Guys, come over here to comment on my theorizing: Tom Wilson, RIP
― Here Comes a Slightly Irregular (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 October 2020 01:06 (three years ago) link
Looks like yall nailed it as closely as possible by now.
Rolling Thunder Collection~Revisited~Just in time for Fall, the limited edition collection from Barking Irons that envisions iconic looks from Bob’s career as modern everyday wear has been marked down 40% for this holiday season.
Featured in GQ, Rolling Stone, and Billboard, this may be your last chance to own a piece of this one-of-a-kind collection at reduced pricesmore info and slick pix:http://view.fans.legacyrecordings.com/?qs=f5adf0d43cae75f8f7ab5a58e7aa47cd9e5e2377cac7c8daa3f8321a38ccec7abd3cf191563b55e53d85b8cbfce61a3449a5960467960a5c04b4c4654e83980b8bcf46c8deaadef21a0c25809e408f7c
― dow, Thursday, 22 October 2020 01:56 (three years ago) link
The only one I would buy is sold out.
― bagel in the streets, donut in the sheets (morrisp), Thursday, 22 October 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link
Is someone gonna make copies of these out of cheaper fabrics, and call them "The Bootleg Collection"?
― Mark G, Thursday, 22 October 2020 06:20 (three years ago) link
All of “Trouble No More” on spotify.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 1 November 2020 03:53 (three years ago) link
Not sure where to drop this, but came across this great (and very unofficial) bootleg, Days of 1978:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryYiOEHupis
― wet tip hen ax (egg drop mix) (morrisp), Monday, 7 December 2020 23:34 (three years ago) link
New album "1970" just announced
― Duke, Friday, 18 December 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
By Popular Demand, “Bob Dylan – 1970” to Be Released on February 26, 2021DEC 18, 2020
By Popular Demand, Bob Dylan – 1970 (50th Anniversary Collection) to Be Widely Released by Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings on February 26, 2021
3-Disc Collection of Previously Unavailable Studio Performances includes Complete May 1,1970 Session featuring George Harrison
December 18, 2020-New York, NY-Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce the forthcoming release of Bob Dylan – 1970, the first widely available pressing of a three-disc collection of long-sought-after studio recordings, on Friday, February 26.
The recordings on Bob Dylan – 1970 were first released in a limited edition on December 4 as part of the Bob Dylan – 50th Anniversary Collection copyright extension series (which began in 2012). The buzz surrounding the 1970 performances, notably Dylan’s studio sit-down with George Harrison on May 1, created a demand for a broader release of these historic tracks.
PRE-ORDER Bob Dylan – 1970
Bob Dylan – 1970 includes previously unreleased outtakes from the sessions that produced Self Portrait and New Morning as well as the complete May 1, 1970 studio recordings with George Harrison, which capture the pair performing together on nine tracks, including Dylan originals (“One Too Many Mornings,” “Gates of Eden,” “Mama, You Been On My Mind”), covers (the Everly Brothers’ “All I Have to Do Is Dream,” Carl Perkins’ “Matchbox”) and more.
Bob Dylan – 1970 comes housed in an 8-panel digipack featuring new cover art and liner notes by Michael Simmons.
