BABY, LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
Alegra 9034 [T-095]
(1) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(2) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(3) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(4) Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); August 1, 1971 (evening)
(5) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(6) Finjan Club (Montreal, QU); July 2, 1962
Tracklist: (1) I Don't Believe You, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
(2) Talking World War III Blues, Girl From The North Country
(3) Baby Let Me Follow You Down
(4) Mr. Tambourine Man
(5) Restless Farewell, Times They Are A-Changin'
(6) Still A Fool, Rocks And Gravel, Quit Your Low Down Ways
rmd: Sound quality is generally not great.
NOTE: To be avoided. Almost half the material has been officially released, and the Quest and Finjan tracks are incomplete versions of tapes which circulate commonly in complete form, as well as superior sound quality. Several CDs recycling and reshuffling the same material, sometimes with slight variations, almost always with tracklist errors, have been issued.
BACK AT WOLFTRAP
QRecords 18/19 [T-545]
(1) Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA); August 23, 1997 (line)
(2) Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA); August 24, 1997 (line)
(3) Oakdale (Wallingford, CT); August 18, 1997
Tracklist: (1) Absolutely Sweet Marie, Man In The Long Black Coat, Tough Mama, Under The Red Sky, Silvio, Stone Walls And Steel Bars, Mr Tambourine Man, Memphis Blues Again, Blind Willie McTell,
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Like A Rolling Stone, Don't Think Twice, Alabama Getaway
(2) Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Roving Gambler, Cocaine Blues, Watching The River Flow
(3) It's All Over Now Baby Blue, This Wheel's On Fire
DEEP: A high-energy, charismatic and fun-filled show with some of the best Bob vocals you'll ever hear and a thrilling, sympathetic band that plays the hell out of everything, and plays it well. Well-rounded quality from the bottom up and clear, crisp vocals that will bring you to tears. The highest recommendation I can give is this: You wanna hear what Bob Dylan and his band sound like? This is how they sound.
rmd: This show sounds absolutely spectacular. The instruments are all clear and crisp, the vocals are up front where they should be, and the performance is dead on. The only criticism I have so far is that occasionally the levels will fluctuate momentarily, but this is a very small qualm.
BACK IN THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 1965
Bell Bottom 36 1D
Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, CA); September 3, 1965 (line)
Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, To Ramona, Gates Of Eden, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Desolation Row, Love Minus Zero, Mr. Tambourine Man, I Don't Believe You, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, From A Buick
Six, Maggie's Farm, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Like A Rolling Stone
BACK IN THE LAND OF KEROUAC
unidentified [auction] label 2CDR
Tsongas Arena (Lowell, MA); November 11, 2000
Tracklist: Duncan And Brady, Mr. Tambourine Man, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Tangled Up In Blue, Searching For A Soldier's Grave, Country Pie, God Knows, Memphis Blues Again, Not Dark Yet, Drifter's Escape, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Things Have Changed, Like A Rolling Stone, If Dogs Run Free, All Along The Watchtower, Don't Think Twice, Highway 61 Revisited, Blowin' In The Wind
BACK IN THE TRAP
Magic Mushroom 022/023/024/025 CDR
(1) Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA); August 23, 1997 (line)
(2) Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA); August 24, 1997 (line)
Tracklist: (1) Absolutely Sweet Marie, Man In The Long Black Coat, Under The Red Sky, Silvio, Stone Walls And Steel Bars, Mr. Tambourine Man, Tangled Up In Blue, Memphis Blues Again, Blind Willie McTell, Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, Like A Rolling Stone, Don't Think Twice, Alabama Getaway
(2) Absolutely Sweet Marie, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, Tough Mama, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Silvio, Roving Gambler, Tangled Up In Blue, Cocaine Blues, Watching The River Flow, Blind
Willie McTell, Highway 61 Revisted, Like A Rolling Stone, Forever Young, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
BAD SEGEBERG, GERMANY, JULY 14, 1981
unidentified label 2D
Freilichttheatre (Bad Segeberg, West Germany); July 14, 1981
Tracklist: Times They Are A-Changin', Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, Like A Rolling Stone, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, Maggie's Farm, Simple Twist Of Fate, Girl From The North Country, Ballad Of A Thin Man, In The Sumertime, Dead Man Dead Man, Let's Begin, Lenny Bruce, Slow Train, Mr. Tambourine Man, Solid Rock, Just Like A Woman, Heart Of Mine, What Can I Do For You, Jesus Is The One, Forever Young, When You Gonna Wake Up, In The Garden, Blowin' In The Wind, Don't Think Twice, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
BALLAD OF A BLUE POET
American Concert Series ACS 045 [T-194]
SNACK Benefit (San Francisco, CA); March 23, 1975
Tracklist: Introduction, Are You Ready For The Country, Ain't That A Lot Of Love, Looking For A Love, Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever, I Want You, The Weight, Helpless, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Will
The Circle Be Unbroken
BALLAD OF BOB AND JERRY
Stortebeker [T-037]
(1) JFK Stadium (Philadelphia, PA); July 10, 1987
(2) Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ); July 12, 1987
Tracklist: (1) Tangled Up In Blue, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Man Of Peace, Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, John Brown, Simple Twist Of Fate, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Memphis Blues Again, Chimes Of Freedom, Gotta Serve Somebody, Joey, All Along The Watchtower
(2) It's All Over Now Baby Blue, The Wicked Messenger
BANG FOR BUCKS
unidentified label 2D
(1) Irving Plaza (New York, NY); December 8, 1997
(2) live tracks 1992, 1998 from bobdylan.com
Tracklist: (1) Maggie's Farm, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, Cold Irons Bound, You're A Big Girl Now, Can't Wait, Silvio, Cocaine Blues, To Ramona, Tangled Up In Blue, White Dove, I And I, 'Til I Fell In Love With You, Highway 61 Revisited, Don't Think Twice, Love Sick, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
(2) Newry Highwayman (Belfast, 6/19/98); Friend Of The Devil (Nuremberg, 5/31/98); Shake Sugaree (Atlanta, 12/1/97); Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie (Hamburg, 6/12/98); Rank Strangers To Me (Rome, 7/5/98); The Times We've Known (New York City, 11/1/98); Idiot Wind (Minneapolis, 8/30/92)
NOTE: The Irving Plaza performance is presumably represented by the line recording, but this is not yet confirmed.
BANJO TAPE & TOWN HALL 1963
Yellow Dog 058 [T-452]
(1) Gerdes Folk City (New York, NY); February 8, 1963
(2) Town Hall (New York, NY); April 12, 1963
Tracklist: (1) Lonesome River Edge, Back Door Blues, Bob Dylan's Dream, You Can Get Her, Farewell, All Over You, Masters Of War, Instrumental, Keep Your Hands Off Her, Honey Babe, Goin' Back To
Rome, Stealin'
(2) Ramblin' Through The World, Bob Dylan's Dream, Tomorrow Is A Long Time, Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag, Masters Of War, Walls Of Red Wing, Hero Blues, Who Killed Davey Moore?, With God On Our Side.
DEEP: Very good sound on 12 full and abbreviated songs on the Banjo Tape, a very informal session. Lots of never recorded gems. The April 12 trax are found in better sound on the Capricorn
"In Concert 1963," though still good here. Some nice period photos of Bob. If you like the early stuff, you'll like this. Recommended.
BARCELONA
Q990626 2D
Palacio Municipale Des Esportes (Barcelona, Spain); April 22,
1999
Tracklist: Cocaine Blues, Mr. Tambourine Man, Masters Of War, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Mama You Been On My Mind, Tangled Up In Blue, One Too Many Mornings, Can't Wait, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight,
Memphis Blues Again, Not Dark Yet, Highway 61 Revisited, Love Sick, To Be Alone With You, Blowin' In The Wind, Like A Rolling Stone
BAREFOOT POETESS
Midnight Beat 086/087 2CD [T-579]
This Patti Smith includes as the two Dylan/Smith duets from the December 17, 1995 Electric Factory show in Philadelphia: "Dark Eyes" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." The principal content is a line recording of Smith's August 1, 1996 performance in Hamburg, Germany.
(bathed in a stream of) PURE HEAT
QRecords 17/18 [T-551]
Tracklist: (all 1997) Not Fade Away (Hartford, CT, 4/19); Pretty Peggy-O (Albany, NY, 4/18); You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Huntsville, AL, 5/3); Every Grain Of Sand (Bangor, ME, 4/9); Pledging My Time (Indiana, PA, 4/22); O Babe It Ain't No Lie (Durham, NH, 4/11); Friend of the Devil (Providence, RI, 4/17); John Brown (Northampton, MA); 4/15); Viola Lee Blues (Sapporo, Japan, 2/24); Roving Gambler (Hartford, CT, 4/19); Desolation Row (Moncton, NB, 4/5); Stone Walls And Steel Bars (Beverly Hills, CA, 5/21); Love
Minus Zero (Bangor, ME, 4/9); Wicked Messenger, Shooting Star (Indiana, PA, 4/22); Long Black Veil (Wheeling, WV, 4/28); Born In Time (Wayne, NJ, 4/13); You're A Big Girl Now (Providence, RI,
4/17); This Wheel's On Fire (West Long Branch, NJ, 4/20); Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Portland, ME, 4/10); My Back Pages (Utica, NY, 4/24)
DEEP: Flat out, this is easily the finest and most awe-inspiring compilation of Dylan performances ever assembled, bar none. Think of a dream show without the usuals, then think of the best performances of the rarely-played, the debuts and the one-off performances. Add to this top-notch quality which consistently
delivers from the opening track until the end with not a dud among them. Then, sequence them in a way that puts together a dream show so they flow together perfectly. The sum of what you get is a package that is a true testament to Bob Dylan's genius as an artist and a performer and establishes the current band as the finest and most versatile of all the ones he's worked with. The sheer magic of these Spring 1997 performances is incredible, from the vocals, the harp playing, the instrumentation, everything. The last track,
"My Back Pages" with Larry Campbell on violin, is a stunning and beautiful climax to a Holy Grail-like set of performances. Play this for your friends who aren't Dylan fans and don't be surprised if they become converts. This was obviously a labor of love for someone.
CDG: Generally acknowledged as one o the best Dylan live compilations.
