The real music from Big Pink
| Bobby & The Hawks! |
You're a famous folkie turned rocker who just survived a terrible motorcycle accident. Some of your close musician friends live nearby in this idyllic country setting. But, you're bored—the recouperation process is taking longer than you thought. So you get the guys together and just hang out and play. Oldies, folk tunes, and, "Oh, hey, here's a couple things I jotted down. Wanna try 'em out?"
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? (Actually that's Richard Manuel—many folks thought it was Ringo.) Hey, these songs don't sound quite right—it's as if someone sweetened things a bit. And, what the hell are these rejects from The Band doing here? Turns out ole Robbie got his mix happy fingers all over the place. In desperation, we turned to the underground for The Genuine Basment Tapes, lovingly compiling as much of the tapes they could and gift wrap them in nice packages (with liner notes and everything).
When Sony began to issue the old stuff we'd been clamoring for, first with Biograph then The Bootleg Series, some real tracks started showing up. What were the chances we'd see the rest? With each new magnificent Bootleg Series release Halloween Concert, "Royal Albert Hall," No Direction Home soundtrack, Whitmark Demos our hopes were dashed and now leftovers from Self Portrait? Why do you hate us? We love you!
Then word spread about another volume to the series: #11 would be The Basement Tapes. You could spend hours on Steve Hoffman's always entertaing Music Corner  to get the latest rumours. Two CDs, no 10, don't be daft—it'll be six—with a book.
And lo and behold, it came to pass: On November 4, 2014—47 years later and we got everything. And I mean everything! 139 tracks, almost overwhelming. Well, it is actually, so they also released a 2-CD cutdown, which is shown here.
Thanks Bobby!
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The Basement Tapes: Raw |
| Columbia 88875019672 | |
| 11/2014 | |
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 CD One | ||
| Open The Door Homer(Restored) | Dylan | 2:52 |
| Odds And Ends(Alt) | Dylan | 1:48 |
| Million Dollar Bash(Alt) | Dylan | 2:52 |
| One Too Many Mornings(Unreleased) | Dylan | 3:23 |
| I Don't Hurt Anymore(Unreleased) | Robertson-Rollins | 2:15 |
| Ain't No More Cane(Alt) | Trad, Arr Dylan | 1:57 |
| Crash On The Levee(Restored) | Dylan | 2:05 |
| Tears Of Rage(Without Overdubs) | Dylan-Manuel | 4:14 |
| Dress It Up, Better Have It All(Unreleased) | Dylan | 2:52 |
| I'm Not There | Dylan | 5:12 |
| Johnny Todd(Unreleased) | Trad, Arr Dylan | 2:04 |
| Too Much Of Nothing (Alt) | Dylan | 2:52 |
| Quinn The Eskimo(Restored) | Dylan | 2:16 |
| Get Your Rocks Off(Unreleased) | Dylan | 3:46 |
| Santa-Fe | Dylan | 2:08 |
| Silent Weekend(Unreleased) | Dylan | 3:00 |
| Clothes Line Saga(Restored) | Dylan | 2:59 |
| Please Mrs Henry(Restored) | Dylan | 2:34 |
| I Shall Be Released(Restored) | Dylan | 3:55 |
| CD Two | ||
| You Ain't Goin' Nowhere(Alt) | Dylan | 2:48 |
| Lo And Behold!(Alt) | Dylan | 2:53 |
| Minstrel Boy(Unreleased) | Dylan | 1:39 |
| Tiny Montgomery(Without Overdubs) | Dylan | 2:56 |
| All You Have To Do Is Dream(Unreleased) | Dylan | 3:23 |
| Goin' To Acapulco(Without Overdubs) | Dylan | 5:36 |
| 900 Miles From My Home(Unreleased) | Trad, Arr Dylan | 2:13 |
| One For The Road(Unreleased) | Dylan | 4:49 |
| I'm Alright(Unreleased) | Dylan | 1:45 |
| Blowin' In The Wind(Unreleased) | Dylan | 6:35 |
| Apple Suckling Tree(Restored) | Dylan | 2:50 |
| Nothing Was Delivered(Restored) | Dylan | 4:26 |
| Folsom Prison Blues(Unreleased) | Cash | 2:46 |
| This Wheel's On Fire(Without Overdubs) | Danko-Dylan | 3:54 |
| Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread(Restored) | Dylan | 2:15 |
| Don't Ya Tell Henry(Alt) | Dylan | 2:30 |
| Baby, Won't You Be My Baby(Unreleased) | Dylan | 2:52 |
| Sign On The Cross(Unreleased) | Dylan | 7:21 |
| You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 2)(Without Overdubs) | Dylan | 2:43 |
Note: Turns out that not all of these recordings were done at Big Pink
Some were at the "Red Room" (Dylan's house in Byrdcliffe) and some at Danko & Helms' house.
Links!
The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 (@ wiki)