In 1970 Dylan had recorded a large number of studio outtakes for “New Morning”, some of which ended up on “Self Portrait” and several Bootlegs. One of the included songs, “If Not For You” was recorded several times in slightly different versions. On the “Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3″ you can listen to one of those. …
On October 19, 2010 Columbia Records releases “Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings”, including Dylan’s first eight albums available in a Limited Edition Box set of newly mastered mono versions for the first time on CD and vinyl. The Original Mono Recordings is reproduced from first generation monaural mixes as the artist intended them …
When movie director Olivier Dahan (“La Vie en Rose”) asked Bob Dylan to contribute a song (“Life Is Hard”) to his new film “My Own Love Song” starring Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker, Bob wrote many more songs than he had been asked to. At the end it was enough new material to fill a …
The archives in Columbia/Sony Music’s basement are full of unreleased Bob Dylan gems. What are they waiting for? It’s time to continue “The Bootleg Series” with some more volumes. Here’s my suggestion, I’d be happy to read your suggestions too: The Complete Remastered Basement Tapes The Rolling Thunder Revue Original Infidels Session with Mark Knopfler …
In 1967 Bob Dylan & The Band recorded dozens of songs in the basement of the house “Big Pink” near Woodstock. Among the many great tracks the sessions brought us all-time classics such as “The Wheel’s On Fire”, “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” or “Tears Of Rage”. Since most of the sessions’ outcome never had been …