Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series

yeah i love that one -- i assume it'll be on the gospel era set they've been teasing for a while.
will be interesting to see what approach they take from here on out, since the last few have been these mega sets.

not the song i was expecting!

I guess there's a risk the EU copyright law thing will result in chronological sets and that we won't see those gospel boots before ~2026, and that when we do - it'll be mega

I once had the Olaf's Files book on that gospel tour, remember a lot of both aggressive, weird and funny monologues

new interview, ostensibly to promote Triplicate, but he comments on other stuff, old, older, and relatively recent, so I'll link it here:http://www.bobdylan.com/news/qa-with-bill-flanagan/

Already discussed on the Triplicate thread.

He breaks into "Ebony and Ivory" at one point

heyo, looks like that Gospel Bootleg Series is happening later this year ... and there's another Clinton Heylin companion book to go along with it ...
https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Mind-Dylans-Gospel-Happened/dp/1944713298

Trouble In Mind: Bob Dylan's Gospel Years - What Really Happened

The first-ever examination of Bob Dylan's controversial Christian era, publishing in sync with Columbia Record's box-set The Gospel Years.

Between 1979 and 1981, Dylan produced and released three of his most controversial albums—Slow Train Coming, Saved and Shot of Love—toured the world, and played the most contentious shows of his career. Remarkably, this entire period was perhaps the most fastidiously well-documented of his career, with every studio session, every live show, and every single rehearsal recorded on Dylan's behalf. For the first time, that material has been excavated, reviewed, and accessed by "perhaps the world's leading authority on all things Dylan" (Rolling Stone).

Serving as an invaluable companion to the latest Sony Bootleg Series (November 2017), Trouble in Mind is the first book to focus on the life and works of Dylan as a born-again Christian from the perspective of both his artistic growth and the development of his eschatological worldview. It will draw on previously undocumented song drafts, rehearsal tapes, and new interviews with engineers, musicians, and girlfriends.

and girlfriends

praise be

will be interesting to see how they do this -- i assume it won't be the "everything and the kitchen sink" approach of the last few bootleg series releases

very excited about this!

fire and brimstone!

in other dylan news, you can take a peek at some of the things that apparently exist in the tulsa archive now.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8F5RQ_V4AEFIkE.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8CwhOEXQAIJji4.jpg:large

https://bobdylanarchive.com/archive-access/

very excited about this!

fire and brimstone!

A cover of link wray?

this should be a fun bootleg chapter! production on esp Saved is p tame, the live version of In The Garden w/ Petty circa 87 rawks, sure many of these songs flourish in a live context

will also be... interesting to hear some of those endless rants and monologues on impending doom and fundamentalist readings of the bible

re:link wray I never get tired of this jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00XZFPXPo4I

can't wait for this bullshit xd

Most nights, Dylan preached to the crowd as well. "I know not too many people are gonna tell you about Jesus," he told the crowd at Pittsburgh's Stanley Theater on May 15th, 1980. "I know Jackson Browne's not gonna do; it he's running on empty. I know Bruce Springsteen's not gonna do it, cause he's born to run and he's still running. And Bob Seger's not gonna do it cause he's running against the wind. Somebody's got to do it, somebody's got to tell you you’re free! You're free because Jesus paid for ya!"

haha yes

yup

"Tom Petty's Runnin' Down a Dream, but without Jesus that dream is nothin' but a nightmare!"

"John Fogerty's not gonna do it, cuz he's runnin' through the jungle and he lost his way!"

A+ quote there, thanks

"Lou Reed wants to Run Run Run, but you can't run from the Lord of Lords, Lou!"

<3

Haha lol

Boston thinks that they're the best
But they fail all God's tests

AMANDA

Neil Young's singin' 'bout his doghouse, but he better find his way to God's House!"

