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Introduction
For most of those fabulous '60s, to be a bona-fide,
hard-core, full paid-up Bob Dylan fan didn't demand much
more than buying the records, enthusing about the songs
and Dylan's singing to incredulous friends and puzzled
parents, dreaming about one day seeing him in concert, and
always waiting, with tetchy impatience, for news of what
he was up to.
In the faxless '60s, when TVs were still steam-driven and
urgent correspondence was carried in the saddlebags of the
Pony Express, news of Dylan's doings would often come
limping along months after the event. Over in England in
1965, Dylan was being hailed as a great new folk singer,
and his "latest protest" -- "The Times They
Are A-Changin'" -- was storming into the Top 20,
several months after the decidedly non-folk rock-rap
recording of "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Even
in the States, not everyone was hip to what was happening.
In Newport, the fussy old folkies who'd cherished the
socially outspoken Bobby Dylan stuck their fingers in
their ears and yelled "turn it down!" as Bob and
the Butterfield Band raved on at the infamous 1965 Folk
Festival, even though "Like A Rolling Stone" had
been roaring out of every radio set just about on the hour
in the week leading up to that "first electric
concert." Times sure were different then.
By the end of the decade, die-hard enthusiasts had
recording of Bob Dylan singing 103 songs on nine Columbia
albums, not counting the "Greatest Hits." Each
of the records had been bought with baited breath, and
carried home in triumph, with the rest of the day set
aside for lyric transcription, analysis, and the
appropriate indulgence of wonderment at how different each
record was from the one that had preceded it. But then in
late summer 1969, things changed. And for Dylan fans, life
was never to be the same again.
It all began when a strange white label 'bootleg"
record called "Great White Wonder" came out of
California. It was, as far as the fans were concerned, the
tenth new Bob Dylan LP, though it didn't say so on the
sleeve. Although it sounded as though it had been recorded
by means of tin-can-and-string technology, it was crammed
with delights. Half of the tracks were taken from
"The Basement Tapes," gloriously crazy songs
recorded with The Band in Woodstock in 1967; the other
songs on "Great White Wonder" were recordings
from 1961, on which a very young bob Dylan sang his way
spiritedly through all kinds of great blues and folk songs
-- why, he even tried telling a joke!
For the most part this stuff was great -- and seemed all
the more exciting just because, being rare, unreleased,
and most certainly unofficial, it was something that we
shouldn't really be listening to -- forbidden fruit, and
the sweeter for it. The record company was understandably
outraged, the copyright people were justifiably up in
arms, but we had Bob Dylan singing "Baby, Please
Don't Go," and "This Wheel's On Fire," and
"I Shall be Released," and life had never seemed
so good.
Then, in December 1969, In "Rolling Stone" #47,
the second anniversary issue, Greil Marcus was let loose
over five big pages to enthuse about countless hours of
other unreleased Dylan tapes that he'd scrambled and
hustled for himself; private recordings in friends'
apartments, tapes of early coffeehouse gigs in Greenwich
Village, and songs recorded for, but never used on the
official albums; outtake versions -- some of them with
very different words or arrangements -- of songs we
already knew; and tapes of concerts, both solo and with
The Hawks, later known as The Band. "Dylan's greatest
recordings," Marcus maintained.
Thus began the great tape hunt, the quest to collect
anything and everything that Bob Dylan had ever recorded.
Over the last 20 years, a feverish underground network of
collectors has been at work, tracking, tracing, and
trading tapes.
And now at last, something of the true extent and value of
much of the buried treasure long sought after by tape
collectors is brought to light. In this cornucopia of
previously unissued material are stashed home recordings,
demo recordings, outtakes, alternative takes, coffeehouse
recordings, concert recordings, and more. Much of it
teaches us a good deal about the way in which Dylan
developed as a songwriter or performer in those early
years; some of it is nothing short of sensational --
performances of staggering power and subtlety and
seemingly infinite variety. The main focus in this
collection is on Dylan as the songwriter: 38 songs that
have never been released on an official album, as well as
demo and rehearsal versions of well-known songs.