― Duke, Friday, 18 December 2020 15:21 (three years ago) link
Bob Dylan – 1970 (50th Anniversary Collection)
Disc 1
March 3, 1970
I Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m BoundUniversal Soldier – Take 1Spanish Is the Loving Tongue – Take 1Went to See the Gypsy – Take 2Went to See the Gypsy – Take 3Woogie Boogie
March 4, 1970Went to See the Gypsy – Take 4Thirsty Boots – Take 1
March 5, 1970Little Moses – Take 1Alberta – Take 2Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies – Take 1Things About Comin’ My Way – Takes 2 & 3Went to See the Gypsy – Take 6Untitled 1970 Instrumental #1Come a Little Bit Closer – Take 2Alberta – Take 5
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, pianoDavid Bromberg – guitar, dobro, bassAl Kooper – organ, pianoEmanuel Green – violinStu Woods – bassAlvin Rogers – drumsHilda Harris, Albertine Robinson, Maeretha Stewart – background vocals
May 1, 1970Sign on the Window – Take 2Sign on the Window – Takes 3-5If Not for You – Take 1Time Passes Slowly – RehearsalIf Not for You – Take 2If Not for You – Take 3Song to Woody – Take 1Mama, You Been on My Mind – Take 1Yesterday – Take 1
Disc 2
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Take 1Medley: I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)/Da Doo Ron Ron – Take 1One Too Many Mornings – Take 1Ghost Riders in the Sky – Take 1Cupid – Take 1All I Have to Do Is Dream – Take 1Gates of Eden – Take 1I Threw It All Away – Take 1I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) – Take 1Matchbox – Take 1Your True Love – Take 1Telephone Wire – Take 1Fishing Blues – Take 1Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance – Take 1Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Take 1It Ain’t Me BabeIf Not for YouSign on the Window – Take 1Sign on the Window – Take 2Sign on the Window – Take 3
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonicaGeorge Harrison – guitar, vocals (Disc 1, Tracks 20 & 24 and Disc 2, Tracks 2-3, 6-7, 10-11, & 16)Bob Johnston – piano (Disc 1, Tracks 24-25 and Disc 2, Tracks 1-3)Charlie Daniels – bassRuss Kunkel – drums
June 1, 1970Alligator ManAlligator Man [rock version]Alligator Man [country version]Sarah Jane 1Sign on the WindowSarah Jane 2
Disc 3
June 2, 1970If Not for You – Take 1If Not for You – Take 2
June 3, 1970Jamaica FarewellCan’t Help Falling in LoveLong Black VeilOne More Weekend
June 4, 1970Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie – Take 1Three AngelsTomorrow Is a Long Time – Take 1Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Take 2New MorningUntitled 1970 Instrumental #2
June 5, 1970Went to See the GypsySign on the Window – stereo mixWinterludeI Forgot to Remember to Forget 1I Forgot to Remember to Forget 2Lily of the West – Take 2Father of Night – rehearsalLily of the West
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonicaDavid Bromberg – guitar, dobro, mandolinRon Cornelius – guitarAl Kooper – organCharlie Daniels – bass, guitarRuss Kunkel – drumsBackground vocalists unknown
August 12, 1970If Not for You – Take 1If Not for You – Take 2Day of the Locusts – Take 2
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonicaBuzzy Feiten – guitarOther musicians unknown
― Duke, Friday, 18 December 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link
I don't think I need this.
this is the copyright thing that dropped a couple weeks ago ... guess they saw the ebay prices and thought why not make a little money here.
It's good stuff! Nothing insanely revelatory, but an enjoyable listen if you're a New Morning fan.
― tylerw, Friday, 18 December 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
So not an official Bootleg Series entry, looks closer to a widely-distributed copyright dump. Is this the same as the one that was released on like 100 copies last week?
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 December 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
Ha thanks tyler.
New Morning is def top 5 for me, I'm excited
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 December 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
Yeah, the blurb above says:
― Duke, Friday, 18 December 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
Not a bootleg series release, but I thought this was the most suitable thread for it.
― Duke, Friday, 18 December 2020 15:36 (three years ago) link
No worries, I appreciate the heads up! I'll definitely check this out, esp since I don't put the energy into chasing down those super limited copyright dump things.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 December 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
I've been listening to this a ton these past couple weeks, a lot of really good stuff here. I think the Harrison date is unfairly maligned...yeah it's loose but w/o question way better than the Johnny Cash session from the year before.
The third disc especially is great.
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 18 December 2020 15:47 (three years ago) link
I really like the Cash session (also off-the-cuff Cash covers w studio band), but, having Travelin' Through and the complete Another Self Portrait, which I finally scored a nice-price second-hand copy of, think I'll wait and do the same w this, for the sake of the whole Harrison session. Thinking of making my own comp, with picks from these and maybe a few from The Complete Basement Tapes, like "Still In Town," "Don't Hurt Any More," and "Bourbon Street," along with "Have I Been Away Too Long" and "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" from the notorious Dylan, call the whole thing Plaid Wine, Cow Pie: Dylan Sings Country &.
― dow, Friday, 18 December 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
Honestly, if the ridiculous ebay prices convinced them to give that dump heap an official release, why not release the original NY version of Blood on the Tracks? (Original mixes complete with a few overdubs, not the raw-sounding remixes from the box set.) It only got an RSD release that sold out just as fast, and on top of that, most copies were cheap, literally dirty pressings plagued with non-fill.
