Bob Dylan has created a new painting as the cover art for The
Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971).
The
Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) will be
available in a standard two-disc configuration as well as in a four-disc deluxe
boxed set which will include, for the first time ever, the complete historic
performance by Bob Dylan and The Band from Isle of Wight Festival on August 31,
1969. Housed in a slipcase, the deluxe edition will include the newly
remastered version of the 1970 Self Portrait album, in its entirety with original sequencing, in
addition to two hardcover books featuring revisionist liner notes penned by
Greil Marcus (author of the notorious "What is this shit?" 1970 Self
Portrait review in Rolling Stone).
A vinyl version of The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 -
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) will
include the album's 35 tracks on three LPs plus a 12" x 12" booklet.
The
Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) CD 1
1 Went To see The Gypsy (demo)
2 Little Sadie (without overdubs, Self Portrait)
3 Pretty Saro (unreleased, Self Portrait)
4 Alberta #3 (alternate version, Self Portrait)
5 Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (unreleased, New Morning)
6 Annie's Going To Sing Her Song (unreleased, Self Portrait)
7 Time Passes Slowly #1 (alternate version, New Morning)
8 Only A Hobo (unreleased, Greatest
Hits II)
9 Minstrel Boy (unreleased, The Basement Tapes)
10 I Threw It All Away (alternate version, Nashville Skyline)
11 Railroad Bill (unreleased, Self Portrait)
12 Thirsty Boots (unreleased, Self Portrait)
13 This Evening So Soon (unreleased, Self Portrait)
14 These Hands (unreleased, Self Portrait)
15 In Search of Little Sadie (without
overdubs, Self Portrait)
16 House Carpenter (unreleased, Self Portrait)
17 All The Tired Horses (without overdubs, Self Portrait)
The
Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) CD 2
1 If Not For You (alternate version, New Morning)
2 Wallflower (alternate version, 1971)
3 Wigwam (original version without overdubs, Self Portrait)
4 Days Of '49 (original version without overdubs, Self Portrait)
5 Working On A Guru (unreleased, New Morning)
6 Country Pie (alternate version, Nashville Skyline)
7 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Live With The Band, Isle
Of Wight 1969)
8 Highway 61 (Live With The Band, Isle Of Wight
1969)
9 Copper Kettle (without overdubs, Self Portrait)
10 Bring Me A Little Water (unreleased, New Morning)
11 Sign On The Window (with orchestral overdubs, New Morning)
12 Tattle O'Day (unreleased, Self Portrait)
13 If Dogs Run Free (alternate version, New Morning)
14 New Morning (with horn section overdubs, New Morning)
15 Went To See The Gypsy (alternate version, New Morning)
16 Belle Isle (without overdubs, Self Portrait)
17 Time Passes Slowly #2 (alternate version, New Morning)
18 When I Paint My Masterpiece (demo)
Bob Dylan
& The Band Isle of
Wight - August 31, 1969
1 She Belongs To Me
2 I Threw It All Away
3 Maggie’s Farm
4 Wild Mountain Thyme
5 It Ain't Me, Babe
6 To Ramona
7 Mr. Tambourine Man
8 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
9 Lay Lady Lay
10 Highway 61 Revisited
11 One Too Many Mornings
12 I Pity The Poor Immigrant
13 Like A Rolling Stone
14 I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
15 Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
16 Minstrel Boy
17 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
I love Dylan, he's possibly my favorite recording artist of all-time, but I'm still baffled by the enthusiasm for this release. "Isle of Wight" was a subpar show, the evidence of this has circulated for years. I've never been a fan of 'Self Portrait' - "Copper Kettle" is pretty much the only track I listen to with any interest - and unless we're in for a dramatic shock, the outtakes probably aren't anything to write home about, not if they're anything like what's circulated for years on real bootlegs. I don't think this period's a complete wash, if you take the best stuff from the 'Self Portrait,' 'New Morning' and Leon Russell sessions, you can make a solid, enjoyable LP from start-to-finish (nothing groundbreaking, but certainly one without a single bad track). But a two-disc set with a four-disc deluxe edition? I'm very, very skeptical about the quality.
ReplyDeleteHow do I downvote this!?
DeleteI love the country period, Nashville Skyline and New Morning being my favourites but you can't help but like Self Portrait too and these outtakes sound fantastic based on the clips. I would have loved to have an alternate NS included - it would only take up a third of a disc - but this is still a great idea, down to the bizarre cover painting (hoping that starts a new trend). And I'm one of the first to question most of the IOW tracks on the official album - LARS is awful - but the clips I've seen of some other performances from the show - St Augustine in particular - are great and, uneven or not, it's a legendary concert and the more complete Dylan concerts available officially the better in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to the out-takes previously released on the long-lost 1973 'Dylan' album? If those had been cleaned up and remixed, they would have added another interesting dimension to this release, and plugged what remains odd hole in the back catalogue.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the album was of course originally a vindictive release to get back at Dylan for signing with Geffen, much of it is not without merit. Bit of a missed opportunity here!
To the first Anony: if you don't like this taster, then you won't like the box as a whole I guess.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/bob-dylans-lost-1970-gem-pretty-saro-premiere-20130807
If, like me, you think it ranks up there with the Basement Tapes material, you're in for a treat.
I am so excited for this new bootleg.This period in his career just seems so genuine and pure. Nothing too fancy. I have high expectations, but I think they'll be met.
ReplyDelete