Weberman Phone Calls
Bob's Boots Review:This fan release contains the Dylan-Weberman telephone conversations recorded by the self proclaimed 'Dylanologist' and long time Dylan antagonist A.J. Weberman on January 6, and January 9, 1971. The telephone conversations were soon after released to the public as a Broadside/Folkways LP entitled "Bob Dylan vs. A.J. Weberman." The LP was soon pulled from the shelves by the legal clout of CBS. It has since become a high dollar collectible.
Intro
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
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Rundown Rehearsal Tapes
Rundown Recordings from 1978
Bob's Boots starts off saying "Stunning!! This eagerly anticipated 4 CD release truly delivers. Excellent soundboard tapes of most recordings."
The first CD opens with an arrangement of Like A Rolling Stone that's quite different from the one utilized on the tour itself, before introducing a first ever CD transfer of the complete December 30th 1977 tape. This particular rehearsal comes at a time when the touring band was still in a state of flux, with Denny Siewell on drums, Jesse Ed Davis on guitar and Katie Segal and Debbie Dye Gibson on backing vocals. It also features Dylan figuring out a piano arrangement of It's all over now baby blue, as well as versions of three songs that failed to appear on the tour; Most likely you go your way, Leopard skin pill box hat and If not for you. Though this is a first generation digital transfer of the cassette master, this is one recording not from the mixing console, but recorded by one of the musicians with a boom box. (hence the slightly recessed vocals). However, it remains a fascinating insight into the embryonic stage of rehearsals at this point.
Tracks 15-17 on the first CD gain come from a first-gen digital transfer of a tape that has generally only circulated in mediocre quality, from high generational recordings. This session featured a different drummer, (Bruce Gary), as well as a unique 1978 arrangement of the Blood On The Tracks classic You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go. Finally, the CD concludes with a teaser of the goodies to be found on CD2... a previously uncirculated take of the old blues standard My Babe.
The second CD continues in the same vein, and features a full disc worth of uncirculated gems (save for versions of Blowin In The Wind and Ballad Of A Thin Man previewed on the legendary Genuine Bootleg Series: Third One Now set. Every song is presented complete, with false starts kept to a minimum, and a number of outstanding arrangements from the early 1978 shows are first realized here (notably I Threw It All Away, The Man In Me and If You See Her Say Hello. The latter is a magnificent arrangement that, thankfully, is represented in three separate guises on this collection (given the paucity of actual live performances)... it never made it past the first four gigs!!). These recordings feature the backing vocalists Helena Springs and Jo Ann Harris, although the drummer(s) is unknown.
The third CD concludes these new recordings with fully realized versions of I Don't Believe You and Going Going Gone. These are followed by what many Dylan fans choose as their favorite Dylan rehearsal recording, bar none... the January 30th 1978 tape. Again, it has been transferred from the master cassette direct to DAT. It has never before sounded this good! Continuing with some important arrangements discarded early in the tour; Tomorrow Is A Long Time, and Knockin' On Heavens Door receive their definitive renditions. A lovely play-through experience which concludes, fittingly, with a new transfer from a first generation cassette of the equally renowned three song tape from two days later that Dylan personally gave to a reporter who was interviewing him for a cover story on Renaldo and Clara. The February 1st rendition of Repossession Blues is another holy grail recording for the bobcat fraternity, here transferred in all of its' pre-Dolby, original, expansive glory.
The fourth CD jumps ahead to the end of the first leg of the tour, and the recruitment of a new bass player/ bandleader, Jerry Scheff. (of Elvis Presley fame). Scheff replaces a disenchanted Rob Stoner. This so called Scheff Audition tape appears here in a new transfer from a first generation cassette, and features two new Dylan compositions in incomplete but fascinating versions. We'd Better Talk This Over will appear in a matter of days at the Street Legal sessions, but with some subtle lyric changes. Coming From The Heart will have no such luck, despite being the best of the songs co-written with backing singer Helena Springs. However, just to show the song in all of its
stages and splendor, at the end of the audition tape is a complete recording from the Rundown made immediately after the Street Legal sessions. Along side it are two distinctly different recordings of the Dylan-Springs unreleased original Stop Now.
