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Bob Dylan släpper helig graal 4 november
Den 4:e november släpps “Bob Dylan &The Band - The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg
Series Vol. 11” på Columbia Records och Legacy Recordings.
The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, släpps i form av en deluxe box som innehåller sex CD album. Dessutom släpps The Basement Tapes Raw:The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, en dubbel CD och vinylbox med tre 180 grams vinyl och utdrag från The Basement Tapes Complete.
Alla spår, varav många nyligen funna är remastrat från originalbanden.
Detta är den definitiva sammanställningen av Bob Dylans inspelningar från 1967 med medlemmar av hans turnéband som senare skulle uppnå sina egen berömmelse som The Band.
Bland Bob Dylans många kulturella milstolpar har dessa legendariska Basement Tapes fascinerat och lockat både musiker och kritiker under flera generationer. Dylan nådde oöverträffade höjder under 1965 och 1966 genom lanseringen av tre historiska album och övergången från akustisk till elektrisk musik. Hans banbrytande spelning år 1965 på Newport Folk Festival och vilt turnérande i USA, Europa och Storbritannien fick ett abrupt slut i juli 1966 då han allvarligt skadades i en motorcykelolycka i norra New York. Efter att ha varit borta från rampljuset och återhämtat sig från sina skador förskansade sig Dylan tillsammans med Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson och senare Levon Helm, i källaren i ett litet hus, kallat "Big Pink" i West Saugerties, New York. Detta kollektiv, som skulle komma att kallas Bob Dylan och The Band, spelade in mer än hundra låtar under de kommande månaderna. Utöver nyskrivna Bob Dylan låtar som ”I Shall Be Released", "The Mighty Quinn", "This Wheel's On Fire" och "You Ain't Going Nowhere" spelades även traditionella covers in samt inspelningar med enbart The Band.
1969 började vissa av inspelningarna läcka ut på bootlegalbum men det dröjde ända till 1975 då Columbia Records kommersiellt släppte The Basement Tapes. Av dessa 16 inspelningar som släpptes var åtta av spåren nya låtar med The Band utan Dylan.
Albumet blev en succé bland både kritiker och i affärer och The New York Times kallade det "ett av de största albumen i historien om amerikansk populärmusik."
Genom åren har dessa Basement Tapes förbryllat och eftersökts av fansen och inspelningarna representerar en helig graal för samlarna och ”Dylanologerna”. Var dessa finns och vad de innehåller har varit den ständiga frågan.
The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 samlar för första gången alla inspelningar som spelades i ”Big Pink” inklusive nyligen upptäckta tidiga pärlor som spelades in i "Red Room" i Dylans hem i New York. Garth Hudson från The Band har haft ett nära samarbete med kanadensiska musikarkivarien och producenten Jan Haust med att återställa försämrade band så nära originalljudet som möjligt och dessa inspelningar kan nu också bevaras digitalt för första gången.
Beslutet fattades att presentera The Basement Tapes så intakt som möjligt. Dessutom till skillnad från den officiella utgåvan som släpptes 1975 är att dessa inspelningar som nu presenteras, ljudmässigt så nära det bara går att komma till de ursprungliga inspelningarna från 1967. Allt mestadels i kronologisk ordning baserad på Garth Hudsons egna numreringssystem.
