Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series

i dunno, i like the love triangle aspect of the original tangled. it's more tangled!
the chime 'n' jangle of the Minnesota version is great though.

On another note, I've always f-n' loved this verse:

Oh, the only decent thing I did when I worked as a postal clerk
Was to haul your picture down off the wall near the cage where I used to work
Was I a fool or not to try to protect your identity?
You looked a little burned out, my friend, I thought it might be up to me

that whole song is pretty amazing — any other songwriter would kill for it, and he didn't even release it for a decade.

Everything went from bad to worse
Money never changed a thing
Death kept followin', trackin' us down
At least I heard your bluebird sing
Now somebody's got to show their hand
Time is an enemy
I know you're long gone
I guess it must be up to me

also, this new set lets me say things like "i love the little riff dylan plays on take 2 (remake) of 'Up To Me,' which isn't present on other takes"

Say away Tyler!

I'm very happy with the one disc version. It's so much clearer than the bootlegs I've owned

"hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn" -- sounds like a typical Friday night, amirite?

(I didn't dig the first two tracks on this disc very much at all, but some of these later takes are great.)

Is this take of "Idiot Wind" the same as was on a previous Bootleg Series release? I recognize the way he stumbles over "...wasn't enough to change my heart".

Yeah I believe that's the take that was on the original 3 lp biograph set

I’m not up on this topic (which was discussed above), but here’s what a Billboard article says(?):

It’s easy to forget that some of our ‘60s and ‘70s rock heroes’ records aren’t actually in Western tonality. In those days, it was common practice to speed up studio recordings to give them a little extra zest, and Blood on the Tracks is no exception. According to the liner notes, Dylan specifically asked Ramon to fudge the pitch and tempo for the radio and record market. That’s not the case on More Tracks; for the diehards, this is how this music really sounded as it was played.

The is the first time I’ve been seriously tempted to buy the big, honkin’ version of one of these sets... somehow I feel like getting lost in all these takes. (And this isn’t even my favorite Dylan album or anything!)

Hmm, ppl on Amazon are complaining that the booklet has a printing error (4 pgs. missing from the notebook reproduction); and also doesn’t have the “AutoRip” feature, like the previous sets.

i'm loving the sampler

what an absurdly good collection of songs

Sounds amazing. My bootleg was a vinyl rip, so the clarity here is revelatory

really like "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 5)" very nice low key groove
this was the standout for me on first listen

gave the set a listen yesterday. can't say my attention was full-on all the way and I admit to skipping the lily rosemary takes, but man there are some good recordings in there and tylerw is v otm here:

Blood on the Tracks is often thought of as one of the songwriter’s most personal works, but listening to him work out songs like “Idiot Wind,” I’m struck by his single-mindedness and overall intention; this isn’t autobiography, it’s art. He’s trying out different voices, phrasing and lyrics, all in the effort to get the heart of the composition across clearly to the listener. There may be real-life conflict behind the album, but Bob doesn’t just want to bare his soul. He wants to tell stories.

see they've posted a few videos too, I think I had a dvd with the full set this is from, nothing revelatory but nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8GB8gnRj1A

He looks rough in that video

oh this is cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23JF5fTl1_U

live version of the album, mostly from 75-76

He looks rough in that video

idk I kinda love the striped pants + prom shirt look

It's not so much the outfit - more the bags under his eyes, sweaty face etc. He looks like he hasn't slept in weeks.

His munificence may have been engorged with snow, at this point

. . .yeah, those Minnesota winters, BOY!

Anyway, finally got the Blood on the Tracks "Bootleg Series" today (just the single disc version; I's po`) and it's as great as my expectations had in mind. What took them so friggin` long?

If you don't want to invest in the entire set, do what I did and download the 10 key tracks scattered throughout the 6-CD set. They're identified in this New Yorker article (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/bob-dylans-masterpiece-is-still-hard-to-find) thusly:

To assemble the original “Blood on the Tracks” from the eighty-seven takes on “More Blood, More Tracks,” select tracks 69 (CD 5, No. 3), 71 (CD 5, No. 5), 34 (CD 3, No. 3), 76 (CD 5, No. 10), 48 (CD 4, No. 2), 16 (CD 2, No. 5), 11 (CD 1, No. 11), 59 (CD 4, No. 13), 46 (CD 3, No. 15), and 58 (CD 4, No. 12).

Download from where?

The internet.

Is that the original track sequence?

I don't quite get this fetishization around the "original" (NYC) album, but then I've never heard it.

From that New Yorker piece:

Many Dylanists will disagree with me -- the second “Blood” has eloquent defenders

Uh, ya think? Weird understatement. (It's like his most highly rated album.)

I mean an album's not an album until it's released, right? The way Ross refers to the LP we all know as the "revised" version, in contrast to the (supposedly superior) "original," feels a bit precious.

