1986 The Hearts Of Fire sessions
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August
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National Film Theatre, Press conference. |
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Dunraven, Southerndown |
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Townhouse Studio, Hearts Of Fire recording session |
September
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Colston Hall, filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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Colston Hall, 1st Christopher Sykes interview |
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Colston Hall, filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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30 |
Unidentified Location, 2nd Christopher Sykes interview |
October
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Canadian General Electric Warehouse |
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Unidentified Location, 3rd Christopher Sykes interview |
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Bob Dylan’s Trailer, Unidentified Location, 4th and last Christopher Sykes interview |
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Bob Dylan’s Trailer |
November
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Convention Centre, Harbour Castle Hilton |
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National Film Theatre |
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London, England |
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17 August 1986 |
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Press
conference. |
Note. Parts of this press conference were broadcast by TV-AM, England, Channel 4, England and by Capitol Radio, England, 18 August 1986.
Reference. The Fiddler Now Upspoke, Volume 4, Desolation Row Promotions, pages 931-937.
Stereo PA recording, 28 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Dunraven |
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Southerndown |
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Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
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August 1986 |
BobTalk
This is Bob Dylan and
I'm in England right now, working, so I can't be there tonight, but I'd like to
say that Chabad is a worthy organization helping people in need. Helping to set
them free from the misconceptions and devastation which is destroying their
lives from within. Of course, this is a fierce battle, for those responsible
for poisoning the minds and bodies of America's youth are reaping great
profits. If you can help Chabad to help others who have fallen victim to the
lies and deceits of those who are much more powerful, do so.
Notes
Broadcast 14 September 1986 by several American TV-stations in a syndicated anti-drug program organized by The Lubavitcher’s Chabad Telethon.
A possible date is 20 August.
Stereo TV recording, 1 minute.
Session info updated 16 November 2014.
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Townhouse Studio |
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London, England |
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27 & 28 August 1986 |
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Hearts
Of Fire recording session, produced by
Beau Hill. |
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The Usual
(John Hiatt) |
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The Usual (John
Hiatt) |
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The Usual
(John Hiatt) |
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The Usual
(John Hiatt) |
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The Usual
(John Hiatt) |
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Ride This Train |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Old Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver) |
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Old Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver) |
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Old Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver) |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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To Fall In Love With You |
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Night After Night |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Had A Dream About You, Baby |
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Night After Night |
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A Couple More Years
(Shel Silverstein - Dennis Locorriere) |
1-22 backed by Eric Clapton (guitar), Ron Wood & Kip Winger (bass), Beau Hill (keyboards) and Henry Spinetti (drums).
23 Bob Dylan solo with acoustic guitar.
19 Fiona Flanagan (shared vocal).
1, 2 and 22 horns by The New West Horns dubbed on at a later occasion.
21 overdubbed probably at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California, early 1988.
18, 22 probably different mixes of the same take.
Official releases
2, 19, 22, 23 released in the movie HEARTS OF FIRE, 9 October 1987.
2 released on the promotional cassette of DOWN IN THE GROOVE, Columbia 40957.
2 mistakenly released on DOWN IN THE GROOVE, Columbia 120.017, May/June in Argentina.
2 released on promotional Japanese CD MR D's COLLECTION NUMBER 3, Sony Music Enterprises, XDCS 93133, 1993.
2, 20, 22 released on FIONA, BOB DYLAN, RUPERT EVERETT: HEARTS OF FIRE, Columbia SC 40870, 20 October 1987.
21 released on DOWN IN THE GROOVE, Columbia OC 40957, 31 May 1988.
22 digitally
released on the iTunes
collection RARE
TRACKS FROM THE VAULTS, 29 August 2006.
Reference
Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 165–170.
Notes
The song titles of 6, and 17 are suggestions.
After 6 Bob Dylan says Just mark that Some Kind Of Way. Krogsgaard calls 6 Nobody But You, Baby, Ride This Train and Heylin and Dundas calls it Ride This Train.
Dundas calls 10 To Fall In Love.