The Bonus Tracks rounding out this overview of the Alimony Tour Rehearsals are three notable forms of Dylan originals debuted on the American leg of the tour. Do Right To Me Baby
and Coming From The Heart are one-off 1978 debuts. Do Right, would of course, would be the first public performance of a Slow Train song. Finally, there is a soundboard recording of Am I Your Stepchild? from the Oakland show. This particular performance, which is quite different from the version on Genuine Bootleg Series Vol.1, was apparently used for copyright. More Than Flesh And Blood (Written By Dylan/Springs) is the final track, but it's not listed on the package. It's a studio recording, unknown date (post 1978) and location. Performed By Springs. So there you have it. Songs and arrangements are raw and reborn from one of Dylan's most overlooked years -- when he played to something close to 3 million people in a single year, and wowed just about every one of them. Oh..., and then found Christ....
Disc one
Like A Rolling Stone *(1)
It's All Over Now Baby Blue (1)
It's All Over Now Baby Blue (2)
Blowin In The Wind
Maggie's Farm
Like A Rolling Stone (2)
The Man In Me
To Ramona
Most Likely You Go Your Way
Simple Twist Of Fate
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat
If Not For You
I Threw It All Away
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Going Going Gone
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome
Simple Twist Of Fate
My Babe*
Like A Rolling Stone (3)*
Disc two
Just Like A Woman (1)*
Just Like A Woman (2)*
Blowin' In The Wind (1)
Blowin' In The Wind (2)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight *
The Man In Me *
You're A Big Girl Now *
Don't Think Twice *
I Threw It All Away *
Love Minus Zero *
Maggie's Farm *
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Simple Twist Of Fate *
To Ramona *
If You See Her Say Hello *
Disc three
I Don't Believe You
Going Going Gone *
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
The Times
If You See Her Say Hello
The Man In Me
I Don't Believe You
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
You're A Big Girl Now
Knockin' On Heavens Door
It's Alright Ma
Forever Young
Repossession Blues
One Of Us Must Know
Girl Of The North Country
Disc four
We'd Better Talk This Over
Coming From The Heart
I Threw It All Away
Maggie's Farm
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Simple Twist Of Fate
To Ramona
If You See Her Say Hello
I Don't Believe You
Love Minus Zero
Stop Now (1)
Stop Now (2)
Coming From The Heart (2)
Bonus:
Am I Your Stepchild?
Do Right To Me Baby
Coming From The Heart (3)
More Than Flesh And Blood
DISC 1:
Track # 1: January 1978
02 - 14: December 30, 1977
15 - 17: Early January 1978
18 - 19 : January 1978 DISC 3:
1-2: January 1978
3-12: January 30, 1978
13-15: February 1, 1978
DISC 2:
January 1978
DISC 3:
1-2: January 1978
3-12: January 30, 1978
13-15: February 1, 1978
DISC 4:
1-10: April 1978
11: June 8, 1978
12: May 2, 1978
13: May 1, 1978
Disc 4 Bonus live tracks:
14: Oakland, November 13, 1978
15: Miami, December 16, 1978
16: St.Paul, MN, October 31
17: (Not listed on package) More Than Flesh And Blood (Written By Dylan/Springs)
Studio recording, unknown date (post 1978) and location. Performed By Helena Springs.
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Disc 2:
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Disc 3:
http://www.humyo.com/164399%3AAudio%3AmetaAlbum%3AThe%20Rundown%20Rehearsal%20Tapes%20Disc%203
(Missing Tracks From Disc 3 Posted Here):
http://www.humyo.com/164399%3AAudio%3AmetaAlbum%3AThe%20Rundown%20Rehearsal%20Tapes%20(Disc%203)
Disc 4:
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For the rehearsals in 4 links:
CD1: http://www.sendspace.com/file/s6pmwm
CD2: http://www.sendspace.com/file/kh6u2a
CD3: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hu4tys
CD4: http://www.sendspace.com/file/oqlw2m
Plymouth Rock
War Memorial Coliseum, Plymouth, MA 10/31/75
Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT Nov.11, 1975
Bob's Boots Review: This is a 'must have' CD. Period. Fans of Rolling Thunder will find this first venue of the tour to be electrifyingly fresh and vibrant. Everything was new, mysterious, and exciting. The stunned audience would have to wait two more months for the release of this mystical music on the 'Desire' LP. As the tour wore on, some of the spontaneous edge began to dull with the wear and tear of life on the road. Fans of 'Desire' will thrill to the encore magic captured in Dylan's voice and in Scarlet Rivera's violin. Fans of soundboard recordings will be blown away by the incredible quality. Fans of quality performance will tear up over the majestic tapestry Dylan and the troupe weave on stage.
