The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991

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Release Date:1997-08-19
Label:Sony
UPC:074646530221
Binding:Audio CD
Published By:Sony
ASIN:B000002AJG
Category:Music

Tracks on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 by Sony

  1. Hard Times in New York Town
  2. He Was a Friend of Mine - Bob Dylan, Traditional
  3. Man on the Street
  4. No More Auction Block - Bob Dylan, Traditional
  5. House Carpenter - Bob Dylan, Traditional
  6. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
  7. Let Me Die in My Footsteps
  8. Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie
  9. Talkin' Have Negeilah Blues
  10. Quit Your Low Down Ways
  11. Worried Blues - Bob Dylan, Traditional
  12. Kingsport Town - Bob Dylan, Traditional
  13. Walkin' Down the Line
  14. Walls of Red Wing
  15. Paths of Victory
  16. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
  17. Who Killed Davey Moore?
  18. Only a Hobo
  19. Moonshiner - Bob Dylan, Traditional
  20. When the Ship Comes In
  21. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  22. Last Thoughts on Woody Gutherie
  23. Seven Curses
  24. Eternal Circle
  25. Suze (The Cough Song)
  26. Mama, You Been on My Mind
  27. Farewell, Angelina
  28. Subterranean Homesick Blues
  29. If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  30. Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence
  31. Like a Rolling Stone
  32. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
  33. I'll Keep It With Mine
  34. She's Your Lover Now
  35. I Shall Be Released
  36. If Not for You
  37. Wallflower
  38. Nobody 'Cept You
  39. Tangled Up in Blue
  40. Call Letter Blues
  41. Idiot Wind
  42. Santa-Fe
  43. If You See Her, Say Hello
  44. Golden Loom
  45. Catfish
  46. Seven Days
  47. Ye Shall Be Changed
  48. Every Grain of Sand
  49. You Changed My Life
  50. Need a Woman
  51. Angelina
  52. Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart
  53. Tell Me
  54. Lord Protect My Child
  55. Foot of Pride
  56. Blind Willie McTell
  57. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
  58. Series of Dreams

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

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Bob Dylan has always been incredibly prolific, only releasing a fraction of what he records. Such a policy has made him a prime target for bootleggers over the years, finally prompting this sanctioned 1991 triple-disc dive into the Dylan vaults. It consists of rare tracks, unreleased outtakes, early versions of classics ("Times They Are a-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone," "I Shall Be Released"), and alternate versions that sometimes cut the originals ("Idiot Wind"). A measure of Dylan's depth is his list of discarded songs ("She's Your Lover Now," "Blind Willie McTell," "Series of Dreams") that would be the crown jewels of most catalogs. These 58 tracks serve as a shadow history of one of our most important artists. --Ben Edmonds

Customer Reviews

BD bootleg series 1-3 - Reviewed on 2008-06-27
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2 customers found this review not to be helpful.
This is an absolutely incredible collection that anyone who even remotely likes Bob Dylan should own. I purchased it brand new and it came in wrapping, but it consistently skips on one song at the same place. I noticed slight gouges in the CD.
Some Surprisers for Even the Bootleggers - Reviewed on 2008-04-10
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3 customers found this review helpful.

This is the first of the Bob Dylan official Bootleg Series offered by CBS/Sony and it offers up a delicious set of recordings that any Dylan fan just has to love. Most of these songs have appeared on Bootlegs over the years, but not all of them. There are some gems here that must have been shockers to both Dylan fans and Dylan bootleggers alike, especially the hauntingly beautiful "Farewell Angelina" that Dylan gave to Joan Baez to record. Hearing Dylan do it himself is a pure pleasure. And the two closing songs, "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" and "Series of Dreams" are just outstanding. What a rock song, "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" is. Wow!

I particularly like the Infidels outtakes on disc three, from "Tell Me" through "Blind Willie McTell." But wait! There's more," the Alternate take of "Subterranean Homesick Blues," is just as good as the original and will have you singing the words right along with Dylan, if you still know 'em, that is. "Nobody 'Cept You," left off of Planet Waves is a heart rendering love song, "She's Your Lover Now," left off of "Blonde on Blonde, because they never got the last verse right, is a song I play all the time. Actually I play this whole set all the time. It's just great.
The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 (Purchased on 02/12/2008) - Reviewed on 2008-03-31
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2 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

I am very pleased with the product-most liked tracks were the later ones particularly willie mctell
WOW Factor - Reviewed on 2008-03-30
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2 customers found this review helpful.

I would let all of the 5 star reviews on here speak for themselves but I feel compelled to interject with my twocents. I bought this compilation way back when it was released (1991-ish?) and I was quite frankly blown away. That the music is unique in both content and substance goes without saying, however there is a certain depth here. This is music that has the ability to move you and open new spiritual horizons. Humor, sincerity, a plea to the better angels of our nature, etc.; all of these you will find for your listening pleasure on the Bob Dylan Bootleg series, lo these 17 years hence.
Essential Dylan - Reviewed on 2008-03-01
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2 customers found this review helpful.

This is by far the best album in my collection and every time you listen to it I feel like I could be sat in a little club in the sixties listening to Dylan on stage.

A must have for any collection 5 stars!!
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