Anyway, I kind of like the "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" outtake that's already been bootlegged, it was nice to get an official release from the original master tapes. It's also really enjoyable to hear the multiple takes of "If Not for You" in chronological order, it develops beautifully. The rest of that 1970 copyright set is truly disposable.
― birdistheword, Friday, 18 December 2020 22:47 (three years ago) link
*why not re-release (in a much wider release)
― birdistheword, Friday, 18 December 2020 22:48 (three years ago) link
yeah there's a bunch of stuff they could put out ... the Isle of Wight 1969 was only released on CD as part of the pricey Another Self Portrait deluxe set. Seems like a double LP of that would be a no-brainer.
― tylerw, Friday, 18 December 2020 23:07 (three years ago) link
lol I did not know that abt the Wight gig, that's an unusually dumb move for this normally pretty with-it series
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Friday, 18 December 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link
lol i ended up buying a "CD" off ebay of the NY version of blood on the tracks that was a CD-R with laser printer artwork
that said, it's nice to be able to play it when i want
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 December 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link
I have a beat up shitty 70's era Trademark Of Quality LP boot of the Wight gig, can't imagine hearing it any other way
https://img.discogs.com/vX0PXPyyAVaJUhokXM34fLuZ01o=/fit-in/600x450/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-15249154-1588670508-3710.jpeg.jpg
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Friday, 18 December 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
ha yeah, I have an old white label boot of the show too — but it does sound good in soundboard-quality. it's a cool show!
― tylerw, Friday, 18 December 2020 23:29 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfi7ME_Y5Vs
― xzanfar, Saturday, 19 December 2020 00:18 (three years ago) link
Yeah, def do not need this. I listen to “Dylan” more, and enjoy it more, than New Morning. Would 100% shell out for a quality vinyl pressing of that Blood on the Tracks thing though.
― the thing that the angry Left forbids (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 19 December 2020 03:29 (three years ago) link
Let's see, Amazon has new copies of More Blood, More Tracks readily available (only 19 in stock, but more on the way!) for $106.01 (used start at $91.61). That's CD; the vinyl is $27.67 new, used from $27.58. MP3 is $49.99. Can't be arsed to look any further, but they did have Wight as sep MP3 release, may still. I was going to get that before I found my aforementioned 60-odd %-off Complete Another Self-Portrait with Wight and a lot of nice outtakes and the orig S-P and a book I haven't read yet.
― dow, Saturday, 19 December 2020 05:53 (three years ago) link
Amazon Germany has More Blood... CD for €10
― Duke, Saturday, 19 December 2020 11:56 (three years ago) link
It's the single CD sampler so €10 sounds about right.
You may be able to find the entire 6 CD set streaming somewhere, and I would recommend listening to it first. The album sessions for Blood on the Tracks may feel very repetitive if you're already familiar with the original "New York" version. They try different keys, but otherwise the songs and the arrangements don't really change that much, so it's more about nailing the best performances and fine-tuning along the way. There's like one or two alternate takes for each song that I like revisiting (on top of a few more outtakes), but that's maybe an hour's worth of listening - six or even five discs (if you ditch the Minneapolis disc) wound up being too much for me. I wound up burning my own single disc compilation since the sampler didn't get my favorite alternates, and even then I've barely listened to it.
― birdistheword, Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
so "1970" is just a repackaged copyright thing?was there no "Bootleg Series" this year in time for the holiday gift-giving season or did I just completely miss it?
― ripersnifle, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
No Bootleg Series installment was released this year. The 1970 set is more or less a normal release of the copyright release, but they announced that it would include two additional tracks which they (presumably) accidentally left off of the copyright release, and there's hope or speculation that they may correct other things as well as some tracks were apparently sourced from mp3 bootlegs.
― birdistheword, Saturday, 19 December 2020 23:41 (three years ago) link
This isn't a bootleg series release but probably should be. The best version of every song on the Neverending Tour:
https://dylanlive.substack.com/p/the-best-version-of-every-song-on?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
― purrington, Sunday, 20 December 2020 01:24 (three years ago) link
Not really the "best," but a guy's fun little project to collect every Dylan original that made a setlist. As described in that thread:
There's a popular Bob Dylan fan forum called Expecting Rain. I'm sure this is not news to many of you; Substack's analytics tell me it's been this newsletter's biggest source of subscribers after Google and social media. For many years, the forum has hosted discussion threads on individual songs in a series dubbed "Track Talks." The first one was in 2009. They're up to 522 songs now.
