The new Best-Of seems to be streaming only, yes (to be clear, my subsequent remarks related to The Cutting Edge).
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Monday, 5 October 2020 13:51 (three years ago) link
Oh, cool—this take of “115th Dream” has the crack-up/studio chatter that ended up on the album track!
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Monday, 5 October 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
One more thing about Fairport covering Dylan---Nashville Scene ballot comment reposted on Fairport post Liege and Lief thread:Also in this (‘18) 50th year of FC, and released right beforesaid Anniversary concert (when they werejust headlining at the Cropedy festival, as usual),we got Fairport and Friends’ (Fotheringay, Sandy Denny solo)A Tree With Roots, gathering their Dylan covers, suitablyknotty and smooth enough when called for, even addinga few kinks----kicking off with their translation of “If You Gotta Go,Go Now” into French language and cajun (?) music,the latter pretty unusual on non-cajun radio in the 1960s,but a UK hit nonetheless, their biggest ever, I think. They(orig line-up, so sung by Judy Dyble, later crew with Dennyon lead vox) even covered “Jack O’ Diamonds." From the folksong of that title, Bob Dylan took "Jack o' Diamonds is a hardcard to play, " for a long poemon the back or sleeve of Another Side of Bob Dylan, butapparently never recorded any musical application;Ben Carruthers did, and gave D. a co-write credit.Good discussion here, with links to both Fairport tracks andCarruthers’https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/8280“Percy’s Song” is a rousing anti-anthem, like “Blowin in the Wind”:both sway and march all ye right up through the brinkof unknowing. Percy’s friend bravely goes to confront themean ol’ judge, who slams the book on P. once again: he’s thereckless driver, killed people, case closed. Narrator goesright into the Headline News True Crime trope---how can this be, he was always such a nice boy--- refrain:”Turn, turn to the wind and the rain”---so familiar, this mystery, so off-the-record Relatable, but somehow never ina country (or other) song?
― dow, Monday, 5 October 2020 18:39 (three years ago) link
Wow, that Cutting Edge full content is huge !Some great stuff indeed. Lol at a whole disc of LARS takes.
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
you guys know there's an 18-disc version of the Cutting Edge set, too, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bootleg_Series_Vol._12:_The_Cutting_Edge_1965%E2%80%931966#Deluxe_edition_track_listing
― tylerw, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 15:03 (three years ago) link
Now that might be a little too much !
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
FYI, the entire Trouble No More is now available on Spotify as well. And, holy shit, this Girl From The North Country live in London is one of the greatest Dylan tracks ever.
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:06 (three years ago) link
Which album and/or playlist is that in?
― dow, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:22 (three years ago) link
On, even.
― dow, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:25 (three years ago) link
I assume it's Trouble No More disc 7 - pretty good version, for sure
― assert (MatthewK), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:43 (three years ago) link
Yes, Disc 7, Track 8. Damn. The arrangement almost reminds me of a Springsteen song off Live at the Main Point.
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 01:43 (three years ago) link
I have had the live "Lenny Bruce" off this set in my head for the last several days. Good lord.
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Friday, 16 October 2020 12:47 (three years ago) link
Yeah, that full version of the Cutting Edge was also ridiculously expensive iirc. I wasn't all that excited about having nine (or more!) different versions of the same song, so the nicely curated distillation was fine with me. When it comes to these Dylan sets I'm much more excited by lots of new live material than I am just demos.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 October 2020 13:43 (three years ago) link
One of the big reasons I love the “Trouble No More” box set is you can throw on any disc and it’s not just 6+ takes of “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go,” which is great but variety in this collection’s case goes a long way.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 16 October 2020 14:32 (three years ago) link
Yeah Trouble No More was one that I had no problem forking the $$ over for the full thing, but iirc it was priced pretty reasonably, even taking into account that it was half the size of Cutting Edge.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 October 2020 14:33 (three years ago) link
I have the vinyl Trouble No More which doesn't have the full Toronto and London shows, so I am digging it now that the entire thing is on Spotify.
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Friday, 16 October 2020 14:48 (three years ago) link
The version of “One of Us Must Know” on the 2CD Cutting Edge set (“Take 19 alternate take”) is fire... it makes me feel like I’m hearing the song for the first time. It just pours out, in a total thin-wild-mercury emo flow...(wish I could say something positive about the take of “Stuck Inside of Memphis” that follows it... weird time signature or something, definitely a misfire.)
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Saturday, 17 October 2020 05:57 (three years ago) link
(Mobile, not Memphis, duh)
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Saturday, 17 October 2020 05:58 (three years ago) link
I've found my favorite way to listen to the 6CD Cutting Edge on Spotify is to play it on shuffle so you avoid listening to 4 versions of the same song back to back.
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Saturday, 17 October 2020 11:37 (three years ago) link
Speaking of crazy time signatures—what’s going on in “Just Like a Woman” (Take 4 alternate take)? I don’t even dislike this one, it’s just really wild...
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Saturday, 17 October 2020 22:45 (three years ago) link
Wish I had a 2CD set containing just this BoB outtakes (no offense to the other albums represented here, but this set really takes off with “Visions,” halfway into disc 2).
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Saturday, 17 October 2020 22:46 (three years ago) link
Yeah, the really upbeat Visions are incredible.
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Sunday, 18 October 2020 00:48 (three years ago) link
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