Bob Dylan Field Recordings -- CD Guide I

I AM THE MAN

unidentified label 2D

Veterans Memorial Coliseum (New Haven, CT); November 10, 1999

Tracklist:

I AM THE MAN

Lizard 814 2CDR

Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE); November 20, 1999

Tracklist:

I AM THE REAL BOB DYLAN / BOSS

Electric 40067 [T-084]

(1) International Congress Centrum (Berlin, Germany); April 19, 1996 (line) (Bruce Springsteen concert)
(2) Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (Cleveland, OH); September 2, 1995

Tracklist: (1) [Bruce Springsteen] The Ghost Of Tom Joad, Straight Time, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Born In The U.S.A., Dry Lightning, Youngstown, The Line, Across The Border, Streets Of Philadelphia, Promised Land
(2) All Along The Watchtower, Just Like A Woman, Highway 61 Revisited; Forever Young (w/Bruce Springsteen)

I & I

That's Life TL 930047 1/2 [T-432]

Hammersmith Apollo (London, UK); February 12, 1993

Tracklist: Maggie's Farm, Just Like A Woman, All Along The Watchtower, Tangled Up In Blue, I Don't Believe You, Memphis Blues Again, She Belongs To Me, Tomorrow Night, Jim Jones, Mr. Tambourine Man, Don't Think Twice, Cat's In The Well, I And I, Simple Twist Of Fate, Highway 61 Revisited, What Good Am I?, Everything Is Broken, It Ain't Me Babe

DEEP: Sound is not so good as "Fifth Time Around," and the packaging is inaccurate."

CDG: An absolutely exquisite stereo audience recording of a great performance. Clean and problem free.

I HAVE NO ONE TO MEET

Waveband 10/11 [T-674]

(1) Forum (Copenhagen, Denmark); June 11, 1998
(2) Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden); June 10, 1998

Tracklist: (1) All Along The Watchtower, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, Cold Irons Bound, Shooting Star, Silvio, To Ramona, Masters Of War, Love Minus Zero, Tangled Up In Blue, Can't Wait, Make You Feel My Love, Blind Willie McTell, Highway 61 Revisited, Don't Think Twice, Love Sick, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Blowin' In The Wind
(2) To Be Alone With You, Man In The Long Black Coat, Born In Time, The Times They Are A-Changin', It's All Over Now Baby Blue

DEEP: Upfront, in your face sound with great depth and clarity. It's hard to fault any of the European summer '98 efforts, and this one is right up there, particularly considering the killer setlist and splendid renditions, as well as the enticing filler. A stunner and highly recommended.

rmd: An excellent release, presenting a fun and finely-nuanced concert in excellent quality. The filler is top-notch, too; the packaging is inoffensively plain. (DM)

I WAS SO MUCH YOUNGER THEN

Dandelion 075/076/077/078 4D

(1) John Bucklen Tape (Hibbing, MN); 1958 [broadcast excerpts]
(2) Minnesota Party Tape (Minneapolis, MN); September 1960
(3) Gerdes Folk City (New York, NY); September 29, 1961
(4) Billy James Interview (New York, NY); Fall 1961
(5) Cynthia Gooding Apartment Tape (New York, NY); March 1962
(6) Madness On Castle Street (London, UK); December 30, 1962 or January 4, 1963
(7) Karen Wallace Tape (St. Paul, MN); May 1960
(8) Karen Wallace Excerpt Tape (St. Paul, MN); May 1960
(9) Karen Wallace/"Armpit" Tape (St. Paul, MN); May 1960
(10) date/location unknown
(11) First MacKenzie Tape (New York, NY); November 23, 1961
(12) Second MacKenzie Tape (New York, NY); December 4, 1961
(13) Third MacKenzie Tape (New York, NY); September 1962
(14) Fourth MacKenzie Tape (New York, NY); April 12, 1963
(15) Indian Neck Folk Festival (Branford, CT); May 6, 1961
(16) Oscar Brand's Folk Song Festival (WNYC/New York, NY); October 29, 1961
(17) Oscar Brand Show (WNBC/New York, NY); March 1963
(18) Steve Allen TV broadcast (Los Angeles, CA); February 25, 1964
(19) Les Crane Show (WABC-TV/New York, NY); February 17, 1965

