More Blood, More Tracks

Ik heb een poging gedaan om de beschikbare informatie over de tracklist van de luxe editie van More Blood, More Tracks op een rijtje te zetten. Het is mijn manier om enigszins grip te krijgen op de hoeveelheid nieuwe muziek die we op 2 november gaan krijgen. Hoe meer ik naar die tracklist staar, hoe meer mijn lijf begint te tintelen. Ik kan niet wachten.
Ik verbaas me dan ook over de negatieve reacties op de aankondiging van More Blood, More Tracks die hier en daar te beluisteren zijn: alle composities zijn al bekend en het is te veel van hetzelfde zijn de meest gehoorde klachten. Daar snap ik werkelijk geen reet van. We krijgen alles, maar dan ook werkelijk alles wat van de opnamesessies voor Blood On The Tracks bewaard is gebleven. Dat geeft de kans om 44 jaar na dato alsnog op een krukje naast Bob Dylan te gaan zitten terwijl hij songs als "Tangled Up In Blue" en "Idiot Wind" voor het eerst in de studio speelt en verder ontwikkelt tot de songs zoals we die nu kennen.
Ik wil plaats nemen op dat krukje.

Een aantal aantekeningen over de tracklist:
- De tracks die op de enkele cd-versie van More Blood, More Tracks hebben in onderstaande lijst een *.
- Volgens het persbericht over More Blood, More Tracks zijn de opnamen van "Tangled Up In Blue" en "Idiot Wind" op The Bootleg Series vol. 1 - 3 identiek aan opnamen op de testpersing van Blood On The Tracks. Dit klopt niet. Zo is bijvoorbeeld op de testpersing tijdens "Idiot Wind" een orgel te horen. Dit orgel staat niet op de take op The Bootleg Series vol. 1 - 3.
- De tracks op More Blood, More Tracks zijn 'speed corrected'. Veel tracks die al eerder zijn uitgebracht, spelen op More Blood, More Tracks voor de eerste keer in de juiste snelheid.


Disc One
A & R Studios
New York
September 16, 1974
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica

* 1 If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1) 3:58 youtube 20 september 2018
2 If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 2) 3:43 The Bootleg Series vol. 1 - 3
3 You're a Big Girl Now (Take 1) 5:38
* 4 You're a Big Girl Now (Take 2) 4:41 youtube 19 oktober 2018 / Uncut cd
* 5 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1) 4:41
6 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2) 5:04
7 You're a Big Girl Now (Take 3) 4:14
8 Up to Me (Rehearsal) 0:20
9 Up to Me (Take 1) 6:04
10 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 1) 3:15
* 11 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 2) 9:48 Blood On The Tracks testpressing


Disc Two

A & R Studios
New York
September 16, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Eric Weissberg, Charles Brown III, Barry Kornfeld: guitars
Thomas McFaul: keyboards
Tony Brown: bass
Richard Crooks: drums
Buddy Cage: steel guitar (5-6)

1 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1A) with band 4:57
2 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2A) with band 1:23
3 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3A) with band  4:22
4 Call Letter Blues (Take 1) with band 4:42
5 Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1) with band 5:43 edit op Blood On The Tracks testpressing en Blood On The Tracks
6 Call Letter Blues (Take 2) with band  4:28 The Bootleg Series vol. 1 - 3
7 Idiot Wind (Take 1) with bass 3:47
8 Idiot Wind (Take 1, Remake) wit bass 5:28
9 Idiot Wind (Take 3 with insert) with bass 7:11
10 Idiot Wind (Take 5) with bass 0:29
11 Idiot Wind (Take 6) with bass 8:51
12 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Rehearsal and Take 1) with band 1:24
13 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2) with band 0:46
14 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 3) with band  1:12
15 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 4) with band  3:11
16 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 5) with band 5:16
17 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6) with band 1:03
18 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6, Remake) with band 0:56
19 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 7) with band 0:58
20 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 8) with band 3:33

Disc Three

A & R Studios
New York
September 16, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Eric Weissberg, Charles Brown III, Barry Kornfeld: guitars
Thomas McFaul: keyboards
Tony Brown: bass
Richard Crooks: drums

1 Tangled Up in Blue (Take 1) with bass 7:19

A & R Studios
New York
September 17, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass
Paul Griffin: keyboards (2-9)
Buddy Cage: steel guitar (3)

