The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3: 1961-1991: Rare and Unreleased

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

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1Hard Times in New York Town (live)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-12-22)
recording of:
Hard Times in New York Town (on 1961-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing France
version of:
Down on Penny’s Farm
2:19
2He Was a Friend of Mine
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-20)
cover recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine (on 1961-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
44:03
3Man on the Street
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-22)
recording of:
Man on the Street (on 1961-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:56
4No More Auction Block (live)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-10)
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (in 1962-10)
live cover recording of:
No More Auction Block (in 1962-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
23:04
5House Carpenter
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-22)
recording of:
House Carpenter (Bob Dylan arrangement) (on 1961-11-22)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
arrangement of:
The Daemon Lover (aka The House Carpenter)
4:09
6Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) (from 1962 until 1964) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (from 1964 to present)
43:45
7Let Me Die in My Footsteps
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground
33:33
8Rambling, Gambling Willie
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-24)
recording of:
Rambling, Gambling Willie (on 1962-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
34:13
9Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
additional writer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
30:52
10Quit Your Low Down Ways
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
recording of:
Quit Your Low Down Ways (on 1962-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
version of:
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
42:40
11Worried Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
recording of:
Worried Blues (on 1962-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
32:39
12Kingsport Town
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-11-14)
recording of:
Kingsport Town (on 1962-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
33:29
13Walkin' Down the Line
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recording of:
Walkin’ Down the Line (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
22:52
14Walls of Red Wing
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-04-24)
recording of:
Walls of Red Wing (on 1963-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
45:05
15Paths of Victory
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
harmonica and piano:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Paths of Victory (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1962 until 1963-08)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
33:17
16Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (live)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Special Rider Music (from 1970 to present)
4:25
17Who Killed Davey Moore? (live)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Who Killed Davey Moore? (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1963-03 until 1963-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:09
18Only a Hobo
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Only a Hobo (on 1963-08-12)
additional lyricist:
Aunt Molly Jackson (in 1932) and Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
lyricist:
John Wallace Crawford
additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
composer:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Poor Miner's Farewell
version of:
Railroading on the Great Divide
43:30
19Moonshiner
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
45:07
20When the Ship Comes In
piano:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recording of:
When the Ship Comes In (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-08)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:55
21The Times They Are A-Changin'
piano:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
3:01
22Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (live)
spoken vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-04-12)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live recording of:
Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (on 1963-04-12)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1973 to present)
7:08
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1Seven Curses
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-06)
recording of:
Seven Curses (on 1963-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Special Rider Music
version of:
Anathea
3:49
2Eternal Circle
recording of:
Eternal Circle (on 1963-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:38
3Suze (The Cough Song)
recording of:
Suze (Cough Song) (on 1963-10-24)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
1:59
4Mama, You Been on My Mind
recording of:
Mama, You Been on My Mind (on 1964-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
42:57
5Farewell, Angelina
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
mixer:
Steve Addabbo
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
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:
Farewell, Angelina (on 1965-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-11)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
45:27
6Subterranean Homesick Blues
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-13)
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:
Subterranean Homesick Blues (on 1965-01-13)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-12 until 1965-01)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
2:56
7If You Gotta Go, Go Now
recording of:
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night) (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Special Rider Music (in 1993)
2:56
8Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence
recording of:
Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
3:54
9Like a Rolling Stone
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar [bass]:
Joseph Macho, Jr. (on 1965-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-06-15)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield (on 1965-06-15) and Al Gorgoni (on 1965-06-15)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-06-15)
organ:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-06-15)
piano:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-06-15) and Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-06-15)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-06-15)
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:
Like a Rolling Stone (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., 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)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
1:36
10It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991)
recording of:
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-01 until 1965-07-29)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, 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)
version of:
Phantom Engineer
version of:
Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)
3:23
11I'll Keep It With Mine
recording of:
I’ll Keep It With Mine (on 1966-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Special Rider Music
3:40
12She's Your Lover Now
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)
6:10
13I Shall Be Released
recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics) (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
33:56
14Santa Fe
recording of:
Santa-Fe (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Dwarf Music (from 1973 to present)
2:10
15If Not for You
recording of:
If Not for You (on 1970-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music Publishing Group (SESAC)
3:34
16Wallflower
recording of:
Wallflower (on 1971-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music
2:49
17Nobody 'Cept You
live recording of:
Nobody 'Cept You (on 1973-11-02)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Ram’s Horn Music (from 1973 to present)
2:41
18Tangled Up in Blue
recording of:
Tangled Up in Blue (on 1974-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
6:51
19Call Letter Blues
recording of:
Call Letter Blues (on 1974-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
version of:
Bell Tower Blues
4:27
20Idiot Wind
recording of:
Idiot Wind (on 1974-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
8:53
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1If You See Her, Say Hello
recording of:
If You See Her, Say Hello (on 1974-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
3:46
2Golden Loom
recording of:
Golden Loom (on 1975-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1975)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1975 until 2003) and Special Rider Music (from 2003 to present)
4:27
3Catfish
recording of:
Catfish (on 1976-07-28)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1975) and Jacques Levy (in 1975)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1975)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1975 until 2003) and Special Rider Music (from 2003 to present)
2:48
4Seven Days
recording of:
Seven Days (on 1976-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1976)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Ram’s Horn Music (from 1976 until 2004) and Special Rider Music (from 2004 to present)
4:00
5Ye Shall Be Changed
recording of:
Ye Shall Be Changed (on 1979-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1979)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)
4:09
6Every Grain of Sand
recording of:
Every Grain of Sand (on 1980-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1980 until 1980-09)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1981 to present)
3:38
7You Changed My Life
recording of:
You Changed My Life (on 1981-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1981)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1982 to present)
5:14
8Need a Woman
recording of:
Need a Woman (on 1981-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1981)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1982 to present)
5:44
9Angelina
recording of:
Angelina (on 1981-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1981)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1981 to present)
6:58
10Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart
recording of:
Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart (on 1983-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
4:33
11Tell Me
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1983-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
recording of:
Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
4:25
12Lord Protect My Child
recording of:
Lord Protect My Child (on 1983-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
33:57
13Foot of Pride
recording of:
Foot of Pride (on 1983-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
5:58
14Blind Willie McTell
producer:
Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991)
recording of:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1983-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
45:52
15When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky
recording of:
When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky (on 1985-02-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1985-02)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1985 to present)
5:37
16Series of Dreams
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Glenn Fukunaga (on 1989-03-23) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (on 1989-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Roddy Colonna (on 1989-03-23)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1989-03-23), Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (on 1989-03-23) and Mason Ruffner (guitarist and singer) (on 1989-03-23)
percussion:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (on 1989-03-23)
talking drum:
Cyril Neville (on 1989-03-23)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1989-03-23)
recording of:
Series of Dreams (on 1989-03-23)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1993-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
5:53

Credits

Release

art direction:Christopher Austopchuk
Nicky Lindeman
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Morgan Renard
liner notes:John Bauldie
miscellaneous support:Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony, also credited as reissue producer)
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)
vocals:Bob Dylan
ASIN:US: B000002AJG [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Rick Chertoff
Don DeVito
Mike Gallelli
part of:The Bootleg Series (Bob Dylan) (number: 1-3) (order: 1)
My Life in Music: Cat Power (SPIN magazine, 2004-05) (number: H) (order: 8)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 101) (order: 101)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/220516 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000595183 [info]
Wikidata:Q1574733 [info]