Tracklist: (1) Hey Little Richard, Buzz Buzz Buzz, Jenny Jenny, We Belong Together
(2) Red Rosey Bush, Johnny I Hardly Knew You, Jesus Christ, Streets Of Glory, K.C. Moan, Blue Yodel No. 8, Roving Gambler, Talking Columbia, Talking Merchant Marine, Talking Hugh Brown, Talking Lobbyist
(3) [w/Jim Kweskin] San Francisco Bay Blues, Great Divide
(4) Billy James interview excerpts
(5) Ballad Of Donald White, Wichita (Going To Louisiana), Acne, Rocks And Gravel, Long Time Man, Ranger's Command
(6) Blowin' In The Wind, Ballad Of The Gliding Swan
(7) The Two Sisters, Pastures Of Plenty, Muleskinner Blues, Payday At Coal Creek
(8) One Eyed Jacks, Go Down You Murderers, This Land Is Your Land, Rockabye My Saro Jane, Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out, Great Historical Bum, Mary Ann, Sinner Man, Abner Young, Muleskinner Blues, One Eyed Jacks, Columbus Stockade Blues, Go Down You Murderers, This Land Is Your Land [all songs excerpts only]
(9) Gotta Travel On, Roving Gambler, The Two Sisters, Go Away From My Window, Rockabye My Saro Jane, Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out, Great Historical Bum, Mary Ann, Every Night When The Sun Goes Down, Sinner Man, Abner Young, 900 Miles, Muleskinnner Blues, One Eyed Jacks, Columbus Stockade Blues, Payday At Coal Creek
(10) Interview with Karen and Terri Wallace
(11) Hard Times In New York Town, Wayfaring Stranger, Long Time Man Feel Bad, Lonesome Whistle Blues, Baby Of Mine, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, San Francisco Bay Blues, You're No Good, House Of The Rising Sun, instrumental
(12) Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Bells Of Rhymney, Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies, Bells Of Rhymney, instrumental, This Land Is Your Land
(13) Instrumental, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, Ballad Of Donald White, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, instrumental, James Alley Blues
(14) I Rode Out One Morning, instrumental, Don't Think Twice, instrumental, Long Time Gone, Only A Hobo, Still A Fool, Worried Blues
(15) Talking Columbia, Hangknot Slipknot, Talking Fish Blues
(16) Sally Gal, Girl I Left Behind
(17) Girl From The North Country, Only A Hobo
(18) Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
(19) It's All Over Now Baby Blue, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

NOTE: An incomplete repackaging of the 5-CDR fan project "Pre-Columbian Bob Dylan." The set includes "Ten Million In A Week," [Volume 1]; "Ten Thousand For A Tape," [Volume 2]; "Do It The Old Way," [Volume 3)]; and "Columbia Discovered," [Volume 4]. It omits "I Can't Play Out Of Tune," [Volume 5, Minnesota Hotel Tape.] As on the original fan set, material has been edited out of the First and Second MacKenzie Tapes.

DEEP: An archival collection of mostly scarce and elusive early recordings of Dylan, from the 1958 Bucklen tape to the full Feb '65 Les Crane TV show. Much of this material is new to silver disk and is presented in the best circulating quality. "Best" in some cases is not optimum; the nature of some of the home recordings and the technology used to record it was, by today's standards, crude. On the other hand, I would not characterize some of the "archival" material unlistenable by any means.... only challenging. As you can see from the track listing, the historical importance of the material cannot be overstated. If Dylan were a tree, these would be the roots. From all standpoints - fan, collector, music lover - an essential and enlightening look into Dylan's ground floor roots. Originally circulated as a CDR collection, this version has reportedly been remastered and cleaned up a bit, with very attractive packaging.

rmd: Virtually all of this material is low-fidelity, and some is barely listenable at best.

ICE: An overview of the early Dylan, starting with the 1958 Bucklen tape and including generous chunks of well-known early recordings. None of the material will be new to serious fans, but this is a one-stop source for much of the surviving "pre- Columbian" music. A booklet and liner notes would have been nice, though.

