In the interviews related to Bruce Springsteen’s “Tracks II” box earlier in 2025, there was some discussion of the “Electric Nebraska” and the likelihood of an appearance in “Tracks III”. Instead, Sony has announced the release of a 5 disc (4CD 1 Blu-ray) “Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition” on 17th October 2025 via Sony Music. The set includes many never-before-heard and previously undiscovered recordings. Including The E Street Band’s fabled “Electric Nebraska” sessions and solo outtakes from the era, as well as a newly shot performance film of “Nebraska” in its entirety – and a 2025 remaster of the original album.
In addition to “Electric Nebraska” — which features Gary Tallent, Max Weinberg, Danny Federici, Roy Bittan and Stevie Van Zandt — the set’s collection of “Nebraska Outtakes” unearths Springsteen solo rarities including more songs from the original “Nebraska” home recordings (‘Losin’ Kind,’ ‘Child Bride,’ ‘Downbound Train’) and tracks from a one-off 1982 solo studio session (‘Gun In Every Home,’ ‘On the Prowl”). Also included is a present-day performance film of the “Nebraska” album – played in sequence for the first time ever and captured at New Jersey’s Count Basie Theatre by Thom Zimny. Having never toured behind “Nebraska,” Springsteen revisits the material more than 40 years later. “I think in playing these songs again to be filmed, their weight impressed upon me,” said Springsteen. “I’ve written a lot of other narrative records, but there’s just something about that batch of songs on ‘Nebraska’ that holds some sort of magic.”
You can pre-order “Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition” which also comes in a 4 LP variant, via this link and see the full track list below.
On 24th October 2025, one week after the release of “Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition,” the feature film “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” will arrive in cinemas, portraying Springsteen’s creative and personal journeys to the creation of “Nebraska.” Directed by Scott Cooper and adapted by Cooper from Warren Zanes’ “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the film stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen and Jeremy Strong as his longtime manager and producer Jon Landau, alongside Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Paul Walter Hauser, Gaby Hoffman, Marc Maron and David Krumholtz.
“Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition” is previewed today with a previously unreleased version of ‘Born in the U.S.A’ (which was originally written alongside “Nebraska”), featuring Springsteen backed by Weinberg and Tallent, in a trio rendition from late April 1982. “We threw out the keyboards and played basically as a three-piece,” Springsteen reflected. “It was kinda like punk rockabilly. We were trying to bring ‘Nebraska’ into the electric world.”
“Nebraska” Track Listing:
Disc 1: Nebraska Outtakes
1. Born in the U.S.A.
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 U.S.A.
8. Reason to Believe
Disc 3: Nebraska (Count Basie Theatre, 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 Theatre, 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
