4      NEW RECORDINGS. 2

4.1       New releases. 2

4.1.1        Brett Whiteley compilation. 2

4.1.2        Feeling Minnesota soundtrack. 3

4.1.3        Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concert 3

4.1.4        Jerry Maguire soundtrack. 4

4.2       Recordings from 1996. 5

4.3       New tapes. 7

4.3.1        May 1989 Rehearsals. 7

4.3.2        The Genuine Bootleg Series - Take Two. 8

4.3.3        Early rehearsals for The Never-Ending Tour. 8

4.3.4        Other new old tapes. 9

 

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WAITING FOR A MIRACLE

 

4       NEW RECORDINGS

4.1                                New releases

1996 saw no new regular releases of Bob Dylan albums, but two soundtracks and two compilations all containing never before released stuff.

4.1.1                            Brett Whiteley compilation

Brett Whiteley, who died in 1994, was one of Australia's most accomplished contemporary artist. This is a double CD with the music that played an important role in his life and work. Dylan who was introduced to Brett Whiteley by Mark Knopfler, held a press conference in his studio in Surry Hills in Sydney, February 10, 1986.

Tracks on CD 1:

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Nina Simone

Interview

Brett Whiteley

Interview

Bob Dylan

Desolation Row

Bob Dylan

Bird On The Wire

Joe Cocker

Shiver Me Timbers

Tom Waits

Suite No. 1 in G Major

Anner Bylsma

O Superman

Laurie Anderson

God Bless The Child

Billie Holiday

Coolsville

Rickie Lee Jones

I Cover The Waterfront

John Lee Hooker

The Unfaithful Servant

The Band

Willow

Joan Armatrading

Crazy Mama

John Cale

Interview

Brett Whiteley

Chelsea Hotel # 2

Leonard Cohen

Interview

Brett Whiteley

Season In Hell

Steve Kilbey

Tracks on CD 2:

Interview

Mark Knopfler

Romeo & Juliet

Dire Straits

Gymnopedie 2

Daniel Varsano

Interview

Brett Whiteley

Many Rivers To Cross

Jimmy Cliff

Private Life

The Pretenders

Chidori No Kyoku

Ayoko Lister

All Blues

Miles Davis

Two Lovers

Ali Akbar Khan

Last Night I Had A Dream

Randy Newman

Interview

Brett Whiteley

Strange Brew

Cream

Ball And Chain

Big Brother

Interview

Phillip Adams

Madame George

Van Morrison

Interview

Brett Whiteley

Here's Brett Whiteley's words on Bob Dylan (track 2):

It's the most satisfactory voice in pop, I think, there's this sort of ??? and Courvoisier and the best sort of hissing and low gravel Jewishness in it.

And here's Bob's words on Brett (track 3):

Hey listen, you could say hi to this Guy Brett Whiteley, yeah. Is he still out there painting? He gave me some drawings the last time there and they still look good to me.

New stuff: 15 seconds from the 1992 Stuart Coupe interview.

 

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4.1.2                            Feeling Minnesota soundtrack

Music From The Motion Picture FEELING MINNESOTA, Atlantic, 82865-2, released August 1996.

Tracks:

Ring Of Fire

Bob Dylan

Shakey Ground

The Temptations

Disagreeable

Helmet

Safe With Me

Joe Henry

In My Mind

Jonny Polonsky

I Will Dare

The Replacements

How Does That Grab You Darlin'?

Nancy Sinatra

Blasting Fonda

Wilco

You Can Have Her

The Righteous Brothers

Family Affair

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Looking At The World Through A Windshield

Son Volt

Minnesota Medley

Los Lobos

Track 1:

Bob Dylan (vocal, keyboards & acoustic guitar), Nile Rodgers (electric guitar, baritone guitar), Richard Hilton (keyboards), Bass Edwards (bass), Omar Hakim (drums), Tawatha Agee, Robin Clark, and Dennis Collins (background vocals).

New stuff: A cover, 4 minutes, 20 seconds

 

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4.1.3                            Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concert

The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Columbia 483 793 2, released September 17, 1996.

Tracks on CD 1:

R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.

John Cougar Mellencamp

Be My Baby

Melissa Etheridge

Love Child

Melissa Etheridge

Leader Of The Pack

Melissa Etheridge

Tired Of Being Alone

Al Green

A Change Is Gonna Come

Al Green

My City Was Gone

The Pretenders

Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash

I Can't Turn You Loose

Aretha Franklin

It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World

James Brown

Born On The Bayou

John Fogerty

Fortunate Son

John Fogerty

Back Door Man

Iggy Pop

Sweet Jane

Lou Reed

Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin

George Clinton

I Want To Take You Higher

George Clinton

Tracks on CD 2:

Shake, Rattle And Roll

Bruce Springsteen

Great Balls Of Fire

Bruce Springsteen

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Bruce Springsteen

I Know How To Do It

Natalie Merchant

Redemption Song

Jackson Browne

I Know You Rider

Bruce Hornsby

All Along The Watchtower

Bob Dylan

Green Onions

Booker T. Jones

Hold On (I'm Coming)

Sam Moore

Blue Sky

Allman Brothers Band

One Way Out

Allman Brothers Band

Red House

Slash / Boz Scaggs

 

All tracks recorded during concert at the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum at the Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, September  2, 1995.