I WAS YOUNG WHEN I LEFT HOME

Golden Stars GZCD 2004 2CD [T-132]

Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto, ON); October 12, 1978

Tracklist: My Back Pages (instr.), I'm Ready, Is Your Love In Vain, 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, One Of Us Must Know, It Ain't Me Babe, Am I Your Stepchild, One More Cup Of Coffee, Blowin' In The Wind, Girl From The North Country, Where Are You Tonight?, Masters Of War, Just Like A Woman, To Ramona, All Along The Watchtower, All I Really Want To Do, It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding), Forever Young, Changing Of The Guards

NOTE: Not recommended. Most, if not all, versions of this CD play too fast.

rmd: While this is exactly what a purist hopes for -- an entire concert, labeled and ordered properly -- it is only a decent audience recording, and Dylan sounds particularly shrill. Despite my opinion, I have heard people say that this was their favorite show from this tour, as Dylan exhibits a great deal of energy during this performance. A double CD box with a green profile of Dylan against a red background. The insert booklet is minimal, and repeats the information on the outside of the box. The title is also a bit odd. (Anthony Kapolka)

I WROTE YOU THIS SONG

unidentified [auction] label 2D

Five Seasons Center (Cedar Rapids, IA); April 3, 2000

Tracklist: Roving Gambler, Song To Woody, Desolation Row, Mama You Been On My Mind, Tangled Up In Blue, White Dove, Gotta Serve Somebody, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Tombstone Blues, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Lenny Bruce, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat, Love Sick, Like A Rolling Stone, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Not Fade Away, Don't Think Twice, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT

Free Bob 2CD

(1) Schleyerhalle (Stuttgart, Germany); May 8, 2000
(2) Arena (Sioux Falls, SD); April 1, 2000

Tracklist: (1) Roving Gambler, Times They Are A-Changin', Desolation Row, Girl From The North Country, Tangled Up In Blue, Gates Of Eden, Country Pie, Can't Wait, Maggie's Farm, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Not Dark Yet, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat, Love Sick, Like A Rolling Stone, It Ain't Me Babe, Not Fade Away, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
(2) My Back Pages, Masters Of War, This World Can't Stand Long, All Along The Watchtower, Watching The River Flow, Make You Feel My Love, Highway 61 Revisited

I'LL BE YOUR ROBERT TODAY

Genschman 1014 [T-491]

(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, Wicked Messenger

I'M READY

unidentified label 1D

Rose Garden Arena (Portland, OR); June 12, 1999

Tracklist: Hallelujah I'm Ready To Go, Mr. Tambourine Man, Masters Of War, Girl From The North Country, Tangled Up In Blue; All Along The Watchtower, Just Like A Woman, Love Sick, Like A Rolling Stone, Don't Think Twice; [Dylan/Simon] Sound Of Silence, Knockin' On Heaven's Door

NOTE: This CD does not include the complete concert, omitting both Dylan and Dylan/Simon tracks.

I'VE GOT A SONG TO SING

BD 96 [T-523]

Spring/Summer '96 compilation

Tracklist: Shake Sugaree (Berlin 6/17); This Wheel's On Fire (Madison 4/13); Friend Of The Devil (Lewisburg 5/3); Seven Days (Frankfurt 6/19); Visions Of Johanna (Differdange 6/24); Disease Of Conceit (Buffalo 5/11); Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Orono 4/23); New New Minglewood Blues (Differdange 6/24); Pretty Peggy-O (Mannheim 7/2); Blowin' In The Wind (Cottbus 7/14); Like A Rolling Stone (w/Rolling Stones) (Montpelier 7/27)

DEEP: Easily the finest compilation of live tracks to grace a CD since, well, "Golden Vanity." The performances are all top notch, the quality is wonderful and the track selection is very interesting. A can't miss winner in everyone's book, plus a couple of delightful caricatures, along with a nice cover to complete a fine effort.

CDG: A wonderful compilation of tracks from the 1996 European tour, in top sound quality (except the ghastly recording with the Stones).

I'VE GOT NEW EYES

Waveband 05/06 [T-639]

(1) Stadthalle (Rostock, Germany); June 4, 1998
(2) Castelio Scaligero (Villafranca, Italy); July 4, 1998
(3) NEC Arena (Birmingham, UK); June 24, 1998
(4) Newcastle Arena (Newcastle, UK); June 20, 1998
(5) Borfastivalen (Malmo, Sweden); June 6, 1998

Tracklist: (1) All Along The Watchtower, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, Cold Irons Bound, What Good Am I, Silvio, Girl Of The North Country, Masters Of War, Tangled Up In Blue, Tears Of Rage, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Highway 61 Revisited, My Back Pages, Love Sick, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, It Ain't Me Babe
(2) Blowin' In The Wind, Don't Think Twice
(3) Girl From The North County, Mama You Been On My Mind
(4) Forever Young, Love Minus Zero, Simple Twist Of Fate, If Not For You
(5) Roving Gambler

DEEP: A terrific German show presented in squeaky clean and crunchy quality, capturing a varied and energetic performance by Dylan and band, with an interesting array of rarely played tunes dotting the setlist (and well chosen filler, too).

