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1994 MTV UNPLUGGED SESSIONS

                    

            

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NOVEMBER

 

  15–16

New York City, New York

Sony Music Studios, afternoon camera rehearsals

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New York City, New York

Sony Music Studios, rehearsals

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New York City, New York

Sony Music Studios, 1st taping session

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New York City, New York

Sony Music Studios, 2nd taping session

 

 

 

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Sony Music Studios

New York City, New York

15 November 1994

Afternoon camera rehearsals for MTV Unplugged taping sessions.

 

 

1.

I Want You

2.

Tombstone Blues

3.

Tombstone Blues

4.

Tombstone Blues

5.

Tombstone Blues

6.

I Want You

7.

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

8.

Desolation Row

9.

Hazel

10.

Everything Is Broken

11.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

12.

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

13.

Dignity

14.

With God On Our Side

 

 

Bob Dylan (acoustic guitar), John Jackson (acoustic guitar), Brendan O’Brien (organ), Tony Garnier (bass), Winston Watson (drums & percussion).

1, 2, 6-14 Bob Dylan (vocal),

7, 9 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

1, 6, 9, 14 Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar)

2-5, 10, 13 Bucky Baxter (lap steel guitar)

7 Bucky Baxter (mandolin)

8, 12 Bucky Baxter (dobro)

 

Notes

3-5  instrumentals.

Stereo TV and stereo PA recording, 60 minutes.

 

Session info updated 15 November 2014.

 

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15760

Sony Music Studios

New York City, New York

16 November 1994

Rehearsals for MTV Unplugged taping sessions.

 

1.

Absolutely Sweet Marie

2.

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

3.

Desolation Row

4.

Tombstone Blues

5.

Hazel

6.

Everything Is Broken

7.

The Times They Are A-Changin’

8.

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

9.

Dignity

10.

With God On Our Side

11.

Dignity

12.

Dignity

13.

Dignity

14.

Dignity

15.

Desolation Row

16.

Knockin’ On Heaven's Door

17.

Tombstone Blues

18.

I Pity The Poor Immigrant

19.

Shooting Star

20.

Tombstone Blues

 

 

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

 

Note. There is no circulating tape from these rehearsals (as of revision date).

 

Session info updated 15 March 1996.

 

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15770

Sony Music Studios

New York City, New York

17 November 1994

First MTV Unplugged taping session.

 

 

1.   Tombstone Blues

2.   I Want You

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

4.   Desolation Row

5.   Hazel

6.   Everything Is Broken

7.   The Times They Are A-Changin'

8.   Love Minus Zero/No Limit

9.   Dignity

10.  With God On Our Side

 

 

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

 

3, 8  Bob Dylan harmonica.

 

Notes

·       First live version of Hazel since The last Waltz concert, November 1976.

·       First live Tombstone Blues since Slane, Ireland, 8 July 1984.

 

Official releases

1, 4, 8, 10  released on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia 478 374 2 (CD), European version, 11 April 1995.

1, 4, 10  released on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia 478 374 2 (CD), US version, 5 May 1995.

1, 4, 8, 10  released on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia C2 6700 (LP), European version, 25 April 1995.

1, 4, 10  released on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia C2 6700 (LP), US version, 25 April 1995.

1, 4, 8, 10  released on commercial video MTV UNPLUGGED, SMV Enterprises 50 113 2, 5 May 1995.

1, 4, 10  released in remastered versions on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia 88691924312-39 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.

 

Stereo PA recording, 65 minutes.

 

Session info updated 24 November 2013.

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15780

Sony Music Studios

New York City, New York

18 November 1994

Second MTV Unplugged taping session.

 

 

1.   Absolutely Sweet Marie

2.   Shooting Star

3.   All Along The Watchtower

4.   My Back Pages

5.   Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

6.   John Brown

7.   The Times They Are A-Changin'

8.   Dignity

9.   Knockin’ On Heaven's Door

10.  Like A Rolling Stone

11.  Like A Rolling Stone

 

 

12.  Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

13.  Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

14.  Desolation Row

15.  I Want You

 

 

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

 

2, 4, 9  Bob Dylan harmonica.

 

BobTalk

We’re gonna start this again, the band was way ahead of me (laughs) [John Jackson protests: It wasn’t the band! It wasn’t!!] ... and we have to tune these instruments too. (after aborting Like A Rolling Stone).

 

Official releases

2, 3, 5–9, 10 (fragment), 11  released on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia 478 374 2 (CD), 11 April 1995 in Europe and 5 May 1995 in US.

2, 3, 5–9, 10 (fragment), 11  released on commercial video MTV UNPLUGGED, SMV Enterprises 50 113 2, 5 May 1995.

2, 3, 5–9, 10 (fragment), 11  released on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia C2 6700 (LP), 25 April 1995.

2, 3, 5–9, 10 (fragment), 11  released in remastered versions on MTV UNPLUGGED, Columbia 88691924312-39 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.

6, 8  released on CD single Dignity (MTV UNPLUGGED), Columbia COL 661 400 2, 11 April 1995.

Part of 8 (57 seconds)  released on Interactive Music CD-ROM Highway 61 Interactive, Columbia/Graphix Zone CDAC 085700, February 1995.

8  released on Live 1961-2000 - Thirty-nine years of great concert performances, SME Records SRCS 2438, 28 February 2001.

 

Notes

9  overdubbed with a three second loop of audience handclapping and whistling on the European CD version.

10  aborted after first verse.

12  false start.

15 broadcast by HBO TV.

Stereo PA recording, 85 minutes.

 

Session info updated 27 May 2021

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