1 A SHORT SUBJECTIVE RETROSPECTIVE
Another
highly prolific year for Bob Dylan! After the recording of his best record for
several years in April, a new enormous tour was kicked off in Sweden at the end
of May. The name "The Never-Ending tour" was suggested by Dylan
himself in an interview with Adrian Deevoy in the December issue of Q magazine.
An amazing 99 shows were played in Europe, Canada and US. The new record, Oh Mercy, received high praise
everywhere, most reviewers giving the producer, Daniel Lanois, lots of credits.
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Bob Dylan
joins the Grateful Dead on stage at their show at the LA Forum. He plays
guitar on 8 songs and is finally persuaded (?) to sing on Knockin' On
Heaven's Door. |
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OH MERCY
recording sessions in New Orleans. |
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The European
tour starts with a show in the park of the Christinehof castle in the south
of Sweden. |
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After 21
shows in Europe, the tour continues in US in Peoria only two days after the
last show in Athens, Greece. |
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The
summer tour concludes with two shows at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
Nothing from the new album has been aired during this part of the tour. |
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19 September |
OH MERCY
is released. |
21 September |
The Edna
Gundersen interview is published is USA Today. |
Dylan
participates in the "L'Chaim To Life, Telethon '89" on Chabad TV.
Together with his son-in-law Peter Himmelman and Harry Dean Stanton on
guitars he plays flute and recorder (!) on three songs. The "group"
is called 'Chopped Liver'. |
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The fall tour
starts with four shows at the Beacon Theater in New York. A number of the Oh
Mercy songs are played at last. Before the tour is over they have played 6
songs from the new album, leaving the two first and the two last for the
future. |
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Dylan
records People Get Ready in Bloomington, Indiana for the movie FLASHBACK. The
soundtrack is released in 1990. |
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December |
Q
magazine publishes a long article by Adrian Deevoy called 'The Wanted Man',
also containing an interview. |
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Here’s a
list of recordings from 1989 other than concerts. For details please refer to
the corresponding session pages in Still On The Road.
Guest appearance at a Grateful Dead concert |
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Rehearsals
for the European Tour in New York City |
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L'chaim To
Life, Telethon '89 |
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Recording
session in Bloomington, Indiana resulting in People Get Ready. |
This a live album released 6 February 1989 with performances taken from the short
six-stop summer tour with The Grateful Dead in July 1987. The songs are:
1. |
Slow
Train |
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2. |
I Want
You |
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3. |
Gotta
Serve Somebody |
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4. |
Queen Jane
Approximately |
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5. |
Joey |
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6. |
All Along
The Watchtower |
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7. |
Knockin' On Heaven's Door |
Please refer
to the Still On The Road session pages
for session details and participating musicians.
It can be
noted that all songs on Oh Mercy have been performed live! Live debuts:
Political
World |
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Where Teardrops Fall |
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New Haven 12 January 1990 |
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Ring Them Bells |
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Man In The Long Black Coat |
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Most Of The Time |
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What Good Am I? |
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Disease Of Conceit |
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What Was It You Wanted |
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Shooting Star |
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