IF MY THOUGHT DREAMS COULD BE SEEN

Rocks 92135 [T-371]

(1) Great Music Experience (Nara, Japan); May 20, 1994
(2) David Letterman TV (New York, NY); November 18, 1993
(3) The Big Six-O (Austin, TX); April 28, 1993
(4) Country Music Celebration (Nashville, TN); January 13, 1993
(5) America's Reunion (Washington, DC); January 17, 1993
(6) Guitar Legends (Seville, Spain); October 17, 1991
(7) Gershwin Gala (New York, NY); March 11, 1987
(8) Amnesty International Benefit (Los Angeles, CA); June 6, 1986
(9) David Letterman TV (New York, NY); March 22, 1984
(10) Minestadio (Barcelona, Spain); June 28, 1984

Tracklist: (1) A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, I Shall Be Released, Ring Them Bells
(2) Forever Young
(3) Pancho & Lefty, Hard Times
(4) Heartland (w/Willie Nelson)
(5) Chimes Of Freedom
(6) Boots Of Spanish Leather, Across The Borderline, Answer Me
(7) Soon
(8) License To Kill
(9) Don't Start Me Talking, License To Kill, Jokerman
(10) Blowin' In The Wind

A collection of performances from television broadcasts

IF NOT FOR YOU

Red Phantom RPCD 2119/2120 [T-262]

Hammersmith Apollo (London, UK); February 11, 1993

Tracklist: Maggie's Farm, If Not For You, All Along The Watchtower, Tangled Up In Blue, Watching The River Flow, Memphis Blues Again, She Belongs To Me, Tomorrow Night, Jim Jones, Desolation Row, Girl From The North Country, Cat's In The Well, I And I, Simple Twist Of Fate, Highway 61 Revisited, What Good Am I?, Everything Is Broken, It Ain't Me Babe

IF NOT FOR YOU

BD SH 005/006 [T-364]

Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan); February 12, 1994

Tracklist: Jokerman, If Not For You, All Along The Watchtower, Ring Them Bells, Tangled Up In Blue, Under The Red Sky, Tomorrow Night, Mr. Tambourine Man, Don't Think Twice, Series Of Dreams, I And I, Maggie's Farm, Ballad Of A Thin Man, It Ain't Me Babe

ILLINOIS '91

Variant packaging for "Live In Evanston, Illinois."

ILLUSION OF TIME

One Over The Gate 93-17382/3 [T-282]

Hammersmith Apollo (London, UK); February 8, 1993

Tracklist: Maggie's Farm, Pretty Peggy-O, All Along The Watchtower, Tangled Up In Blue, Under The Red Sky, Memphis Blues Again, She Belongs To Me, Tomorrow Night, Jim Jones, Mr. Tambourine Man, Don't Think Twice, Cat's In The Well, I And I, Simple Twist Of Fate, Highway 61 Revisited, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Everything Is Broken, It Ain't Me Babe

EDLIS: Both "Apollo Landing," and "The Illusion Of Time" are in excellent sound, with a little audience noise in the background. The source tapes are quite distinct, with "Apollo Landing" being more upfront, although some of the instruments are louder and a little harsher.

rmd: Good, but not as good as "Apollo Landing," which was apparently recorded closer to the stage and includes bonus tracks from the night before. (MZ)

IMPORTANT WORDS

Wanted Man WMM014 [T-284]

(1) Down In The Groove outtakes
(2) Empire Burlesque sessions

Tracklist: (1) Just When I Needed You Most, Important Words, When Did You Leave Heaven, Willie And The Hand Jive, Twist And Shout
(2) In The Summertime, In The Summertime, In The Summertime, Freedom For The Stallion, Freedom For The Stallion, Freedom For The Stallion, seven unidentified instrumentals, In The Summertime

IN CONCERT

Wild Wolf 6401 [T-541]

Unreleased Columbia album compiled from Town Hall (April 12, 1963) and Carnegie Hall (October 26, 1963)

Tracklist: Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie, Lay Down Your Weary Tune, Dusty Old Fairgrounds, John Brown, When the Ship Comes In, Who Killed Davy Moore, Percy's Song, Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag, Seven Curses

DEEP: The album, just as it was originally intended, complete with a color glossy reprint of the original intended cover plus a long essay by Bob that is vintage early 60's Bob wit and keen insight, written in that inimitable fashion. The classiest, most attractive and best put together single CD package that these eyes have ever seen. The music does for 1963 what "All Hallows Eve" does for 1964, "Now Is The Time For Your Tears" does for 1965 and "Guitars Kissing" does for 1966 - Dylan at his best singing tunes that had not, and mostly would not, grace any of his official albums. Songs of wit, candor and insight that would have caused, had the LP been released, as much mixed-up confusion and study as the classics that followed. Taken from an original copy of the acetate in sharp, cutting, full bodied and true quality, the best to date of this material. Presented 34 years after the fact; packaged in a way that would have done 'em proud had it been issued like this in 1963.

