--- 1 9 6 5 --- C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION 1. CALENDAR 2. CONCERTS 1965 2.1 Solo concerts 2.1.1 Dates 2.1.2 Tapes 2.2 US tour with The Hawks 2.2.1 Dates 2.2.2 Tapes 3. RECORDINGS 4. ALBUMS 4.1 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME 4.2 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED 5. DON'T LOOK BACK 6. SONGS 1965 7. SOURCES 8. SUGGESTED READINGS INTRODUCTION Bob Dylan goes electric and the tempo in his career and life accelerates: two outstanding albums in one year, two major tours, one film, the end of the folk music era at Newport. On top of that he is during the whole of this year constantly writing on his book Tarantula. He meets Sara Lowndes and they marry in November. 1. CALENDAR January Sing Out! publishes a prose piece that is taken from a book called "Walk Down Crooked Highway" later to be "Tarantula". January Dylan records two acoustic demos "She Belongs To Me" and "Subterranean Homesick Blues". January Robert Shelton interviews Dylan for Cavalier magazine. January 14-15 Recording of BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME. February 17 Les Crane TV Show. March The Maura Davies interview for Cavalier, concentrating on his tie and it's importance for his song-writing. March Dylan again tours with Joan Baez. March 14 Daniel Kramer photographs Dylan and Sara Lowndes at Albert Grossman's cabin in Woodstock. One shot is later included in Kramer's book about Dylan. March 22 Release of BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME. Late March Paul Jay Robbins from the L.A. Free Press interviews Dylan. One of the few interviews from this period that are serious through out. April Release of single 'Subterranean Homesick Blues/She Belongs To Me'. In US this single spent 8 weeks at the charts, peaking at a modest #39. It fared a little better in England where it spent 9 weeks in Top 50, peaking at #9. April 26 Dylan arrives to London for his English tour. May 8 Shooting of the promotional film for "Subterranean Homesick Blues" at the side of Savoy Hotel in London. "Actors" in the background are Allen Ginsberg and Bob Neuwirth. The cards are painted by Alan Price and Joan Baez. May 10 Last show in Royal Albert Hall in London. May 12 Laurie Henshaw from Disc and Music Echo interviews Dylan. Mid May Vacation in Portugal with Sara. June 1 Recording of two BBC shows. June 2 Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes leaves England. June 15-16 Recording of SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES starts in New York. July 20 Release of single 'Like A Rolling Stone/Gates Of Eden'. First hit single, peaked at #2 in the US with a total of 12 weeks. In England it reached #4, also 12 weeks in the Top 50. July 24 Dylan performs "All I Really Wanna Do" at the afternoon workshop on the first of the Newport Folk Festival. July 25 Famous live electric debut with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The historic event is included in the film called "Festival". This year's programme contains a new prose piece by Dylan called "Off The Top Of My Head". July-August Completion of the HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED album. August 28 The fall tour starts with a concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. Dylan plays the first set solo and is backed by a band consisting of Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Harvey Brooks and Al Kooper in the second set. This format, one acoustic and and one electric set is kept through out the fall and during the 1966 World tour. August 30 Release of HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED. September Release of single 'Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window/ From A Buick 6'. Withdrawn. September 7 Release of single 'Positively 4th Street/From A Buick 6'. This single reached #7 and was listed for 7 weeks. In UK it spent three months at Top 50, reaching $8. September 15 Harvey Brooks and Al Kooper decides not to continue touring and are "replaced" by Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, thus re-uniting the Hawks. November 22 In the midst of the extensive fall tour Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes gets married at a private ceremony in New York. The wedding is kept secret for a long time. November 26 Joseph Haas from the Chicago Daily News interviews Dylan. November 30 Release of single 'Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window/ Highway 61 Revisited'. December 3 San Francisco press conference at the KQED studios. December 16 Los Angeles press conference. 2. CONCERTS 1965 2.1 Solo concerts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2.1.1 Dates February Bridgewater State March 5 Philadelphia Convention Hall with Joan Baez 6 New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut with Joan Baez 24 Pittsburg with Joan Baez ?? Berkeley Folk Festival, Berkeley, California April 3 Berkeley Community Theater ? Seattle 9 Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theater 24 I Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California 30 I,F City Hall, Sheffield, England May 1 I,F Odeon, Liverpool, England 2 I,F DeMontfort Hall, Leicester, England 5 Town Hall, Birmingham, England 6 I,F City Hall, Newcastle, England 7 C Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England 9 C,F Royal Albert Hall, London, England 10 Royal Albert Hall, London, England I = Incomplete tape, C = Complete tape, F = part included in Don't Look Back. 2.1.2 Tapes London May 9 __________________ Manchester May 7 _________________ | Newcastle May 6 _________________ | | Leicester May 1 _________________ | | | Sheffield April 