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Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991

Bob Dylan

Initial release : March 1991

Columbia 47382

A 3 CD collection of rare and unreleased studio and live recordings.

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Tracks

Disc 1;

  • Hard Times in New York Town (Dylan)
  • He Was a Friend of Mine (Traditional)
  • Man on the Street (Dylan)
  • No More Auction Block (Traditional)
  • House Carpenter (Traditional)
  • Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre (Dylan)
  • Let Me Die in My Footsteps (Dylan)
  • Rambling, Gambling Willie (Dylan)
  • Talkin' Have Negeilah Blues (Dylan)
  • Quit Your Low Down Ways (Dylan)
  • Worried Blues (Traditional)
  • Kingsport Town (Traditional)
  • Walkin' Down the Line (Dylan)
  • Walls of Red Wing (Dylan)
  • Paths of Victory (Dylan)
  • Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (Dylan)
  • Who Killed Davey Moore? (Dylan)
  • Only a Hobo (Dylan)
  • Moonshiner (Traditional)
  • When the Ship Comes In (Dylan)
  • The Times They Are A-Changin' (Dylan)
  • Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (Dylan)
Disc 2;
  • Seven Curses (Dylan)
  • Eternal Circle (Dylan)
  • Suze (The Cough Song) (Dylan)
  • Mama, You Been on My Mind (Dylan)
  • Farewell, Angelina (Dylan)
  • Subterranean Homesick Blues (Dylan)
  • If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Dylan)
  • Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence (Dylan)
  • Like a Rolling Stone (Dylan)
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry (Dylan)
  • I'll Keep It With Mine (Dylan)
  • She's Your Lover Now (Dylan)
  • I Shall Be Released (Dylan)
  • Santa-Fe (Dylan)
  • If Not for You (Dylan)
  • Wallflower (Dylan)
  • Nobody 'Cept You (Dylan)
  • Tangled Up in Blue (Dylan)
  • Call Letter Blues (Dylan)
  • Idiot Wind (Dylan)
Disc 3;
  • If You See Her, Say Hello (Dylan)
  • Golden Loom (Dylan)
  • Catfish (Dylan/Levy)
  • Seven Days (Dylan)
  • Ye Shall Be Changed (Dylan)
  • Every Grain of Sand (Dylan)
  • You Changed My Life (Dylan)
  • Need a Woman (Dylan)
  • Angelina (Dylan)
  • Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart (Dylan)
  • Tell Me (Dylan)
  • Lord Protect My Child (Dylan)
  • Foot of Pride (Dylan)
  • Blind Willie McTell (Dylan)
  • When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky (Dylan)
  • Series of Dreams (Dylan)
Musicians

Musician information for all tracks is provided in the accompanying booklet.

Hard Times in New York Town;

