The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3 Ra Re & Unreleased 1961-1991

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Album: The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3 Ra Re & Unreleased 1961-1991
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Hard Times in New York Town	More Info...	0:02
2)	He Was a Friend of Mine	More Info...	0:04
3)	Man On the Street	More Info...	0:02
4)	No More Auction Block	More Info...	0:03
5)	House Carpenter	More Info...	0:04
6)	Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues	More Info...	0:03
7)	Let Me Die in My Footsteps	More Info...	0:03
8)	Rambling, Gambling Willie	More Info...	0:04
9)	Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues	More Info...	0:01
10)	Quit Your Lowdown Ways	More Info...	0:02
11)	Worried Blues	More Info...	0:02
12)	Kingsport Town	More Info...	0:03
13)	Walkin' Down the Line	More Info...	0:03
14)	Walls of Red Wing	More Info...	0:05
15)	Paths of Victory	More Info...	0:03
16)	Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues	More Info...	0:04
17)	Who Killed Davey Moore?	More Info...	0:03
18)	Only a Hobo	More Info...	0:03
19)	Moonshiner	More Info...	0:05
20)	When the Ship Comes In	More Info...	0:03
21)	The Times They Are A-changin'	More Info...	0:03
22)	Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie	More Info...	0:07

Album: The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3 Ra Re & Unreleased 1961-1991
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Hard Times in New York Town	More Info...	0:02
2)	He Was a Friend of Mine	More Info...	0:04
3)	Man On the Street	More Info...	0:02
4)	No More Auction Block	More Info...	0:03
5)	House Carpenter	More Info...	0:04
6)	Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues	More Info...	0:03
7)	Let Me Die in My Footsteps	More Info...	0:03
8)	Rambling, Gambling Willie	More Info...	0:04
9)	Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues	More Info...	0:01
10)	Quit Your Lowdown Ways	More Info...	0:02
11)	Worried Blues	More Info...	0:02
12)	Kingsport Town	More Info...	0:03
13)	Walkin' Down the Line	More Info...	0:03
14)	Walls of Red Wing	More Info...	0:05
15)	Paths of Victory	More Info...	0:03
16)	Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues	More Info...	0:04
17)	Who Killed Davey Moore?	More Info...	0:03
18)	Only a Hobo	More Info...	0:03
19)	Moonshiner	More Info...	0:05
20)	When the Ship Comes In	More Info...	0:03
21)	The Times They Are A-changin'	More Info...	0:03
22)	Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie	More Info...	0:07

Performer Notes

THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOLUMES 1-3 consists mostly of previously unreleased studio outtakes. It also include demos and alternate versions of released material, and a handful of live tracks.
Personnel includes: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); Kenny Rakin, Charles Brown, III, Steven Soles, Bobby Neuwirth, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Ripley (guitar); Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar); David Mansfield (mandolin); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Paul Griffen (piano, keyboards); Alan Clark (organ, keyboards); Ben Tench (organ); Barry Beckett, Roy Bittan (keyboards); Joseph Macho, Jr., Harvey Brooks, Russell Bridges, Tony Brown, Rob Stoner, Tim Drummond (bass); Bobby Gregg, Russ Kunkel, Howie Wyeth, Jim Keltner (drums); Gary Burke (congas); Clydie King, Regina Havis, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals); Mark Knopfler, Eric Weissberg, Pick Withers, Jennifer Warnes, Mick Taylor, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Full Force, Little Steven, Daniel Lanois, Mason Ruffner, Cyril Neville.
Producers include: John Hammond, Tom Wilson, Bob Johnson, Don DeVito, Jerry Wexler.
Compilation producer: Jeff Rosen.
Recorded between 1961 and 1989. Includes a 68-page booklet with song-by-song notes by John Bauldie.
Audio Mixers: Jim Ball; Josh Abbey; Mark Wilder; Tim Geelan.
Liner Note Author: John Bauldie.
Photographer: Morgan Renard.
Dylan proved to be not only one of the most bootlegged of 20th Century performers, but also one of the first (GREAT WHITE WONDER was one of the releases that turned bootlegging from a pastime into an industry). Over the years, Dylan's legions of fans rabidly traded recordings of live shows, out-takes, demos and other rare material. THE BOOTLEG SERIES attempts to supply the definitive collection of what had been bootlegged material. Its three discs move along chronologically, spanning the length of Dylan's career and providing candid, previously verboten glimpses into his creative process, and consequently, his musical genius.
The first disc features some intriguing versions of traditional tunes like "He Was a Friend Of Mine" and "House Carpenter," and some obscure cuts from his "protest" period, such as "Paths of Victory" and "Who Killed Davy Moore?" Disc two finds him in his prime, moving from alternative versions of HIGHWAY 61 material to radically recast tunes from the sublime BLOOD ON THE TRACKS. The gems on the third disc are the eerie ballad "Blind Willie McTell," inexplicably cut from the INFIDELS sessions, and the newest song on this collection, "Series of Dreams," a swirling, surreal look back at a lifetime on the edge. THE BOOTLEG SERIES is a must for any serious Dylan fan.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (4/4/91) - 4.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...documents...the paths not taken....listeners can get a distinct feel from this set for the kinds of a decisions that make a song or shape a career....testament to an individual's struggle to bring meaning to experience, to an artist searching for a personal voice that can take the measure of an emotion and a time, to that voice rising to say what it needs to say..."

Uncut (01/03, p.136) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Dazzling....A perfectly judged, and desperately needed, reminder of Dylan's roots..."

Musician (4/91) - "...the power of Dylan's creations is almost overshadowed by the fierceness of his creativity. The sheer volume of good stuff is staggering..."