Bob Dylan: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 17: "Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions" [1/27/23]*

But sending me four in separate packages ???? I hope I didn’t order four ten LP sets by mistake

 

I am thankful today that there is a new Bootleg Series in our future. I'm good with any Dylan era as long as it keeps coming. 10LPs?? My main concern is figuring out how to free up 3" of shelf space just to the right of Volume Sixteen(s). Not a bad problem to have.

 

I'll take one of those off your hands for free if that's the case. I'll save you some space and even pay the postage

 

At one point there was a ‘lead’ on a full soundboard, but it never happened and the moment passed, unfortunately.

 

Especially when it’s in the form of that horrible Eagles song.

 

The 1997 El Rey run deserves the box set treatment

 

Those are great shows. The entire year of 1997 is amazing. The spring tour featured some really nice songs like Pretty Peggy-O which he absolutely kills.

 

is there an unofficial one floating around? or was the 'lead' official?

 

If you are in the US I’ll mail one to you. Inbox ne you mailing address. Don’t worry about postage

 

Yeah I used to have that 1997 Bootleg, Bathed in a Stream of Pure Heart, which had the best version of Pretty Peggy-O I have ever heard.

 

I remember Peggy-O on 3 February 1990 - a flipping fantastic show.

 

I was at that one, also.

 

Is a remix necessary?
https://www.amazon.com/Fragments-Ti..._1_4?keywords=bob+dylan&qid=1669320132&sr=8-4

 

Yes.

I love the album as it is, but I have long felt the production is way overcooked. And I regret the way they distorted and buried Dylan's voice in the mix. That said, there isn't an alternative - no, not even Can't Wait - that I prefer to the album take. The exception is the Vicky's Panties mix of Love Sick, I do prefer that to the album mix. The 'Take 2' version of Love Sick comes close, too.

Assuming the remix is done well, it will be fascinating to build our own versions of the album, based on our favoured mixes of each track.

 

As I have mentioned before, I love the current TOOM mix but for the remix I am hoping it is as close to Love And Theft as possible for an alternative. This isn't going to be like Star Wars where Bob yells out "Maclunky" in the middle of Trying To Get To Heaven.

 

The 1997

As does that run in NYC the following year, some of my favorite shows.

 

Arguably the most requested Dylan album to be remixed.

 

Fifteen sold in two days. Squeaky bum time! Fewer than 700 left! Come on people, the old goat needs your money. He just lost half a mil on a book deal he did with Swindler & Swindler.

 

no, it's the perfect mix for the songs. the only 'slick' song feels out of place.

 

Yes those January/February 1998 shows are amazing as well

 

Thankfully I have never heard Garth Brooks or Adele or Engelbert Humperdinck do Make You Feel My Love, so its always just been a Bob Dylan song to me.

 

Unfortunately my ears have had the misfortune of hearing the Garth Brooks version. I have luckily been able to avoid all others.

 

Slightly OT: I've never heard any of those versions. I don't plan to anytime soon, but more power to anyone who loves those artists. As Quinn the Eskimo might say, those artists "ain't my cup of meat." I do like "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks but that's it. Here's the funny thing: if you ask any of the folks who like the other interpretations of that song, they'll most likely say that they hate Dylan's voice but like his lyrics. I have a feeling that most of us in this thread are not in the category. We love Dylan, his voice, and his sick bird in a cage.