20 on the HEARTS OF FIRE album consists of verses 8, 9, 10, bridge, 11 and 12. All are overdubbed with new vocals compared to the original recording.
20 on the DOWN IN THE GROOVE album consists of verses 8, 9, 10, bridge, 11, bridge (repeated) 12 and 13 (without vocal). All are overdubbed with the same vocals as on HEARTS OF FIRE.
3-18 circulates as a separate out-take tape, 60 minutes.
Stereo studio recordings, 75 minutes.
Session info updated 10 January 2022.
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Colston Hall |
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Bristol, England |
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9 September 1986 |
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Filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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Various instrumentals |
Bob Dylan (guitar), Ron Wood (guitar), Clem Clempson (guitar), Terry Williams (drums), Richie Havens (guitar).
Notes
· Most of this session consists of miming to the playback of Had A Dream About You, Baby.
· Broadcast in part by HTV and BBC West, England, 19 September 1986.
Stereo audience recording, 70 minutes.
Session info updated 11 December 2014.
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Colston Hall |
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Bristol, England |
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20 September 1986 |
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1st
Christopher Sykes interview |
Note. Partly broadcast by BBC1 TV, England, 18 September 1987 in the program Omnibus: Getting To Dylan.
Stereo recording, 4 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Colston Hall, |
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Bristol, England |
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20 September 1986 |
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Filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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Various instrumentals |
Bob Dylan (guitar), Ron Wood (guitar), Clem Clempson (guitar), Terry Williams (drums), Richie Havens (guitar).
Notes
· Most of this session consists of miming to the playback of Had A Dream About You, Baby.
· Broadcast in part by HTV and BBC West, England, 19 September 1986.
Stereo audience recording, 85 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Unidentified Location |
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London, England |
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30 September 1986 |
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2nd
Christopher Sykes interview |
Stereo recording, 3 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Canadian General Electric Warehouse |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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10 October 1986 |
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Filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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Various instrumentals |
Bob Dylan (guitar), unidentified musician (guitar), unidentified musician (guitar), unidentified musician (bass), unidentified musician (drums).
Notes
· Most of this session consists of miming to the playback of Hearts of Fire with Fiona Flanagan and Beau Hill.
· A local TV station in Toronto broadcast circa five minutes of one of the playback performances 26 October 1986 in the program New Music.
Stereo audience recording, 19 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Unidentified Location |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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17 October 1986 |
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3rd
Christopher Sykes interview |
Stereo recording, 40 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Bob Dylan’s Trailer |
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Unidentified Location |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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17 October 1986 |
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4th
and last Christopher Sykes interview |
Note. Broadcast by BBC1 TV, England, 18 September 1987 in the program Omnibus: Getting To Dylan.
Reference. The Fiddler Now Upspoke, Volume 5, Desolation Row Promotions, pages 1069-1080.
Mono TV broadcast.
Stereo recording, 22 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Bob Dylan’s Trailer |
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Unidentified Location, Ontario, Canada |
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October 1986 |
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Comments
on Hearts Of Fire |
Notes
· Comments by Bob Dylan on the Hearts Of Fire press conference and on filming with Fiona Flanagan..
· Broadcast by BBC 1 TV, 25 November 1986 in the program Film ’86.
Mono TV broadcast, 2 minutes.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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Convention Centre |
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Harbour Castle Hilton |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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10 November 1986 |
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Canadian Music Hall of Fame
ceremony |
BobTalk
Pleased for me to be here to give this award
to Gordon. I’ve known Gordon for a long time and I know he’s been offered this
award before but he has never accepted it because he wanted me to come and give
it to him. Anyway, he’s somebody of rare talent and all that and here’s a
videoclip now of his recent and not-so-recent achievements.
All right, here he is now,
Gordon Lightfoot!
Can I leave now when you make
your speech? I think I will. (off-mike to Gordon Lightfoot).
Notes
Bob Dylan presented the Juno Award to Gordon Lightfoot.
Broadcast by CBC TV, Canada, 11 November.
Mono TV broadcast, 2 minutes.
Session info updated 14 November 2014.
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