{"id":21946,"date":"2025-09-17T15:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=21946"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:11:54","slug":"bob-dylans-bootleg-series-18-boxed-set-to-explore-early-60s-ascent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=21946","title":{"rendered":"Bob Dylan’s ‘Bootleg Series 18’ Boxed Set to Explore Early ’60s Ascent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIf you liked Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet as the nascent, scrappy, early-career Bob Dylan, you may love the real thing. The newest release in Dylan\u2019s series of retrospective collections of unreleased material will go all the way back to his musical beginnings. \u201cBootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963\u201d shall be released Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

\n\tCapturing the pre-electric period when he was considered a folk artist, the full boxed set spans eight CDs. Of 139 total tracks, 48 are previously unreleased, while another 38 are described as \u201csuper-rare.\u201d This deluxe version also includes a hardback book with liner notes by Sean Wilentz and over\u00a0100\u00a0photos. (Scroll down to see the complete track list.)<\/p>\n

\n\tAs is typical with the \u201cBootleg Series,\u201d there are also condensed versions for the budget-minded Dylan buff, with 42 tracks on the 2-CD and 4-LP \u201chighlights\u201d editions.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne previously unheard song in the set, \u201cRocks and Gravel,\u201d an outtake from the \u201cFreewheelin\u2019 Bob Dylan\u201d sessions of 1962, was released Wednesday morning as a teaser track. Listen to the solo acoustic gem below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong the full set\u2019s fresh offerings is a complete recording of Dylan\u2019s Oct. 26, 1963 show at Carnegie Hall, presented for the first time.<\/p>\n

\n\tWilentz, a Princeton historian who wrote a 125-page essay for the boxed set, said in a statement, \u201cOf that time and those places, this collection is just a fragment,. Even so, as an aural record of an artist becoming himself \u2014 or in Dylan\u2019s case, his first of many artistic selves \u2014 the collection aims to collapse time and space, not as a nostalgic reverie but as a living connection between the past and the present, the old and the new, which are never as distinct as we might think.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPre-order links for the digital and physical product can be found here.<\/p>\n

\n\tSome of the tracks that fall under the \u201csuper-rare\u201d umbrella were previously released on the \u201c50th Anniversary Collection 1962\u201d and \u201cThe \u201c50th Anniversary Collection 1963\u201d CDs \u2014 which is to say, barely released at all, since those two discs were issues in pressings of only a few hundred copies to meet 50-year copyright requirements.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe full track list for \u201cBootleg Series Volume 18\u201d:<\/p>\n

\n\tDISC 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
    December 24, 1956 \u2013 Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN<\/li>\n
  2. I GOT A NEW GIRL
    May 1959 \u2013 Home of Ric Kangas, Hibbing, MN<\/li>\n
  3. SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES<\/li>\n
  4. JESUS CHRIST
    September 1960 \u2013 Home of Bob Dylan, Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n
  5. EAST VIRGINIA BLUES<\/li>\n
  6. K.C. MOAN<\/li>\n
  7. HARD TRAVELIN\u2019
    Late 1960 \u2013 Madison, WI<\/li>\n
  8. PASTURES OF PLENTY<\/li>\n
  9. REMEMBER ME
    February 1961 \u2013 Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, East Orange, NJ<\/li>\n
  10. SONG TO WOODY<\/li>\n
  11. TALKIN\u2019 BEAR MOUNTAIN PICNIC MASSACRE BLUES
    September 6, 1961 \u2013 The Gaslight Cafe, NYC<\/li>\n
  12. AIN\u2019T NO GRAVE
    Summer 1961 \u2013 Home of Mell and Lillian Bailey, NYC<\/li>\n
  13. I AIN\u2019T GOT NO HOME
    May 13, 1961 \u2013 Coffman Theater, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n
  14. DEATH DON\u2019T HAVE NO MERCY<\/li>\n
  15. DEVILISH MARY
    May 1961 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n
  16. Introduction: RIVERSIDE CHURCH<\/li>\n
  17. HANDSOME MOLLY
    July 29, 1961 \u2013 Saturday of Folk Music (WRVR-FM), Riverside Church, NYC<\/li>\n
  18. Introduction: SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN<\/li>\n
  19. SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN<\/li>\n
