Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Poll

I see, as predicted by tyler above, the mono-box is also scheduled

http://www.sonymusicdigital.com/bobdylan/details/5625829

The Original Mono Recordings are comprised of these albums painstakingly reproduced from their first generation monaural mixes as the artist intended them to be heard: One channel of powerful sound, both direct and immediate. While stereo recordings had been available as early as the mid-1950s, mono was still the predominant – and often preferred – mode of recording and mixing by the top artists of the 1960s. As a result, artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan devoted their attention to the mono mixes, leaving the stereo mixing process to studio engineers.

The Original Mono Recordings are accompanied by a deluxe booklet, featuring vintage photographs of Bob Dylan and an expansive essay from renowned author and critic – and longtime Dylan aficionado – Greil Marcus. Each disc in the set comes in its own individual jacket which faithfully replicates the original album artwork, complete with labels and stickers that were found on the original 1960s releases.

Also includes a limited edition 18" x 24" Bob Dylan poster.

The eight albums in The Original Mono Recordings are as follows:

* Bob Dylan – 1962
* The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – 1963
* The Times They Are A-Changin’ – 1964
* Another Side Of Bob Dylan – 1964
* Bringing It All Back Home – 1965
* Highway 61 Revisited – 1965
* Blonde on Blonde – 1966
* John Wesley Harding – 1967

I suppose the mono set might possibly be interesting for nerds with no record player, who can now pick up the CDs. But Sundazed has been doing fantastic mono LPs for ages now. Which has thus far been my justification for owning some Dylan in 2 formats....

Sundazed does a 10-LP package w/ the first 8 mono LPs, JWH in stereo and greatest hits -- all for $150. The Dylan store is selling the first 8 LPs for $250.

yeah, hmmm. the only mono version of those records i've heard is Blonde On Blonde, and it's good, but not essential or anything. can't imagine that the solo records would benefit from being in mono?

I wouldn't want to make any great claims for the mono versions against the new(ish) remastered CDs. I just think Sundazed do a wonderful LP and love owning/playing some of them.

Funnily, my CD of BoB is of the older variety, so the comparison with the mono vinyl is starker than with my other Dylan CDs

here's the complete tracklisting:
Disc 1:
1. "Man On The Street (Fragment)"
2. "Hard Times In New York Town"
3. "Poor Boy Blues"
4. "Ballad For A Friend"
5. "Rambling, Gambling Willie"
6. "Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues"
7. "Standing On The Highway"
8. "Man On The Street"
9. "Blowin' In The Wind"
10. "Long Ago, Far Away"
11. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"
12. "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
13. "The Death of Emmett Till"
14. "Let Me Die In My Footsteps"
15. "Ballad Of Hollis Brown"
16. "Quit Your Low Down Ways"
17. "Baby, I'm In The Mood For You"
18. "Bound To Lose, Bound To Win"
19. "All Over You"
20. "I'd Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day"
21. "Long Time Gone"
22. "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues"
23. "Masters Of War"
24. "Oxford Town"
25. "Farewell"

Disc 2
1. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
2. "Walkin' Down The Line"
3. "I Shall Be Free"
4. "Bob Dylan's Blues"
5. "Bob Dylan's Dream"
6. "Boots Of Spanish Leather"
7. "Walls of Red Wing"
8. "Girl From The North Country"
9. "Seven Curses"
10. "Hero Blues"
11. "Whatcha Gonna Do?"
12. "Gypsy Lou"
13. "Ain't Gonna Grieve"
14. "John Brown"
15. "Only A Hobo"
16. "When The Ship Comes In"
17. "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
18. "Paths Of Victory"
19. "Guess I'm Doing Fine"
20. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down"
21. "Mama, You Been On My Mind"
22. "Mr. Tambourine Man"
23. "I'll Keep It With Mine"

too bad they haven't unearthed anything unknown here, like a Dylan demo of "Love Is Just a 4-Letter Word" or something.

So when will they get round to the big version of the Basement tapes, or is that kinda unnecessary?

i'm sure it'll happen sooner or later -- i mean, it's no more unnecessary than this witmark demos thing, which has been floating around bootleg for decades now.

Well, it's one of those they're going to make one of those 'superdeluxe' album sets of, once again.

Blame Radiohead.

I don't think I ever really, really listened to "Royal Albert Hall" before tonight...this is incredibly intense, I want to change my vote.

where can i hear electric blind willie mctell?

"Moonshiner" is my single favorite Dylan performance, so I'd vote Vol. 1-3 for that alone.

yeah that moonshiner is something else, otherworldly -- one of the ultimate "how did they not release this?" performances of the guy's career.
mordy, here is the electric blind willie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIwau5u5Rt4

Tangled up in booze: Bob Dylan launches his own brand of whiskey

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/29/bob-dylan-whiskey-heavens-door

Classic or Dud: Heaven’s Door Bob Dylan Whiskey...

Ahhh. Searching Dylan is impossible