The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: 1965–1966, The Best Of The Cutting Edge

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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1Tombstone Blues (take 1, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Joseph Macho, Jr. (on 1965-07-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-07-29)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-07-29) and Bob Dylan (on 1965-07-29)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-07-29)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1965-07-29)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-07-29)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-07-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Tombstone Blues (on 1965-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (in 1993)
7:28
2Positively 4th Street (take 5, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Russ Savakus (on 1965-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-07-29)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-07-29) and Bob Dylan (on 1965-07-29)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1965-07-29)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-07-29)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-07-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Positively 4th Street (on 1965-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4:22
3Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (take 1, alternate take)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
edit of:
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (take 1, 7/30/1965, complete) by Bob Dylan
recording of:
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (on 1965-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4:03
4Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (take 3, rehearsal)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1965-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-08-02)
electric piano:
Al Kooper (on 1965-08-02)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-08-02) and Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-08-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (on 1965-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
5:38
5Highway 61 Revisited (take 3, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1965-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (on 1965-08-02)
electric piano:
Al Kooper (on 1965-08-02)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-08-02) and Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-08-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Highway 61 Revisited (on 1965-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
3:28
6Queen Jane Approximately (take 5, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1965-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-08-02)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-08-02) and Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1965-08-02)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-08-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Queen Jane Approximately (on 1965-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
6:01
7Visions of Johanna (take 5, rehearsal)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Danko (on 1965-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-11-30)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-30) and Robbie Robertson (on 1965-11-30)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-30)
organ:
Garth Hudson (on 1965-11-30)
piano:
Richard Manuel (on 1965-11-30)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Visions of Johanna (on 1965-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
version of:
Freeze Out (song from the "Blonde on Blonde" sessions)
7:39
8She’s Your Lover Now (take 6, rehearsal)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Danko (on 1966-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Sandy Konikoff (on 1966-01-21)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-21) and Robbie Robertson (on 1966-01-21)
organ:
Garth Hudson (on 1966-01-21)
piano:
Richard Manuel (on 1966-01-21)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
She's Your Lover Now (on 1966-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1966-01)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1971 to present)
4:57
9Lunatic Princess (take 1)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Danko (on 1966-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1966-01-27)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-27) and Robbie Robertson (on 1966-01-27)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1966-01-27)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Lunatic Princess (on 1966-01-27)
writer:
Bob Dylan
1:19
10Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat (take 8, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe South (on 1966-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1966-02-14)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1966-02-14), Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-02-14), Wayne Moss (on 1966-02-14) and Robbie Robertson (on 1966-02-14)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-02-14)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-02-14)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat (on 1966-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1966-01)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
3:26
11One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (take 19, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Danko (on 1966-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1966-01-25)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-25) and Robbie Robertson (on 1966-01-25)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-25)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1966-01-25)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1966-01-25)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (on 1966-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1966-01)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
5:09
12Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (take 13, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-02-17), Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-02-17) and Joe South (on 1966-02-17)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-02-17)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1966-02-17)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (on 1966-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1966-02)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
4:02
13Absolutely Sweet Marie (take 1, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1966-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1966-03-07)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-07), Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-03-07), Wayne Moss (on 1966-03-07) and Robbie Robertson (on 1966-03-07)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1966-03-07)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-03-07)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Absolutely Sweet Marie (on 1966-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
5:00
14Just Like a Woman (take 4, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1966-03-08)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-08), Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-03-08) and Robbie Robertson (on 1966-03-08)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-08)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1966-03-08)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-03-08)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Just Like a Woman (on 1966-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
5:18
15Pledging My Time (take 1, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1966-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1966-03-08)
guitar:
Robbie Robertson (on 1966-03-08) and Joe South (on 1966-03-08)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-08)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-03-08)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
Pledging My Time (on 1966-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
3:21
16I Want You (take 4, alternate take)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1966-03-10)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-10) and Wayne Moss (on 1966-03-10)
organ:
Al Kooper (on 1966-03-10)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-03-10)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1966-03-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
recording of:
I Want You (on 1966-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
adaptations:
Chambermaid
42:51
17Highway 61 Revisited (take 7, false start)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
bass guitar [bass]:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1965-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (on 1965-08-02)
electric piano:
Al Kooper (on 1965-08-02)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-08-02) and Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-08-02)
slide whistle:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-08-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
partial recording of:
Highway 61 Revisited (on 1965-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
0:32

Credits

Release

additional art direction:Geoff Gans
photography:Daniel Kramer (photographer)
Fred W. McDarrah (photographer)
Jean-Marie Périer (photographer)
Jan Persson (photography)
John Rudoff
Jerry Schatzberg (photographer and film director)
Rowland Scherman
W. Eugene Smith (photographer)
Barrie Wentzell
liner notes:Bill Flanagan (author, TV executive)
Sean Wilentz
producer:Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony, also credited as reissue producer)
Jeff Rosen (producer at Columbia / CBS & Bob Dylan’s general manager)
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
compiler:Jeff Rosen (producer at Columbia / CBS & Bob Dylan’s general manager)
design:Geoff Gans
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2015)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7699716 [info]

Release group

part of:The Bootleg Series (Bob Dylan) (number: 12) (order: 12)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/911191 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002886446 [info]
Wikidata:Q21012567 [info]