  20. THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND<\/li>\n
  21. Introduction: PRETTY BOY FLOYD<\/li>\n
  22. PRETTY BOY FLOYD<\/li>\n
  23. RAILROADING ON THE GREAT DIVIDE
    October 1, 1961 \u2013 Gerdes Folk City, NYC<\/li>\n
  24. Introduction: FIXIN\u2019 TO DIE<\/li>\n
  25. FIXIN\u2019 TO DIE
    1961 \u2013 Folklore Center, NYC<\/li>\n
  26. I\u2019LL FLY AWAY \u2013 Take 1 (Alternate Take)*
    September 29, 1961 \u2013 Carolyn Hester sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NY<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n\tDISC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Introduction: IN THE PINES<\/li>\n
    2. IN THE PINES<\/li>\n
    3. GOSPEL PLOW<\/li>\n
    4. Introduction: YOUNG BUT DAILY GROWING<\/li>\n
    5. YOUNG BUT DAILY GROWING<\/li>\n
    6. MAN ON THE STREET<\/li>\n
    7. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND*<\/li>\n
    8. PRETTY POLLY
      November 4, 1961 \u2013 Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC<\/li>\n
    9. MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW \u2013 Rehearsal (Alternate Take, Nov 20, 1961)<\/li>\n
    10. HOUSE CARPENTER \u2013 Take 1 (Outtake, Nov 22, 1961)*<\/li>\n
    11. YOU\u2019RE NO GOOD \u2013 Take 2 with Take 6 Insert (Alternate Take, Nov 20, 1961)<\/li>\n
    12. HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE \u2013 Take 2 (Outtake, Nov 20, 1961)*<\/li>\n
    13. RAMBLIN\u2019 ROUND \u2013 Take 2 (Outtake, Nov 22, 1961)*
      Bob Dylan sessions Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
    14. Story: EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY<\/li>\n
    15. STEALIN\u2019<\/li>\n
    16. PO\u2019 LAZARUS<\/li>\n
    17. DINK\u2019S SONG*<\/li>\n
    18. I WAS YOUNG WHEN I LEFT HOME*<\/li>\n
    19. IN THE EVENING<\/li>\n
    20. BABY, LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN<\/li>\n
    21. COCAINE
      December 22, 1961 \u2013 Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \n\tDISC 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL<\/li>\n
      2. Conversation: FOLKSINGER\u2019S CHOICE, 1<\/li>\n
      3. ROLL ON, JOHN*<\/li>\n
      4. Conversation: FOLKSINGER\u2019S CHOICE, 2<\/li>\n
      5. HARD TIMES IN NEW YORK TOWN
        Broadcast March 11, 1962 \u2013 Folksinger\u2019s Choice, WBAI-FM Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
      6. TALKIN\u2019 JOHN BIRCH PARANOID BLUES
        March 1962 \u2013 Home of Mell and Lillian Bailey, NYC<\/li>\n
      7. BALLAD OF DONALD WHITE
        September 20, 1962 \u2013 Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC<\/li>\n
      8. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL \u2013 Rehearsals<\/li>\n
      9. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL \u2013 Take 17 (Alternate Take)
        February 2, 1962 \u2013 The Midnight Special sessions, Webster Hall, NYC<\/li>\n
      10. WICHITA (Album Version)*<\/li>\n
      11. IT\u2019S DANGEROUS (Album Version)*
        March 2, 1962 \u2013 Three Kings and the Queen and Kings and the Queen, Volume Two sessions, Cue Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
      12. HONEY, JUST ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE**<\/li>\n
      13. TALKIN\u2019 NEW YORK**<\/li>\n
      14. CORRINA, CORRINA*<\/li>\n
      15. DEEP ELLUM BLUES**<\/li>\n
      16. Introduction: BLOWIN\u2019 IN THE WIND<\/li>\n
      17. BLOWIN\u2019 IN THE WIND*
        April 16, 1962 \u2013 Gerdes Folk City, NYC<\/li>\n
      18. RAMBLING, GAMBLING WILLIE \u2013 Take 3 (Outtake)**<\/li>\n
      19. (I HEARD THAT) LONESOME WHISTLE \u2013 Take 2 (Outtake)**
        April 24, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
      20. ROCKS AND GRAVEL \u2013 Take 3 (Outtake)**
        April 25, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
      21. PATHS OF VICTORY<\/li>\n
      22. TRAIN A-TRAVELIN\u2019 (Album Version)*
        October-December 1962 \u2013 Broadside Office, NYC<\/li>\n
      23. HIRAM HUBBARD**<\/li>\n
      24. QUIT YOUR LOW DOWN WAYS**<\/li>\n
      25. LET ME DIE IN MY FOOTSTEPS**<\/li>\n
      26. RAMBLIN\u2019 ON MY MIND**<\/li>\n
      27. BLUE YODEL NO. 8 (MULE SKINNER BLUES)**
        July 2, 1962 \u2013 The Finjan, Montreal, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \n\tDISC 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. BABY, PLEASE DON\u2019T GO \u2013 Take 3 (Outtake)**
          April 25, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
        2. WORRIED BLUES \u2013 Take 1 (Outtake)**<\/li>\n
        3. BABY, I\u2019M IN THE MOOD FOR YOU \u2013 Take 4 (Outtake)**<\/li>\n
