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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.
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Recorded between 1961 and 1989. Includes a 68-page booklet
with song-by-song notes by John Bauldie.
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.
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