Plymouth:
I Don't Believe You
Hurricane
Oh, Sister
One More Cup Of Coffee
Sara
Just Like A Woman
This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
Waterbury:
Hard Rain
Romance In Durango
Isis
Blowin' In The Wind
The Water Is Wide
I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine
Never Let Me Go
I Shall Be Released
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
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Waterbury tracks: http://www.sendspace.com/file/8m0v5n
BOB DYLAN
NEW YORK CITY 1974
Masison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y.
Jauary 31, 1974, evening show
This is just a fantastic show from the great Flood tour. The vocals are right up in your face, and crystal clear. A very worth while listen.
1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
2. Lay Lady Lay
3. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
4. Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35
5. It Ain't Me Babe
6. Ballad Of A Thin Man
7. Stage Fright
8. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
9. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
10. When You Awake
11. Up On Cripple Creek
12. All Along The Watchtower
13. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
15. The Times They Are A-Changin'
16. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
17. Gates Of Eden
18. Just Like A Woman
19. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
20. Rag Mama Rag
21. This Wheel's On Fire
22. The Shape I'm In
23. The Weight
Coliseum, Oakland, California, 11th Feb 1974 (Evening) - PA
24. Forever Young
25. Highway 61 Revisited
26. Like A Rolling Stone
27. Maggie's Farm
28. Blowin' In The Wind
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Disc 1:
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Disc 2:
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Peco's Blues
Pat Garrett soundtrack sessions
Mexico City, Mexico January 20, 1973
Burbank, CA February 1973
Bob's Boots Review: This is a must have disc for all fans of studio outtakes, and/or the Pat Garrett material. As with the released version, there is a lot of instrumentals. There's also a lot of Bob talking and interacting with the engineer. The songs are direct from the studio mixing consoles, in incredible quality. The cover is Rex Features' classic 'Alias' photo.
Mexico City:
Billy 1
Billy 2
Turkey
Tom Turkey
Billy Surrenders
And He's Killed Me Too
Good-bye Holly
Pecos Blues 1
Pecos Blues 2
Billy
Burbank:
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 1
Sweet Amarillo
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 3
Final Theme 1
Final Theme 2
Rock Me Mama 1 (A. Crudup)
Rock Me Mama 2 (A. Crudup)
Billy-7 1
Billy-7 2
Instrumental
instrumental
Final Theme 3
Final Theme 4
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Contract With The Lord I
Fox Warfield Theater, San Francisco 11-16-79
Bob's Boots Review: The powerful Warfield concert begins on this disc and is concluded on the companion disc "Part 2". This near flawless audience recording preserves it in all it's glory. Personally, one of my favorite venues, this gospel show explodes with vocal passion to be found in few other Dylan periods. If you're a fan of Dylan's gospel period, this set is a 'Must-have'.
Gotta Serve Somebody
I Believe In You
When You Gonna Wake Up
When He Returns
Man Gave Names To All The Animals
Precious Angel
Slow Train
Covenant Woman
Ain't No Man Righteous
God Uses Ordinary People (Mona Lisa)
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
Do Right To Me Baby
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Contract With The Lord II
Fox Warfield 11-16-79
*Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA Nov 20, 1979
**Muscle Shoals Studio, Sheffield, AL 4-30-79
Bob's Boots Review: he Warfield is an incredible concert. This is the conclusion of the show that began on the companion disc "Part 1". This near flawless audience recording preserves it in all it's glory. Personally, one of my favorite venues, this gospel show explodes with vocal passion to be found in few other Dylan periods. The Slow Train LP comes alive with as much or more fire than on the studio version. The SavedLP had not yet been released, and the new material is even more fresh and powerful than the studio release. Finally, a perfect studio quality six verse version of Trouble In Mind rounds out this wonderful package. If you're a fan of the gospel period, this set is a 'Must-have'.
Solid Rock
Saving Grace, Saved
What Can I Do For You
In The Garden
Blessed Be The Name
Pressing On
In The Garden *
Trouble In Mind **
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Blood on the Tracks New York Sessions
CBS A&R Studios, NYC September 1974
These are some amazing performances which were at first intended to be released on the official album. All of this material is essential. Many of these can be argued to be better than the official tracks. Perfect sound quality, to add.
Tangled Up In Blue
Simple Twist Of Fate
You're A Big Girl Now
Idiot Wind
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome
Meet Me In The Morning
Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
If You See Her, Say Hello
Shelter From The Storm
Buckets Of Rain
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The sessions in one link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/o7h72t