BE MY GUEST
Blue Eyes 005 [T-564]
(1) Columbia Studio (Nashville, TN); February 17-18, 1969
(2) Columbia Studio A (New York, NY); May 1, 1970
(3) Music Hall (Boston, MA); November 21, 1975 (evening)
(4) Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO); May 16, 1975
(5) Martin Luther King Tribute (Washington, DC); January 20, 1986
(6) Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, CA); August 5, 1986
(7) Vorst Nationaal (Brussels, Belgium); October 7, 1987
(8) "One Irish Rover" (Athens, Greece); June 27, 1989
(9) Dundonald International Ice Bowl (Belfast, UK); February 6, 1991
(10) Brian Wilson session (Los Angeles, CA); January 1991
(11) "The Big Six-O" (Austin, TX); April 28, 1993
(12) Brixton Academy (London, UK); March 31, 1995
(13) Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (Cleveland, OH); September 2, 1995
(14) Electric Factory (Philadelphia, PA); December 15-17, 1995
(15) Ardent Studios (Memphis, TN); May 9-11, 1994
Tracklist: (1) One Too Many Mornings, Ring Of Fire (w/Johnny Cash)
(2) All I Have To Do Is Dream (w/George Harrison)
(3) Dark As A Dungeon (/Joan Baez)
(4) Deportees (w/Joan Baez)
(5) I Shall Be Released (w/Stevie Wonder, Peter, Paul and Mary, et al)
(6) I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (w/Tom Petty)
(7) Chimes Of Freedom w/(Roger McGuinn)
(8) One Irish Rover (w/Van Morrison)
(9) Tupelo Honey (w/Van Morrison)
(10) Spirit Of Rock And Roll (w/Brian Wilson)
(11) Pancho and Lefty
(12) I Shall Be Released, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (w/Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde, and Carole King)
(13) Forever Young (w/Bruce Springsteen)
(14) Dark Eyes (w/Patti Smith)
(15) My Blue-Eyed Jane (w/Emmylou Harris)
BEACON BLUES AGAIN
Wanted Man 068 [T-007]
(1) Beacon Theater (New York, NY); October 11, 1989
(2) Beacon Theater (New York, NY); October 12, 1989
(3) Beacon Theater (New York, NY); October 13, 1989
Tracklist: (1) Seeing The Real You At Last, I'll Remember You, It Takes A Lot To Laugh, Most Of The Time, Dead Man Dead Man
(2) What Good Am I, Man Of Peace, Queen Jane Approximately, Everything Is Broken, Masters Of War
(3) Precious Memories, Simple Twist Of Fate, Memphis Blues Again, Like A Rolling Stone
DEEP: A 14-track compilation from the 1988 Beacon residency presented in decent but not excellent quality. A well chosen selection of electric tracks, including some rarely played NET tunes. Some careless editing between tracks destroys any continuity, and Wanted Man has chosen not to list the dates for
each. Performances are standard for electric '89 material. All in all a rather average set. At least the disk is full.
BEECHER HOTEL TAPE #1
Reference Recording BDY 1CDR
(1) Minnesota Party Tape (Minneapolis, MN); May 24, 1961
(2) Minnesota Hotel Tape (Minneapolis, MN); December 22, 1961
Tracklist: (1) Ramblin' Round, Death Don't Have No Mercy, It's Hard To Be Blind, This Train Is Bound For Glory, Harp Blues, Talking Fish Blues, Pastures Of Plenty, Railroad Bill, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Man Of Constant Sorrow, Pretty Polly, Railroad Boy, James Alley Blues, Why'd You Cut My Hair?, This Land Is Your Land, Still A Fool, Wild Mountain Thyme, Howdido, Car Car, Don't You Push Me Down, Come See, I Want It Now, San Francisco Bay Blues, A Long Time A Growin', Devilish Mary
(2) See That My Grave is Kept Clean, Ramblin' Round, Black Cross
NOTE: Track order unverified.
BEECHER HOTEL TAPE #2
Reference Recording BDY 1CDR
Minnesota Hotel Tape (Minneapolis, MN); December 22, 1961
Tracklist: Candy Man, Baby Please Don't Go, Hard Times In New York, Stealin', Poor Lazarus, I Ain't Got No Home, It's Hard to Be Blind, Dink's Song, Man of Constant Sorrow, East Orange, Omie Wise, Wade
in the Water, I Was Young When I Left Home, In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Sally Gal, Gospel Plow, Long John, Cocaine, VD Waltz, VD Blues, VD City, VD Gunner's Blues
BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLOOD
Unbelievable UM 017/018 [T-233]
(1) Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); January 31, 1974 (evening)
(2) Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, CA); February 11, 1974 (afternoon)
(3) Berkeley Community Theater (Berkeley, CA); December 4, 1965
Tracklist: (1) Most Likely You Go Your Way, Lay Lady Lay, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, It Ain't Me Babe, Ballad Of A Thin Man; Stage Fright, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, King Harvest, When You Awake, Up On Cripple Creek; Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Times They Are A-Changin', Don't Think Twice, Gates Of Eden, Just Like A Woman, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding); Rag Mama Rag, This Wheel's On Fire
(2) The Weight, Forever Young, Highway 61 Revisited, Like A Rolling Stone
(3) Tombstone Blues, I Don't Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Long Distance Operator, It Ain't Me Babe, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Positively Fourth Street, Like A
Rolling Stone
BEFORE THE CRASH Vol 1
Music With Love 001 [T-234]
Royal Albert Hall (London, UK); May 27, 1966
Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around, Visions Of Johanna,
It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Desolation Row, Just Like A Woman, Mr
Tambourine Man
BEFORE THE CRASH Vol 2
Music With Love 002 [T-235]
Royal Albert Hall (London, UK); May 26, 1966
Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around, Visions Of Johanna,
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, One Too Many Mornings, Ballad Of A Thin
Man
BEFORE THE FLOOD AND AFTER THE FIRE
Luna 9318 [T-305]
(1) Studs Terkel's Wax Museum (Chicago, IL); April 26, 1963
(2) Billy Faier radio (New York, NY); October 1962
Tracklist: (1) Farewell, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Bob Dylan's
Dream, Boots Of Spanish Leather, John Brown, Who Killed Davey
Moore, Blowin' In The Wind
(2) Death Of Emmett Till, Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
EDLIS: A wonderful CD, highly recommended. A fine authentic
representative of an early radio program with Bob Dylan. The sound
is good for the music, but the voices chatting are not loud enough
and are sometimes indistinct.
BEGINNING TO HEAR VOICES
unidentified label 2CDR
Target Center (Minneapolis, MN); July 14, 2000
Tracklist: Duncan And Brady, The Times They Are A-Changin', Desolation Row, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Tangled Up In Blue, Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, Country Pie, If Not For You, All Along The Watchtower, I Don't Believe You, Cold Irons Bound, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat, Things Have Changed, Like A Rolling Stone, Girl From The North Country, Highway 61 Revisited, Blowin' In The Wind
BELGRAD '91
Red Sky 1004 [T-228]
Stadion FK Zemun (Belgrad, Yugoslavia); June 11, 1991
Tracklist: New Morning, Ballad of A Thin Man, All Along The
Watchtower, Shelter From The Storm, Gotta Serve Somebody, It's All
Over Now Baby Blue, Gates Of Eden, Don't Think Twice, Girl From The
North Country, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Just Like A Woman,
Shooting Star, One More Cup Of Coffee, Like A Rolling Stone,
Blowin' In The Wind
rmd: Pretty awful, despite the scarce "One More Cup Of
Coffee." A wretched performance on the whole. Sound quality
is fairly good, but a bit harsh. (DM)
BEST OF BOB DYLAN'S ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Imtrat 900.138 [T-292]
Bobfest (New York, NY); October 16, 1992
Tracklist: Like A Rolling Stone (John Mellencamp w/Al Kooper); Blowin' In The Wind (Stevie Wonder); Foot Of Pride (Lou Reed); Times They Are A-Changin' (Tracy Chapman); What Was It You Wanted (Willie Nelson); I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Kris Kristoffersen); Just Like A Woman (Richie Havens); Love Minus Zero (Eric Clapton); If Not For You, Absolutely Sweet Marie (George Harrison); Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers); Mr. Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers); It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob Dylan); All Along The Watchtower (Neil Young); Highway 61 Revisited (Johnny Winter)
NOTE: Superseded by official release.
BEST OF BRITISH
Doberman 267/268 2CDR
[1] (Glasgow, Scotland); September 17, 2000
[2] (Newcastle, UK); September 19, 2000
[3] (Portsmouth, UK); September 24, 2000
[4] (Portsmouth, UK); September 25, 2000
[5] (London, UK); October 5, 2000
[6] (London, UK); October 6, 2000
Tracklist: Hallelujah I'm Ready to Go [4]; Duncan And Brady [6]; Somebody Touched Me [3]; Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest [3]; Visions Of Johanna [4]; Song To Woody [6]; Delia [2]; Desolation Row [6]; Mama You Been On My Mind [3]; It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding [5]; Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall [4]; Fourth Time Around, If Dogs Run Free [5]; This World Can't Stand Long [1]; Gotta Serve Somebody [3]; Blind Willie McTell [6]; Tombstone Blues [5]; Can't Wait [3]; Standing In The Doorway [6]; Highlands [1]; Trying To Get To Heaven [5]; Cold Irons Bound [6]; Wicked Messenger [3]; Drifter's Escape [1]; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight [3]; Watching The River Flow, Everything Is Broken [4]; Things Have Changed [6]; "Thank You Great Britain" [5]
BEST OF THE BASEMENT TAPES
Darkside 005 1/2 2D
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: I Shall Be Released, Baby Won't You Be My Baby, Lo And Behold, People Get Ready, Tears Of Rage, Get Your Rocks Off, Please Mrs. Henry, One Man's Loss, Open The Door Homer, All You Have To Do is Dream, Mighty Quinn, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Bonnie Ship The Diamond, I Don't Hurt Anymore, Nothing Was Delivered, I'm Not There (1956), Under Control, Crash On The Levee, Baby Ain't That Fine, Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread, Don't You Try Me Now, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, This Wheel's On Fire, Million Dollar Bash, Big River, Belshazaar, Folsom Prison Blues, Apple Suckling Tree, Big Dog Won't You Please Come Home, Every Time I Come To Town, Going To Acapulco, Next Time On The Highway, Flight Of The Bumblebee, Odds And Ends, Bourbon Street, One For The Road, Tiny Montgomery, Hills Of Mexico, Cool Water, Clothes Line Saga, Tupelo, Silent Weekend, Don't Ya Tell Henry, I'm A Fool For You, Too Much Of Nothing, I'm Alright, You Ain't Going Nowhere, Sign On The Cross
BEST WISHES
Watchtower 005/6 [T-527]
(1) Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles, CA); June 7, 1978
(2) Ostseehalle (Kiel, Germany); May 17, 1994
(3) Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles, CA); June 7, 1978
Tracklist: (1) Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (inst), Love her With A
Feeling, Baby Stop Crying, Mr. Tambourine Man, Shelter From The
Storm, Love Minus Zero, Tangled Up In Blue, Ballad Of A Thin Man,
Maggie's Farm, Going Going Gone
(2) Girl From The North Country, Ballad Of A Thin Man
(3) You're A Big Girl Now, One More Cup Of Coffee, Blowin' In The
Wind, I Want You, Seņor, Masters of War, Just Like A Woman, Don't
Think Twice, Simple Twist Of Fate, Oh Sister, All Along The
Watchtower, All I Really Want To Do, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only
Bleeding), Forever Young, Times They Are A-Changin'
DEEP: While the sound is not upfront and in your face,
Dylan's vocals shine through very clear and the instruments are all
there, if not full-bodied. Dylan sings the drastically re-arranged
tunes them with a certain gusto and the band performs with equal
aplomb. If you can get by the flute and the saxes, there is much to
offer from this performance. Dylan's singing, phrasing, the guitar
playing, the back-up singers, blues, reggae backbeats are all on
fine display. But Watchtower drops (among others) the final two
tracks, substituting the closing songs from a 1994 show. Generic
cover design.
