Expecting Rain

$190.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Dylan's sermons have been removed?! So disappointing!

I'm with Heylin in saying that removing the sermons removes some of the power in the performances. Sure, remove them on the compilation-type discs of 1 & 2, but if you're showcasing a complete show, the whole audio should really be there from beginning to end.

I think, along with some of the missing outtakes, that we at ER should try put together a 'complete box set' once it's released.

The cover picture is just horrible, though...

They are fine-tuning the prices.
The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition sold too slowly. The 66 box probably sold "too fast" which means they could have sold it for a higher price.
So now they're increasing the price and see what happens.

The cover picture is just horrible, though...

I think the pictures tend to look better when you actually see them on the physical object. The Trouble No More image is certainly striking. There's obviously an allusion to the crucifixion pose so prominent in western art. William Holman Hunt's densely symbolic painting of 1875 The Shadow of Death in which Jesus and Mary his mother see the crucifixion prefigured while he works in the carpenters shop before beginning his public life is an example.



The arms outstretched pose was also used by early Christians during prayer as depicted in this picture from the Roman catacombs.

Maybe I'm just being stupid, but people keep talking about 9 CDs and 2 DVDs - what I see on Amazon and other places is 8 CDs and 1 DVD. Please send a link to clarify!

Hi guys,

Just a question - I have never ordered from the BD official store before - do they charge on ordering or do they charge on shipping?

Also, do they ship to arrive close to release date (like Amazon would) or do they only ship on the actual release date.

Thanks!

JV

They try to deliver on the release date.

Do we know much about the DVD documentary?

A professionally filmed show from Toronto's Massey Hall in April of 1980 has been traded within bootleg circles for decades, but the film component of Trouble No More (which premieres at the New York Film Festival on October 2nd) has never been seen. It was shot during another show in Toronto and a Buffalo gig later that month and include scenes of the band rehearsing. "We're assuming it was filmed for a possible television special," says the source. "It's so long ago that nobody can remember." The footage is shockingly intimate with the camera crew actually having access to the stage, capturing incredible moments like Dylan belting out "Pressing On" at the piano and rehearsing Dion's "Abraham, Martin and John" with a backup singer.

To flesh out the film, Dylan's team hired actor Michael Shannon to portray a preacher and read sermons written by essayist Luc Sante. "We wanted to do something that could be timeless and make it more of a piece rather than a strict concert or formal documentary," says the source. "And you can't ask for a better actor than Michael Shannon." Dylan delivered his own sermons on the gospel tours, often speaking for upwards of 15 minutes and warning the audience about an impending apocalypse. "We've had a lot of previews of what the Anti-Christ could be like," he said to the crowd at a Toronto show. "We had that Jim Jones, he's like a preview. We had Adolf Hitler, a preview. Anyway, the Anti-Christ is gonna be a little bit different than that. He's gonna bring peace to the world for a certain length of time. But he will eventually be defeated to. Supernaturally defeated. And God will intervene."

None of these will be included on the set. "You had to be there at the time for those things to really work," says the Dylan source. "We wanted to find something that would be a little more dynamic." Heylin, who quotes Dylan's sermons at length in his book, is disappointed by the decision to leave them off the set. "It does slightly dull the edge," he says. "I do think that there was an element of power, particularly in the live performances, that comes from some of the things that Dylan was saying between the songs. This does tone down some of the seriously apocalyptic nature of Dylan's performances and some of the things he was writing. I guess that's understandable in 2017."

Pre-ordered the deluxe set from bobdylan.com and hoping to get the additional 2 disc set.
No prompt came up so hope it is in the package when it arrives, if not there will be some very unhappy people around here!
Don't want to pre-judge but is this looking to be another bobdylan.com/Sony screw-up?

Cost was nearly 200 Euro, incl 28 Euro tracked courier

My understanding is that if you are not prompted to select the 2-CD bonus it is no longer available.

I saw the special offer too late (yesterday evening), when I assumed it was no longer available.

Can anybody clarify this? Is the 2-CD bonus still available? In the US store? In the EU store? I read they had 500 copies of the bonus 2-CD set for the EU store.

A complete 1979 show was probably the one thing I was looking forward to the most, so I guess I will have to fork over the dollars on eBay. It's Dylan, so it needs to be done.

€ 170 for 11 discs (bobdylan.com pre-order version: 8 CDs + 1 DVD + 2 CDs) is € 15 per disc. That's a normal price.

My understanding is that if you are not prompted to select the 2-CD bonus it is no longer available.

I saw the special offer too late (yesterday evening), when I assumed it was no longer available.

Can anybody clarify this? Is the 2-CD bonus still available? In the US store? In the EU store? I read they had 500 copies of the bonus 2-CD set for the EU store.

A complete 1979 show was probably the one thing I was looking forward to the most, so I guess I will have to fork over the dollars on eBay. It's Dylan, so it needs to be done.