Subsequent volumes will deal with live work, including the
legendary 1966 Royal Albert hall appearance. For those who
never suspected this material even existed, there are
untold delights in store. And for those exhaustive and
insatiable collectors, the "completists" who
like to think that they've heard everything, included here
are a bunch of previously unsuspected tracks.
Whatever reputation Bob Dylan has enjoyed as a writer and
performer in his 30-year recording career will inevitably
have to be reviewed in the light of this historic
collection. And if the writers and critics who are called
upon to reassess Bob Dylan's achievements find that the
superlatives have all been used up on his back catalog of
official releases, they'll just have to come up with a
bunch of superlative outtakes, won't they?
JOHN BAULDIE
London, 1991
Hard Times In New York Town
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright ©1962, 1965 MCA
Minnesota Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 12/22/61
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
He Was A Friend Of Mine
Traditional song adapted and arranged by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1962 MCA
CBS Studios, New York City, 11/20/61
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Man On The Street
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1962, 1965 MCA
CBS Studios, New York City, 11/22/61
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
No More Auction Block
Traditional song adapted and arranged by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
The Gaslight Cafe, Later 1962
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
House Carpenter
Traditional song adapted and arranged by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 3/19/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1962, 1965 MCA
CBS Studios, New York City, 4/25/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Let Me Die In My Footsteps
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1965 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 4/25/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Rambling Gambling Willie
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1962, 1965 MCA
CBS Studios, New York City, 4/24/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1968 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 4/25/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Quit Your Low Down Ways
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1964 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 7/9/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Worried Blues
Traditional song adapted and arranged by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music, 7/9/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Kingsport Town
Traditional song adapted and arranged by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 11/14/62
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Unknown second guitar
Walkin' Down The Line
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1965 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
Recorded at the Witmark Studios, New York City, sometime
during 1963.
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Walls Of Red Wing
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963 Warner Chappell; Copyright renewed by
1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 4/24/63
Produced by John Hammond
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Paths Of Victory
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1964 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 8/12/63
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Piano, Harmonica, Vocals
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1970, 1973 Special Rider Music
Live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 10/26/63
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Who Killed Davey Moore?
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1964, 1965 Warner Chappell
Live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 10/26/63
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Only A Hobo
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1968 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 8/12/63
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Moonshiner
Traditional song adapted and arranged by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 8/12/63
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
When The Ship Comes In
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1964 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
Bob Dylan - Piano, Vocals
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1968 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
Recorded at the Witmark Studios, New York City, sometime
during 1963.
Bob Dylan - Piano, Vocals
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1973 Special Rider Music
Live at Town Hall, New York City, 4/12/63
Seven Curses
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1964 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 8/6/63
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Eternal Circle
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1963, 1964 Warner Chappell; Copyright
renewed by 1991 Special Rider Music. This arrangement
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 10/24/63
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Suze (The Cough Song)