CDG: Not particularly recommended. The show is very nice,
but the sound quality isn't very good.
BETHLEHEM, PA 11/8/2000
unidentified [auction] label 2CDR
Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA); November 8, 2000
Tracklist: Duncan and Brady, Times They Are A-Changin', Desolation Row, Fourth Time Around, Tangled Up In Blue, Searching For A Soldier's Grave, Country Pie, Shelter From The Storm, Watching The River Flow, Tombstone Blues, Trying To Get To Heaven, Wicked Messenger, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat, Things Have Changed, Like A Rolling Stone, If Dogs Run Free, All Along The Watchtower, I Shall Be Released, Highway 61 Revisited, Blowin' In The Wind
BETTE DAVIS STYLE
no label NECZIM001/002 [T-615]
(1) NEC Arena (Birmingham, UK); June 24, 1998
(2) Wembley Arena (London, UK); June 27, 1998
Tracklist: (1) Gotta Serve Somebody, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here
With You, Cold Irons Bound, Born In Time, Silvio, Girl From The
North Country, John Brown, Mama You Bin On My Mind, Desolation Row,
Tangled Up In Blue, Knockin' On Heaven's Door (w/Van Morrison),
Highway 61 Revisited, Love Sick, Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35,
Blowin' In The Wind
(2) Gotta Serve Somebody, Man In The Long Black Coat, Cold Irons
Bound, Make You Feel My Love, Times They Are A-Changin', Tomorrow
Is A Long Time, Hard Rain, Forever Young, 'Til I Fell In Love With
You
DEEP: Simply fantastic collection in wonderful quality and
full of terrific performances. Not much more to be said about this
one - a real keeper with a superb selection of tracks. Hard to get
this one out of the player.
BETWEEN SAVED AND SHOT
Dandelion DL 105 [T-656]
(1) Shot Of Love worktape
(2) Shot Of Love outtakes
Tracklist: (1) Is It Worth It, High Away [Ah Ah Ah Ah], Hallelujah
[Yes Sir, No Sir], It's Magic, Child To Me, Wind Blowing On The
Water, All The Way Down, My Oriental Home, (We're Living On)
Borrowed Time, I Want You To Know I Love You, Rockin' Boat, Movin'
[Wait And See], Almost Persuaded, Don't Ever Take Yourself Away,
Mystery Train
(2) Heart Of Mine, Watered Down Love, Shot Of Love
DEEP: Newly circulating outtakes from March-May 1981,
presented in excellent quality. A very interesting listen with
(mainly) fully realized tunes and a couple of instrumentals.
Beautifully presented with a stunning cover, 12 page color, glossy
booklet and thoughtful essay. Not for everyone..... Crazy Joe said
it best, something to the effect of it being
"unessentially essential," or something like that.
rmd: A highly recommended set. Most of the tracks are only works-in-progress, with neither melody or lyrics entirely worked out, never meant for release in this form. Many of these unfinished songs show real promise. They are fascinating, and give a behind-the-scenes look at what went down in the studio at the time.
NOTE: Reportedly in better quality than the common circulating tape, but not as complete. A 2-CDR fan project with the same title circulates, and is probably more complete.
BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT
unidentified label 2D
Sportsground (Sydney, Australia); April 1, 1978
Tracklist:
NOTE: Unconfirmed listing.
BIG BOB & HOLDING COMPANY
no label HD-9603D [T-083]
(1) Prince's Trust (Hyde Park, UK); June 29, 1996 (line)
(2) Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (Cleveland, OH); September 2, 1995
(line)
(3) Frank Sinatra Tribute (Los Angeles, CA); November 19, 1995
(line)
Tracklist: (1) Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat, Just Like Tom Thumb's
Blues, Silvio, Positively Fourth Street, Highway 61 Revisited
(2) All Along The Watchtower, Just Like A Woman, Highway 61
Revisited, Seeing The Real You At Last, Forever Young (w/Bruce
Springsteen)
(3) Restless Farewell
DEEP: An outstanding Japanese release containing the
complete broadcast portion of Bob's set from the Prince's Trust
Concert in magnificent quality. Bob blisters through with unbridled
energy and clear, precise vocal flair. The quality is perfect and
Bob is in excellent voice. The R&R HOF trax are found in better
quality elsewhere, while the "Restless Farewell" on this
collection is in pristine, crystal clear quality. Unlike a lot of
Japanese releases, this one is stunning with gorgeous color covers
and interesting graphics.
ISIS: Recording quality is superb and Bob is in great form,
but of course nowhere near the complete Hyde Park show. A
collection of tracks better used as filler. A good disc if you
haven't already got most of the material elsewhere.
A BIRD'S NEST IN YOUR HAIR
Rattlesnake 006/007 2D
Earl's Court (London, UK); June 29, 1981
Tracklist: Come On In This House, It's Gonna Rain Again, Show Me
The Way, Saved By The Grace Of Your Love [Havis/Dennis/King]; Gotta
Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, Like A Rolling Stone; Till I Get
It Right [Regina Havis]; Man Gave Names To All The Animals,
Maggie's Farm, Simple Twist Of Fate, Dead Man Dead Man, Girl From
The North Country, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Slow Train; Walk Around
Heaven All Day [Carolyn Dennis]; Let's Begin (w/Clydie King), All
Along The Watchtower, Lenny Bruce, Mr. Tambourine Man, Solid Rock,
Just Like A Woman, In The Summertime, Masters Of War, Forever
Young, When You Gonna Wake Up?, In The Garden, Blowin' In The Wind,
Love Minus Zero, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
NOTE:Reportedly cloned from the fan project "London, England 6/29/81."
DEEP: A terrific addition to the well-documented Europe '81
tour, standing proudly alongside Avignon. A pretty amazing audience
recording that leaves nothing to the imagination, with upfront
vocals and distinct instrumentation, easily the finest '81 audience
recording of the '81 tour that I can recall. A tour de force
performance from Dylan and band, notable for Dylan's fervent
deliveries and vocal gymnastics. A real keeper, nicely
packaged.
rmd: A beautiful audience recording of a stunning show. Simply amazing stuff throughout; even the ordinarily lame stuff is redeemed. The audience is remarkably non-talkative. The artwork is also quite attractive.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND SEPT. 20, 2000
unidentified [auction] label 2CDR
(Birmingham, UK); September 20, 2000
Tracklist: I Am The Man Thomas, Times They Are A-Changin', It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), One Too Many Mornings, Tangled Up In Blue, Searching For A Soldier's Grave, Country Pie, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Down In The Flood, Trying To Get To Heaven, Cold Irons Bound, Leopardskin Pillxox Hat, Things Have Changed, Like A Rolling Stone, It Ain't Me Babe, Highway 61 Revisited, Forever Young, Everything Is Broken, Blowin' In The Wind
THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT 2000
unidentified [auction] label 2CDR
Donauarena (Regensburg, Germany); May 25, 2000
Tracklist: Duncan And Brady, Times They Are A-Changin', Desolation Row, Delia, Tangled Up In Blue, To Ramona, Country Pie, Positively Fourth Street, All Along The Watchtower, Make You Feel My Love, Drifter's Escape, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat, Love Sick, Like A Rolling Stone, Girl Of The North Country, Highway 61 Revisited, Don't Think Twice, Not Fade Away, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Blowin' In The Wind
NOTE: Issued in a CDR case without other packaging.
