Nebraska

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 74 available)

Annotation

Recorded in New Jersey on a Teac Tascam Series 144 4‐track cassette recorder.

Mastered at Atlantic Studios, by Dennis King
Mastering Consultants: Bob Ludwig (Masterdisk) and Steve Marcussen (Precision Lacquer)

© 1982 CBS. / ℗ Bruce Springsteen / Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS Inc.
© 1982 Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 9 399700 110395
Barcode (Scanned): 9399700110395
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 0151634 01 SMEA
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L681
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 6523
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 0151634 01 SMEA
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L681
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 6524
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 0151634 01 SMEA
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L681
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 651E

Annotation last modified on 2024-02-19 22:19 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Nebraska
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Nebraska (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
3.44:27
2Atlantic City
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 289)
recording of:
Atlantic City (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
is based on:
Fist Full of Dollars
3.83:54
3Mansion on the Hill
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Mansion on the Hill (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
44:03
4Johnny 99
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Johnny 99 (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
43:38
5Highway Patrolman
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Highway Patrolman (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
45:39
6State Trooper
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
State Trooper (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
is based on:
Living on the Edge of the World
33:15
7Used Cars
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Used Cars (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
43:06
8Open All Night
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Open All Night (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
is based on:
Living on the Edge of the World
is based on:
Wanda
4.52:53
9My Father’s House
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-05-25)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-05-25)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-05-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-05-25)
recording of:
My Father’s House (on 1982-05-25)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
3.55:03
10Reason to Believe
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
recording of:
Reason to Believe (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1981 until 1982)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
3.654:11

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Australia
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
manufactured by:Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02)
pressed at:SMEA (formerly named as ‘SONY MUSIC AUSTRALIA’ in disc matrices) in Huntingwood, New South Wales, Australia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13258601 [info]
discography entry:http://springsteencollection.altervista.org/nebraska.html [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Born in the U.S.A. (Electric Nebraska)
Open All Night
covers:Nebraska by Ryan Adams (US singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer & poet)
included in:Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen
Nebraska / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Nebraska / Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
Nebraska / Lucky Town / In Concert: MTV Plugged
Nebraska / The Ghost of Tom Joad
Nebraska / Tunnel of Love / The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984
The Collection 1973–84
The Complete Discography: The Studio Recordings 1973–1995
part of:David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Monkey Puzzle: 10 Favorite 80s Albums (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 43) (order: 43)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 130)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 150) (order: 150)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 150) (order: 150)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 224) (order: 224)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 226) (order: 226)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 509) (order: 510)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/27192 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Bruce-springsteen/Nebraska [info]
reviews:https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2025/bruce-springsteens-nebraska-82-expanded-edition-featuring-previously-unreleased-material-plus-a-blu-ray-full-album-performance-film-arrives-oct-17-via-sony-mu/ [info]
https://consequence.net/2025/09/bruce-springsteen-expansive-nebraska-box-set/ [info]
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/nebraska-springsteen-expanded-edition/ [info]
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-electric-nebraska-box-set-1235421364/ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bruce-springsteen/nebraska/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/14220/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-6672 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Nebraska/2786 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650804 [info]
Wikidata:Q852024 [info]
discography entry:http://famclair.free.fr/NebraskaAlbum.htm [info]
http://springsteencollection.altervista.org/nebraska.html [info]
https://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?cmd=list&category=album&f_date_main=1982-09-30 [info]