in sequence.

Springsteen’s 1982 acoustic masterwork is augmented by 17 contemporary recordings (15 previously unreleased) that were part of the groundswell of inspiration that shaped 'Nebraska' and share its haunting themes. Together, they expand our understanding of how this seminal album came to be and reflect the breadth of Springsteen’s creative intentions at a pivotal moment in his artistic development.


TRACK LISTING

Disc 1 - Solo Outtakes:
1. Born In The U.S.A. - Demo Version – 1982
2. Losin’ Kind – Nebraska Outtakes
3. Downbound Train – Nebraska Outtakes
4. Child Bride – Nebraska Outtakes
5. Pink Cadillac – Nebraska Outtakes
6. The Big Payback – Single B-side – 1982
7. Working On The Highway – Nebraska Outtakes
8. On The Prowl – Nebraska Outtakes
9. Gun In Every Home – Nebraska Outtakes

Disc 2 - Electric Nebraska:
1. Nebraska – Electric Nebraska
2. Atlantic City – Electric Nebraska
3. Mansion On The Hill – Electric Nebraska
4. Johnny 99 – Electric Nebraska
5. Downbound Train – Electric Nebraska
6. Open All Night – Electric Nebraska
7. Born In The U.S.A. – Electric Nebraska
8. Reason To Believe – Electric Nebraska

Disc 3 - Nebraska (Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ):
1. Nebraska – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
2. Atlantic City – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
3. Mansion On The Hill – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
4. Johnny 99 – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
5. Highway Patrolman – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
6. State Trooper – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
7. Used Cars – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
8. Open All Night – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
9. My Father’s House – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
10. Reason To Believe – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ

Disc 4 - 2025 Remaster:
1. Nebraska
2. Atlantic City
3. Mansion On The Hill
4. Johnny 99
5. Highway Patrolman
6. State Trooper
7. Used Cars
8. Open All Night
9. My Father’s House
10. Reason To Believe

Disc 5 - Nebraska (Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ) BLU-RAY

Bruce Springsteen

Nebraska

"There is an adage in the record business that a recording artist's demos of new songs often come off better than the more polished versions later worked up in a studio. But Bruce Springsteen was the first person to act on that theory, when he opted to release the demo versions of his latest songs, recorded with only acoustic or electric guitar, harmonica, and vocals, as his sixth album, Nebraska. It was really the content that dictated the approach, however. Nebraska's ten songs marked a departure for Springsteen, even as they took him farther down a road he'd already been traveling. Gradually, his songs became darker and more pessimistic, and those on Nebraska marked a new low. They also found him branching out into better developed stories. The title track was a first-person account of the killing spree of mass murderer Charlie Starkweather. (It can't have been coincidental that the same story was told in director Terrence Malick's 1973 film Badlands, also used as a Springsteen song title.) That song set the tone for a series of portraits of small-time criminals, desperate people, and those who loved them. Just as the recordings were unpolished, the songs themselves didn't seem quite finished; sometimes the same line turned up in two songs. But that only served to unify the album. Within the difficult times, however, there was hope, especially as the album went on. "Open All Night" was a Chuck Berry-style rocker, and the album closed with "Reason to Believe," a song whose hard-luck verses were belied by the chorus -- even if the singer couldn't understand what it was, "people find some reason to believe." Still, Nebraska was one of the most challenging albums ever released by a major star on a major record label." - All Music.


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