BITTERSWEET
Head 2CDR
(1) Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); January 31, 1974
(evening) (line)
(2) Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, CA); February 11, 1974
(afternoon) (line)
(3) Blood On The Tracks test pressing
Tracklist: (1) Most Likely You Go Your Way, Lay Lady Lay, Just Like
Tom Thumb's Blues, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, It Ain't Me Babe,
Ballad Of A Thin Man; Stage Fright, Night They Drove Old Dixie
Down, King Harvest, When You Awake, Up On Cripple Creek; All Along
The Watchtower, Ballad of Hollis Brown, Knockin' On Heaven's Door,
Times They Are A-Changin', Don't Think Twice, Gates Of Eden, Just
Like A Woman, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding); Rag Mama Rag,
This Wheel's On Fire, The Shape I'm In
(2) The Weight; Forever Young, Highway 61 Revisited, Like A Rolling
Stone, Maggie's Farm, Blowin' In The Wind
(3) You're A Big Girl Now, Idiot Wind, Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack
Of Hearts, If You See Her Say Hello
BLACKBUSHE
Wanted Man WMM 24/25/26 [T-295]
Blackbushe Aerodrome (Surrey, UK); July 15, 1978
Tracklist: My Back Pages (inst), Love Her With A Feeling, Baby Stop
Crying, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Shelter From The Storm, It's
All Over Now Baby Blue, Girl From The North Country, Ballad Of A
Thin Man, Maggie's Farm, Simple Twist Of Fate, Like A Rolling
Stone, I Shall Be Released, Is Your Love In Vain?, Where Are You
Tonight?, Change Is Gonna Come [Carolyn Dennis], Mr Tambourine Man
[Helena Springs], Long And Winding Road [JoAnn Harris],
Laissez-Faire [Steven Soles], Gates Of Eden, True Love Tends To
Forget, One More Cup Of Coffee, Blowin' In The Wind, I Want You,
Señor, Masters Of War, Just Like A Woman, To Ramona, Don't
Think Twice, All Along The Watchtower, All I Really Want To Do,
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Forever Young, Changing Of The
Guards, Times They Are A-Changin'
BLIND BOY GRUNT MEETS LUKE THE DRIFTER
no label 1CDR
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: Down On Me, Rock Salt And Nails, Stones That You Throw, People Get Ready, All You Have To Do Is Dream, Get Your Rocks Off, Quinn The Eskimo, Silent Weekend, Sign O Te Cross, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, All American Boy, Flight Of The Bumblebee, I'm A Fool For You, Big Flood, Every Time I Come To Town, I'm Your Teenage Prayer, You Win Again, Banks Of The Royal Canal
NOTE: Semiprofessional release offered for sale through internet auction sites. All tracks taken from "The Genuine Basement Tapes."
BLOOD & THUNDER
Junk 003 [T-607]
(1) State Fair Arena (Oklahoma City, OK); May 18, 1976 (line)
(2) Municipal Auditorium (San Antonio, TX); May 11, 1976 (line)
(3) Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO); May 23, 1976
(line)
Tracklist: (1) Maggie's Farm, Isis, Mozambique, One Too Many
Mornings, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, Shelter From The Storm, Oh
Sister, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Lay Lady Lay, I
Want You, Going Going Gone
(2) You're A Big Girl Now, Idiot Wind
(3) Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
DEEP: A complete and much improved recording of the Oklahoma
City soundboard tape, although not up to the standards we've come
to expect from boards these days. The sound, in fact, fits the
event, giving it a mangy kind of dust-bowl and tumbleweed type
vibe. The unique Desire sound is captured on stage, running
the gamut from the raunchy rock blues of "Maggie's Farm"
to the soul-searching, almost plaintive "Going Going
Gone," from the mystical sound of "Isisquot; to the
countrified and jaunty "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You
Go." Just listen..... oh, and the filler.
rmd: Highly, highly recommended. Not quite up to the
standard of "Hold The Fort (For What
It's Worth," the definitive 1976 disc, but a very close
second -- and several of the individual tracks are better!
BLOOD ON THE ACETATES
unidentified label 3D
This appears to be a CDR compilation, offered principally if not exclusively through Internet auction sites, including the first three volumes from the "Acetates On The Tracks" series, perhaps with one or more filler tracks from the fourth "Acetates" disc.
BLOOD ON THE BEACH
unidentified label 2D
(Virginia Beach, VA); July 13, 1999
Tracklist: Hallelujah I'm Ready To Go, Mr. Tambourine Man, Masters
Of War, Tangled Up In Blue, Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, All
Along The Watchtower, Just Like A Woman, Memphis Blues Again,
Trying To Get To Heaven, Highway 61 Revisited, Like A Rolling
Stone, Don't Think Twice; [duets w/Paul Simon] The Sound Of
Silence, That'll Be The Day, The Wanderer, Knockin' On Heaven's
Door
BLOOD ON THE OUTTRACKS
Magic Mushroom 002 1D
Columbia Records Studio A (New York, NY); September 1974
Tracklist: Tangled Up In Blue, You're A Big Girl Now, Idiot Wind, Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts, If You See Her Say Hello, Shelter From The Storm, Up To Me, Tangled Up In Blue, Call Letter Blues, Idiot Wind, If You See Her Say Hello
NOTE: Not recommended. This disc apparently compiles all of the circulating outtakes and alternate takes from BOTT, pirating most of its tracks from official releases.
BLOOD ON THE TAPES
Columbus COL 2-1070 [T-520]
Columbia Records Studio A (New York, NY); September 1974
Tracklist: If You See Her Say Hello, Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of
Hearts, Call Letter Blues, Idiot Wind, Tangled Up In Blue
[9/16/74]; You're A Big Girl Now, Shelter From the Storm [9/17/74];
If You See Her Say Hello, Tangled Up In Blue, Up To Me
[9/19/74]
DEEP: The 11 circulating BOTT outtakes all together
on one CD is certainly a welcome addition to anyone's collection.
Tastily compiled in the order they were recorded and presented in
official release quality (because most of the songs are pirated
from official releases, and the others are from the initial test
pressing). Although most Dylan fans will already own at least the
7 tracks on official releases, it's nice to have them all in one
place. A masterpiece in its own right, scraping buttons and all.
Perhaps come 1999, Sony will give us this and more on the 25th
anniversary bonus disks of "The Complete Blood on the
Tracks Sessions."
ISIS: The complete circulating outtakes, for the most part
in absolutely pristine quality. Brought together like this they
form a formidable body. The outtakes provide insight into the
development of the songs towards their final unsurpassable
incarnations. It's captivating to hear the sharp edge of pain
rising a little closer to the surface.
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS - NEW YORK SESSIONS
Scorpio 1CD [T-556]
Columbia Records Studio A (New York, NY); September 1974
Tracklist: Tangled Up In Blue, Simple Twist Of Fate, You're A Big
Girl Now, Idiot Wind, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go,
Meet Me In The Morning, Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts, If
You See Her Say Hello. Shelter From The Storm, Buckets Of Rain
DEEP: The legendary album as it was originally intended to
be heard. Carefully mastered off a clean, original test pressing,
it has never sounded better. This is a dynamic listening
experience; the only way to describe it is to say it's like
listening in 3-D, far superior to what was previously available. A
beautifully done package, including two rare and contemporaneous
photos gracing a booklet with the original, Grammy Award winning
Pete Hamill essay, plus some nice original artwork.
rmd: Great, stupendous, wonderful, magical, etc.
Only upon listening to this disc can one appreciate the original
BOTT. The sound is spectacular -- warm, crisp, clear, and
possessing a unity of "feel" which the
Biograph/Bootleg Series mixes do not.
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS - NEW YORK SESSIONS & Sound 80
Masters
unidentified label 1CD
(1) Columbia Records Studio A (New York, NY); September 1974
(2) Sound 80 Studios (Minneapolis, MN); December 1974 (half-speed
masters)
Tracklist: (1) Tangled Up In Blue, Simple Twist Of Fate, You're A
Big Girl Now, Idiot Wind, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You
Go, Meet Me In The Morning, Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts,
If You See Her Say Hello, Shelter From The Storm, Buckets Of
Rain
(2) Tangled Up In Blue, You're A Big Girl Now, Idiot Wind, If You
See Her Say Hello
DEEP: A reissue of sorts, with four Sound 80 Studios tracks
appended to the original NYC versions. The Sound 80 tracks - are
sourced from a half speed master and sound terrific. All the talk
about being mastered at the correct speed and pitch, well, you'll
have to decide for yourself. They do sound awfully true, though.
Packaging remains as originally issued, with a note on the added
tracks attached.
NOTE: This is perilously close to being a pirate edition of
BOTT with bonus tracks, omitting only one song from the
official release (although some of the official tracks are
represented by variant releases). Therefore, not
recommended.
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
Rock Live 028 [T-361]
(1)Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); January 31, 1974 (evening)
(line)
(2) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966 (line)
Tracklist: (1) Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Lay Lady Lay, Just Like
Tom Thumb's Blues, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, It Ain't Me
Babe
(2) Tell Me Momma, I Don't Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow You
Down, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat, Ballad Of A Thin Man
BLOWIN' IN THE WOOD
unidentified 2CDR
Norwegian Wood Festival (Oslo, Norway); July 6, 1998
Tracklist: All Along The Watchtower, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here
With You, Cold Irons Bound, Simple Twist Of Fate, Silvio, White
Dove, Mr. Tambourine Man, Masters Of War, Tangled Up In Blue, Make
You Feel My Love, Highway 61 Revisited, Forever Young, Love Sick,
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
CDG: High sound quality, capturing the "cold"
tone and timbre you often find at open air festivals.
BLOWN OUT ON THE TRAIL
Moontunes 019/20 [T-073]
(1) Jones Beach (Wantaugh, NY); June 30, 1988 (line)
(2) Bridge Benefit (Oakland, CA); December 4, 1988(line)
(3) New York State Fairgrounds (Syracuse, NY); August 31, 1988
Tracklist: (1) Subterranean Homesick Blues, Just Like Tom Thumb's
Blues, You're A Big Girl Now, Tangled Up In Blue, Masters Of War,
I Shall Be Released, Memphis Blues Again, Lakes Of Pontchartrain,
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Eileen Aroon, Boots of Spanish Leather,
Silvio, Gates of Eden, Like A Rolling Stone, The Times They Are A
Changin', All Along The Watchtower, Maggie's Farm
(2) San Francisco Bay Blues, Pretty Boy Floyd, With God On Our
Side, Girl From The North Country, Gates of Eden, Forever Young
(3) I'll Remember You, Every Grain Of Sand, Don't Think Twice, One
Too Many Mornings, Barbara Allen
DEEP: The Jones Beach performance is presented here in its
entirety (previous versions omitted two tracks). Dylan's
performance is on the money and the quality is excellent, with
vocals clear and upfront and the music nicely separated and
distinct. This one ranks right up there with the Radio City show.
For Dylan's exceptional Bridge Benefit performance, the board
quality is somewhat disappointing, although very good and
thoroughly listenable. Nevertheless, the performances here are all
on the money. Some very well chosen tracks from Syracuse complete
the set: Nice quality, too. Full disks, beautiful color artwork,
overall good sound and rare performances add up to a real keeper.
Highly recommended.
CDG: Excellent soundboard tape of an excellent show. The
filler is very good too.