BOB DYLAN & THE BAND: THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11
(all songs written by Bob Dylan unless otherwise noted)
CD 1
1. Edge of the Ocean
2. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It (written by
Clarence Williams)
3. Roll on Train
4. Mr. Blue (written by Dewayne Blackwell)
5. Belshazzar (written by Johnny Cash)
6. I Forgot to Remember to Forget (written by
Charlie A Feathers and Stanley A Kesler)
7. You Win Again (written by Hank Williams)
8. Still in Town (written by Hank Cochran and
Harlan Howard)
9. Waltzing with Sin (written by Sonny Burns and
Red Hayes)
10. Big River (Take 1) (written by Johnny Cash)
11. Big River (Take 2) (written by Johnny Cash)
12. Folsom Prison Blues (written by Johnny Cash)
13. Bells of Rhymney (written by Idris Davies and
Peter Seeger)
14. Spanish is the Loving Tongue
15. Under Control
16. Ol' Roison the Beau (Traditional, arranged by
Bob Dylan)
17. I'm Guilty of Loving You
18. Cool Water (written by Bob Nolan)
19. The Auld Triangle (written by Brendan Francis
Behan)
20. Po' Lazarus (Traditional, arranged by Bob
Dylan)
21. I'm a Fool for You (Take 1)
22. I'm a Fool for You (Take 2)
CD 2
1. Johnny Todd (Traditional, arranged by Bob
Dylan)
2. Tupelo (written by John Lee Hooker)
3. Kickin' My Dog Around (Traditional, arranged
by Bob Dylan)
4. See You Later Allen Ginsberg (Take 1)
5. See You Later Allen Ginsberg (Take 2)
6. Tiny Montgomery
7. Big Dog
8. I'm Your Teenage Prayer
9. Four Strong Winds (written by Ian Tyson)
10. The French Girl (Take 1) (written by Ian
Tyson and Sylvia Tyson)
11. The French Girl (Take 2) (written by Ian
Tyson and Sylvia Tyson)
12. Joshua Gone Barbados (written by Eric Von
Schmidt)
13. I'm in the Mood (written by Bernard Besman
and John Lee Hooker)
14. Baby Ain't That Fine (written by Dallas
Frazier)
15. Rock, Salt and Nails (written by Bruce
Phillips)
16. A Fool Such As I (written by William Marvin
Trader)
17. Song for Canada (written by Pete Gzowski and
Ian Tyson)
18. People Get Ready (written by Curtis L
Mayfield)
19. I Don't Hurt Anymore (written By Donald I
Robertson and Walter E Rollins)
20. Be Careful of Stones That You Throw (written
by Benjamin Lee Blankenship)
21. One Man's Loss
22. Lock Your Door
23. Baby, Won't You be My Baby
24. Try Me Little Girl
25. I Can't Make it Alone
26. Don't You Try Me Now
CD 3
1. Young but Daily Growing (Traditional, arranged
by Bob Dylan)
2. Bonnie Ship the Diamond (Traditional, arranged
by Bob Dylan)
3. The Hills of Mexico (Traditional, arranged by
Bob Dylan)
4. Down on Me (Traditional, arranged by Bob
Dylan)
5. One for the Road
6. I'm Alright
7. Million Dollar Bash (Take 1)
8. Million Dollar Bash (Take 2)
9. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread (Take 1)
10. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread (Take 2)
11. I'm Not There
12. Please Mrs. Henry
13. Crash on the Levee (Take 1)
14. Crash on the Levee (Take 2)
15. Lo and Behold! (Take 1)
16. Lo and Behold! (Take 2)
17. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 1)
18. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 2)
19. I Shall be Released (Take 1)
20. I Shall be Released (Take 2)
21. This Wheel's on Fire (written by Bob Dylan
and Rick Danko)
22. Too Much of Nothing (Take 1)
23. Too Much of Nothing (Take 2)
CD 4
1. Tears of Rage (Take 1) (written by Bob Dylan
and Richard Manuel)
2. Tears of Rage (Take 2) (written by Bob Dylan
and Richard Manuel)
3. Tears of Rage (Take 3) (written by Bob Dylan
and Richard Manuel)
4. Quinn the Eskimo (Take 1)
5. Quinn the Eskimo (Take 2)
6. Open the Door Homer (Take 1)
7. Open the Door Homer (Take 2)
8. Open the Door Homer (Take 3)
9. Nothing Was Delivered (Take 1)
10. Nothing Was Delivered (Take 2)
11. Nothing Was Delivered (Take 3)
12. All American Boy (written by Bobby Bare)
13. Sign on the Cross
14. Odds and Ends (Take 1)
15. Odds and Ends (Take 2)
16. Get Your Rocks Off
17. Clothes Line Saga
18. Apple Suckling Tree (Take 1)
19. Apple Suckling Tree (Take 2)
20. Don't Ya Tell Henry
21. Bourbon Street
CD 5
1. Blowin' in the Wind