Music by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 10/24/63
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Mama, You Been On My Mind
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1991 Special Rider Music
CBS Studios, New York City, 6/9/64
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Farewell, Angelina
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1965, 1966 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 1/13/65
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1965 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 1/13/65
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All
Night)
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1965 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 1/15/65
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Al Gorgone - Guitar
Kenny Rakin - Guitar
Paul Griffen - Keyboards
Joseph Macho, Jr. - Bass
Bobby Gregg - Drums
Unknown background vocalist
Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1970 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 6/15/65
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Bloomfield - Guitar
Al Kooper - Organ
Paul Griffen - Piano
Harvey Brooks - Bass
Bobby Gregg - Drums
Like A Rolling Stone
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1965 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 6/15/65
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Mike Bloomfield - Guitar
Al Kooper - Organ
Harvey Brooks - Bass
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To cry
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1965 Warner Chappell
CBS Studios, New York City, 6/15/65
Produced by Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Mike Bloomfield - Guitar
Al Kooper - Organ
Paul Griffen - Piano
Harvey Brooks - Bass
Bobby Gregg - Drums
I'll Keep It With Mine
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1965, 1968 Warner Chappell
New York City, 1/27/66
Produced by Bob Johnson
Bob Dylan - Piano, Vocals
Robbie Robertson - Guitar
Al Kooper - Organ
Rick Danko - Bass
Bobby Gregg - Drums
She's Your Lover Now
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1971, 1976 Dwarf Music
CBS Studios, Nashville, 1/21/66
Produced by Bob Johnson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Robbie Robertson - Guitar
Garth Hudson - Organ
Richard Manuel - Piano
Rick Danko - Bass
Sandy Konikoff - Drums
I Shall Be Released
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1967, 1976 Dwarf Music
Recorded during the Fall, 1967 with The Band
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Robbie Robertson - Guitar
Garth Hudson - Organ
Richard Manuel - Piano
Rick Danko - Bass, Vocals
Levon Helm - Drums, Vocals
Santa-Fe
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1973 Dwarf Music
Recorded during the Fall, 1967 with The Band
Bob Dyan - Guitar, Vocals
Robbie Roberston - Guitar
Garth Hudson - Organ
Richard Manuel - Piano
Rick Danko - Bass
Levon Helms - Drums
If Not For You
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1970, 1985 Big Sky Music
5/1/70
Produced by Bob Johnson
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
George Harrison - Guitar
Charlie Daniels - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums
Unknown additional guitar
Wallflower
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1971, 1976 Ram's Horn
New York City, 11/4/71
Bob Dylan - Guitar
Ben Keith - Pedal Steel Guitar
Kenneth Buttrey - Drums
Russell Bridges - Bass
Nobody 'Cept You
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1973, 1976 Ram's Horn Music
Los Angeles, California, 11/2/73
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Robbie Robertson - Guitar
Garth Hudson - Organ
Richard Manuel - Piano
Rick Danko - Bass
Levon Helm - Drums
Tangled Up In Blue
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1974, 1976 Ram's Horn Music
9/16/74
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Tony Brown - Bass
Unknown additional acoustic guitar possibly:
Charles Brown, III - Guitar
Eric Weissberg - Guitar
Barry Kornfeld - Guitar
Call Letter Blues
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1974 Ram's Horn Music
9/16/74
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Charles Brown, III - Guitar
Eric Weissberg - Guitar
Barry Kornfeld - Guitar
Thomas McFaul - Keyboards
Tony Brown - Bass
Richard Crooks - Drums
Idiot Wind
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1974, 1976 Ram's Horn Music
9/19/74
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Tony Brown - Bass
If You See Her, Say Hello
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1974, 1976 Ram's Horn Music
9/16/74
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Charles Brown, III - Guitar
Eric Weissberg - Guitar
Barry Kornfeld - Guitar
Golden Loom
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1975, 1976 Ram's Horn Music
New York City, 7/30/75
Produced by Don DeVito
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Scarlet Rivera - Violin
Rob Stoner - Bass
Howie Wyeth - Drums
Emmy-Lou Harris - Background Vocals
Catfish
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
Copyright © 1975, 1976 Ram's Horn Music
New York City, 7/28/75
Produced by Don DeVito
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Erik Frandsen - Slide Guitar
Rob Stoner - Bass
Sugarblue - Harmonica
Seven Days
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1976, 1979 Ram's Horn Music