BLUE EYED BOSTON BOY
Razor's Edge 012/013 [T-400]
(1) Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA); October 8, 1994
(2) Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA); October 9, 1994
(3) Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY); October 20, 1994
Tracklist: (1) Jokerman, All Along The Watchtower, Queen Jane
Approximately, Tangled Up In Blue, Most Likely You Go Your Way,
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Masters Of War, Don't Think
Twice, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Highway 61 Revisited, In the
Garden, Maggie's Farm, Ballad Of A Thin Man, It Ain't Me Babe
(2) You're A Big Girl Now, One Too Many Mornings, Two Soldiers
(3) Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Highway 61 Revisited
(w/Springsteen and Young)
DEEP: One of the best releases of 1995.
rmd: Breathtaking! The performance is inspired and serves
as a great indication of exactly what Dylan was up to in late 94.
The quality is crystal clear and Bob's delicate vocals are up front
and handled with care. The setlist is remarkable, and the filler is
great. They don't get much better than this.
BOB & JERRY
BAJ 1 3CD [T-034]
(1) Robert F. Kennedy Stadium (Washington, DC); June 25, 1995
(2) Warfield Theater (San Francisco, CA); November 16, 1980
Tracklist: (1) Drifter's Escape, Watching The River Flow, All
Along The Watchtower, Simple Twist Of Fate, Silvio, Mama You Been
On My Mind, Desolation Row, One Too Many Mornings, Maggie's Farm,
What Good Am I, Like A Rolling Stone, It Takes A Lot To Laugh,
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
(2) Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, Like A Rolling Stone,
Keep On Falling In Love, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, To
Ramona, Walking Around Heaven All Day, Abraham Martin And John,
Let's Keep It Between Us, Mary From The Wild Moor, Covenant Woman,
Solid Rock, Just Like A Woman, Señor, Simple Twist Of Fate,
The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
DEEP: An attempt to package Jerry's first and last
appearances with Bob in one set. The RFK show has been released
elsewhere, so all I'll add is that the quality here is even better,
the sound being a tad crisper and brighter on the high ends w/a bit
less of an audience recording feel. The other half presents the
whole show from the Warfield, Jerry's first guest appearance w/Bob.
It's an average audience recording with the sound a bit hollow and
flat, though listenable. I don't think this will see much time in
my player, since half of this show is available as a soundboard in
damned good quality and includes all of Garcia's guest slot. Still,
a nice document to have and the only place to get the '80 show in
its entirety. Once again, too, the RFK is special.
CDG: The 1995 show is in wonderful sound quality. The 1980
one is just decent, though I prefer this complete audience tape to
the incomplete soundboard that is more commonly available.
BOB DYLAN
Concert Series 003 [T-094]
(1) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(2) Madison Square Garden/Concert For Bangladesh (New York, NY);
July 31, 1971
(3) probably Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(4) Freewheelin' Bob Dylan sessions (New York, NY); April-
November 1962
Tracklist: (1) Like A Rolling Stone
(2) Just Like A Woman, Blowin' In The Wind
(3) Baby Let Me Follow You Down
(4) Baby Please Don't Go, Corrina Corrina, Mixed Up Confusion,
Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Let Me Die In My Footsteps, That's Alright
Mama
BOB DYLAN
Rainbow [T-275]
(1) Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); August 1, 1971
(evening)
(2) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(3) Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); August 1, 1971
(evening)
(4) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
Tracklist: (1) Blowin' In The Wind, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
(2) Girl From The North Country, Times They Are A-Changin', Talking
World War III Blues
(3) Just Like A Woman
(4) Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat, Like A Rolling Stone, I Don't Believe
You, Ballad Of A Thin Man
CDG: Widely and now mostly legitimately available material,
placed in a ludicrous sequence in order to mislead potential
buyers.
BOB DYLAN AND THE NEVER ENDING TOUR BAND
P-Records 910053/54 [T-411]
(1) Le Zenith (Paris, France); February 23, 1993
(2) Centre Sportif (Petange, Luxembourg); February 21, 1993
Tracklist: (1) Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
(2) If Not For You, All Along The Watchtower, Tangled Up In Blue,
Shelter From the Storm, Memphis Blues Again, It Takes A Lot To
Laugh, Tomorrow Night, Jim Jones, Mr. Tambourine Man, It's All Over
Now Baby Blue, Cat's In The Well, I And I, Knockin' On Heaven's
Door, Highway 61 Revisited, What Good Am I?, It Ain't Me Babe
DEEP: What first appeared as a rather pedestrian set on
sight ended up being a very, very enjoyable listen. Dylan sounds
focused and committed at this show, and the band is as good as
ever. Quality, is excellent, vocals and instruments in the fore.
I highly recommend it!!
NOTE: This CD set also reportedly includes a performance of
"Watching The River Flow" from an unidentified show.
BOB DYLAN AT TOWN HALL -- THE COMPLETE CONCERT
no label 1CDR
(1) Town Hall (New York, NY); April 12, 1963
(2) Carnegie Hall (New York, NY); October 26, 1963
(3) Town Hall (New York, NY); April 12, 1963
(4) Blonde On Blonde session (Nashville, TN); February 15,
1966
(5) from a British radio commercial, reportedly 1963
Tracklist: (1) Rambling Down Through the World, Bob Dylan's Dream,
All Over You, Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag, Masters Of War, Walls Of
Redwing, Hero Blues, Who Killed Davey Moore?, With God On Our Side,
Dusty Old Fairgrounds
(2) Seven Curses
(3) John Brown, You've Been Hiding Too Long, Tomorrow Is A Long
Time, Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
(4) Keep It With Mine
(5) With God On Our Side (fragment)
NOTE: This CD does not contain the complete Town Hall
concert; although it includes all the commonly circulating tracks,
it omits "Hard Rain" and "Hollis Brown."
rmd: A waste of money. The concert is not in sequence; the
sources vary from good to indifferent quality, and are often
clipped; and the liner notes are nonexistent. (GL)
BOB DYLAN DOES THE BIG APPLE
CIB Archives 06/07 [T-568]
(1) Madison Square Garden/The Theater (New York, NY) January 18,
1998
(2) Madison Square Garden/The Theater (New York, NY) January 16,
1998
(3) Madison Square Garden/The Theater (New York, NY) January 20,
1998
(4) Madison Square Garden/The Theater (New York, NY) January 17,
1998
Tracklist: (1) Absolutely Sweet Marie, I Want You, You're A Big
Girl Now, Desolation Row, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Knockin' On
Heaven's Door
(2) Just Like A Woman
(3) Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, Born In Time, Hard
Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Positively Fourth Street
(4) Señor, Not Dark Yet, Tomorrow Is A Long Time, Lonesome
Death Of Hattie Carroll, Tangled Up In Blue, Million Miles, Tears
of Rage, Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, Like A Rolling Stone, Forever
Young, Love Sick, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
DEEP: Recording quality is consistently good throughout the
four shows. In my estimation, the recording seems to improve with
each listen - the vocals, most importantly, are upfront and full of
the rasp, roar and tender touches that need to be heard to fully
appreciate Bob's singing. The instrumentation is well balanced and
clearly defined. A real treat to listen to - warm, smooth and cozy
with not a hint of harshness. Mention must be made of the first
class packaging - the front cover pic of the whole band on stage
is brilliant and graphics are top notch. Other pics of Times Square
with Bob on the big screen and the New York City skyline with the
Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground add a touch more class to an
already top-notch release.
BOB DYLAN IS THE ONE
Rock Rebel 07/08 2CDR
National Exhibition Centre (Birmingham, UK); July 5, 1981
Tracklist: Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe in You, Like A Rolling
Stone, 'Til I Get It Right [not Dylan], Man Gave Names To All The
Animals, Maggie's Farm, Girl From the North Country, Ballad Of A
Thin Man, Simple Twist Of Fate, Watered Down Love, Slow Train,
Lenny Bruce, Mr. Tambourine Man, Solid Rock, Just Like A Woman,
Heart Of Mine, What Can I Do For You, Masters Of War, When You
Gonna Wake Up, In The Garden, City Of Gold, It Ain't Me Babe,
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
rmd: A very nice performance in very good sound quality;
typical 1981 setlist except for the year's only "City Of
Gold." Wonderful artwork.
BOB DYLAN LIVE
TDM 32 [T-276]
(1) Concert For Bangla Desh
(2) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(3) Concert For Bangla Desh
(4) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(5) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(6) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(1) Just Like A Woman
(2) The Times They Are A-Changin'
(3) Blowin' In The Wind
(4) Ballad Of A Thin Man
(5) Girl From The North Country, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
(6)
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Like A Rolling Stone
NOTE: To be avoided. Two tracks pirated from an
official release, three superseded by an official release, plus an
incomplete version of a common tape. Later cloned as "Greatest Hits / Live."
EDLIS: A short CD of music widely available elsewhere,
placed in a ludicrous order to mislead potential buyers.
BOB DYLAN LIVE
Mainline SW 70 [T-427]
Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
Tracklist; Tell Me Momma, I Don't Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow
You Down, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat,
One Too Many Mornings, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Like A Rolling
Stone
Superseded by official release.
BOB DYLAN LIVE
DV More 5844 [T-093]
Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 7, 1965
Tracklist: Love Minus Zero, To Ramona, It Ain't Me Babe, She
Belongs To Me, Mr. Tambourine Man, With God On Our Side, Talking
World War III Blues, All I Really Want To Do, Don't Think Twice, If
You Gotta Go, Gates Of Eden, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
BOB DYLAN LIVE
DV More 5506 [T-151]
(1) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(2) Forest Hills (New York, NY); August 17, 1963 (w/Joan Baez)
(3) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(4) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
Tracklist: (1) Times They Are A-Changin'
(2) Troubled And I Don't Know Why
(3) Talkin' World War III Blues, Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll,
Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Restless Farewell
(4) Like A Rolling Stone, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Just Like Tom
Thumb's Blues, Tell Me Momma
BOB DYLAN LIVE
Gulp 1789 1CD
(1) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
(2) Forest Hills (New York, NY); August 17, 1963 (w/Joan Baez)
(3) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(4) Quest TV broadcast (Toronto, ON); February 1, 1964
Tracklist: (1) Talking World War III Blues, Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Times They Are A-Changin'
(2) Blowin' In The Wind
(3) Tell Me Momma, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Like A Rolling Stone
(4) Restless Farewell, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
NOTE: The CD packaging includes many conspicuous errors, including several track identifications. This disc appears to be one of several variations of the DV More "Bob Dylan Live" [T-151]; and the track listed as "Blowin' In The Wind" may well be " Troubled And I Don't Know Why." Although the disc was supposedly issued in 1993 (claiming to be of Italian origin), it apparently does not have a T-number. . A stock of the disc seems to havbe turned up in the spring of 2000, when copies were offered through several internet auction sites.
