Bruce Springsteen, a new expanded version of “Nebraska”
Bruce Springsteen fans have a sacred graal, of which existence was also uncertain until recently: an electric version of “Nebraska“, The boss’s masterpiece which, before seeing the light in the form of the demo engraved at home, would have been engraved in the studio. His existence is legendary, and was repeatedly mentioned by Springsteen’s musicians and by the artist himself, other times denied. Only a few weeks ago, on the occasion of the release of the” Lost Album ” – in which of the”Electric Nebraska“There was no trace-Springsteen had said in an interview that did not exist, only to recall the journalist and say that yes, in the archives there is. This summer had leaked voices of a deluxe version of the album in conjunction with the exit of” Deliver me from Nowhere “, the bio-pic that tells the years in which Springsteen engraved” Nebraska “, taking inspiration from Warren Zanes book. Now there is the official.
This autumn The Springsteen “Nebraska” acoustic album will be explored in depth with the box “Nebraska ’82: expanded edition”, Which will be Published on October 17th From Sony Music, a few days before the release of the film. The box set will be available in the versions 4 LP + Blu-Ray and 4 CD + Blu-ray. The deluxe re -edition of “Nebraska” will include the legendary sessions “Electric Nebraska“With the musicians of the E Street Band, as well as other unpublished material, including Songs recorded by soloist excluded at the time of publication, and one live performance with the whole album, recently recorded in a theater – As the boss did in 2010 for “Darkness on the edge of Town”, reincided for the “The Promise” box
As anticipation of “Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition” is available from today, Thursday 4 September, a Trio version never published before “Born in the USA”, Originally written in the same period of” Nebraska “, with Bruce Springsteen accompanied by Max Weinberg And Garry Tallent It is recorded at the end of April 1982
Now, in a press release, the New Jersey singer -songwriter tells:
“We eliminated the keyboards and essentially played like a trio. It was a bit like punk rockabilly. We were trying to bring ‘Nebraska’ to the electric world”.
Beyond “Electric Nebraska” – which sees the participation of Tallent, Weinberg, Danny Federici, Roy Bittan and Stevie Van Zandt – The collection”Nebraska Outtakes“Risopre rarity of Springsteen, including other songs of the original home recordings of” Nebraska “(“Losin ‘Kind“,”Child Bride“,”Downbound Train“, The latter then resumed in” Born in the USA “) and traces taken from a 1982 solo session in the studio (“Gun in Every Home“,”On the prowl”). The real gem of the box risks being Complete performance of recently recorded “Nebraska”with the album played in sequence for the first time ever and filmed by Thom Zimny al Count Basie TheaterIn the New Jersey. About the operation to revisit the material forty years later, having never made a tour dedicated to “Nebraska”, Springsteen now tells:
“I believe that, playing these songs again to be filmed, their importance has struck me. I wrote many other narrative records, but there is something in that group of songs by” Nebraska “which contains a sort of magic”.
In a video Shared on his official social channels, Springsteen also explains: “Over the years I have been asked of ‘Electric Nebraska’, and I have always thought that the question was ridiculous. In the end, I redeemed in the archives and, look a little, here. This is what fans were waiting for. “He adds:”He shocked me as far as he played incredibly different From most of the other electrical things I had ever done ”. And he concludes:” The idea of the box was born when I made: ‘This is the only thing I have to do: record the album from start to finish, and shooting everything. We let Tom Zimny film him like a movie ‘. “
Meanwhile, Springsteen is engaged in the promotion of “Deliver me from Nowhere”, which has had its preview at the Telluride Festival, and which will arrive in the cinemas on October 23 (in Italy with the title “Springsteen: free me from nothing”), with Jeremy Allen White who plays it in the film.
“I think we had a very precise idea, Scott (Cooper, the screenwriter and director, editor’s note) had a very precise idea of what we would have tried to do. And, in the absence of a better term, he was an anti-biopic. It is not really a biopic. He takes only a couple of years of my life, when I was 31 and 32 years old, and considers them at a time when I made this record in particular, and in which I have crossed my moments life. and then I’m old and I don’t give a shit about what I do now. “
The biopic also sees Jeremy Strong in the role of Jon Landau, historical manager and confidant of Springsteen; Paul Walter Hauser as guitar coach Mike Batlan; Stephen Graham in those of Doug, Father of Springsteen; Odessa Young in the role of Faye, her love interest; Gaby Hoffman in that of Adele, mother of Springsteen; Marc Maron in the guise of Chuck Plotkin and David Krumholtz in those of Al Teller, Columbia Executive. The film will arrive in Italian theaters on 23 October 2025 and is produced by Scott Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vain, Eric Robinson and Scott Stuber. Tracey Landon, Jon Vein and Warren Zanes are executive producers.
Here is the tracklist of “Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition”:
Disc 1: Nebraska Outtakes
1. Born in the USA
2. Losin ‘Kind
3. Downbound Train
4. Child bride
5. Pink Cadillac
6. The big payback
7. Working on the Highway
8. On the prowl
9. Gun in Every Home
Disc 2: Electric Nebraska
1. Nebraska
2. Atlantic City
3. MANSION On the Hill
4. Johnny 99
5. Downbound Train
6. Open All Night
7. Born in the USA
8. Reason to Believe
Disc 3: Nebraska (count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ)
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 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 (Blu-ray): Nebraska (count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ)
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