  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
He Was a Friend of Mine;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Man on the Street;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
No More Auction Block;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
House Carpenter;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Let Me Die in My Footsteps;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Rambling, Gambling Willie;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Talkin' Have Negeilah Blues;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Quit Your Low Down Ways;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Worried Blues;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Kingsport Town;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Unknown - guitar
Walkin' Down the Line;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Walls of Red Wing;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Paths of Victory;
  • Bob Dylan - piano, harmonica, vocals
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Who Killed Davey Moore?;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Only a Hobo;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Moonshiner;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
When the Ship Comes In;
  • Bob Dylan - piano, vocals
The Times They Are A-Changin';
  • Bob Dylan - piano, vocals
Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie;
  • Bob Dylan - spoken
Seven Curses;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Eternal Circle;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Suze (The Cough Song);
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica
Mama, You Been on My Mind;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
Farewell, Angelina;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Subterranean Homesick Blues;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
If You Gotta Go, Go Now;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Al Gorgone - guitar
  • Kenny Rakin - guitar
  • Paul Griffin - keyboards
  • Joseph Macho, Jr. - bass
  • Bobby Gregg - drums
  • Unknown - background vocals
Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Mike Bloomfield - guitar
  • Al Kooper - organ
  • Paul Griffin - piano
  • Harvey Brooks - bass
  • Bobby Gregg - drums
Like a Rolling Stone;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Mike Bloomfield - guitar
  • Al Kooper - organ
  • Harvey Brooks - bass
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Mike Bloomfield - guitar
  • Harvey Brooks - bass
  • Al Kooper - Organ
  • Paul Griffin - piano
  • Bobby Gregg - drums
I'll Keep It With Mine;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar
  • Rick Danko - bass
  • Al Kooper - organ
  • Bobby Gregg - drums
She's Your Lover Now;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar
  • Rick Danko - bass
  • Garth Hudson - organ
  • Richard Manuel - piano
  • Sandy Konikoff - drums
I Shall Be Released;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar
  • Garth Hudson - organ
  • Richard Manuel - piano
  • Rick Danko - bass
  • Levon Helm - drums
Santa-Fe;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar
  • Garth Hudson - organ
  • Richard Manuel - piano
  • Rick Danko - bass
  • Levon Helm - drums
If Not for You;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • George Harrison - guitar
  • Charlie Daniels - bass
  • Russ Kunkel - drums
  • Unknown - guitar
Wallflower;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar
  • Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar
  • Kenneth Buttery - drums
  • Russell Bridges - bass
Nobody 'Cept You;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar
  • Garth Hudson - organ
  • Richard Manuel - piano
  • Rick Danko - bass
  • Levon Helm - drums
Tangled Up in Blue;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Brown - bass
  • Possibly one of the following;
    Charles Brown III - guitar
    Eric Weissberg - guitar
    Barry Kornfeld - guitar
Call Letter Blues;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Charles Brown III - guitar
  • Eric Weissberg - guitar
  • Barry Kornfeld - guitar
  • Thomas McFaul - keyboards
  • Tony Brown - bass
  • Richard Crooks - drums
Idiot Wind;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Brown - bass
If You See Her, Say Hello;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Charles Brown III - guitar
  • Eric Weissberg - guitar
  • Barry Kornfeld - guitar
Golden Loom;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Scarlet Rivera - violin
  • Rob Stoner - bass
  • Howie Wyeth - drums
  • Emmylou Harris - background vocals
Catfish;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Erik Frandsen - slide guitar
  • Rob Stoner - bass
  • Sugarblue - harmonica
Seven Days;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • T-Bone Burnett - guitar
  • Steven Soles - guitar
  • Mick Ronson - guitar
  • Bobby Neuwirth - guitar
  • David Mansfield - mandolin
  • Scarlet Rivera - violin
  • Rob Stoner - bass
  • Howie Wyeth - drums
  • Gary Burke - congas
Ye Shall Be Changed;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar
  • Barry Beckett - keyboards
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Pick Withers - drums
Every Grain of Sand;
  • Bob Dylan - piano, vocals
  • Fred Tackett - guitar
  • Jennifer Warnes - background vocals
You Changed My Life;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Danny Kortchmar - guitar
  • Steve Ripley - guitar
  • Ben Tench - organ
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Clydie King - background vocals
Need a Woman;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Possibly
    Fred Tackett - guitar
    Ben Tench - organ
    Tim Drummond - bass
    Jim Keltner - drums
Angelina;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Possibly
    Fred Tackett - guitar
    Ben Tench - organ
    Tim Drummond - bass
    Jim Keltner - drums
    Regina Havis - background vocals
    Clydie King - background vocals
    Carolyn Dennis - background vocals
Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Mick Taylor - guitar
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar
  • Alan Clark - keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sly Dunbar - drums
Tell Me;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Mick Taylor - guitar
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar
  • Alan Clark - keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sly Dunbar - drums
  • Full Force - background vocals
Lord Protect My Child;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Mick Taylor - guitar
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar
  • Alan Clark - keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sly Dunbar - drums
Foot of Pride;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Mick Taylor - guitar
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar
  • Alan Clark - keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sly Dunbar - drums
Blind Willie McTell;
  • Bob Dylan - piano, vocals
  • Mark Knopfler - guitar
When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Little Steven - guitar
  • Roy Bittan - keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sly Dunbar - drums
Series of Dreams;
  • Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
  • Daniel Lanois - guitar, bass, percussion
  • Mason Ruffner - guitar
  • Glen Fukunaga - bass
  • Roddy Colonna - drums
  • Cyril Neville - talking drums
  • Peter Wood - keyboard overdubs
  • Rick DiFonzo - guitar overdubs
Credits

  • Producer, compiler - Jeff Rosen
  • Columbia outtakes mixing - Mark Wilder, Tim Geelan
  • Shot Of Love, Desire, Planet Waves outtakes mixing - Jim Ball
  • Slow Train Coming, Infidels, Empire Burlesque outtakes mixing - Josh Abbey
  • Digital mastering - Mark Wilder
  • Liner notes - John Bauldie
  • Art direction - Chris Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman
  • Front cover photograph - Don Hunstein
  • Booklet cover photograph - Morgan Renard
  • Marketing and production coordinator - Steve Berkowitz
  • A&R coordination - Don DeVito, Rick Chertoff, Mike Gallelli
  • Packaging managers - Sandy Lorenzo, Liz Cataldo
  • Sony Music studio operations - Rob Grabowski, Amy Herot, Risa Kantor, Vicky Petrella
  • Thanks to - Jack Rovner, Paul Rappaport, Mary Ellen Cataneo
  • Special thanks to - Don Ienner, Michelle Anthony, Mille Grazie: Carole Childs
  • Production assistance - Diane Lapson, Debbie Sweeney, Vickie Mathis, Margarita Miller, Irene Provisiero, Kathi and Sam, Lauren Oliver
Related releases

The tracks on this compilation are from the following dates and locations.

