I don't want this thread to turn into a discussion of the "Ten Of Swords" box set (I know forum rules prohibit that), but I am wondering whether any Dylan fans out there can advise me how to reconstruct that set using all the official "Bootleg Series" releases from CBS. I have all of the "Bootleg Series" releases, plus "Biograph," and I'm wondering whether I can now assmble all of "Ten Of Swords" from those releases... I seem to recall that the box set featured some stuff that, to my knowledge, might still be unreleased, such as the Minnesota Hotel Tapes and the Gaslight Tapes. Or did the Gaslight Tapes get an official release from Starbucks or something like that? The reason I ask is that I was blown away by "Ten Of Swords" when I first got a copy back in '86, but it's long gone now. And I'm guessing a LOT of the material on that set is released now, but scattered among a dozen of so albums that are sitting on my shelves.
In 2005 10 tracks from the Gaslight were released on a Starbucks exclusive CD. My boot has 17 tracks so depending on which ones were on "TEN OF SWORDS" you may not be able to get them from the official release. Never did get "TEN OF SWORDS" myself, saw it once at a record convention in the late 80's and figured I'd take one more lap before committing to it. Of course when I returned, determined to buy it, it was gone.
Off the top of my head, the piano version of "She's Your Lover Now" and the East Orange, New Jersey story haven't.
Too much is still unreleased. Your best bet is to get: The Bootleg Series 1-3 No Direction Home (aka Bootleg Series 7) The recent Witmark Demos (aka Bootleg Series 9) Biograph The Gaslight cd released by Starbucks The electric half of the "Royal Albert Hall" (Free Trade Hall) show on Bootleg Series 4 The Carnegie Hall promo cd that came out when No Direction Home was released This pretty much scoops up everything from Ten of Swords that was officially released.
I have all those except for the Gaslight CD, but it sounds like there's still a lot of material I'd be missing that remains unreleased... I'm really enjoying the new "Witmark Demos" set, by the way.
I did this about 5 years ago. A fair amount of tracks on Ten of Swords ended up being released on Biograph and the Bootleg Series releases. However, you will need some Dylan boots to complete the job.
If anybody at Sony had real vision and imagination, they'd bootleg the bootleggers, and put out a 25th Anniversary release of this in 2011... With the book, box everything. Clean up any of the sources that haven't been re-issued and go for it. Make it a limited edition... Sell it only in real record stores. It could never happen politically I guess. But if I were king that would be my first Dylan release, followed up by a complete Basement Tapes.
i just got a mint copy of this.......score! and pscreed - you are so right, sony should do just as you say.
Did any of the Free Wheelin' tracks ever show up legit? Distincly remember that on a friends copy of the records, but dont remember if the first stereo copies of it had been discovered yet.
I haven't actually compared any of the recordings, so I'm not sure about some of the songs... Side 1: Minnesota Hotel Tapes 1. Candy Man 2. Baby, Please Don't Go 3. Hard Times in New York Town 4. Stealin' 5. Poor Lazarus 6. I Ain't Got No Home 7. It's Hard to Be Blind 8. Dink's Song - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2006) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 2: Minnesota Hotel Tapes 9. Wade in the Water - Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances (2001, Japan) 10. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down 11. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 12. Sally Girl 13. Gospel Plow 14. Man of Constant Sorrow 15. Naomi Wise 16. I Was Young When I Left Home - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2006) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 3: Minnesota Hotel Tapes 17. Cocaine 18. Ramblin' Round 19. VD Blues 20. VD Waltz 21. VD City 22. VD Gunner's Blues (Landlady) 23. Black Cross 24. Long John 25. The Story of East Orange New Jersey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 4: BOB DYLAN sessions 26. Sally Girl (not the same take as the one released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7) 27. Baby Please Don't Go - Exclusive Out-takes From 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2005, download only single)) 28. Milk Cow Calf's Blues/Good Morning Blues 29. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues - The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991) 30. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle 31. Talkin' Hava Negeila Blues - The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991) 32. Worried Blues - The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991) 33. Wichita (Going to Louisiana) 34. Going to New Orleans 35. Quit Your Lowdown Ways - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 5: Leeds Music Demos 36. He was a Friend of Mine 37. Man on the Street [false start] - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 38. Hard Times in New York Town - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 39. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 40. Standing on the Highway - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 41. Poor Boy Blues - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 42. Ballad for a Friend - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 43. Man on the Street - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 44. Rambling, Gambling Willie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 6: THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN sessions 45. Mixed Up Confusion - Biograph, 1997 reissue, scroll down here to see the mixed up confusion about Mixed Up Confusion: http://www.searchingforagem.com/1960s/1962.htm 46. Corrina, Corrina - Single (1962) 47. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues - The original Freewheelin' (1963) 48. Let Me Die in My Footsteps - The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991) (one verse edited out on the Bootleg Series) 49. Baby, I'm in the Mood for You - Biograph (1985) 50. Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie - The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991) 51. The Death of Emmett Till - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 7: Whitmark Demos 52. Ain't Gonna Grieve - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 53. Long Time Gone - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 54. Long Ago, Far Away - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 55. Hero Blues - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 56. Whatcha Gonna Do? - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 57. Gypsy Lou - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 58. Guess I'm Doin' Fine - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 59. Walkin' Down the Line - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 8: Whitmark Demos 60. All Over You - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 61. Bound to Lose, Bound to Win - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 62. I Shall Be Free - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 63. I'd Hate to Be You on That Dreadful Day - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 64. When the Ship Comes In - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 65. The Times They Are A-Changin' - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 66. Tomorrow Is a Long Time - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) 67. Farewell - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 9: The Gaslight Tape 68. Ballad of Hollis Brown 69. Kind Hearted Woman Blues 70. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 71. Black Cross 72. No More Auction Block - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 73. Rocks and Gravel - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 10: The Gaslight Tape 74. Barbara Allen - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 75. Moonshine Blues - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 76. Motherless Children 77. Handsome Molly - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 78. John Brown - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 11: The Gaslight Tape 79. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 80. Ain't No More Cane 81. Cocaine - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 82. The Cuckoo Is a Pretty Bird - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 83. West Texas - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) 84. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Live At The Gaslight 1962 (2005) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 12: 85. Ramblin' Down Through the World 86. Who Killed Davey Moore? 87. Hero Blues 88. Dusty Old Fairgrounds 89. Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) (slightly edited on the Bootleg Series) 90. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 13 91. Rocks and Gravel - The original Freewheelin' (1963) 92. Kingsport Town - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 93. Whatcha Gonna Do? 94. Moonshiner - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 95. Suze (The Cough Song) - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 96. Seven Curses - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 97. Mama, You Been on My Mind [guitar] 98. Mama, You Been on My Mind [piano] - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (2010) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 14 99. Eternal Circle - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 100. Walls of Red Wing - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 101. Only a Hobo - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 102. Paths of Victory - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 103. Percy's Song - Biograph (1985) 104. Farewell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 15 105. Lay Down Your Weary Tune - Biograph (1985) 106. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag 107. I'll Keep It with Mine - Biograph (1985) 108. Denise 109. That's All Right Mama/Sally 110. East Laredo Blues 111. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag 112. California - NCIS: The Official TV Series Soundtrack Vol. 2 (2009) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 16 113. If You Gotta Go, Go Now - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 114. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 115. She Belongs to Me - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2006) 116. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2006) 117. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 118. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 119. From a Buick 6 - Highway 61 Revisited (1965, Japan) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 17 120. Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 121. Desolation Row - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2006) 122. She's Your Lover Now 123. Miami Sales Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 18: Sessions with the Hawks (The Band) 124. Medicine Sunday 125. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 126. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Biograph (1985) 127. Visions of Johanna - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack (2006) 128. She's Your Lover Now - The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (1991) 129. Number One (#1) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 19: Manchester, England (not Royal Albert Hall) 130. Tell Me, Momma - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 131. I Don't Believe You - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 132. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 133. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 134. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Side 20: Manchester, England (not Royal Albert Hall) 135. Tune-Up & Admonition - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 136. One Too Many Mornings - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 137. Ballad of a Thin Man - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) 138. Like a Rolling Stone - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998)
Great work - thanks for your efforts! I used to own the "Ten Of Swords" vinyl box, and fortunately took the time to needledrop stuff like the Minnesota Hotel Tapes material that couldn't be found anywhere else. It was definitely a great comp for its time, but I've found that the sound quality has definitely been improved on all the official releases of this material since its issue.
Been looking for a CD copy of this amazing box set lately. Wasn't there also a 20 LP box set on colored vinyl of Dylan that came out a year or so after Ten Of Swords in the UK?
I remember reading about the Ten box someplace many years ago.. It has always eluded me.. I've never seen it in person nor heard it.. God.. I'd love to get my hands on that.
I used to work at a collectors record store out in Woodland Hills, California and I still remember the day that box set came out and it sold out within a week at a steep $65.00 or though back in the day!
It's certainly not on Columbia, but I'll leave it in the middle what you wanna call this grey area release. Either way it does fill in the gaps on the Gaslight Tapes (Sides 9-11)
"Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window" (song #117 [or is that #125?] on Ten of Swords) is on Biograph. Also, isn't "She's Your Lover Now" ( song #122) on Bootleg Series Vols 1-3?