More about the Tulsa archive (good thing the State restricted fracking a little bit because earthquakes, but that could go back the other way, when the Oklahoma swamp gets drained)---some of this is already linked/pasted upthread, but there's always more, of course:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/bob-dylans-tulsa-archive-an-exclusive-inside-look-w489787

eeyowch
http://cdn.smehost.net/bobdylancom-uscolumbiaprod/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170920_dylan_tnm_deluxe.jpg

BOB DYLAN
TROUBLE NO MORE
THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 13 / 1979-1981
DELUXE EDITION

Disc 1: Live
1. Slow Train (Nov. 16, 1979)
2. Gotta Serve Somebody (Nov. 15, 1979)
3. I Believe in You (May 16, 1980)
4. When You Gonna Wake Up? (July 9, 1981)
5. When He Returns (Dec. 5, 1979)
6. Man Gave Names to All the Animals (Jan. 16, 1980)
7. Precious Angel (Nov. 16, 1979)
8. Covenant Woman (Nov. 20, 1979)
9. Gonna Change My Way of Thinking (Jan. 31, 1980)
10. Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others) (Jan. 28, 1980)
11. Solid Rock (Nov. 27, 1979)
12. What Can I Do for You? (Nov. 27, 1979)
13. Saved (Jan. 12, 1980)
14. In the Garden (Jan. 27, 1980)

Disc 2: Live
1. Slow Train (June 29, 1981)
2. Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Unreleased song – Apr. 24, 1980)
3. Gotta Serve Somebody (July 15, 1981)
4. Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One (Unreleased song – Nov. 16, 1979)
5. Saving Grace (Nov. 6, 1979)
6. Blessed Is the Name (Unreleased song – Nov. 20, 1979)
7. Solid Rock (Oct. 23, 1981)
8. Are You Ready? (Apr. 30, 1980)
9. Pressing On (Nov. 6, 1979)
10. Shot of Love (July 25, 1981)
11. Dead Man, Dead Man (June 21, 1981)
12. Watered-Down Love (June 12, 1981)
13. In the Summertime (Oct. 21, 1981)
14. The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar (Nov. 13, 1980)
15. Caribbean Wind (Nov. 12, 1980)
16. Every Grain of Sand (Nov. 21, 1981)

Disc 3: Rare and Unreleased
1. Slow Train (Soundcheck – Oct. 5, 1978)
2. Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others) (Soundcheck – Dec. 7, 1978)
3. Help Me Understand (Unreleased song – Oct. 5, 1978)
4. Gonna Change My Way of Thinking (Rehearsal – Oct. 2, 1979)
5. Gotta Serve Somebody (Outtake – May 4, 1979)
6. When He Returns (Outtake – May 4, 1979)
7. Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One (Unreleased song – May 1, 1979)
8. Trouble in Mind (Outtake – April 30, 1979)
9. Ye Shall Be Changed (Outtake – May 2, 1979)
10. Covenant Woman (Outtake –February 11, 1980)
11. Stand by Faith (Unreleased song – Sept. 26, 1979)
12. I Will Love Him (Unreleased song – Apr. 19, 1980)
13. Jesus Is the One (Unreleased song – Jul. 17, 1981)
14. City of Gold (Unreleased song – Nov. 22, 1980)
15. Thief on the Cross (Unreleased song – Nov. 10, 1981)
16. Pressing On (Outtake – Feb. 13, 1980)

Disc 4: Rare and Unreleased
1. Slow Train (Rehearsal – Oct. 2, 1979)
2. Gotta Serve Somebody (Rehearsal – Oct. 9, 1979)
3. Making a Liar Out of Me (Unreleased song – Sept. 26, 1980)
4. Yonder Comes Sin (Unreleased song – Oct. 1, 1980)
5. Radio Spot January 1980, Portland, OR show
6. Cover Down, Pray Through (Unreleased song – May 1, 1980)
7. Rise Again (Unreleased song – Oct. 16, 1980)
8. Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Unreleased song – Dec. 2, 1980)
9. The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar (Outtake – May 1, 1981)
10. Caribbean Wind (Rehearsal – Sept. 23, 1980)
11. You Changed My Life (Outtake – April 23, 1981)
12. Shot of Love (Outtake – March 25, 1981)
13. Watered-Down Love (Outtake – May 15, 1981)
14. Dead Man, Dead Man (Outtake – April 24, 1981)
15. Every Grain of Sand (Rehearsal – Sept. 26, 1980)