2. One Too Many Mornings
3. A Satisfied Mind (written by Joe Hayes and
Jack Rhodes)
4. It Ain't Me, Babe
5. Ain't No More Cane (Take 1) (Traditional, arranged
by Bob Dylan)
6. Ain't No More Cane (Take 2) (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
7. My Woman She's A-Leavin'
8. Santa-Fe
9. Mary Lou, I Love You Too
10. Dress it up, Better Have it All
11. Minstrel Boy
12. Silent Weekend
13. What's it Gonna be When it Comes Up
14. 900 Miles from My Home (Traditional, arranged
by Bob Dylan)
15. Wildwood Flower (written by A.P. Carter)
16. One Kind Favor (Traditional, arranged by Bob
Dylan)
17. She'll be Coming Round the Mountain (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
18. It's the Flight of the Bumblebee
19. Wild Wolf
20. Goin' to Acapulco
21. Gonna Get You Now
22. If I Were A Carpenter (written by James
Timothy Hardin)
23. Confidential (written by Dorina Morgan)
24. All You Have to do is Dream (Take 1)
25. All You Have to do is Dream (Take 2)
CD 6
1. 2 Dollars and 99 Cents
2. Jelly Bean
3. Any Time
4. Down by the Station
5. Hallelujah, I've Just Been Moved (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
6. That's the Breaks
7. Pretty Mary
8. Will the Circle be Unbroken (written by A.P.
Carter)
9. King of France
10. She's on My Mind Again
11. Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
12. On a Rainy Afternoon
13. I Can't Come in with a Broken Heart
14. Next Time on the Highway
15. Northern Claim
16. Love is Only Mine
17. Silhouettes (written by Bob Crewe and Frank C
Slay Jr.)
18. Bring it on Home
19. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
20. The Spanish Song (Take 1)
21. The Spanish Song (Take 2)
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BOB DYLAN THE BOOLEG SERIES VOL. 11:
THE BASEMENT TAPES RAW
(all songs written by Bob Dylan unless otherwise noted)
CD 1
1. Open the Door, Homer (Restored version)
2. Odds and Ends (Alternate version)
3. Million Dollar Bash (Alternate version)
4. One Too Many Mornings (Unreleased)
5. I Don't Hurt Anymore (Unreleased) (written by
Donald I Robertson and Walter E Rollins)
6. Ain't No More Cane (Alternate version) (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
7. Crash on the Levee (Restored version)
8. Tears of Rage (Without overdubs) (written by
Bob Dylan and Richard Manuel)
9. Dress it up, Better Have it All (Unreleased)
10. I'm Not There (Previously released)
11. Johnny Todd (Unreleased) (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
12. Too Much of Nothing (Alternate version)
13. Quinn the Eskimo (Restored version)
14. Get Your Rocks Off (Unreleased)
15. Santa-Fe (Previously released)
16. Silent Weekend (Unreleased)
17. Clothes Line Saga (Restored version)
18. Please, Mrs. Henry (Restored version)
19. I Shall be Released (Restored version)
CD 2
1. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Alternate version)
2. Lo and Behold! (Alternate version)
3. Minstrel Boy (Previously released)
4. Tiny Montgomery (Without overdubs)
5. All You Have to do is Dream (Unreleased)
6. Goin' to Acapulco (Without overdubs)
7. 900 Miles from My Home (Unreleased) (Traditional,
arranged by Bob Dylan)
8. One for the Road (Unreleased)
9. I'm Alright (Unreleased)
10. Blowin' in the Wind (Unreleased)
11. Apple Suckling Tree (Restored version)
12. Nothing Was Delivered (Restored version)
13. Folsom Prison Blues (Unreleased) (written by
Johnny Cash)
14. This Wheel's on Fire (Without overdubs) (written
by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko)
15. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread (Restored
version)
16. Don't Ya Tell Henry (Alternate version)
17. Baby, Won't You be My Baby (Unreleased)
18. Sign on the Cross (Unreleased)
19. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Without overdubs)
Musicians:
Bob Dylan
Robbie Robertson
Rick Danko
Richard Manuel
Garth Hudson
Levon Helm
(Lead vocals are sung by Bob Dylan. Harmony and instrumentation are unknown because all involved were multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, and no records remain.)
