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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol.1-3 (Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991) (CD 1997)

Track Listing
1. Hard Times In New York Town (live in a Minnesota hotel room (20/11/61))
2. He Was A Friend Of Mine (outtake from the album Bob Dylan (20/11/61))
3. Man On The Street (outtake from the album Bob Dylan (22/11/61))
4. No More Auction Block (live at The Gaslight Cafe, Greenwich Village, New York City (1962))
5. House Carpenter (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (19/3/62))
6. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (25/4/62))
7. Let Me Die In My Footsteps (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (25/4/62))
8. Rambling Gambling Willie (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (24/4/62))
9. Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (25/4/62))
10. Quit Your Low Down Ways (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (9/7/62))
11. Worried Blues (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (9/7/62))
12. Kingsport Town (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (14/11/62))
13. Walking Down The Line (publishing demo for Witmark Publishing Company (1963))
14. Walls Of Red Wing (outtake from the album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (24/2/63))
15. Paths Of Victory (outtake from the album Times They Are A-Changin' (12/8/63))
16. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (live at Carnegie Hall (26/10/63))
17. Who Killed Davey Moore (live at Carnegie Hall (26/10/63))
18. Only A Hobo (outtake from the album Times They Are A-Changin' (12/8/63))
19. Moonshine (outtake from the album Times They Are A-Changin' (12/8/63))
20. When The Ship Comes In (piano demo for Witmark Music Publishing Company (1962))
21. Times They Are A Changin' (piano demo for Witmark Music Publishing Company (1963))
22. Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie (poem recited live at Town Hall (12/4/63))

1. Seven Curses (outtake from the album Times They Are A-Changin' (6/8/63))
2. Eternal Circle (outtake from the album Times They Are A-Changin' (24/10/63) )
3. Suze (The Cough Song) (outtake from the album Times They Are A-Changin' (24/10/63) )
4. Mama You Been On My Mind (outtake from the album Bringing It All Back Home (9/6/64))
5. Farewell Angelina (outtake from the album Bringing It All Back Home (13/1/65))
6. Subterranean Homesick Blues (alternate acoustic version (13/1/65))
7. If You Gotta Go Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All Night)
8. Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence (outtake from the album Highway 61 Revisited (15/6/65))
9. Like A Rolling Stone (rehearsal in studio (15/6/65))
10. It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry (alternate take)
11. I'll Keep It With Mine (rehearsal in studio (27/1/66))
12. She's Your Lover Now (outtake from the album Blonde On Blonde (21/1/66))
13. I Shall Be Released (outtake from the album Basement Tapes (1967))
14. Santa Fe (outtake from the album Basement Tapes (1967))
15. If Not For You (alternate version (1/5/70))
16. Wallflower (studio recording (4/11/71))
17. Nobody 'cept You (outtake from the album Planet Waves (2/11/73))
18. Tangled Up In Blue (original New York studio session for Blood On The Tracks (16/9/74))
19. Call Letter Blues (outtake from the album Blood On The Tracks (16/9/74))
20. Idiot Wind (original New York session for Blood On The Tracks (16/9/74) )

1. If You See Her Say Hello
2. Golden Loom (outtake from the album Desire (30/7/75))
3. Catfish (outtake from the album Desire (28/7/75))
4. Seven Days (live performance, Tampa, Florida (21/4/76))
5. Ye Shall Be Changed (outtake from the album Slow Train Coming (2/5/79))
6. Every Grain Of Sand (publishing demo for Special Rider Music (23/9/80))
7. You Changed My Life (outtake from the album Shot Of Love (23/4/81))
8. Need A Woman (outtake from the album Shot Of Love (4/5/81))
9. Angelina (outtake from the album Shot Of Love (4/5/81))
10. Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart (early version of the song 'Tight connection to my heart' (25/4/83))
11. Tell Me (outtake from the album Infidels (21/4/83))
12. Lord Protect My Child (outtake from the album Infidels (3/5/83))
13. Foot Of Pride (Outtake from the album Infidels (25/4/83))
14. Blind Willie McTell (outtake from the album Infidels (5/5/83))
15. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (original version (19/2/85))
16. Series Of Dreams (outtake from the album Oh Mercy (23/3/89))

Details
Number of CDs:3
Recording Type:Mixed
Distributor:Sony BMG/Arvato Services
Recording Mode:Mixed