CDG: A wonderful document of what Dylan was doing at the time. His acoustic performances are excellent. The packaging also includes one of Dylan's prose poems.

IN CONCERT

Capricorn 2025 [T-455]

(1) Town Hall (New York, NY); April 12, 1963
(2) Carnegie Hall (New York, NY); October 26, 1963

Tracklist: (1) Ramblin' Down Though 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, Dusty Old Fairgrounds, John Brown, You've Been Hiding Too Long
(2) Lay Down Your Weary Tune, When The Ship Comes In, Percy's Song, Seven Curses

EDLIS: This CD is worth having. Despite its packaging, though, this is not the CD of the tracks from the unreleased LP. The unreleased album is available on other CDs, including "Talking Too Much" and the Wild Wolf disc titled "In Concert."

IN CONCERT

Starlife ST 3611 [T-168]

(1) Town Hall (New York, NY); April 12, 1963
(2) Carnegie Hall (New York, NY); October 26, 1963

Tracklist: (1) Ramblin' Down Though 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, Dusty Old Fairgrounds, John Brown, You've Been Hiding Too Long
(2) Lay Down Your Weary Tune, When The Ship Comes In, Percy's Song, Seven Curses

EDLIS: This CD is worth having. Despite its packaging, though, this is not the CD of the tracks from the unreleased LP. The unreleased album is available on other CDs, including "Talking Too Much" and the Wild Wolf disc titled "In Concert."

IN CONCERT

Starlife 3CD [T-169]

(1) Finjan Club (Montreal, QU); July 2, 1962
(2) Gaslight Cafe (new York, NY); September 6, 1961
(3) Philharmonic Hall (New York, NY); October 31, 1964
(4) probably same as (3)

Tracklist: (1) Two Trains Runnin', Ramblin' On My Mind, Death Of Emmett Till, Stealin', Hiram Hubbard, Blowin' In The Wind, Rocks And Gravel, Quit Your Low Down Ways, He Was A Friend Of Mine, Let Me Die In My Footsteps
(2) Man In The Street, He Was A Friend Of Mine, Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues, Song To Woody, Car Car, Pretty Polly
(3) The Times They Are A-Changin', Spanish Harlem Incident, John Birch Society Blues, To Ramona, Who Killed Davey Moore?, Gates Of Eden, If You Gotta Go Go Now, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), I Don't Believe You, Mr. Tambourine Man, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Talking World War III Blues
(4) Mr. Tambourine Man, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Talking World War III Blues, Don't Think Twice, The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Mama You Been On My Mind (w/Joan Baez), With God On Our Side (w/Joan Baez), It Ain't Me Babe (w/Joan Baez), All I Really Want To Do

NOTE: To be avoided. This CD box set appears to be a compilation of the undesireable "Montreal 1962 New York 1961" and two mismatched CDs (from different sets) spanning the 1964 "Halloween Mask" concert with some duplications.

IN CONCERT

Colosseum 029 1D

Unreleased Columbia album compiled from Town Hall (April 12, 1963) and Carnegie Hall (October 26, 1963)

Tracklist: Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie, Lay Down Your Weary Tune, Dusty Old Fairgrounds, John Brown, When the Ship Comes In, Who Killed Davy Moore, Percy's Song, Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag, Seven Curses

IN LIKE FLYNN

Montserrat 1923/24 [T-660]

(1) Flynn Theater (Burlington, VT); October 11, 1994
(2) Sportpaleis Ahoy (Rotterdam, Netherlands); June 15, 1998
(3) El Rey Theater (Los Angeles, CA); December 19, 1997
(4) Grughalle (Essen, Germany); June 16, 1998
(5) Voorst Nationaal (Brussels, Belgium); June 17, 1998
(6) San Jose Arena (San Jose, CA); May 19, 1998

Tracklist: (1) Jokerman, If Not For You, All Along The Watchtower, I Don't Believe You, Tangled Up In Blue, Man In The Long Black Coat, Mama You Been On My Mind, Gates Of Eden, Don't Think Twice, God Knows, She Belongs To Me, Maggie's Farm, What Good Am i, My Back Pages
(2) Desolation Row
(3) Joey
(4) Under The Red Sky
(5) License To Kill
(6) Highway 61 Revisited

DEEP: Complete gig in so-so sound, nothing to write home about. Little of the dynamics and vibrancy that characterize the best '94 audience recordings. A shame, since the setlist is quite appealing. Filler is incoherent, packaging unexciting.