In those 522 threads, people inevitably mention their favorite live performances. So, I figured, you could just look through each thread, see what Never Ending Tour-era live performance got mentioned the most, and, viola, you've got the "best" live version. All you'd have to do is track down all the recordings. Which I did.
"Wait a second," you're already exclaiming, "this seems like an extremely arbitrary and unscientific way to pick the best Dylan performances." To which I reply: "Yep!"
That's why "best" is in quotes. The whole thing is subjective and idiosyncratic. Odd, even. In some cases, the most-cited performance might have been mentioned by a dozen people. In quieter threads, it only took two or three people saying they liked something to have it be the "winner." No one knew they were voting on my secret project.
― birdistheword, Sunday, 20 December 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
All true. I should have put "best" in quotes. Still worth a download though.
― purrington, Sunday, 20 December 2020 01:42 (three years ago) link
That's like the Heady Version website for the Dead.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 18:17 (three years ago) link
I swear there was some more conversation about the 1970 copyright dump, is that on another thread? I'm about halfway through and it's more fun that I expected, I think.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 23:48 (three years ago) link
Came for the Harrison session but the multiple repurposings of "Alligator Man" sold me on this.
― von kelson, Thursday, 4 March 2021 00:38 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XXMrOdt2Ow
― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 09:51 (two years ago) link
Outfidels!
― Maresn3st, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:14 (two years ago) link
This is going to be awesome.
― Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu Rob Thomas (PBKR), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:13 (two years ago) link
Having trouble w the trailer, but thelineofbestfit.com reports:Bob Dylan has unveiled a trailer for volume 16 of his Bootleg Series, which is titled Springtime in New York and covers the years 1980-85.
The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York will follow Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969 that was released in 2019, and will focus on the years 1980-1985.
In the space of those five years, Dylan released four albums - Saved, Shot of Love, Infidels and Empire Burlesque - and the upcoming instalment of his Bootleg Series will feature a variety of alternate takes, unreleased songs, rehearsals, linear notes and more. Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York will be available as a five disc deluxe boxset or a double LP or CD on 17 September. (their trailer link is also de trop at the moment, but assume that's the source?)
― dow, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
Sounds awesome!
― Max Ice (morrisp), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
uh not de trop, but link not working
― dow, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
Springtime in New York to be Released September 17JUL 21, 2021
Latest chapter in acclaimed Bootleg Series unveils 54 previously unreleased recordings, including outtakes from Shot of Love, Infidels and Empire Burlesque, in Deluxe 5CD Package
Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol.16 (1980-1985)
Also Available in 2CD and 2LP Highlight Editions
Pre-order here
July 21, 2021-New York, NY-Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) on Friday, September 17.
The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy’s highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series revisits an often-forgotten, rich vein in Dylan’s vast and complex catalog, shining fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking as a songwriter and a recording artist from 1980 through 1985. In the early 1980s, while the music industry was grappling with the arrival of new trends and technology, from MTV to compact discs to digital recording, Bob Dylan was writing and recording new songs for a new decade, creating an essential new chapter in his studio catalog. Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York (1980-1985) celebrates the rich creative period surrounding Dylan’s albums Shot Of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate takes, rehearsal recordings, live performances and more.
The deluxe 5CD edition of the album presents 57 rare Bob Dylan recordings, 54 of them previously unreleased in any format, from 1980-1985. The previously released cuts include two Shot Of Love outtakes: “Let It Be Me” (first released as B-side to “Heart of Mine” International 7″ single) and “Don’t Ever Take Yourself Away” (first released on Hawaii Five-O: Original Songs from the Television Series). A third previously released recording, “Death Is Not The End” (an Infidels outtake featuring Full Force) first appeared in an edited version on Down In The Groove and may now be heard for the first time in full on Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York (1980-1985).
Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) is available in a deluxe 5CD boxset (with book, memorabilia, photos and more) as well as 2CD and 2LP 12″ vinyl highlight packages.
― Duke, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 14:27 (two years ago) link
Might be tempted by the 5 disc version.
― Duke, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 14:28 (two years ago) link
https://www.bobdylan.com/news/springtime-in-new-york-release/
― Duke, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
sparky earrings not included, ala
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUT7N8RYgSI
― a (waterface), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 14:31 (two years ago) link