| STARKWEATHER - V1 | 1:09 | LM-1(17) / HNWB |
| STARKWEATHER - V2 | 1:05 | LM-1(18) / HNWB |
| STARKWEATHER - V3 take 1 | uncirculating | |
| STARKWEATHER - V4 take 2 | uncirculating | |
| STARKWEATHER - V5 take 3 | uncirculating | |
| STARKWEATHER - V6a take 4 m | 4:25 | LM-1(1) |
| NEBRASKA - V6b take 4 mix 1 | 4:25 | NEBRASKA / ESSENTIAL: 2003 |
| NEBRASKA - V6c take 4 mix 2 early fade | 4:25 | uncirculating |
| NEBRASKA - V6d take 4 mix 3 bad harp | 4:25 | uncirculating |
| NEBRASKA - V6e take 4 mix 4 glock | 4:25 | uncirculating |
| NEBRASKA - V6f stereo mix | 4:16 | NEBRASKA |
| NEBRASKA - V7 | 4:45 | NEBRASKA82: ELECTRIC |
Note: The first song recorded, and the first song in the final running order, for Nebraska. Listed as "Starkweather" in an early song line-up, the song is about the Charles Starkweather murder spree in the 1950s. V1 and V2 are takes of the introduction and first two lines, recorded in late 1981 at Springsteen's home in Colts Neck, NJ. Six takes were recorded during the Portastudio sessions December 17, 1981–January 3, 1982, including V6b take 4, the title track of the album. V6 above are alternate mixes. Mix #1 is complete, with a 12-string guitar. #2 fades early, #3 is noted as "bad harp no good". Take #4 is with glock. "Nebraska" was later recorded over three days at Power Station on April 27, 28 and 30, 1982; at least some of these recordings feature E Street Band accompaniment. V7 was recorded with the band on April 27, 1982 and officially released on Electric Nebraska.