IN 1966 THERE WAS

Razor's Edge 014 [T-593]

(1) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966
(2) Odeon (Glasgow, Scotland); May 19, 1966
(3) Odeon (Liverpool, UK); May 14, 1966
(4) Gaumont Theatre (Sheffield, UK); May 16, 1966
(5) Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK); May 17, 1966

Tracklist: (1) Tell Me Momma, I Don't Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, One Too Many Mornings
(2) Ballad Of A Thin Man
(3) Tell Me Momma, I Don't Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow You Down
(4) Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, One Too Many Mornings
(5) Ballad Of A Thin Man, Like A Rolling Stone

NOTE: This appears to be an expanded version of the classic vinyl boot.

IN THE DARKNESS OF MY NIGHT

QR 30/31

This CD, sometimes reported to be a hoax, is apparently a spurious title/label attached to CDR copies of the fan project "Zaragoza, Spainquot; which an uscrupulous soul purported to be selling.

IN THE GARDEN

Kiss The Stone 129/130 [T-225]

Bobfest (New York, NY); October 16, 1992

Tracklist: Like A Rolling Stone, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat (John Mellencamp); Blowin' In The Wind (Stevie Wonder); 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); Highway 61 Revisited (Johnny Winter); Seven Days (Ron Wood); Just Liek A Woman (Richie Havens); Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, All Along The Watchtower (Neil Young); I Shall Be Released (Chrissie Hynde); I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Kris Kristoffersen); Love Minus Zero, Don't Think Twice (Eric Clapton); When I Paint My Masterpiece (The Band); You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Roseanne Cash, & Shawn Colvin); If Not For You, Absolutely Sweet Marie (George Harrison); License To Kill, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Tom Petty); Mr. Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn & Tom Petty); Song To Woody, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob Dylan); My Back Pages, Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan w/ensemble)

IN THE HEART OF OREGON

Flamingo 010 [T-213]

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, Tangled Up In Blue, All Along The Watchtower

IN THE PINES

Dandelion 053 [T-645]

(1) Carnegie Chapter Hall (New York, NY); November 4th, 1961
(2) The Bear (Chicago, IL); April 25, 1963
(3) Leeds Music Demos (New York, NY); January 1962
(4) Freewheelin' Bob Dylan session (New York, NY); November 4, 1962
(5) Bringing It All Back Home session (New York, NY); January 15, 1965

Tracklist: (1) In the Pines, Backwater Blues
(2) Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance, Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues, Bob Dylan's Dream, Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Talking World War III Blues, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, With God On Our Side
(3) He Was A Friend Of Mine, Man On The Street, Hard Times In New York Town, Poor Boy Blues, Ballad For A Friend, Rambling Gambling Willie, Man On The Street, Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues, Standing On The Highway
(4) Rocks and Gravel
(5) If You Gotta Go Go Now

DEEP: Nine Leeds demos presented in sizzling, best ever quality, sandwiched between a partial Carnegie Chapter Hall performance that *should* have included all the circulating tracks. The Bear broadcast from Chicago 1963 is in quite good, albeit a bit compressed, quality. The two common outtakes could have been excised in favor of the remaining extant Carnegie tracks. The focus here, though, is on the sparkling quality Leeds demos, presented in far superior sound than previous incarnations. Now, if we could only get the Witmarks in the same quality. A particularly tasteful, B&W 16 page booklet is chock full of vintage early 60's Bob pics that are more than a bit pleasing to the eye.

rmd: Once again, Dandelion has pointlessly edited out Dylan's between-song comments, abridging the Bear tape. (SK)

IN THE STUDIO

Countdown Factory 941002 [T-433}

(1) Hawks session (New York, NY); October 5, 1965
(2) Hawks session (New York, NY); November 30, 1965
(3) Hawks session (New York, NY); January 21, 1966
(4) Rundown Studio rehearsals (Santa Monica, CA); January 1, 1978

Tracklist: (1) Medicine Sunday, Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Number One
(2) Freeze Out [Visions Of Johanna]
(3) She's Your Lover Now
(4) You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Simple Twist Of Fate, Going Going Gone

NOTE: The Rundown Studio tracks are reportedly in unusually poor quality.

