The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series vol. 11

In 1967 nam Bob Dylan met de leden van de latere The Band een groot aantal nummers op. Een klein deel van deze nummers bereikten eind jaren zestig voor het eerst de oren van liefhebbers via bootlegs. In 1975 volgde een officiële release van slechts een handje vol van deze nummers, deels voorzien van overdubs. 

Sinds de uitgave van The Basement Tapes hebben we nog enkele nummers van deze legendarische sessies gekregen via The Bootleg Series vol. 2 en vol. 10, en de soundtrack van de film I'm Not There.

Als er een periode is uit Bob Dylans omvangrijke carrière die uitstekend past in The Bootleg Series, dan is het wel de periode van The Basement Tapes. Al is het alleen al vanwege het feit dat een aantal van deze opnamen op de allereerste bootleg ooit stonden. Daarnaast zijn het opnamen waar liefhebbers van Bob Dylans muziek vaak zeer liefdevol over spreken, terwijl ze nooit voor een officieel album bedoelt waren.

Nu, na jaren wachten, is het dan eindelijk zover en brengt Columbia Records / Legacy Recordings op 4 november de 6 cd's tellende uitgave The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series vol. 11 uit. Deze zes cd's bevatten maar liefst 138 nummers. Niet alleen bevatten deze cd's opnamen die nooit eerder circuleerden onder Dylan-liefhebbers, maar zijn voor deze uitgave ook de onlangs ontdekte originele opnamebanden gebruikt en dus mag je er van uit gaan dat de geluidskwaliteit van deze opnamen, in vergelijking met wat circuleert, van een verbluffende geluidskwaliteit zal zijn.

De tracklist, overgenomen van Bob Dylans officiële website:

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)

Starend naar de tracklist is het echt watertanden. Eindelijk krijgen we het mythische "Wild Wolf" te horen en wie had ooit gedacht dat Bob Dylan "Blowin' In The Wind" tijdens The Basement Tapes-sessies heeft opgenomen. 

Ik kan bijna niet wachten tot het 4 november is. Stel je voor, de herfst van 2014 zal gevuld zijn met The Basement Tapes en niets anders dan The Basement Tapes. Zes cd's lang. 138 nummers.

Laat de blaadjes maar vallen en de wind rond het huis jagen. Ik zal binnen zitten. Luisteren en nog eens luisteren.

Naast de 6 cd's tellende box The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series vol. 11 komt op 4 november onder de titel The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series vol. 11 ook een 2 cd-versie uit. Deze dubbel-cd bevat de hoogtepunten van de 6 cd boxset.

De tracklist:

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)

The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series vol. 11 zal ook op elpee verschijnen.

Een persbericht is te vinden op Bob Dylans officiële website.

[met dank aan de vele mensen die mij vandaag via de e-mail op de hoogte brachten van deze aanstaande release]