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

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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

Disc 1:

1. Hard Times in New York Town [Live]
2. He Was a Friend of Mine
3. Man on the Street
4. No More Auction Block [Live]
5. House Carpenter
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
12. Kingsport Town
13. Walkin' Down the Line
14. Walls of Red Wing
15. Paths of Victory
16. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues [Live]
17. Who Killed Davey Moore?
18. Only a Hobo
19. Moonshiner
20. When the Ship Comes In
21. Times They Are A-Changin'
22. Last Thoughts on Woody Gutherie [Live]

Disc 2:

1. Seven Curses
2. Eternal Circle
3. Suze (The Cough Song)
4. Mama, You Been on My Mind
5. Farewell, Angelina
6. Subterranean Homesick Blues [Alternate Acoustic Version]
7. If You Gotta Go, Go Now
8. Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence
9. Like a Rolling Stone
10. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry [Alternate Version]
11. I'll Keep It With Mine
12. She's Your Lover Now
13. I Shall Be Released
14. Santa-Fe
15. If Not for You [Alternate Version]
16. Wallflower
17. Nobody 'Cept You
18. Tangled Up in Blue
19. Call Letter Blues
20. Idiot Wind

Disc 3:

1. If You See Her, Say Hello
2. Golden Loom
3. Catfish
4. Seven Days [Live]
5. Ye Shall Be Changed
6. Every Grain of Sand
7. You Changed My Life
8. Need a Woman
9. Angelina
10. Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart
11. Tell Me
12. Lord Protect My Child
13. Foot of Pride
14. Blind Willie McTell
15. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky [Original Version]
16. Series of Dreams

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - Sage's stages
Listen to these three brilliantly remastered discs one after the other and in sequence. While you do so, read the incisive and revealing notes on each outtake or track not included on one of the albums. You'll experience the moods and the changes of the mind in the music of the master (up until 'Shot of love'). Volume 1 is my least favourite, but Volumes 2 & 3 are utterly indispensable.

There is indeed no mystery so great as misery. On these three discs, Dylan takes you right up to the ... Read More
Rating: - Whats Been Missing
Perfect for the already established Dylan fan. Many classic songs. Cd came with a handy booklet with photos and notes on each of the songs. Keep in mind it is a "Bootleg" series compilation, therefore some of the recordings are a little rough. Overall an excellent buy!
Rating: - Bob Dylan!Love it!
I've grown with him......continue to do so.Everything he does is simply the best!
Rating: - The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991being a compilation box of Dylans unreleased songs from 1961 to 1991. Some of the songs that standout on this compilation are "He Was a Friend of Mine", "Like a Rolling Stone", and "Angelina". Dylan was and is such a prolific songwriter and the quality of his lyrics are impeccable. To imagine that I just started listening to Dylan some years ago then I realize what I have been missing for so many years. This is nothing short of genius! ... Read More
Rating: - A Bob Dylan Time Capsule
I have spilled no little ink on the question of the value ofvarious bootleg products, genuine basement tapes, fake basement tapes, etc. that have come out of over the years detailing the career of the premier folk troubadour of his times, Bob Dylan. The core of my argument is that if you have limited cash resources, time or energy (or, heaven forbid, aren't all that into him) then getting copies of his earlier albums rather than more esoteric compilations is the way to go. That said, I can remember ... Read More