Album Notes
Full title: The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991.THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOLUMES 1-3 consists mostly of previously-unreleased studio outtakes. It also include demos and alternate versions of released material, and a handful of live tracks.Personnel includes: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); Kenny Rakin, Charles Brown, III, Steven Soles, Bobby Neuwirth, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Ripley (guitar); Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar); David Mansfield (mandolin); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Paul Griffen (piano, keyboards); Alan Clark (organ, keyboards); Ben Tench (organ); Barry Beckett, Roy Bittan (keyboards); Joseph Macho, Jr., Harvey Brooks, Russell Bridges, Tony Brown, Rob Stoner, Tim Drummond (bass); Bobby Gregg, Russ Kunkel, Howie Wyeth, Jim Keltner (drums); Gary Burke (congas); Clydie King, Regina Havis, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals); Mark Knopfler, Eric Weissberg, Pick Withers, Jennifer Warnes, Mick Taylor, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Full Force, Little Steven, Daniel Lanois, Mason Ruffner, Cyril Neville.Producers include: John Hammond, Tom Wilson, Bob Johnson, Don DeVito, Jerry Wexler.Compilation producer: Jeff Rosen.Recorded between 1961 and 1989. Includes a 68-page booklet with song-by-song notes by John Bauldie.Dylan proved to be not only one of the most bootlegged of 20th Century performers, but also one of the first (GREAT WHITE WONDER was one of the releases that turned bootlegging from a pastime into an industry). Over the years, Dylan's legions of fans rabidly traded recordings of live shows, out-takes, demos and other rare material. THE BOOTLEG SERIES attempts to supply the definitive collection of what had been bootlegged material. Its three discs move along chronologically, spanning the length of Dylan's career and providing candid, previously verboten glimpses into his creative process, and consequently, his musical genius. The first disc features some intriguing versions of traditional tunes like "He Was a Friend Of Mine" and "House Carpenter," and some obscure cuts from his "protest" period, such as "Paths of Victory" and "Who Killed Davy Moore?" Disc two finds him in his prime, moving from alternative versions of HIGHWAY 61 material to radically recast tunes from the sublime BLOOD ON THE TRACKS. The gems on the third disc are the eerie ballad "Blind Willie McTell," inexplicably cut from the INFIDELS sessions, and the newest song on this collection, "Series of Dreams," a swirling, surreal look back at a lifetime on the edge. THE BOOTLEG SERIES is a must for any serious Dylan fan.

Editorial Reviews
4.5 Stars (out of 5) - ...documents...the paths not taken....listeners can get a distinct feel from this set for the kinds of a decisions that make a song or shape a career....testament to an individual's struggle to bring meaning to experience, to an artist searching for a personal voice that can take the measure of an emotion and a time, to that voice rising to say what it needs to say...
Rolling Stone (04/04/1991)

...the power of Dylan's creations is almost overshadowed by the fierceness of his creativity. The sheer volume of good stuff is staggering...
Musician (04/01/1991)

5 stars out of 5 - ...Dazzling....A perfectly judged, and desperately needed, reminder of Dylan's roots...
Uncut (01/01/2003)

...the power of Dylan's creations is almost overshadowed by the fierceness of his creativity. The sheer volume of good stuff is staggering...
Musician (04/01/1991)

4.5 Stars (out of 5) - ...documents...the paths not taken....listeners can get a distinct feel from this set for the kinds of a decisions that make a song or shape a career....testament to an individual's struggle to bring meaning to experience, to an artist searching for a personal voice that can take the measure of an emotion and a time, to that voice rising to say what it needs to say...Musician (4/91) - ...the power of Dylan's creations is almost overshadowed by the fierceness of his creativity. The sheer volume of good stuff is staggering...Uncut (01/03, p.136) - 5 stars out of 5 - ...Dazzling....A perfectly judged, and desperately needed, reminder of Dylan's roots...
Rolling Stone (04/04/1991)

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  Bob Dylan the bootleg series 1-3 rare and unreleased
Review created: 13/06/08
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Wonderful Dylan box set covering 30 years of beautiful creation,lots of rare tracks in great sonic quality hitherto only available on hard to find bootlegs,a very well packaged and thought out release,highly recommended.Peter


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  ESSENTIAL BOBNESS
Review created: 25/04/08

This is essential listening for the true Zimophile.You really could not be a
dedicated follower of the great enigma, the mystery tramp, if you did not own this.Think rare & unreleased, forget the Bootleg tag.
Contains many gems and discards (amazingly) including Blind Willie Mctell,
an utter classic,(which he mangles live)and the wonderful Foot of Pride.Every Grain of Sand contains my life message in the lyric - I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame,and every time I pass that way I always hear my name.
Don't even think about not adding this to your personal Zimvault.


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  The Bootleg series Vol 1-3
Review created: 21/02/08

The man is a GENIUS! I have nearly all of his albums, but as I never got round to buying any of The Bootleg series I wasn't sure what to expect.Well I can now tell you after listening to Vol 1-3, that if you are a fan then this is a must have for your collection....so many songs...really good stuff...it's like falling in love with Dylan's music all over again!!


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  bob dylan the bootleg series vol.1-3
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0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

please could you email me back as when this was opened at christmas the cd's were damaged is there any thing that could be done as i didn't open this when you sent it, it was sent to my dad for christmas.please reply.


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  The best collection of Bob rareties there is!
Review created: 03/08/06
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This comprehensive collection organised in three distinct periods of his music on three CD's is truly a magnificient experience. From Hard Times in New York Town, a song about busking in Greenwich Village, that sounds like it is being busked, even contains the word 'BEAT'; to Suze (the cough song) sounding tired, melancholy, cattarrhed; to a great shouting version of Idiot Wind,to the spiritual tunes from Blood on the Tracks, and on and on, to 1991. It spans his career in a more thorough way than anything else I've experienced. My favourite find was 'Last Thoughts on Woody Gutherie' a song my closest friend and I wrote down and pinned to our walls years ago (when I first bought the cd), it is such a romantic journey, topsy turvey poem. His nervous voice introducing it: "You need a train engine fire to shoot you someplace and shoot you back." This is my favourite Bob cd.


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