BOB DYLAN MEETS GEORGE HARRISON AND JOHNNY CASH
Living Legend 081 [T-126]
(1) Columbia Records Studio B (New York, NY); May 1, 1970
(2) Columbia Records Studio (Nashville, TN); February 17-18,
1969
Tracklist: (1) Song To Woody, Mama You Been On My Mind, Don't Think
Twice [inst], Yesterday, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Da Doo Ron
Ron, One Too Many Mornings [inst], One Too Many Mornings.
(2)
Good Ol' Mountain Dew, I Still Miss Someone, Careless Love,
Matchbox, Big River, That's All Right Mama, I Walk The Line, You
Are My Sunshine
Replicates a vinyl boot of the same name.
BOB DYLAN 1965 REVISITED
Great Dane Records CD9419 14 CD box [T-480]
DISK ONE
(1) Bringing It All Back Home sessions (New York, NY);
January 13-15, 1965
(2) Hawks session (New York, NY); January 27, 1966
(3) Les Crane Show (New York, NY); February 17, 1965
Tracklist: (1) I'll Keep It With Mine, It's All Over Now Baby Blue,
Subterranean Homesick Blues, Farewell Angelina, You Don't Have To
Do That, She Belongs To Me, Love Minus Zero, If You Gotta Go Go
Now, If You Gotta Go Go Now, If You Gotta Go Go Now, If You Gotta
Go Go Now.
(2) I'll Keep It With Mine (instr.)
(3) It's All Over Now Baby Blue, interview, It's Alright Ma (I'm
Only Bleeding)
DEEP: Quality is excellent throughout, comparing favorably
to other unofficial releases, except the official ones, of course.
Fine quality sound on the Crane performances and interview.
DISK TWO
Civic Auditorium (Santa Monica, CA); March 27, 1965
Tracklist: To Ramona, Gates Of Eden, If You Gotta Go Go Now, It's
Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Love Minus Zero/No Limit, Mr
Tambourine Man, Don't Think Twice, With God On Our Side, She
Belongs To Me, It Ain't Me Babe, The Lonesome Death Of Hattie
Carroll, All I Really Want To Do, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
DEEP: 13 tracks cloned from "Songs That Made Him Famous"
(which had 5 bonus trax). Sound quality is listenable but annoying.
I know the historians will say any Dylan 1965 show on tape is
important, but it is the standard show/setlist, and the Manchester
Trade Hall is much better.
DISK THREE
(1) City Hall (Sheffield, UK); April 30, 1965
(2) Don't Look Back soundtrack
(3) Levy's Recording Studio (London, UK); May 12, 1965
Tracklist: (1) The Times They Are A-Changin', To Ramona, Gates Of
Eden, If You Gotta Go Go Now, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding),
Love Minus Zero.
(2) The Times They Are A-Changin', To Ramona (Sheffield. 4/30);
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Leicester, 5/2); Lost Highway,
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Savoy Hotel, 5/3-4); Little Things
(Newcastle hotel, 5/6); Don't Think Twice (Newcastle, 5/6); It's
All Over Now Baby Blue (Savoy Hotel, 5/8); instrumental
improvisation, The Times They Are A-Changin', Talkin' World War III
Blues, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Gates Of Eden; Love
Minus Zero, All I Really Wanna Do (London, 5/9)
(3) Miami Sales Message, If You Gotta Go Go Now
DEEP: Sheffield is lame quality, distant, historical
significance be damned. The rest of the disk contains
interviews/press conferences from the 1965 tour and the complete
live and backstage performances found in Don't Look Back,
all in excellent quality. Great to have it all in one place and in
such good quality.
DISK FOUR
Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 7, 1965
Tracklist: The Times They Are A-Changin, To Ramona, Gates Of Eden,
If You Gotta Go Go Now, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Love
Minus Zero/No Limit, Mr Tambourine Man, Talking World War III
Blues, Don't Think Twice, With God On Our Side, She Belongs To Me,
It Ain't Me Babe, The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, All I
Really Want To Do, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
DEEP: Absolutely essential show, available on several other
releases in comparable, perhaps identical sound. If you don't get
this box, do grab one of the other disks. The definitive '65
acoustic Dylan best quality available.
DISK FIVE
Royal Albert Hall (London, UK); May 9, 1965
Tracklist: The Times They Are A-Changin, To Ramona, Gates Of Eden,
If You Gotta Go Go Now, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Love
Minus Zero/No Limit, Mr Tambourine Man, Talking World War III
Blues, Don't Think Twice, With God On Our Side, She Belongs To Me,
It Ain't Me Babe, The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, All I
Really Want To Do, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
DEEP: Same setlist as Manchester, but in barely listenable
quality. More a curiosity piece.
DISK SIX
BBC TV (London, UK); June 1, 1965
Tracklist: Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Mr Tambourine Man, Gates Of
Eden, If You Gotta Go Go Now, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,
It Ain't Me Babe, Love Minus Zero, One Too Many Mornings, Boots Of
Spanish Leather, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), She Belongs
To Me, It's All Over Now Baby Blue.
DEEP: A great performance previously available on "The Circus Is In Town";
while the sound qaulity differs, it is hard to say which is better.
The sound on here has a bit more hiss but appears more natural.
Anyway, you need to have one or the other, if not a tape.
DISK SEVEN
Highway 61 Revisited sessions (New York, NY); June 15 - July
31, 1965
Tracklist: Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence (mono), Sitting On A
Barbed Wire Fence (stereo), Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence (stereo
acetate), Phantom Engineer (mono), Phantom Engineer (stereo
acetate), Phantom Engineer (stereo), Like A Rolling Stone (stereo);
Like A Rolling Stone (mono), Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
(mono), Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (mono), Positively
4th Street (mono), It Takes A Lot To Laugh (mono), Tombstone Blues
(mono), From A Buick 6, From A Buick 6, From A Buick 6 (3:12)
DEEP: Mono, stereo, and/or acetate versions of familiar
material. A few of the acetate versions sound the same as the mono
and/or stereo mixes, so you are sometimes getting the same take
from a different source. Quality is excellent throughout. Many of
these versions are found on other releases. A worthwhile disk,
though I find it hard listening to 4 takes of a song in succession.
DISK EIGHT
(1) Highway 61 Revisited sessions (New York, NY); August 2,
1965
(2) Newport Folk Festival (Newport, RI); July 24-25, 1965
Tracklist: (1) Desolation Row, Queen Jane Approximately, Highway 61
Revisited, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Just Like Tom Thumb's
Blues
(2) All I Really Want To Do, Maggie's Farm, Like A Rolling Stone,
Phantom Engineer, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Mr. Tambourine
Man
DEEP: Five excellent quality mono mixes available elsewhere.
Quality here is excellent; "Desolation Row" is markedly
different in this incarnation and has to be heard. So exhaustively
reviewed I won't bother to comment other than to say that the
quality here is up to snuff, which is to say very, very, good.
DISK NINE
Forest Hills (New York, NY); August 28, 1965
Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, To Ramona, Gates Of Eden, It's All
Over Now Baby Blue, Desolation Row, Love Minus Zero/No Limit, Mr.
Tambourine Man, Tombstone Blues, I Don't Believe You, Just Like Tom
Thumb's Blues
DEEP: I call this the curiosity piece of this set, much like
the Elephant Man's bones. Cool to check out once or twice, but
beyond that not very fulfilling. Quality is dire, though I hesitate
to say unlistenable. The sound is really bad and hard to enjoy, so
let's put it in the "historical significance only"
category.
DISK TEN
(1) Forest Hills (New York, NY); August 28, 1965
(2) Hawks sessions (New York, NY); October 5 - November 30,
1965
Tracklist: (1) From A Buick Six, Maggie's Farm, It Ain't Me Babe,
Ballad Of A Thin Man, Like A Rolling Stone
(2) Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window, Can You Please Crawl Out
Your Window, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Jet Pilot, Medicine Sunday,
Number One, Freeze Out
DEEP: The Hawks sessions are in excellent quality, with
multiple takes and variant mixes, same quality to these ears as
what is previously been available. Disk ten is a winner.
DISKS ELEVEN & TWELVE
(1) Allen Stone interview (Detroit, MI); October 24, 1965
(2)
Nat Hentoff (unpublished) Playboy interview (New York, NY);
October or November 1965
DEEP: Excellent quality interviews, revealing, playful, fun
to listen to, no doubt. As cool as these are, how often are you
gonna play 'em? A good listen, once, but better to have it
in print to refer back to for specific quotes.
DISK THIRTEEN
(1) KQED Studios Press Conference (San Francisco, CA); December 3,
1965
(2) Berkeley Community Theater (Berkeley, CA); December 4, 1965
Tracklist: (1) press conference
(2) Tombstone Blues, I Don't Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow You
Down
DISK FOURTEEN
(1) Berkeley Community Theater (Berkeley, CA); December 4, 1965
(2) Columbia press conference (Los Angeles, CA); December 16,
1965
Tracklist: (1) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Long Distance Operator,
It Ain't Me Babe, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Positively Fourth Street,
Like A Rolling Stone
(2) press conference
DEEP: The press conferences are hilarious, vintage BD. Play
it for your friends!! The classic tape from December 4is not great
quality, but oh so listenable; to my ears the same quality as found
on "Long Distance
Operator." The Hawks cook up a sizzling brew, white hot
flame on top of BDs scorching vocals. The press conferences serve
as nice bookends to the show.
