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Spent some quality time last Sunday night listening to "Tin Angel" on the Tempest album to find out what the hell happened in that song. Man, that Bobby D can spin a tale! Definitely worth the repeated listens to figure it out.

 

Also, "Roll On John".

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A great interview with Mavis Staples about her upcoming tour with Dylan. I am not a big fan of the Chicago area venue that they are playing - so I will be skipping the show.

 

 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mavis-staples-on-summer-tour-with-bob-dylan-its-really-an-honor-20160509?page=4

 

 

 

You hear stories he goes right from the tour bus to the dressing room.
I'm gonna grab him. I'm not gonna be on the tour for a month and a half and not have any conversation with Bobby. He's gonna talk to me.

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Been enjoying all the love radio has given Dylan today on his 75th birthday.

Now it's night and I'm down a YouTube rabbit hole with Clinton Heylin's book on my knee, and just discovered a gorgeous unfinished tune, "On A Rainy Afternoon", which is apparently on the 18-disc Cutting Edge release.

 

 

I've replayed it five times in a row, once again blown away by Bob, for the Zimmyenth time.

It's fascinating to consider this tune as pre-motorcycle crash, pre-Basement; maybe proof that his sensibilities were heading to a "softer", more melodic path anyway.

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Finally getting around to listening to the Fallen Angels release (checked it out from the library) -- musically is sounds great. Relying heavily on Herron's steel guitar, which is nice. Again, it standards, so it's not too exciting, but Dylan does sound engaged.  Nicely produced, too.

 

Curious to know if the did these sessions live or did Dylan overdub his vocals - I haven't read too much up on these sessions.

 

Also downloaded some 85 sessions and rehearsals recently - nice to see some new 'old' stuff out their in the boot world. Listened to half of each release - it's alright.

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I'd love to hear some of that '85 stuff.  Have to do a search.

 

The band is so great on the recent records.  I also like Dylan trying to sing rather than croak.  Song selection is awful.  Why do all these classic artist acquiesce to the 'standard covers' BS?  I guess it's better that putting out awful original music a la Neil Young.

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I'd love to hear some of that '85 stuff.  Have to do a search.

 

The band is so great on the recent records.  I also like Dylan trying to sing rather than croak.  Song selection is awful.  Why do all these classic artist acquiesce to the 'standard covers' BS?  I guess it's better that putting out awful original music a la Neil Young.

 

It's still on Dime, if you do torrents. Just do a search  on %Bob Dylan% - thinks on the 2nd or 3rd page.

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Interesting that they are releasing audience recordings, too. Since I am sucker for live recordings and if the price is reasonable, I will probably get this. So for it is only up in the UK. (info from the Hoffman board)

 

CD 32 -White Plains, NY, February 5, 1966 (Audience tape)
CD 33 -Pittsburgh, PA, February 6, 1966 (Audience tape)
CD 34 -Hempstead, NY, February 26, 1966 (Audience tape)
CD 35 -Melbourne, April 19, 1966 (Audience tape)
CD 36 -Stockholm, April 29, 1966 (Audience tape)

 

 

 

 

A monumental 36-disc box set featuring every known recording from the mythic and controversial 1966 tour of the US, UK, Europe and Australia.
With the exception of the Manchester concert (May 17, 1966) released as Bob Dylan Live 1966 The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 in 1998, a pair of songs appearing on the 1985 Biograph compilation and a smattering of others, the overwhelming majority of tracks and performances on Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings are previously unreleased in any format--official or bootlegged--and are being made available now for the very first time.
All the songs on The 1966 Live Recordings were written by Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar, piano, harmonica) with the sole exception of "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down," a traditional song arranged by Bob Dylan for concert performance. Dylan is accompanied on these recordings by Robbie Robertson (guitar), Rick Danko (bass, backing vocals), Richard Manuel (piano), Garth Hudson (organ) and Mickey Jones (drums). (Sandy Konikoff plays drums on the White Plains and Pittsburgh shows only.)

Meticulously researched, curated and restored for this extraordinary collection, Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings is drawn from three main audio sources: soundboards, CBS Records mobile recordings and audience tapes.

 

 

 

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And one the day before I came in kicking and screaming. Well, maybe as a 4.20 baby II might have been on the mellow side....or wait; is4.19 in Sweden 4.20 in Philly????

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Plus I wonder if the taper will get some type of compensation or at least get credit on the liner notes.

 

Hoping to read about how Sony/Columbia acquired the tapes, too, in the liner notes.

 

Perhaps a collector sold the masters to them. I am sure the back story is out there already - I just don't know it.

 

Of course, maybe Sony/Columbia just downloaded the audience recordings off of Dime.

 

 

I don't think I heard an audience recording of any of the 66 shows - the only ones I have are sbd's.

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I wonder about all of that also. I suppose there are a number of Dylan obsessives out there that could track down a 50 year old cassette tape. 

 

 

I was reading the comments on a torrent once on Dime a Dozen. It turns out a member of the band in question does indeed grab the shows, messes with them, and then sells the shows. 

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I was reading the comments on a torrent once on Dime a Dozen. It turns out a member of the band in question does indeed grab the shows, messes with them, and then sells the shows. 

 

A member of Dylan's current band or a member of the Band (Robertson, etc.) - that's kind of messed up. Do they sell the shows through a legitimate record company to the public or as a bootleg?

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