With the upcoming launch of Ship Me From Nowhere, the biopic chronicling the making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, there’s renewed curiosity within the long-rumored full-band model of the album, affectionately dubbed Electrical Nebraska by followers. Some had even hoped The Boss may shock launch the file to coincide with the movie’s premiere in October. In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Springsteen confirmed that the album does certainly exist — nevertheless it’s not in any accomplished kind.
At first Springsteen appeared to overlook that the file existed, telling Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene, “We tried to do a couple of songs with the band for a couple of minor electrical variations of ‘Nebraska,’ possibly one thing else, I’m unsure. However that file merely doesn’t exist. There is no such thing as a electrical Nebraska outdoors of what you hear us performing onstage.” Greene then reminded him that E Road Band members Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan had beforehand talked about operating by means of the songs, to which Springsteen responded, “I’ve no recollection of it, however I can let you know there’s nothing in our vault that might quantity to an electrical Nebraska.”
However after the interview Springsteen re-checked his vault and adopted up with Greene to verify that “there IS an electrical Nebraska file although it doesn’t have the complete album of songs.” Springsteen didn’t elaborate on any plans to launch the music — although maybe it might be included as a part of the forthcoming Tracks III?