  • Hard Times In New York Town - Minnesota Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 12/22/61
  • He Was A Friend Of Mine - CBS Studios, New York City, 11/20/61
  • Man On The Street - CBS Studios, New York City, 11/22/61
  • No More Auction Block - The Gaslight Cafe, Later 1962
  • House Carpenter - CBS Studios, New York City, 3/19/62
  • Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues - CBS Studios, New York City, 4/25/62
  • Let Me Die In My Footsteps - CBS Studios, New York City, 4/25/62
  • Rambling Gambling Willie - CBS Studios, New York City, 4/24/62
  • Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues - CBS Studios, New York City, 4/25/62
  • Quit Your Low Down Ways - CBS Studios, New York City, 7/9/62
  • Worried Blues - 7/9/62
  • Kingsport Town - CBS Studios, New York City, 11/14/62
  • Walkin' Down The Line - Recorded at the Witmark Studios, New York City, sometime - during 1963.
  • Walls Of Red Wing - CBS Studios, New York City, 4/24/63
  • Paths Of Victory - CBS Studios, New York City, 8/12/63
  • Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 10/26/63
  • Who Killed Davey Moore? - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 10/26/63
  • Only A Hobo - CBS Studios, New York City, 8/12/63
  • Moonshiner - CBS Studios, New York City, 8/12/63
  • When The Ship Comes In
  • The Times They Are A-Changin' - Recorded at the Witmark Studios, New York City, sometime - during 1963.
  • Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie - Live at Town Hall, New York City, 4/12/63
  • Seven Curses - CBS Studios, New York City, 8/6/63
  • Eternal Circle - CBS Studios, New York City, 10/24/63
  • Suze (The Cough Song) - CBS Studios, New York City, 10/24/63
  • Mama, You Been On My Mind - CBS Studios, New York City, 6/9/64
  • Farewell, Angelina - CBS Studios, New York City, 1/13/65
  • Subterranean Homesick Blues - CBS Studios, New York City, 1/13/65
  • If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All Night) - CBS Studios, New York City, 1/15/65
  • Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence - CBS Studios, New York City, 6/15/65
  • Like A Rolling Stone - CBS Studios, New York City, 6/15/65
  • It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To cry - CBS Studios, New York City, 6/15/65
  • I'll Keep It With Mine - New York City, 1/27/66
  • She's Your Lover Now - CBS Studios, Nashville, 1/21/66
  • I Shall Be Released - Recorded during the Fall, 1967 with The Band
  • Santa-Fe - Recorded during the Fall, 1967 with The Band
  • If Not For You - 5/1/70
  • Wallflower - New York City, 11/4/71
  • Nobody 'Cept You - Los Angeles, California, 11/2/73
  • Tangled Up In Blue - 9/16/74
  • Call Letter Blues - 9/16/74
  • Idiot Wind - 9/19/74
  • If You See Her, Say Hello - 9/16/74
  • Golden Loom - New York City, 7/30/75
  • Catfish - New York City, 7/28/75
  • Seven Days - Live performance, Tampa, Florida, 4/21/76
  • Ye Shall Be Changed - Muscle Schoals Studio, Sheffield, Alabama, 5/2/79
  • Every Grain Of Sand - 9/23/80
  • You Changed My Life - Clover Studios, Los Angeles, California, 4/23/81
  • Need A Woman - Clover Studios, Los Angeles, California, 5/4/81
  • Angelina - Clover Studios, Los Angeles, California, 5/4/81
  • Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart - New York City, 4/25/83
  • Tell Me - New York City, 4/21/83
  • Lord Protect My Child - New York City, 5/3/83
  • Foot Of Pride - New York City, 4/25/83
  • Blind Willie McTell - New York City, 5/5/83
  • When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky - New York City, 2/19/85
  • Series Of Dreams - New Orleans, 3/23/89
Series Of Dreams was subsequently included on; Gotta Serve Somebody was subsequently included on;

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