I kinda stopped reading around this weird hyperbole:

It is a ten-song study in romantic devastation, as beautiful as it is bleak, worthy of comparison with Schubert’s “Winterreise.”

https://bobdylan.shop.musictoday.com/product/Y4CDBD68#collapse1_ProductDescriptionAdditionalComponent_ProductDetails_2

https://static.musictoday.com/store/bands/4065/product_large/Y4CDBD68.jpg

A comprehensive anthology of music from the mythic first leg of Bob Dylan's groundbreaking Rolling Thunder Revue, this 14CD box set includes all five of Dylan’s full sets from that tour that were professionally recorded. The collection also provides the listener with an intimate insider's seat for recently unearthed rehearsals at New York's S.I.R. studios and the Seacrest Mote in Falmouth, MA plus a bonus disc showcasing one-of-a-kind performances from the tour.

CD Box Set Includes:14-disc setOver 100 previously unreleased tracksFive complete shows, newly mixedThree discs of rehearsalsBonus disc of raritiesDISC 1: S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY – October 19, 1975DISC 2: S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY – October 21, 1975DISC 3: Seacrest Motel Rehearsals, Falmouth, MA – October 29, 1975DISC 4-5: Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA – November 19, 1975DISC 6-7: Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA – November 20, 1975DISC 8-9: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 21, 1975 (afternoon)DISC 10-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 21, 1975 (evening)DISC 12-13: Forum de Montreal, Quebec, Canada – December 4, 1975DISC 14: Rare Performances
Please note: release date is June 7, 2019. Pre-orders will start shipping on or around June 5, 2019.

More Details

Tracklist:

Disc 1Rake and Ramblin' BoyRomance in DurangoRita MayI Want YouLove Minus Zero/No LimitShe Belongs to MeJoeyIsisHollywood AngelPeople Get ReadyWhat Will You Do When Jesus Comes?Spanish Is the Loving TongueThe Ballad of Ira HayesOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with YouThis Land Is Your LandDark as a Dungeon*Disc 2She Belongs to MeA Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallIsisThis Wheel's on Fire/Hurricane/All Along the WatchtowerOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)If You See Her, Say HelloOne Too Many MorningsGwenevereLily, Rosemary and the Jack of HeartsPatty's Gone to LaredoIt's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)Disc 3Tears of RageI Shall Be ReleasedEasy and SlowBallad of a Thin ManHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)Just Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorDisc 4When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindWild Mountain ThymeMama, You Been on My MindDark as a DungeonI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 5Tangled Up in BlueOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 6When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindWild Mountain ThymeMama, You Been on My MindDark as a DungeonI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 7Simple Twist of FateOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 8When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollA Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallRomance in DurangoIsisThe Times They Are a-Changin'I Dreamed I Saw St. AugustineMama, You Been on My MindNever Let Me GoI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 9Mr. Tambourine ManOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 10When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindThe Water Is WideMama, You Been on My MindDark as a DungeonI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 11I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)Tangled Up in BlueOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 12When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollTonight I'll Be Staying Here with YouA Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindDark as a DungeonMama, You Been on My MindNever Let Me GoI Dreamed I Saw St. AugustineI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 13It's All Over Now, Baby Blue^Love Minus Zero/No Limit^Tangled Up in BlueOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 14One Too Many Mornings 
October 24 – Gerdes Folk City, New York City, New YorkSimple Twist of Fate
October 28 – Mahjong Parlor, Falmouth, MAIsis
November 2 – Technical University, Lowell, MAWith God on Our Side 
November 4 – Afternoon – Civic Center, Providence, RIIt's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 
November 4 – Evening – Civic Center, Providence, RIRadio advertisement for Niagara Falls shows 
Niagara Falls, NYThe Ballad of Ira Hayes 
November 16 – Tuscarora Reservation, NYYour Cheatin' Heart*

Oops, sorry, that didn't format well....

looks cool — especially excited about the rehearsal discs!

Yeah yeah---but the Super Super Sell Your Firstborn Deluxe better incl. a bonus-laden Renaldo and Clara, or at least a download/streaming code for same.

hey, i'm grateful for the 18-disc the cutting edge no matter how long it took to slsk

From bobdylan.com newsletter: This must-own box serves as a companion piece to the new film, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, premiering on Netflix on June 12. Every one of Dylan's performances in the movie can be found in the new box set.
Also bringing back the 2003 three-LP version of the 2-CD Rolling Thunder, which I still haven't heard (the single-LP Hard Rain, which came out soon after the network TV concert doc of the same title, though maybe with some different performances, is real good, an improvement over studio originals in several cases, like "Oh Sister," "Shelter From The Storn," "Memphis Blues Again," "Lay Lady Lay" ["let's take a chance, who really cares."]).

someone should make a doc about the Christian period

They did, it accommpanied the Trouble No More set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awo55I-9D-4

Yup, the Hard Rain version of "Shelter From the Storm" is astonishing--a top 5 Dylan performance for me. That's from the 1976 leg of the tour tho. Looks like he didn't even play that song on the '75 leg.

(xposts)

hey, i'm grateful for the 18-disc the cutting edge no matter how long it took to slsk

― difficult listening hour, Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:40 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Managed to get a DVDr off ebay.

wife got me the Trouble No More box for Father's Day!

that is great, I am still playing my own distillation of that all the time

Penn Gillette as the lead piece in the book is lol

like why would I care about that doofus' musical opinions