Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Volume 15 (Travelin’ Thru 1967-1969 (1st November 2019) *

Well, all these monumental Bootleg series still haven't turned up the Big Band version of George Jackson in decent quality (the one on Masterpieces is distorted). Not on Spotify either.

Yes I know, Mr D's Collection #3 ...

Tim

 

Hah !!! LOL Richard, you just made me spill my coffee !! Love the description

 

Personally would like RTR - including a FULL concert.

Logic tells me they may not want to follow a mid 70's Bootleg with another one - so, maybe they will go with early 80's (post Gospel) or NET.

 

That would be great as would an Infidels based release. Then all those odd recordings and lots of cover songs (so not likely) from the whole Knocked Out and Down In A Rut period.

I would also like more Times stuff and would especially love to hear Bob's version of Key to the Highway.

 

Agreed about Supper Club, though the hero who curates the Thousand Highways collection tweaked the sound to sweeten the vocals and I think it sounds pretty good. Presumably more could be done with the original tapes.

(edited to remove the link, as I think it might be against the rules, but google is your friend)

 

Volume 15...
How many albums did Dylan release between 1962 and 1980?
The output is amazing.

 

I would love to see a bootleg series cd on the Infidels period.

 

Ahhh everyone trashing The Supper Club shows. I don't think they are as bad as made out to be. I might be a bit biased though as i worked on these shows. The 4 shows plus 2 rehearsal shows. It was one of my first jobs out of college. I was a prod asst but got hearded in to wrangle cable on the camera closest to the stage. I have lots of memories of those shows. The first being how insanely hot it was in there for the recordings. A sweatbox. All the VIPs were put upstairs (Springsteen, Ric Ocasek and a bunch more). All the fans offering me insane amounts of money outside for my pass or any pass (no i didn't sell mine or sell any to anyone). And of course how i maneuvered to meet and talk to Bob briefly in the bathroom before one of the shows (a great long story i won't get into here). If my memory serves correctly, one of the rehearsal shows was my favorite of all but for me they were all magical as i was a mere few feet away from watching Dylan perform in this very intimate (and great sounding) room.

 

Thanks for telling us about the evening.
Did you take any photos?

 

Down in the Groove Complete Sessions............just kidding.

It may not quite fit the BS template but what I would really like at this point is a collection of all the B Sides, movie songs and other stray tracks that have not yet been included on a Dylan album.

 

We definitely need a Side Tracks 2. Side Tracks was a great collection, but there's so much more out there that needs to be collected.

 

Dylan / Dead
or
Dylan / Petty & Heartbreakers
please.

If not, then
1975 RTR with tons of footage, Hard rain, no Rain, etc.

 

Indeed! Plus one.

 

What? You know that it sucks on Masterpieces, and that Mr. D's #3 is not so hot either? Or that Mr. D's #3 Collection is the good one?

It's not clear if you know.

 

Give the 60's and 70's a temporary rest and hit up that 2001-2012 run of Love & Theft, Modern Times, Together Through Life and Tempest.

The closest we got was that weird, half-hearted Oh Mercy, Time out of Mind set (Vol 8) that seemed centered around Daniel Lanois rather than any particular album or period. As good as it was it was only two discs (three if you ponied up for that ridiculously priced set)

Modern Dylan hasn't hardly been touched. Even if theres scant studio outtakes, give us some variations on live performances.

Its just such a fertile and strong run of albums, I don't know why we need to double back on the already well documented periods before visiting his more recent output.

 

More Tell, More Tale, More Signs

That's what I want.

 

1974 Tour with the Band Box Set
JWH sessions

 

Where is the preorder link?

 

This thread's trial balloons and fractal zoomings in on remaining nooks and crannies are giving me a powerful sense of a possible ending looming not too far up ahead. How many really strong, revelatory, richer-than-expected unexplored and unearthed zones of Bob are left to corral into future boxes?

Heresy, I know... And probably dead wrong. But it seems at least a theoretical possibility that having finally settled accounts with Born Again Dylan and Blood on the Tracks, we're getting closer to closing the books on the last big gaps in the canonical record.

 

There's been about ten reasonably good ideas floated in here so far without even touching the NET. We already know a few of the targets Jeff Rosen, er, Rolling Stone's "anonymous source" want to hit next (Supper Club, a more robust Rolling Thunder to go with the rumored documentary, etc.). The other big holes are safe bets (Infidels, Oh Mercy, '74, '78, Dylan/Cash/Harrison, JWH). 64-66 are done, something like Freewheelin' outtakes might not be enough/already out there for the copyright stuff. And who knows what they'll do with the mountains of live stuff?

The more likely scenario to me isn't that they run out of good sets people will buy, but that they'll hit the end of physical media before they get there. Most likely, the Bootleg Series finishes off as a digital product for live material with occasional/pared down vinyl releases for niche collectors.

 

I only have Masterpieces sadly.

Tim

 

Masterpieces was the first Dylan album I bought. How many of you can say that!

 

I did want it but it never fit into my budget.

Great cover art / impressive set of tunes. "Import mystique" in spades.

 

I happen to have a very good contact who is more or less a decision maker inside the Dylan team for future projects.
This is all very hush hush but the word from him is that a set similar to the self portrait BS is being considered for Empire Burlesque, Knocked
Out Loaded and Down In The Groove. The aim here is to allow us to reassess this underated period.



Also being considered is the full Oct 17 1987 London show.

 

Does their name rhyme with Meff Mosen?