DEEP: So, is it worth it you ask? Most of this material is
available on other CDs in the same quality. Granted, there are a
few takes of some outtakes which may appear here for the first
time, but the "first-time on CD" release of Forest Hills,
RAH '65, Newcastle '65 does not warrant the investment when you
consider the quality. The interviews are cool also but can be just
as enjoyable on tape. On the other hand, if you have nothing and
want to get started, this would not be a bad place. Another factor
in your decision might be whether or not you can get this material
on tape from someone. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the fine
packaging job on the set. Each disk individually packaged in its
own jewel case, some double slim lines. Large format 12x12 booklet
with source information (how accurate it is I've yet to check) and
nice photographs, all previously published. A fine overall job, yet
I really believe a 10CD box with the interviews transcribed would
have been better and more affordable.
AMG: A gift to Dylan archaeologists from enterprising
bootleggers, 14 CDs' worth. The results are imposing, to say the
least, as is the price. Nevertheless, extremely worthwhile.
THE BOB DYLAN REFERENCE (WITH FRIENDS) Vol 1
LSD Records 152.058 1D
Bobfest (New York, NY); October 12, 1992
Tracklist: Like A Rolling Stone (John Mellencamp w/Al Kooper); Blowin' In The Wind (Stevie Wonder); I Want You (Sophie B. Hawkins); I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Kris Kristoffersen);
Times They Are A-Changin' (Tracy Chapman); It Ain't Me Babe (Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash); What Was It You Wanted (Willie Nelson); Masters Of War (Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready); Highway 61 Revisited (Johnny Winter); Seven Days (Ron Wood); Just Like A Woman (Richie Havens)
THE BOB DYLAN REFERENCE (WITH FRIENDS) Vol 2
LSD Records 152.059 1D
Bobfest (New York, NY); October 12, 1992
Tracklist: When The Ship Comes In (Clancy Brothers), Rainy Day
Women #12 & 35 (Tom Petty), I Shall Be Released (Chrissie
Hynde), Emotionally Yours (O'Jays), When I Paint My Masterpiece
(The Band), You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Rosanne Cash/Mary Chapin
Carpenter/Shawn Colvin), All Along The Watchtower (Neil Young), Mr.
Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn/Tom Petty), Song To Woody, It's
Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob Dylan)
THE BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE
Rockdreams 3CD [T-254]
Bobfest (New York, NY); October 16, 1992
Tracklist: Like A Rolling Stone, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat (John
Mellencamp w/Al Kooper); Blowin' In The Wind (Stevie Wonder);
Wanted Man (George Thorogood); I Want You (Sophie B. Hawkins); Foot
Of Pride (Lou Reed); Masters Of War (Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready);
Times They Are A-Changin' (Tracy Chapman); It Ain't Me Babe (Johnny
Cash & June Carter Cash); What Was It You Wanted (Willie Nelson);
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Kris Kristoffersen); Highway 61
Revisited (Johnny Winter); Seven Days (Ron Wood); Just Like A Woman
(Richie Havens); When The Ship Comes In (Clancy Brothers); War
(Sinead O'Connor); Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, All Along The
Watchtower (Neil Young); I Shall Be Released (Chrissie Hynde); Love
Minus Zero, Don't Think Twice (Eric Clapton); Emotionally Yours
(O'Jays); When I Paint My Masterpiece (The Band); You Ain't Going
Nowhere (Rosanne Cash/Mary Chapin Carpenter/Shawn Colvin); If Not
For You, Absolutely Sweet Marie (George Harrison); License To Kill,
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers);
Mr. Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn/Tom Petty & The
Heartbreakers); Song To Woody, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
(Bob Dylan); My Back Pages (Bob Dylan/Neil Young/Eric Clapton/Ron
Wood/George Harrison/Tom Petty/Roger McGuinn); Knockin' On Heaven's
Door (Bob Dylan w/ensemble)
BOB DYLAN WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Joker 040-A [T-331]
Sullivan Stadium (Foxboro, MA); July 4, 1987
Tracklist: The Times They Are A Changin', Man Of Peace, I'll Be
Your Baby Tonight, John Brown, I Want You, Ballad Of A Thin Man,
Memphis Blues Again, Queen Jane Approximately, Chimes Of Freedom,
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
NOTE: This CD omits the two tracks, "Joey" and
"Slow Train," included on the official release, as well
as "All Along The Watchtower."
rmd: A very enjoyable disc in excellent sound.
BOB DYLAN WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD VOL. 2
Joker 040-B [T-332]
Autzen Stadium (Eugene, OR); July 19, 1987
Tracklist: Maggie's Farm, Dead Man Dead Man, Watching the River
Flow, Simple Twist Of Fate, Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest,
Memphis Blues Again, Heart Of Mine, It's All Over Now Baby Blue,
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35, Queen Jane Approximately, Ballad Of
A Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, Tangled In Blue, All Along The
Watchtower
BOB DYLAN'S DREAM
Although ISIS once reported the upcoming release of a complete October 19, 1988 (Radio City) line recording under this title, the report was apparently unfounded. Neither the disc nor the complete line recording has surfaced.
BOB DYLAN'S DREAM VOL. 1
Living Legend 005 [T-118]
Festival Hall (Melbourne, Australia); April 19, 1966
Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around, Visions Of Johanna,
It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Desolation Row, Just Like A Woman,
Tell Me Mama, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Just Like Tom Thumb's
Blues, Press Conference Adelaide 1966
EDLIS: The press conference's sound quality and editing are
appalling, but cannot currently be found on any other CDs.
rmd: Perhaps the worse sound ever issued on CD. (Anthony
Kopolka)
BOB DYLAN'S DREAM VOL. 2
Living Legend 012 [T-105]
(1) The Bear (Chicago, IL); April 25, 1963 (line)
(2) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966 (line) [may be
London 5/27/66]
(3) Gerdes Folk City (New York, NY); April 16, 1962 (line)
(4) Carnegie Chapter Hall (New York, NY); November 4, 1961
Tracklist: (1) Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance, Talkin' John
Birch Society, Bob Dylan's Dream, Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Talking
World War III Blues, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, With God On Our
Side
(2) Mr. Tambourine Man
(3) Talkin' New York, Corrina Corrina, Deep Ellum Blues, Blowin' In
The Wind
(4) Sally Gal, Highway 51
BOB'S FULL HOUSE
Sterling Sounds BD 03/04 [T-463]
(1) Brixton Academy (London, UK); March 31, 1995
(2) Brixton Academy (London, UK); March 29, 1995
Tracklist: (1) Down In The Flood, Señor, All Along The
Watchtower, I Don't Believe You, Tombstone Blues, Shelter From The
Storm, Mr. Tambourine Man, Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, It's
All Over Now Baby Blue, Highway 61 Revisited, In The Garden, Joey,
Like A Rolling Stone, My Back Pages, I Shall Be Released (w/Elvis
Costello), Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (w/Costello, Chrissie
Hynde, and Carole King)
(2)
DEEP: Without going overboard with too many plaudits, these
disks are sensational. Recording quality far exceeds "Romantic Facts Of
Musketeers," while the better "Brixton Blues" falls short
in the end. Good dynamics, crystal clear vocals and solid overall
sound. Everything is pushed to a greater degree of clarity. Overall
the slightly ragged production on the filler trax is overshadowed
by the recording quality. Nice package and inserts, too.
rmd: The whole set is indeed utterly wonderful, and
recording quality excellent. It meets the highest expectations,
but in a deceptively subtle manner.
BOBFEST REHEARSALS
Yellow Cat 036/037 [T-517]
(New York, NY); October 1992
Tracklist: If Not For You (George Harrison) (2 takes), Absolutely
Sweet Marie (George Harrison) (3 takes), Love Minus Zero (Eric
Clapton), Don't Think Twice (Eric Clapton) It Takes A Lot To Laugh
(Bob Dylan/Eric Clapton) (3 takes), My Back Pages (Roger
McGuinn/George Harrison) (5 takes), Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
(inc.) (Neil Young), All Along The Watchtower (Neil Young) (2
takes, one inc.), Forever Young (Neil Young), License To Kill (Tom
Petty) (3 takes), Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 (Tom Petty), Mr.
Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn/Tom Petty) (2 takes), Interview (Eric
Clapton)
CDG: Dylan content: 3 takes of "It Takes A Lot To
Laugh." Rehearsals for the 30th anniversary concert,
including songs from George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Roger McGuinn,
Neil Young and Tom Petty. There is a lot of tuning in between the
tracks. It's a nice disc, especially if you like the other people
playing on the disc, but like other rehearsal discs, not one you'll
be playing a lot.
BOGARTS (LIVE IN CINCINNATI OHIO)
unidentified label 2D
Bogarts (Cincinnati, OH); July 11, 1999)
Tracklist: Somebody Touched Me, My Back Pages, Desolation Row, To
Ramona, Tangled Up In Blue, Girl From The North Country, Seeing The
Real You At Last, Lay Lady Lay, Most Likely You Go Your Way, You
Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Not Dark Yet, Highway 61 Revisited, Love Sick,
Like A Rolling Stone, It Ain't Me Babe, Not Fade Away, Blowin' In
The Wind
THE BOOTLEG
Wanted Man WMM022 [T-286]
(1) Bob Dylan (mono version)
(2) Bob Dylan outtakes
(3) Leeds demos (New York, NY); January 1962
(4) Freewheelin' outtakes
Tracklist: (1) You're No Good, Talkin' New York, In My Time Of
Dyin', Man Of Constant Sorrow, Fixin' To Die, Pretty Peggy-O,
Highway 51, Gospel Plow, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, House Of The
Rising Sun, Freight Train Blues, Song To Woody, See That My Grave
Is Kept Clean
(2) House Carpenter, He Was A Friend Of MIne, Hard Times In New
York Town
(3) Man On The Street, Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues,
Standing On The Highway, Poor Boy Blues, Ballad For A Friend
(4) Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie, Milk Cow Blues, Wichita Blues
rmd: What a strange release. The mono debut album may be
more enjoyable than the now-standard stereo, but its outtakes
duplicate official releases; the Leeds demos are mostly lame, and
the Freewheelin' outtakes are quite common.