        4. BOB DYLAN\u2019S BLUES \u2013 Take 2 (Outtake)**
          July 9, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
        5. Introduction: TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME<\/li>\n
        6. TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME<\/li>\n
        7. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND \u2013 The Last Verses<\/li>\n
        8. LONG TIME GONE
          August 11, 1962 \u2013 Home of Dave Whitaker, Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n
        9. A HARD RAIN\u2019S A-GONNA FALL*<\/li>\n
        10. DON\u2019T THINK TWICE, IT\u2019S ALL RIGHT*<\/li>\n
        11. BARBARA ALLEN*<\/li>\n
        12. THE CUCKOO*
          October 1962 \u2013 The Gaslight Cafe, NYC<\/li>\n
        13. THAT\u2019S ALL RIGHT \u2013 Take 5 (Outtake)**
          October 26, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
        14. MIXED-UP CONFUSION \u2013 Take 10 (Single Alternate Take)**
          November 1, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
        15. BALLAD OF HOLLIS BROWN \u2013 Take 2 (Outtake)**<\/li>\n
        16. KINGSPORT TOWN \u2013 Take 2 (Outtake)*
          November 14, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
        17. WHATCHA GONNA DO? \u2013 Remake, Take 1 (Outtake)**<\/li>\n
        18. HERO BLUES \u2013 Take 4 (Outtake)**<\/li>\n
        19. I SHALL BE FREE \u2013 Take 3 (Alternate Take)**
          December 6, 1962 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \n\tDISC 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. THE BALLAD OF THE GLIDING SWAN
            Broadcast January 13, 1963 \u2013 \u201cMadhouse on Castle Street,\u201d BBC-TV Studios, London, England<\/li>\n
          2. ONLY A HOBO (Album Version)*<\/li>\n
          3. JOHN BROWN (Album Version)*
            February 1963 \u2013 Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 sessions, Folkways Studio, NYC<\/li>\n
          4. ALL OVER YOU**
            February 8, 1963 \u2013 NYC<\/li>\n
          5. OXFORD TOWN* (Demo)
            March 1963 \u2013 Witmark Studio, NYC<\/li>\n
          6. BOB DYLAN\u2019S DREAM*<\/li>\n
          7. Introduction: WALLS OF RED WING<\/li>\n
          8. WALLS OF RED WING**<\/li>\n
          9. Introduction: TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME<\/li>\n
          10. TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME*<\/li>\n
          11. DUSTY OLD FAIRGROUNDS**<\/li>\n
          12. Introduction: PRETTY PEGGY-O<\/li>\n
          13. PRETTY PEGGY-O**<\/li>\n
          14. WHO KILLED DAVEY MOORE?**<\/li>\n
          15. LAST THOUGHTS ON WOODY GUTHRIE*
            April 12, 1963 \u2013 Town Hall, NYC<\/li>\n
          16. JAMES ALLEY BLUES**
            April 18, 1963 \u2013 Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC<\/li>\n
          17. I RODE OUT ONE MORNING**
            April 19, 1963 \u2013 Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC<\/li>\n
          18. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN**
            April 18, 1963 \u2013 Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC<\/li>\n
          19. TALKIN\u2019 WORLD WAR III BLUES
            April 21, 1963 \u2013 Club 47, Cambridge, MA<\/li>\n
          20. MASTERS OF WAR \u2013 Take 6 (Alternate Take)<\/li>\n
          21. GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY \u2013 Take 4 (Alternate Take)
            April 24, 1963 \u2013 Freewheelin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NY<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \n\tDISC 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Introduction by Cordell Reagon<\/li>\n
            2. ONLY A PAWN IN THEIR GAME<\/li>\n
            3. BLOWIN\u2019 IN THE WIND
              July 6, 1963 \u2013 SNCC Voter Registration Rally, Greenwood, MS<\/li>\n
            4. ETERNAL CIRCLE<\/li>\n
            5. LIVERPOOL GAL<\/li>\n
            6. WEST MEMPHIS
              July 17, 1963 \u2013 Home of Tony Glover, Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n
            7. NORTH COUNTRY BLUES*<\/li>\n
            8. WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE*
              July 27, 1963 \u2013 Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI<\/li>\n
            9. PLAYBOYS AND PLAYGIRLS*
              July 28, 1963 \u2013 Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI<\/li>\n
            10. BLOWIN\u2019 IN THE WIND*
              July 26, 1963 \u2013 Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI; Bob Dylan: vocals and guitar<\/li>\n