New stuff: Yet another live version of All Along The Watchtower, 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

 

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4.1.4                            Jerry Maguire soundtrack

Jerry Maguire - Music From The Motion Picture, Epic Soundtrax EK 67910, released December 10, 1996.

Tracks:

Magic Bus

The Who

Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking

His Name Is Alive

Gettin' In Tune

The Who

Pocketful Of Rainbows

Elvis Presley

World On A String

Neil Young

We Meet Again

Nancy Wilson

The Horses

Rickie Lee Jones

Secret Garden

Bruce Springsteen

Singalong Junk

Paul McCartney

Wise Up

Aimee Mann

Momma Miss America

Paul McCartney

Sandy

Nancy Wilson

Shelter From The Storm

Bob Dylan

 

The last track is taken from the second Blood On The Tracks session at A & R Studios in New York City, September 17, 1974. It is a 6-minute version with a "new" verse:

Now the bonds are broken

But they can be retied

For one more journey to the woods

The holes where spirits hide

It's a never-ending battle

Full of peace that's always torn

Come in, she said, I'll give ya

Shelter From The Storm

 

It is probably the first take of the song. On the released track the bass (Tony Brown) and organ (Paul Griffin) are mixed out, thus making it a sound like a solo recording. The reason for this according to Danny Bramson, one of the soundtrack producers, is that although Dylan counts off the song, Tony Brown misses the start and is out of timing all through the track.

New stuff: An alternate take from 1974, 6 minutes.

So we had to buy no less than 6 CDs to get a cover, an old outtake, a live version of the most played song ever and a 15 second interview snippet, all in all 16 minutes! Oh, well.

 

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4.2                                Recordings from 1996

(Please note that this section does not include the shows of the Never-Ending tour. They are covered in section 5 below).

 

January        Ring Of Fire session

Unidentified Studio, Probably Los Angeles, California

 

1.    Ring Of Fire (Merle Kilgore, June Carter)

 

Produced by Nile Rodgers.

Bob Dylan (vocal, keyboards & acoustic guitar), Nile Rodgers (electric guitar, baritone guitar), Richard Hilton (keyboards), Bass Edwards (bass), Omar Hakim (drums), Tawatha Agee, Robin Clark, and Dennis Collins (background vocals).

Released on Music From The Motion Picture FEELING MINNESOTA,

Atlantic, 82865-2, August, 1996.

Stereo studio recording, 4 minutes.

 

February 2    Nomura Securities International Private Show rehearsals

Probably The Pavilion, Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona

 

1      Miles (trad.)

2      Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

3      I'm A Man (S. Winwood/J. Miller)

4      (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (Hank Williams/Jimmy Davies)

5      I'm Moving On (Hank Snow)

6      Matchbox (Carl Perkins)

 

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar), John Jackson (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), Winston Watson (drums & percussion).

There is at the time of this summary (January 1997) no circulating tape from these rehearsals.

 

February 2    Nomura Securities International Private Show

The Pavilion, Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona

 

1.    Jokerman

2.    Just Like A Woman

3.    All Along The Watchtower

4.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

5.    Mr. Tambourine Man

6.    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

7.    Like A Rolling Stone

8.    Maggie's Farm

9.    Alabama Getaway (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)

 

Concert # 756 of The Never-Ending Tour.

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar), John Jackson (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), Winston Watson (drums & percussion).

There is at the time of this summary (January 1997) no circulating tape from this show.

 

August 3       First Olympic Games Show

House Of Blues, Atlanta, Georgia

 

1.    To Be Alone With You

2.    Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotton)

3.    All Along The Watchtower

4.    You're A Big Girl Now

5.    It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

6.    Silvio (Bob Dylan & Robert Hunter)

 

7.    Boots Of Spanish Leather

8.    Ballad Of Hollis Brown

9.    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

10.    Maggie's Farm

11.    She Belongs To Me

12.    Highway 61 Revisited

 

13.    Alabama Getaway (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)

14.    My Back Pages

15.    Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

Concert # 812 of The Never-Ending Tour.

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar), John Jackson (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), Winston Watson (drums & percussion).

7-9, 14  acoustic with the band.

1, 7, 14  Bob Dylan harmonica.

2, 6, 10, 15  John Jackson, Bucky Baxter (backup vocals).

 

August 4       Second Olympic Games Show

House Of Blues, Atlanta, Georgia

 

1.    To Be Alone With You

2.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

3.    All Along The Watchtower

4.    Under The Red Sky

5.    Watching The River Flow

6.    Silvio (Bob Dylan & Robert Hunter)

 

7.    Love Minus Zero/No Limit

8.    Tangled Up In Blue

9.    The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

 

10.    Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

11.    Ballad Of A Thin Man

12.    Tombstone Blues

 

13.    Alabama Getaway (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)

14.    It Ain't Me, Babe

 

Concert # 813 of The Never-Ending Tour.

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar), John Jackson (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), Winston Watson (drums & percussion).