2 You're a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake) with bass and organ 4:55
3 You're a Big Girl Now (Take 2, Remake) 4:23 with bass organ and steel guitar; Blood On The Tracks testpressing en Biograph
4 Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal) with bass and organ 0:58
5 Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake) with bass and organ 6:38
6 Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Take 1) with bass and piano 4:56
7 Call Letter Blues (Rehearsal) with bass and piano 2:03
8 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake) with bass and piano 3:11
9 Shelter from the Storm (Take 1) with bass an piano 6:03 Jerry McGuire original soundtrack & The Best of Bob Dylan
10 Buckets of Rain (Take 1) with bass 2:56
11 Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake) with bass 6:43
12 Buckets of Rain (Take 2) with bass 3:20
* 13 Shelter from the Storm (Take 2) with bass 4:38
14 Shelter from the Storm (Take 3) with bass 2:22
15 Shelter from the Storm (Take 4) with bass 5:02 Blood On The Tracks


Disc Four

A & R Studios
New York
September 17, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass

* 1 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake 2) with bass 3:42
2 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2, Remake 2) with bass 3:25 Blood On The Tracks

A & R Studios
New York
September 18, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica

3 Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake) 3:18
* 4 Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake) 3:02
5 Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake) 0:53
6 Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake) 2:36

A & R Studios
New York
September 19, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass

7 Up to Me (Take 1, Remake) with bass 1:16
* 8 Up to Me (Take 2, Remake) with bass 6:47
9 Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake 2) with bass 3:08
10 Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake 2) with bass 1:02
11 Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake 2) with bass 1:54
12 Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake 2) with bass 3:23 Blood On The Tracks
13 If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1, Remake) with bass 3:25 Blood On The Tracks test pressing
14 Up to Me (Take 1, Remake 2) with bass 0:56
15 Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 2) with bass 6:47
16 Up to Me (Take 3, Remake 2) with bass 6:37
17 Buckets of Rain (Rehearsal) with bass 0:53
* 18 Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake) with bass 4:56 “Duquesne Whistle” single
19 Meet Me in the Morning (Take 2, Remake) with bass 4:14
20 Buckets of Rain (Take 5, Remake 2) with bass 3:27

Disc Five

A & R Studios
New York
September 19, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass

1 Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 2) with bass 3:08
2 Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake 2) with bass 1:31
3 Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 2) with bass 6:50 Blood On The Tracks test pressing & The Bootleg Series vol. 1 - 3
4 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2, Remake) with bass 4:51
5 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3, Remake) with bass 4:22 Blood On The Tracks
6 Up to Me (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 3) with bass 2:25
7 Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 3) with bass 6:23 Biograph
8 Idiot Wind (Rehearsal and Takes 1-3, Remake) with bass 4:52
* 9 Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake) with bass 9:14
10 Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake) with organ overdub 8:52 Blood On The Tracks test pressing & The Bootleg Series vol. 1 - 3
11 You're a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake 2) with bass 3:06
12 Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake 2) with bass 3:51
13 Meet Me in the Morning (Takes 2-3, Remake 2) with bass 1:42


Disc Six

A & R Studios
New York
September 19, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass

1 You're a Big Girl Now (Takes 3-6, Remake 2) with bass 2:16
2 Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Takes 1-2, Remake 3) with bass 5:09
* 3 Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3) with bass 6:31

Sound 80 Studio
Minneapolis, MN
December 27, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica, organ (4-5)
Chris Weber: guitar
Gregg Inhofer: keyboards
Billy Peterson: bass (4)
Bill Berg: drums

4 Idiot Wind with band 7:53 Blood On The Tracks (2018 mix)
5 You're a Big Girl Now  with band 4:38 Blood On The Tracks (2018 mix)

Sound 80 Studio
Minneapolis, MN
December 30, 1974
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin (8)
Chris Weber: guitar (6, 8)
Kevin Odegard: guitar (6)
Peter Ostroushko: mandolin (8)
Gregg Inhofer: keyboards
Billy Peterson: bass (6-7)
Bill Berg: drums

6 Tangled up in Blue with band 5:46 Blood On The Tracks (2018 mix)
7 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts with band 8:58 Blood On The Tracks (2018 mix)
8 If You See Her, Say Hello with band 4:44 Blood On The Tracks (2018 mix)


All songs written by Bob Dylan except “Spanish is the Loving Tongue” (traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
New York sessions originally engineered by Phil Ramone
Minneapolis sessions originally engineered by Paul Martinson