The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3: 1961-1991: Rare and Unreleased

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Hard Times in New York Town (live)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-12-22)
recording of:
Hard Times in New York Town (on 1961-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing France
version of:
Down on Penny’s Farm
2:19
2He Was a Friend of Mine
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-20)
cover recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine (on 1961-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
44:03
3Man on the Street
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-22)
recording of:
Man on the Street (on 1961-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:56
4No More Auction Block (live)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-10)
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (in 1962-10)
live cover recording of:
No More Auction Block (in 1962-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
23:04
5House Carpenter
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-22)
recording of:
House Carpenter (Bob Dylan arrangement) (on 1961-11-22)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
arrangement of:
The Daemon Lover
4:09
6Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (from 1962 until 1964) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (from 1964 to present)
43:45
7Let Me Die in My Footsteps
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground
33:33
8Rambling, Gambling Willie
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-24)
recording of:
Rambling, Gambling Willie (on 1962-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
34:13
9Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
additional writer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
30:52
10Quit Your Low Down Ways
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
recording of:
Quit Your Low Down Ways (on 1962-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
version of:
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
42:40
11Worried Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
recording of:
Worried Blues (on 1962-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
32:39
12Kingsport Town
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-11-14)
recording of:
Kingsport Town (on 1962-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
33:29
13Walkin' Down the Line
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recording of:
Walkin’ Down the Line (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
22:52
14Walls of Red Wing
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-04-24)
recording of:
Walls of Red Wing (on 1963-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
45:05
15Paths of Victory
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
harmonica and piano:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Paths of Victory (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1962 until 1963-08)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
33:17
16Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (live)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Special Rider Music (from 1970 to present)
4:25
17Who Killed Davey Moore? (live)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Who Killed Davey Moore? (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1963-03 until 1963-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:09
18Only a Hobo
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Only a Hobo (on 1963-08-12)
additional lyricist:
Aunt Molly Jackson (in 1932) and Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
lyricist:
John Wallace Crawford
additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
composer:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Poor Miner's Farewell
version of:
Railroading on the Great Divide
43:30
19Moonshiner
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
45:07
20When the Ship Comes In
piano:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recording of:
When the Ship Comes In (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-08)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:55
21The Times They Are A-Changin'
piano:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
3:01
22Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (live)
spoken vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-04-12)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live recording of:
Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (on 1963-04-12)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1973 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
I Ain't Gonna Pin My Hopes on That
7:08
CD 2
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1Seven Curses
recording of:
Seven Curses (on 1963-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Anathea
3:49
2Eternal Circle
recording of:
Eternal Circle (on 1963-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:38
3Suze (The Cough Song)1:59
4Mama, You Been on My Mind
recording of:
Mama, You Been on My Mind (on 1964-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
2:57
5Farewell, Angelina
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Farewell, Angelina (on 1965-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-11)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
45:27
6Subterranean Homesick Blues
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Subterranean Homesick Blues (on 1965-01-13)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-12 until 1965-01)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
2:56
7If You Gotta Go, Go Now
recording of:
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night) (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
2:56
8Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence
recording of:
Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
3:54
9Like a Rolling Stone
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joseph Macho, Jr. (on 1965-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-06-15)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-06-15) and Al Gorgoni (on 1965-06-15)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-06-15)
organ:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-06-15)
piano:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-06-15) and Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-06-15)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-06-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
partial recording of:
Like a Rolling Stone (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
1:36
10It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991)
recording of:
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-01 until 1965-07-29)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
version of:
Phantom Engineer
version of:
Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)
3:23
11I'll Keep It With Mine
recording of:
I’ll Keep It With Mine (on 1966-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:40
12She's Your Lover Now
recording of:
She's Your Lover Now (on 1966-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1966-01)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1971 to present)
6:10
13I Shall Be Released
recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics) (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
3:56
14Santa Fe
recording of:
Santa-Fe (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Dwarf Music (from 1973 to present)
2:10
15If Not for You
recording of:
If Not for You (on 1970-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) and Universal Music Publishing Group (SESAC)
3:34
16Wallflower
recording of:
Wallflower (on 1971-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
2:49
17Nobody 'Cept You
live recording of:
Nobody 'Cept You (on 1973-11-02)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Ram’s Horn Music (from 1973 to present)
2:41
18Tangled Up in Blue
recording of:
Tangled Up in Blue (on 1974-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
6:51
19Call Letter Blues
recording of:
Call Letter Blues (on 1974-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
version of:
Bell Tower Blues
4:27
20Idiot Wind
recording of:
Idiot Wind (on 1974-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
8:53
CD 3
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1If You See Her, Say Hello
recording of:
If You See Her, Say Hello (on 1974-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
3:46
2Golden Loom
recording of:
Golden Loom (on 1975-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1975)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1975 until 2003) and Special Rider Music (from 2003 to present)
4:27
3Catfish
recording of:
Catfish (on 1976-07-28)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1975) and Jacques Levy (in 1975)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1975)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1975 until 2003) and Special Rider Music (from 2003 to present)
2:48
4Seven Days
recording of:
Seven Days (on 1976-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1976)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1976 until 2004) and Special Rider Music (from 2004 to present)
4:00
5Ye Shall Be Changed
recording of:
Ye Shall Be Changed (on 1979-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1979)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)
4:09
6Every Grain of Sand
recording of:
Every Grain of Sand (on 1980-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1980 until 1980-09)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1981 to present)
3:38
7You Changed My Life
recording of:
You Changed My Life (on 1981-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1981)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1982 to present)
5:14
8Need a Woman
recording of:
Need a Woman (on 1981-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1981)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1982 to present)
5:44
9Angelina
recording of:
Angelina (on 1981-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1981)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1981 to present)
6:58
10Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart
recording of:
Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart (on 1983-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
4:33
11Tell Me
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1983-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
4:25
12Lord Protect My Child
recording of:
Lord Protect My Child (on 1983-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
33:57
13Foot of Pride
recording of:
Foot of Pride (on 1983-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
5:58
14Blind Willie McTell
producer:
Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991)
recording of:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1983-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
45:52
15When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky
recording of:
When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky (on 1985-02-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1985-02)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1985 to present)
5:37
16Series of Dreams
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Glenn Fukunaga (on 1989-03-23) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (on 1989-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Roddy Colonna (on 1989-03-23)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1989-03-23), Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (on 1989-03-23) and Mason Ruffner (guitarist and singer) (on 1989-03-23)
percussion:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (on 1989-03-23)
talking drum:
Cyril Neville (on 1989-03-23)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1989-03-23)
recording of:
Series of Dreams (on 1989-03-23)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1993-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
5:53

Credits

Release

art direction:Christopher Austopchuk
Nicky Lindeman
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Morgan Renard
liner notes:John Bauldie
miscellaneous support:Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony. Also credited as reissue producer)
producer:Jeff Rosen
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
compiler:Jeff Rosen
vocals:Bob Dylan
distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
ASIN:UK: B000025OIN [info]

Release Group

artist & repertoire support:Rick Chertoff
Don DeVito
Mike Gallelli
part of:The Bootleg Series (Bob Dylan) (number: 1-3) (order: 1)
My Life in Music: Cat Power (SPIN magazine, 2004-05) (number: H) (order: 8)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 101) (order: 101)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/220516 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000595183 [info]
Wikidata:Q1574733 [info]