Disc 5 – Live in Toronto 1980
1. Gotta Serve Somebody (April 18, 1980)
2. I Believe In You (April 18, 1980)
3. Covenant Woman (April 19, 1980)
4. When You Gonna Wake Up? (April 18, 1980)
5. When He Returns (April 20, 1980)
6. Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody (Unreleased song – April 18, 1980)
7. Cover Down, Pray Through (Unreleased song – April 19, 1980)
8. Man Gave Names To All The Animals (April 19, 1980)
9. Precious Angel (April 19, 1980)

Disc 6 – Live in Toronto 1980
1. Slow Train (April 18, 1980)
2. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) (April 20, 1980)
3. Solid Rock (April 20, 1980)
4. Saving Grace (April 18, 1980)
5. What Can I Do For You? (April 19, 1980)
6. In The Garden (April 20, 1980)
7. Band Introductions (April 19, 1980)
8. Are You Ready? (April 19, 1980)
9. Pressing On (April 18, 1980)

Disc 7 – Live in Earl’s Court, London – June 27, 1981
1. Gotta Serve Somebody
2. I Believe In You
3. Like A Rolling Stone
4. Man Gave Names To All The Animals
5. Maggie’s Farm
6. I Don’t Believe You
7. Dead Man, Dead Man
8. Girl From The North Country
9. Ballad Of A Thin Man

Disc 8 – Live in Earl’s Court – London – June 27, 1981
1. Slow Train
2. Let’s Begin
3. Lenny Bruce
4. Mr. Tambourine Man
5. Solid Rock
6. Just Like A Woman
7. Watered-Down Love
8. Forever Young
9. When You Gonna Wake Up
10. In The Garden
11. Band Introductions
12. Blowin’ In The Wind
13. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
14. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Disc 9: Bonus DVD
Trouble No More – A Musical Film

DVD EXTRAS:
Shot of Love
Cover Down, Pray Through
Jesus Met the Woman at the Well (Alternate version)
Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Complete version)
Precious Angel (Complete version)
Slow Train (Complete version)

daaamn

tell me about this "Musical Film"

"Available exclusively on the deluxe box set is a DVD which includes “Trouble No More: A Musical Film,” a new feature-length cinematic presentation combining unreleased footage from Dylan’s 1980 tours with new material written by Luc Sante and performed by Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon. Directed by Jennifer Lebeau, “Trouble No More” has been selected to premiere at the prestigious 2017 New York Film Festival. Bonus extras on the box set’s exclusive DVD include a rare performance of “Shot of Love” from Avignon 1981 and more."

this looks awesome

wonder if most of the live material is pretty heavy?

Jesus!

No spoilers, WF.

Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Unreleased song – Apr. 24, 1980)

haha man i hope this song can live up to the title

this is MP3s on Amazon but I'm assuming this indicates the 2CD tracklist?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075NRGXB5/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1505921481&sr=8-2&keywords=bob+dylan+trouble+no+more

it's killer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTggm-AUzJM

also important -- apparently the outtake "cover down break through" is actually called "cover down pray through"

I can't wait to buy this for my father for Xmas and then have give it back to me after he's ripped to his computer!

this is insane

i love it, i can't wait to hear it, but lord knows i'm not gonna buy it

haha um yes

maybe if I have a spare $1000 lying around or whatever

I love the cover photo, even in his christian phase he looks like a total sleazeball druggie

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/15/c6/af/15c6af88d646f2a791430cec1303bebd--bob-cat-bob-dylan.jpg
pssst hey kid, wanna learn about jesus

also important -- apparently the outtake "cover down break through" is actually called "cover down pray through"

lmao

Hmmm

Think I'm off the bus now.

pretty amped for this, that gospel period band is fuckin smoking hot

mark g, when you gonna wake up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerPhBas2ko

bass player is consistently entertaining

also it's not a grand, it's 174 bones pre-ordered from his website and you get another double-cd of a san diego show

let me tell you about the last time I had $175 lying around

if I can remember back that far

I assume it was before my kids were born