            11. Slate: BOOTS OF SPANISH LEATHER<\/li>\n
            12. BOOTS OF SPANISH LEATHER \u2013 Take 1 (Alternate Take)<\/li>\n
            13. SEVEN CURSES \u2013 Take 3 (Outtake)*<\/li>\n
            14. FAREWELL \u2013 Take 5 (Outtake)*
              August 6, 1963 \u2013 The Times They Are A-Changin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
            15. BOB DYLAN\u2019S NEW ORLEANS RAG \u2013 Remake, Take 3 (Outtake)
              August 7, 1963 \u2013 The Times They Are A-Changin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
            16. MOONSHINER \u2013 Remake, Take 1 (Outtake)*
              August 12, 1963 \u2013 The Times They Are A-Changin\u2019sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
            17. Introduction by Joan Baez<\/li>\n
            18. TROUBLED AND I DON\u2019T KNOW WHY*
              August 17, 1963 \u2013 Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NYC<\/li>\n
            19. Introduction by Ossie Davis<\/li>\n
            20. WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN**
              August 28, 1963 \u2013 March on Washington, Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n
            21. THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL
              September 1963 \u2013 Home of Ben Shapiro, Los Angeles<\/li>\n
            22. THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN\u2019
              September 1963 \u2013 California<\/li>\n
            23. ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS \u2013 Take 1 (Alternate Take)
              October 24, 1963 \u2013 The Times They Are A-Changin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n
            24. KEY TO THE HIGHWAY \u2013 Take 1 (Outtake)
              October 23, 1963 \u2013 The Times They Are A-Changin\u2019 sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \n\tDISC 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN\u2019*<\/li>\n
              2. BALLAD OF HOLLIS BROWN*<\/li>\n
              3. Introduction: WHO KILLED DAVEY MOORE?<\/li>\n
              4. WHO KILLED DAVEY MOORE?*<\/li>\n
              5. BOOTS OF SPANISH LEATHER*<\/li>\n
              6. TALKIN\u2019 JOHN BIRCH PARANOID BLUES*<\/li>\n
              7. LAY DOWN YOUR WEARY TUNE*<\/li>\n
              8. Introduction: BLOWIN\u2019 IN THE WIND<\/li>\n
              9. BLOWIN\u2019 IN THE WIND**<\/li>\n
              10. Introduction: PERCY\u2019S SONG<\/li>\n
              11. PERCY\u2019S SONG**<\/li>\n
              12. SEVEN CURSES**<\/li>\n
              13. WALLS OF RED WING**<\/li>\n
              14. Introduction: NORTH COUNTRY BLUES<\/li>\n
              15. NORTH COUNTRY BLUES*<\/li>\n
              16. A HARD RAIN\u2019S A-GONNA FALL*
                October 26, 1963 \u2013 Carnegie Hall, NYC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \n\tDISC 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. TALKIN\u2019 WORLD WAR III BLUES**<\/li>\n
                2. DON\u2019T THINK TWICE, IT\u2019S ALL RIGHT**<\/li>\n
                3. Story: HOOTENANNY HOOT<\/li>\n
                4. WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE*<\/li>\n
                5. ONLY A PAWN IN THEIR GAME**<\/li>\n
                6. Introduction: MASTERS OF WAR<\/li>\n
                7. MASTERS OF WAR*<\/li>\n
                8. Introduction: THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL<\/li>\n
                9. THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL*<\/li>\n
                10. Introduction: WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN<\/li>\n
                11. WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN*
                  October 26, 1963 \u2013 Carnegie Hall, NYC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  If you liked Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet as the nascent, scrappy, early-career Bob Dylan, you may love the real thing. The newest release in Dylan\u2019s series of retrospective collections of unreleased material will go all the way back to his musical beginnings. \u201cBootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963\u201d shall be released Oct. 31. Capturing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[9069,13445,3524,13443,13444,13442,442,3697,1266,620],"class_list":{"0":"post-21946","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-60s","9":"tag-ascent","10":"tag-bob","11":"tag-bootleg","12":"tag-boxed","13":"tag-dylans","14":"tag-early","15":"tag-explore","16":"tag-series","17":"tag-set"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}