Springsteen Finally Releases Electric 'Nebraska,' and More

Fans have clamored for it for decades, and now it is here--as tie-in to upcoming movie. Plus a few cartoons.

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Just a quickie for this news break, and a few cartoons:

The Bruce gang at Columbiajust announced this morning that his long-hidden electric “band” version of his fabled low-hi “Nebraska” album will finally be released on October 17. It’s a kind of odd tie-in to the new bio-pic which focuses on his decision to NOT release the full-band version and instead do it himself at home with a four-track. Whatever. Here is the trailer for the release:

The package will also include a “making of” film and acoustic outtakes from the original album and, of course, a re-mastered version of that original.

And they have released the “Born in the USA” cut for “Nebraska” which was shelved at the time, see here:

From Tunes to Toons

From Ann Telnaes, a gallery from the “New Smithsonian”