Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series, Vol. 10

Not to nitpick (now, who'd do that on this forum?), but the Sid Griffin book is called Million Dollar Bash.

 

Gah!

 

Wasn't 'Wild Wolf' originally planned to be on the first 1991 Bootleg Series set, before it got reduced from 4CDs to 3?

 

Don't have Griffin's book handy at the moment, but I'm pretty sure "Big Dog" and "Won't You Please Come Home" are one and the same - and are on the existing boots; a fragmentary recording that leads directly into Take 1 of the mariachi band send-up known as "The Spanish Song".

 

My memory is that "Silent Weekend" was the only Basement Tape track cut from the original BS listing. I used to have the full track listing of the 4CD version handy, but I can't seem to find it anywhere just now. Anyone have a link?

 

I just listened to "Spanish Song" and I have to conclude you're right.

 

I've never seen such list, but Bjorner says the following songs were considered. I also have a list (though can't for the life of me recall where I got it from!) that mentions John Brown (Witmark demo), Fur Slippers (Shot Of Love outtake) and Shot Of Love (live from Avignon 1981).

http://www.bjorner.com/91 1-6.htm#Bootleg

Dink's Song
Minnesota Hotel tape
Poor Lazarus
Minnesota Hotel tape
Handsome Molly
First Gaslight Cafe
Rocks And Gravel
Freewheelin' outtake
Sally Gal
Freewheelin' outtake
Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
Freewheelin' outtake
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
outtake w/ bass
Hero Blues
The Times outtake
Long Ago, Far Away
Witmark demo
Long Time Gone
Witmark demo
All Over You
Banjo Tape
Guess I'm Doin' Fine
Witmark demo
Farewell
Witmark demo
Dusty Old Fairgrounds
New York Town Hall
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
outtake
Positively 4th Street
Highway 61 Revisited outtake
She's Your Lover Now
solo version
Midnight Train
Blonde On Blonde outtake
Get Your Rocks Off
Basement Tapes outtake
Silent Weekend
Basement Tapes outtake
Sign On The Cross
Basement Tapes outtake
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome...
Blood On The Tracks outtake
It Ain't Me, Babe
live - Renaldo & Clara
Yonder Comes Sin
Shot Of love outtake
No Man Righteous, No Not One
Slow Train Coming outtake
Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody
live - early 80
John Brown
live 1988
Don't Ever Take Yourself Away
1982 outtake

 

"Sign on the Cross" was a huge loss!

 

$66 for the vinyl on Amazon at the mo'...
http://www.amazon.com/Another-Self-...TF8&colid=18OK2S8MHBHFM&coliid=I2UGUSOMBDC9YH

 

I watched the promo video again, and the stripped-down version of "If Not For You" is really gorgeous.

 

Absolutely bizarre that it's never come out officially - for me, up there in Dylan's all-time top ten compositions and performances.

 

That blew my mind when I heard it on a bootleg way back when. Much better than the take he chose to release! I'm glad it's seeing an official release.

 

Me too - Before the show started, I offered my wife £1 for every song she recognised and I think that it only cost me £3!!!

 

I just said goodbye to another 70 bucks...

 

So I guess the blowitoutahere price for the 4-disc box set is currently the best one at around ninety bucks. I'm wondering if I should preorder now or do they make it difficult to cancel should I find a cheaper price elsewhere in the coming weeks?

 

I cannot imagine the Big A price not coming down dramatically. It is already "down" to $106, and this is still out of line(IMO).

 

'Tree With Roots'? That's nothing, the 'Complete Basement Reels' is 10 CD's and I thought THAT was comprehensive... and yet, no "Minstrel Boy".

 

But is there any unique stuff with Dylan on the 10-cd set? Isn't it just a lot of duplicates and some The Band-only stuff that fill out the 6 cds of material not on "Tree with Roots"?

 

I just recently picked it up off eBay; I think there might be an extra version of 'Apple Suckling Tree' that wasn't booted before, but other than that, you've pretty much nailed it.

Still, I thought that was the absolute bottom of the barrel, so to know there'll be a release of 'Minstrel Boy' from those sessions has me curious as to how much more is out there.

 

No, you've described it pretty accurately. Chief points of interest on Basement Reels are The Band's Basement-era tracks (many of which are definitely worth hearing - including some different takes than those on the official LP), and the original mono mixes of the Dylan tracks that wound up on the publisher's demo and acetate. Most of the Dylan Basement stuff sounds better on other releases than here, though some of the very early Basement recordings (those supposedly done at Dylan's house before the proceedings moved to Big Pink) sound pretty good.

 

I wonder what the odds are that the Isle of Wight will be released seperately? I hate to spend $100 on 4 cds. I want the vinyl but I want IOW too! I hate these decisions.

 

iTunes, if you're into that sort of thing, is selling the 35 unreleased tracks + the IOW show for 27.99.

 

I look forward to the vinyl release which I've now pre ordered.
I took the time to revisit Self Portrait today, and actually enjoyed the listen. I'd never put it in his top 10 to 15 releases, but it certainly has it's moments and I look forward to hearing it and the other outtakes from other sessions.

 

Was it ever.

 

Wish they had the previews available already - damn!

Gotta say that cover art is weird. Almost looks like a drawing of the comedian David Brenner or something....