IN THE SUMMERTIME

Railway 02 [T-206]

Drammenhalle (Drammen, Norway); July 10, 1981 (line)

Tracklist: The Times They Are A-Changin', Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, Like A Rolling Stone, Girl From The North Country, In The Summertime, Mr Tambourine Man, Just Like A Woman, Forever Young, Heart Of Mine, Blowin' In The Wind, Knockin' On Heaven's Door

IN THE SUMMERTIME

Dandelion DL 022/23 [T-566]

(1) Drammenhalle (Drammen, Norway) July 10, 1981 (line)
(2) Rainbow Music Hall (Denver, CO) January 22, 1980 (line)

Tracklist: (1) Times They Are A-Changin', Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, Like A Rolling Stone, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, Girl From The North Country, Ballad Of A Thin Man, In The Summertime, Slow Train, Let's Begin, Lenny Bruce, Just Like A Woman, Forever Young, Jesus Is The One, Heart Of Mine, When You Gonna Wake Up, In The Garden, Blowin'In The Wind, It Ain't Me Babe, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
(2) When He Returns, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, Precious Angel, Slow Train, Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking, Do Right To Me Baby, Solid Rock, Saving Grace

DEEP: While a smidgen over-recorded, this serves as a nice companion piece to the outstanding Avignon '81 board, with a slightly varied set list and several different tracks. The 8 bonus tracks were reportedly salvaged from a Columbia acetate (?) and supposedly considered for actual release. If Dylan's '80 "religious" shows appeal to you, this one's for you. An outstanding set nicely packaged with 8 page booklet, color pics, essay.

rmd: Great song selection, fantastic performances, and wonderful sound.

IN THROUGH THE OUTFIDELS

unidentified label 1D

Power Station (New York, NY); April 11 - May 8, 1983

Tracklist: Sweetheart Like You, Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground, Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart, I And I, Tell Me, Foot Of Pride, Jokerman, Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight, License To Kill, Blind Willie McTell, This Was My Love, This Was My Love, Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground, Sweetheart Like You (rehearsal)

INFIDELS SESSIONS

Reference Recording BDY-014 2CDR

(1) Power Station (New York, NY); April 11 - May 8, 1983
(2) Power Station (New York, NY); April 1983

Tracklist: (1) Sweetheart Like You, Tell Me, Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart, Death Is Not The End, Julius And Ethel, This Was My Love, Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground, Blind Willie McTell, Jokerman, Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight, This Was My Love, Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground, Sweetheart Like You, Dark Groove, Son't Fly Unless It's Safe, Tell Me, Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart, Foot Of Pride, Lord Protect My Child, Blind Willie McTell, Union Sundown, Clean Cut Kid, Union Sundown, I And I
(2) Sweetheart Like You (8 rehearsal takes)

INFINITY ON TRIAL

Wanted Man WMM 62/63 [T-454]

Grand Rex (Paris, France); February 1, 1990

Tracklist: Most Likely You Go Your Way, Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Political World, What Was It You Wanted, Tears Of Rage, Memphis Blues Again, All Along The Watchtower, Visions Of Johanna, Mama You Been On My Mind, Gates Of Eden, It Ain't Me Babe, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, Everything Is Broken, Lenny Bruce, Man of Peace, You're A Big Girl Now, Like A Rolling Stone, Barbara Allen, Forever Young, Maggie's Farm

DEEP: The quality leaves a bit to be desired. A very enjoyable show and performance (although these '90 shows are not my favorites). I'd rate the Critic's Choice Hammersmith 1990 set a bit higher than this. Plus they could have put some filler on, as Wanted Man constantly leaves unfilled space on their disks. Recommended, albeit not strongly.