7-9, 14  acoustic with the band.

1, 7, 14  Bob Dylan harmonica.

6  John Jackson, Bucky Baxter (backup vocals).

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4.3                                New tapes

4.3.1                            May 1989 Rehearsals

The Power Station, Probably New York City, New York, May 1989 Rehearsals for the European Tour.

 

1.    Unidentified Blues

2.    I Shall Be Released

3.    Making Believe (Jimmy Work)

4.    Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot)

5.    Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot)

6.    Shot Of Love

7.    Shot Of Love

8.    Shot Of Love

9.    Give My Love To Rose (Johnny Cash)

10.    Man Gave Names To All The Animals

11.    Man Gave Names To All The Animals

12.    (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (Hank Williams - Jimmie Davis)

13.    Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)

14.    Too Far Gone (Billy Sherrill)

15.    California Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)

16.    Shot Of Love

17.    Shot Of Love

18.    Shot Of Love

19.    Little Queen Of Spades (Robert Johnson)

20.    I'm Not Supposed To Care (Gordon Lightfoot)

21.    I'm Not Supposed To Care (Gordon Lightfoot)

22.    Not Fade Away (Charles Hardin)

23.    Everyday (Buddy Holly)

24.    Everyday (Buddy Holly)

25.    When Did You Leave Heaven? (W. Bullock - R. Whiting)

26.    Everybody's Movin' (Glen Trout)

27.    I'll Remember You

28.    Ballad Of A Thin Man

29.    Peace In The Valley (Thomas A. Dorsey)

30.    Shelter From The Storm

31.    Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

32.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

33.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

34.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

35.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

36.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

37.    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

38.    Tomorrow Is A Long Time

39.    Silvio (Bob Dylan & Robert Hunter)

 

Bob Dylan (guitar), G. E. Smith (guitar), Kenny Aaronson (bass), Christopher Parker (drums).

1-4, 6-10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-39  Bob Dylan (vocal).

1, 2, 12, 15-17, 22, 38 Mindy Jostyn (harmonica).

3-9, 10, 11, 19-22, 23-37  Mindy Jostyn (violin).

13-15 Mindy Jostyn (vocal).

5, 11, 18, 21  instrumentals.

Notes.

·      In The Clinton Heylin interview Kenny Aaronson calls the violin player, Mindy, "she's the girl in Billy Joel's new band".

·      Bob Dylan's presence on tracks 13-15 is uncertain.

·      This session started circulating on bootleg CD The Never Ending Tour Rehearsals (Moonlight Records), February 1996.

Reference. A Conversation with Kenny Aaronson by Clinton Heylin, The Telegraph #36, Summer 1990.

Stereo PA recording, 95 minutes

 

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4.3.2                            The Genuine Bootleg Series - Take Two

This double CD bootleg contains the following "new" tracks:

 

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

 from Newport 1964

 

Why Should You Have To Be So Frantic

 Blonde On Blonde outtake from January 27, 1966, named Lunatic Princess Revisited on the CD

 

I Can't Leave Her Behind (two takes)

 new longer versions from Eat The Document

 

drugged band introduction before Like A Rolling Stone

from Royal Albert Hall, London May 7, 1966

 

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

outtake from the eighth New Morning session in Columbia Recording Studio E in New York City, June 4, 1970.

 

House Of The Risin' Sun

outtake from the first Planet Waves session at the Village Recorder in Santa Monica, California, November 2, 1973.

 

Nobody 'Cept You

 - as above

 

Stop Now

Street-Legal outtake from

Rundown Studios in Los Angeles, California, late May 1978

 

Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long)

 - as above

 

4.3.3                            Early rehearsals for The Never-Ending Tour

Unidentified Studio, New York City, New York, November 22, 1987

 

1.    Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen)

2.    Six Days On The Road (Glenn/Montgomery)

3.    Carrying My Cross (traditional)

4.    Suzie Q (Hawkins/Lewis/Broadwater)

5.    You're A Big Girl Now

6.    All I Really Want To Do

7.    Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

8.    Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

9.    Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

10.    Dead Man, Dead Man

11.    Dead Man, Dead Man

12.    Everybody's Movin' (Glen Trout)

13.    Easy (Robinson)

14.    Trail Of The Buffalo (trad. arr. Woody Guthrie)

15.    Heart Of Mine (Bob Dylan-Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)

16.    Joey (Bob Dylan-Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)

17.    Joey (Bob Dylan-Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)

18.    I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

19.    Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)

20.    Shelter From The Storm

 

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), probably G. E. Smith (guitar and back-up vocal), probably Marshall Crenshaw (bass and back-up vocal), probably Christopher Parker (drums).

Stereo studio recording, 90 minutes.

 

4.3.4                            Other new old tapes

J   a more complete PA tape from The Blue Jeans Bash, January 17, 1993

J   a live version of Spanish Is The Loving Tongue from San Antonio May 11, 1976. This is the first or second of the show, from which there only was a partial PA recording until now.

J   a backstage interview with a Japanese promoter from Los Angeles Forum, February 14, 1974 

J   a PA-tape from Waikiki, Hawaii, April 24, 1992.

 

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