BOOTS OF SPANISH TREASURE
Deep Six 1CD
(1) Narciso Yepes Hall (Murcia, Spain); April 19, 1999
(2) Palacio de Festivales (Santander, Spain); April 13, 1999
(3) Teatro Jovellanos (Gijon, Spain); April 10, 1999
(4) Velodromo Anoeta (San Sebastian, Spain); April 11, 1999
(5) Le Dome (Marseilles, France); April 23, 1999
(6) Palacio de Festivales (Santander, Spain); April 13, 1999
(7) Velodromo Anoeta (San Sebastian, Spain); April 11, 1999
(8) Pabellon Principie Felipe (Zaragosa, Spain); April 24, 1999
(9) Palacio Municipale de Desportes (Granada, Spain); April 18,
1999
(10) Velodromo Luis Puig (Valencia, Spain); April 15, 1999
Tracklist: (1) Tombstone Blues, Tomorrow Is A Long Time
(2)
Fourth Time Around
(3) Desolation Row
(4) Everything Is Broken
(5) Not Dark Yet, It Ain't Me Babe, Visions Of Johanna
(6) Mama You Been On My Mind
(7) One Too Many Mornings
(8) Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
(9) I Don't Believe You
(10) Seņor
DEEP: More scintillating offerings from the full-of-riches
Spain '99 run plus three from Marseilles. The track list below
speaks for itself, the quality is top notch throughout and Dylan
and crew pretty much nail 'em all. A terrific spin from start to
finish, not to mention the wonderful color pic on the cover and
the eye-catching design work.
rmd: Just a wonderful compilation of material from the '99
Spanish tour which will leave you gasping in astonishment that
Dylan can go on finding so much in these songs. Unhappily, the
final track is mastered at the wrong speed.
NOTE: A 2-CDR fan project carrying the same title and general description, sourced from MP3 files, is reportedly in circulation. While some of the tracks may overlap, the two projects were apparently prepared independently.
BORDER BENEATH THE SUN
Silver Rarities SIRA 36/37 [T-216]
Pavillon (Paris, France); July 6, 1978
Tracklist: My Back Pages, She's Love Crazy, Baby Stop Crying, Mr
Tambourine Man, Shelter From The Storm, It's All Over Now Baby
Blue, Tangled Up In Blue, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Maggie's Farm, I
Don't Believe You, Like A Rolling Stone, I Shall Be Released, Going
Going Gone, Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35, True Love Tends To
Forget, Gates Of Eden, The Man In Me, One More Cup Of Coffee,
Blowin' In The Wind, I Want You, Señor (Tales Of Yankee
Power), Masters Of War, Just Like A Woman, Don't Think Twice, All
Along The Watchtower, All I Really Want To Do, It's Alright Ma (I'm
Only Bleeding), Forever Young, Changing Of The Guards, The Times
They Are A-Changin'
rmd: An excellent performance in good sound. (Matthew
Zuckerman)
THE BORN-AGAIN MUSIC
Flashback 2CD [T-280]
Massey Hall (Toronto, ON); April 20, 1980 (line)
Tracklist: If I've Got My Ticket Lord, Hold On, The Rainbow Sign,
Show Me The Way Lord, Freedom At The Wall, This Train Is Bound For
Glory [not Dylan]; Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, When He
Returns, Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody, Cover Down Break
Through, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, Precious Angel, Slow
Train [Dylan]; Stranger In The City, Walk Around Heaven All Day [not Dylan];
Do Right To Me Baby, Solid Rock, Saving Grace, Saved, What Can I Do
For You, In The Garden, Are You Ready, Pressing On [Dylan]
EDLIS: Complete show in excellent sound quality. Essential
for those who like their Dylan Christian.
rmd: While the performance is not as inspired as the fall
1979 run of gospel shows, the sound quality of this line recording
is far superior to the '79 audience tapes. A fine, fine pair of
discs.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 11/10/00
unidentified [auction] label 2CDR
Boston University (Boston, MA); November 10, 2000
Tracklist: Duncan And Brady, To Ramona, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Tomorrow Is A Long Time, Tangled Up In Blue, Searching For A Soldier's Grave, Country Pie, Standing In The Doorway, Maggie's Farm, Tryin' To Get To Heaven, Cold Irons Bound, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat, Things Have Changed Like A Rolling Stone, If Dogs Run Free, All Along The Watchtower, I Shall Be Released, Highway 61 Revisited, Blowin' In The Wind
BOURNEMOUTH FIRST NIGHT
unidentified label 2D
(1) Bournemouth International Centre (Bournemouth, UK); October 1,
1997
(2)
Tracklist: (1)
(2)
NOTE: Unconfirmed listing.
BOURNEMOUTH SECOND NIGHT
unidentified label 2D
(1) Bournemouth International Centre (Bournemouth, UK); October 2,
1997
(2)
Tracklist: (1)
(2)
NOTE: Unconfirmed listing.
BREADCRUMB SINS
Razor's Edge 003/004 [T-325]
(1) Palatrussardi (Milan, Italy); June 27, 1993
(2) Palais Des Sport (Marseilles, France); June 29, 1993
(3) Palais Des Sport (Toulouse, France); June 30, 1993
Tracklist: Hard Times, Just Like A Woman, Tangled Up In Blue, It
Takes A Lot To Laugh, Shelter From The Storm, Born In Time,
Watching The River Flow, Little Moses, Tomorrow Night, Don't Think
Twice, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Hattie Carroll, Gates Of Eden,
Desolation Row, Simple Twist Of Fate, My Back Pages, What Good Am
I?, It Ain't Me Babe
rmd: The sound quality is excellent as are the
performances. I pull this one out quite often.
BREAKFAST IN YOKOHAMA
Cherry Blossom DYYO 01/02 [T-372]
(1) Bunka Taiikukan (Yokohama, Japan); February 7, 1994
(2) NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan); February 20, 1994
Tracklist: (1) Jokerman, If You See Her Say Hello, All Along The
Watchtower, Simple Twist Of Fate, Tangled Up In Blue, Under The Red
Sky, Tomorrow Night, Boots Of Spanish Leather, Mr. Tambourine Man,
Don't Think Twice, God Knows, I And I, Maggie's Farm, What Good Am
I?, It Ain't Me Babe
(2) Jokerman, You're A Big Girl Now, All Along The Watchtower,
Just Like A Woman, Tangled Up In Blue
BRIXTON BLUES
Kiss The Stone 435/436 [T-494]
Brixton Academy (London, UK) March 31, 1995
Tracklist: Down In The Flood, Señor, All Along The
Watchtower, I Don't Believe You, Tombstone Blues, Shelter From The
Storm, Mr. Tambourine Man, Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, It's
All Over Now Baby Blue, Highway 61 Revisited, In The Garden, Joey,
Like A Rolling Stone, My Back Pages, I Shall Be Released (w/Elvis
Costello), Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (w/Costello, Chrissie
Hynde, and Carole King).
DEEP: Excellent sounding audience recording Brixton. Full
frontal vocality accompanied by a like amount of full
instrumentation adds up to a winner in my book. BD in great form on
a varied set list. Packaging is so-so w/"Unplugged" shot
as cover. Highly recommended.
BROADSIDE
Gunsmoke GSR2 [T-441]
(1) Broadside Radio Show (New York, NY); May 1962
(2) Broadside Office Recordings (New York, NY); November 1962-March
1963
(3) March On Washington (Washington, DC); August 28, 1963
Tracklist: (1) Ballad Of Donald White, The Death Of Emmett Till,
Blowin In The Wind (w/Seeger, Turner, and Cunningham)
(2) I'd
Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day, Oxford Town, Paths Of Victory,
Walkin' Down The Line, Playboys And Playgirls, Talkin Devil,
Farewell, Masters Of War, Let Me Die In My Footsteps, Only A Hobo,
John Brown; I Shall Be Free, Train A-Travellin', Cuban Missile
Crisis
(3) Only A Pawn In Their Game (fragment), Only A Pawn In Their
Game, Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (w/Baez and Chandler)
DEEP: Excellent assemblage of often overlooked and
underrated sessions. Highly commendable collection assembles all
Broadside-related tracks, culled from a variety of sources.
Recording quality varies markedly, but an excellent archival
document. One for the purists, perhaps (sound is fine for the
period, some a bit thin). Some fascinating and unique performances
unavailable elsewhere. A nice cross section of early material.
Details provided as to sources and dates of recordings. Recommended
to those into this period - fascinating stuff.
BUFFALO SKINNERS
Dream Tree 003 [T-269]
(1) Statenhal (Le Hague, Netherlands); June 10, 1989
(2) Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA); June 11, 1988
(3) Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY); October 17, 1988
Tracklist: (1) Most Likely You Go Your Way, Ballad Of Hollis
Brown, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Shelter From The Storm, Highway
61 Revisited, Mr. Tambourine Man, Don't Think Twice, Knockin' On
Heaven's Door, I Don't Believe You, Trail Of The Buffalo, To
Ramona, All Along The Watchtower
(2) I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
(3) Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
EDLIS: All in all, this CD can not be recommended. While
the recording quality is good (despite some tape hiss), the
presentation on CD is odd. The Hague show is incomplete, and the
edited tape has several flaws. A superior and complete recording
of the concert can be found on "Hunted Like A
Crocodile."
BURGETTSTOWN, PA JULY 18, 1999
no label 3D
Star Lake Amphitheater (Burgettstown, PA); July 18, 1999
Tracklist: (1) [Simon] Bridge Over Troubled Water, Can't Run But,
Boy In The Bubble, The Coast, Trailway Bus, Mrs. Robinson, Me And
Julio Down By The Schoolyard, Further To Fly, Graceland, Cool Cool
River, Slip Sliding Away, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, You
Can Call Me Al
(2) [Dylan] Somebody Touched Me, Mr. Tambourine Man, Masters Of
War, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Tangled Up In Blue, All Along The
Watchtower, Simple Twist Of Fate, Silvio, Not Dark Yet, Highway 61
Revisited, Like A Rolling Stone, It Ain't Me Babe, Not Fade Away,
Blowin' In The Wind
(3) [Dylan/Simon] The Sound Of Silence, That'll Be The Day, The
Wanderer, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
BYE BYE JOHNNY
On Stage 12043 [T-277]
Westwood One Superstars In Concert broadcast (live 1986)
Tracklist: Just Like a Woman, Blowin' In the Wind, I'll Remember
You, Masters of War, All Along the Watchtower, Lucky Old Sun, I
Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know; Spike, Bye Bye Johnny [Tom
Petty]; Positively 4th Street, Like A Rolling Stone, Knockin' On
Heaven's Door