INSIDE THE COLISEUM

Grunt 002/003 [T-457]

Veterans Coliseum (New Haven, CT); September 17, 1978

Tracklist: I'm Ready, Is Your Love in Vain, Shelter From The Storm, Love Minus Zero, 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, I Threw It All Away, It Ain't Me Babe, Am I Your Stepchild, One More Cup Of Coffee, Blowin In The Wind, I Want You, Se�or, Just Like A Woman, The Man In Me, All Along The Watchtower, All I Really Wanna Do, It's Alright Ma, Forever Young, Changing Of The Guards

DEEP: A welcome addition to the few 1978 shows available on CD. Though not the best quality, decent sound nonetheless, albeit a slight bit harsh and "busy." All this is overshadowed by a wonderful performance and some cool renditions of scarcer songs. Most of the show is a typical setlist for this time. If you like the '78 tour, you'll like this.

rmd: A top-rank performance in unhappily dodgy sound. (Matthew Zuckerman).

INTO THE FLOOD

ITS 1003/04 [T-470]

Capital Center (Largo, MD); January 15, 1974

Tracklist: Most Likely You Go Your Way, Lay Lady Lay, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, I Don't Believe You, It Ain't Me Babe, Ballad Of A Thin Man; Stage Fright, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, King Harvest, This Wheel's On Fire, I Shall Be Released, Up On Cripple Creek [Band]; All Along The Watchtower, Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Knockin' On Heaven's Door; The Times They Are A-Changin', Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Wedding Song, Just Like A Woman, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding); Rag Mama Rag, Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever, The Shape I'm In, The Weight [Band]

rmd: No better than the circulating audience tapes of 1974 shows. In other words, not good. Includes all Band tracks, but missing the last four Dylan tracks. (Masato Kato)

IS THIS NORMAL?

no label 2CDR

(1) Redbird Arena (Normal, IL); February 13, 1999
(2) SIU Arena (Carbondale, IL); February 12, 1999

Tracklist: (1) Gotta Serve Somebody, Million Miles, Watching The River Flow, She Belongs To Me, Silvio, Cocaine Blues, Masters Of War, Love Minus Zero, Tangled Up In Blue, Make You Feel My Love, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, Love Sick, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Blowin' In The Wind, Not Fade Away
(2) My Back Pages, 'Til I Fell In Love With You, Positively Fourth Street, Highway 61 Revisited, Love Sick, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat (cut)

NOTE: Commercial clones of this fan project appear to be common.

ISLE O'WIGHT

ITCHCO 069 1D

Isle Of Wight Festival (Isle Of Wight, UK); August 31, 1969

Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, I Threw It All Away, Maggie's Farm, Wild Mountain Thyme, It Ain't Me Babe, To Ramona, Mr. Tambourine Man, I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, Lay Lady Lay, Highway 61 Revisited, One Too Many Mornings, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, Like A Rolling Stone, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Quinn The Eskimo, Minstrel Boy, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

ISLE OF WIGHT

Wanted Man WMM 039 [T-321]

Isle Of Wight Festival (Isle Of Wight, UK); August 31, 1969

Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, I Threw It All Away, Maggie's Farm, Wild Mountain Thyme, It Ain't Me Babe, To Ramona, Mr. Tambourine Man, I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, Lay Lady Lay, Highway 61 Revisited, One Too Many Mornings, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, Like A Rolling Stone, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Quinn The Eskimo, Minstrel Boy, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

rmd: Not as good as the better circulating tapes. Inexplicably, several tracks are taken from clearly inferior sources. (LK)
Like every other Isle of Wight release, the sound is wildly uneven, with tracks veering from the very good to the barely listenable.

ISLE OF WIGHT

Golden Archive GARC-21 1CD

Isle Of Wight Festival (Isle Of Wight, UK); August 31, 1969

Tracklist: She Belongs To Me, I Threw It All Away, Maggie's Farm, Wild Mountain Thyme, It Ain't Me Babe, To Ramona, Mr Tambourine Man, I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, Lay Lady Lay, Highway 61 Revisited, One Too Many Mornings, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, Like A Rolling Stone, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Quinn The Eskimo, Minstrel Boy, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

NOTE: This disc is reportedly a variant of the Wanted Man Wight disc, either variant packaging or a direct clone.

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL '69

Reference Recording BDY-013 1CDR

(1) Holland Hotel (Isle Of Wight); August 27, 1969
(2) Isle of Wight Festival (Isle Of Wight, UK); August 31, 1969

Tracklist: (1) Press Conference
(2) She Belongs To Me, I Threw It All Away, Maggie's Farm, Wild Mountain Thyme, It Ain't Me Babe, To Ramona, Mr. Tambourine Man, I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, Lay Lady Lay, Highway 61 Revisited, One Too Many Mornings, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, Like A Rolling Stone, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Quinn The Eskimo, Minstrel Boy, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35