Live performance, Tampa, Florida, 4/21/76
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
T-Bone Burnett - Guitar
Steven Soles - Guitar
Mick Ronson - Guitar
Bobby Neuwirth - Guitar
David Mansfield - Mandolin
Scarlet Rivera - Violin
Rob Stoner - Bass
Howie Wsyeth - Drums
Gary Burke - Congas
Ye Shall Be Changed
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1979 Special Rider Music
Muscle Schoals Studio, Sheffield, Alabama, 5/2/79
Produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Mark Knopfler - Guitar
Barry Beckett - Keyboards
Tim Drummond - Bass
Pick Withers - Drums
Every Grain Of Sand
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1981 Special Rider Music
9/23/80
Bob Dylan - Piano, Vocals
Fred Tackett - Guitar
Jennifer Warnes - Background Vocals
You Changed My Life
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1982 Special Rider Music
Clover Studios, Los Angeles, California, 4/23/81
Produced by Chuck Plotkin and Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Danny Kortchmar - Guitar
Steve Ripley - Guitar
Ben Tench - Organ
Tim Drummond - Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums
Clydie King - Background Vocals
Need A Woman
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1982 Special Rider Music
Clover Studios, Los Angeles, California, 5/4/81
Produced by Chuck Plotkin and Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Possibly:
Fred Tackett - Guitar
Ben Tench - Organ
Tim Drummond - Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums
Regina Havis, Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis - Background
Vocals
Angelina
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1981 Special Rider Music
Clover Studios, Los Angeles, California, 5/4/81
Produced by Chuck Plotkin and Bob Dylan
Possibly:
Fred Tackett - Guitar
Ben Tench - Organ
Tim Drummond - Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums
Regina Havis, Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis - Background
Vocals
Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1983 Special Rider Music
New York City, 4/25/83
Produced by Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Mick Taylor - Guitar
Mark Knopfler - Guitar
Alan Clark - Keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
Sly Dunbar - Drums
Tell Me
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1983 Special Rider Music
New York City, 4/21/83
Produced by Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Mick Taylor - Guitar
Mark Knopfler - Guitar
Alan Clark - Keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
Sly Dunbar - Drums
Full Force - Background Vocals
Lord Protect My Child
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1983 Special Rider Music
New York City, 5/3/83
Produced by Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Mick Taylor - Guitar
Mark Knopfler - Guitar
Alan Clark - Keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
Sly Dunbar - Drums
Foot Of Pride
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1983 Special Rider Music
New York City, 4/25/83
Produced by Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Mick Taylor - Guitar
Mark Knopfler - Guitar
Alan Clark - Organ
Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
Sly Dunbar - Drums
Blind Willie McTell
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1983 Special Rider Music
New York City, 5/5/83
Produced by Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan - Piano, Vocals
Mark Knopfler - Guitar
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1985 Special Rider Music
New York City, 2/19/85
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Little Steven - Guitar
Roy Bittan - Keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
Sly Dunbar - Drums
Series Of Drums
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1989 Special Rider Music
New Orleans, 3/23/89
Produced by Daniel Lanois
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals
Daniel Lanois - Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Bass,
Percussion
Mason Ruffner - Guitar
Glen Fukunaga - Bass
Roddy Colonna - Drums
Cyril Neville - Talking Drum
Remix by Rick Chertoff and Bill Whitman
Overdubs 1/91, New York City
Peter Wood - Keyboards
Rick DiFonzo - Guitar
BOOTLEG SERIES: VOLUMES 1-3
Produced and compiled by Jeff Rosen
Columbia outtakes mixed by Mark Wilder and Tim Geelan at
the Sony Music Studio Operations, New York City
"Shot Of Love," "Desire," "Planet
Waves" outtakes mixed by Jim Ball at RPM Studios, New
York City
"Slow Train Coming," "Infidels,"
"Empire Burlesque" outtakes mixed by Josh Abbey
at Power Station, New York City
Digital Mastering by Mark Wilder
Liner Notes by John Bauldie
Art Direction: Chris Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman
Front Cover Photograph: Don Hunstein, 1965
Booklet Cover Photograph: Morgan Renard, 1978
Marketing and Production Coordinator:
Steve Berkowitz
A&R Coordination: Don DeVito, Rick Chertoff, Mike
Gallelli
Packaging Managers: Sandy Lorenzo, Liz Cataldo
Sony Music Studio Operations: Rob Grabowski, Amy Herot,
Risa Kantor, Vicky Petrella
Thanks To:
Jack Rovner, Paul Rappaport, Mary Ellen Cataneo
Special Thanks To: Don Ienner, Michelle Anthony
Mille Grazie: Carole Childs
Production Assistance: Diane Lapson, Debbie
Sweeney, Vickie Mathis, Margarita Miller, Irene
Provisiero, Kathi and Sam, Lauren Oliver
"Santa-Fe" Courtesy of the Garth Hudson Archives
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