30 _________________ | | | | Santa Monica April 24 _________________ | | | | | | | | | | | To Ramona X X 2 2 Gates Of Eden X X 3 3 If You Gotta Go, Go Now X X 4 4 It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) X X 5 5 Love Minus Zero/No Limit X X 6 6 Mr Tambourine Man X 7 7 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right X X 9 9 With God On Our Side X 10 10 She Belongs To Me X 11 11 It Ain't Me Babe X 12 12 The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll X X 13 13 All I Really Want To Do X 14 14 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue X 15 15 The Times They Are A-Changin' X 1 1 Talking World War III Blues 8 8 2.2 US tour with The Hawks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2.2.1 Dates August 28 Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Long Island, New York September 3 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California 24 Austin Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas 25 Southern Methodist University Coliseum, Dallas, Texas October 1 Carnegie Hall, New York City 2 Symphony Hall, Mosque Theater, Newark, New Jersey 10 City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia 16 Memorial Auditorium, Worchester, Massachusetts 22 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island 23 UVM Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, Vermont 24 Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan 29 Back Bay Theater, Boston, Massachusetts 30 Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartfort, Connecticut 31 Back Bay Theater, Boston, Massachusetts November 5 Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 6 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York 12 Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio 14 Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada 15 Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada 18 Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio 19 Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio 20 Rochester, New York 21 Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, New York 26 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois 27 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois 28 Washington Coliseum, Washington, DC December 1 Seattle, Washington 3 Community Theater, Berkeley, California 4 Community Theater, Berkeley, California 5 Masonic Memorial, San Francisco, California 7 Civic Auditorium, Long Beach, California 8 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California 9 Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California 10 Community Concourse Theater, San Diego, California 11 Masonic Memorial, San Francisco, California 12 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California 18 Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California 19 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California 2.2.2 Tapes There are only tapes from Forest Hills in August and Carnegie Hall in October. These are covered in section 3 below. 3. RECORDINGS Jan 14 First BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. Maggie's Farm 2. On The Road Again 3. Subterranean Homesick Blues 4. Outlaw Blues 5. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream 6. If You Gotta Go, Go Now 7. If You Gotta Go, Go Now 8. I'll Keep It With Mine (instrumental) 9. I'll Keep It With Mine 1-8 backed by Al Gorgoni (guitar), Kenneth Rankin (guitar), Joseph Macho Jr (bass), John Sebastian (bass), John Boone (bass), Bobby Gregg (drums), Paul Griffin (piano), Frank Owens (piano). 6-7 unknown male backup singer. 9 Bob Dylan (piano) and John Sebastian (piano). 1-5 released on BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME, March 22, 1965 3 released on single, April, 1965. 6 released on single in the Benelux countries, August, 1967. 3 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, March 27, 1967. 1 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL 2, Nov. 17, 1971. 1 and 3 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978. 1 and 3 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs, November 17, 1984. 3 and 9 released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985. 1 and 3 released in the movie DON'T LOOK BACK, May 17, 1967. Produced by Tom Wilson. Stereo studio recordings. Jan 15 Second BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. She Belongs To Me 2. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 3. She Belongs To Me 4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 5. Mr. Tambourine Man 6. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 7. Gates Of Eden 8. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 9. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 1-2 backed by Bruce Langhorne (guitar), John Hammond Jr (acoustic guitar), Bobby Gregg (drums). 3-5 backed by Bruce Langhorne (guitar). 6 backed by William E. Lee (bass). 1,5-9 released on BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME, March 22, 1965 1 released on single, April, 1965. 7 released on single, July, 1965. 5 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, March 27, 1967. 1,6 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL 2, Nov. 17, 1971. 2,5 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978. 7,8 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs, November 17, 1984. 5 released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985. Produced by Tom Wilson. 1,2,5-9 stereo studio recordings. 3,4 mono studio recordings. Feb 17 Les Crane Show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WABC TV Studios, New York City. 1. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 2. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Bruce Langhorne backup on electric guitar. Broadcast live. Mono TV broadcast, approximately 32 minutes including chats between Les Crane and Bob Dylan. May 12 Miami Sales Message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Levy's Recording Studios, London, England 1. Sales Message 1 & 2 2. If You Gotta Go, Go Now 1 spoken by Bob Dylan. 2 Bob Dylan on piano, backed by Hugh Flint on drums. Mono studio recording, approximately 3 minutes. June 1 BBC Show ~~~~~~~~ BBC Studios, London, England 1. Ballad Of Hollis Brown 2. Mr Tambourine Man 3. Gates Of Eden 4. If You Gotta Go, Go Now 5. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 6. It Ain't Me Babe 7. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 8. One Too Many Mornings 9. Boots Of Spanish Leather 10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 11. She Belongs To Me 12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 1-6 broadcast by BBC TV-1, June 19, 1965. 7-12 broadcast by BBC TV-1, June 26, 1965. Mono TV broadcast, approximately 71 minutes. June 15 First HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. Like A Rolling Stone Backed by Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass). Released on single, July 20, 1965. Released on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, August 30, 1965. Released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, March 27, 1967. Released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs, November 17, 1984. Released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985. Also available as rough-mix of the original mastertape. Produced by Tom Wilson. Stereo studio recording. June 16 Second HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 2. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 3. Sitting On A Barbed-Wire Fence 4. Sitting On A Barbed-Wire Fence 5. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Backed by Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass). 1 mistakenly released as "Positively 4th Street" on single, September, 1965. Produced by Tom Wilson. 1-3 mono studio recordings. 4-5 stereo studio recordings off acetate. July 24 Newport Folk Festival July 25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newport, Rhode Island, New York 1. Mr. Tambourine man 2. All I Really Wanna Do 3. Organ riffs 4. Maggie's Farm (instrumental) 5. Like A Rolling Stone (instrumental) 6. Maggie's Farm 7. Like A Rolling Stone 8. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 9. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 10. Mr. Tambourine Man 1,2 Bob Dylan solo at the afternoon workshop July 24. 3 Bob Dylan on organ. 4-8 backed by Al Kooper (organ), Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Barry Goldberg (organ), Jerome Arnold (bass), Sam Lay (drums). 3-5 from the soundcheck July 25. 6-10 from the July 25 concert. 9-10 Bob Dylan solo. 1,3-5 fragments only. 1-6, partly 10 released in the film "Festival", 1967. 1-5 mono film soundtrack, approximately 15 minutes. 6-10 mono PA recording, approximately 38 minutes. July 29 Third HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. Positively 4th Street 2. Tombstone Blues 3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Backed by Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass). 2.3 released on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, August 30, 1965. 1 released on single, September 7, 1965. 1 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, March 27, 1967. 1 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978. 1 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs, November 17, 1984. 1,2 released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985. Also available as rough-mix of the original mastertape. Produced by Bob Johnston. Stereo studio recordings. July 30 Fourth HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. From A Buick 6 2. From A Buick 6 3. Desolation Row 1-2 backed by Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass). 3 backed by Mike Bloomfield (guitar). 1 released on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, Aug. 30, 1965. 2 released on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, (Japanese version), Aug. 30, 1965 1 released on single, September 7, 1965. Produced by Bob Johnston. 1-2 stereo studio recordings. 3 mono studio recording. Aug 2 Fifth HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. Ballad Of A Thin Man 2. Queen Jane Approximately 3. Highway 61 Revisited Backed by Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass). 1 Bob Dylan on piano. 3 Bob Dylan on policecar. Released on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, August 30, 1965. 3 released on single, December, 1965. 2 released on single, 1966. 1 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978. Also available as rough-mix of the original mastertape. Produced by Bob Johnston. Stereo studio recordings. 1 released on single, September 7, 1965. Aug 4 Sixth HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED session ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studio A, New York City. 1. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 2. Desolation Row 1 backed by Charlie McCoy (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Russ Savakus (bass), Frank Owens (piano and maracas). 2 backed by Charlie McCoy (guitar) and Russ Savakus (bass). Released on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, August 30, 1965. 1 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL 2, Nov. 17, 1971. 1 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs, November 17, 1984. 1 available as rough-mix of the original mastertape. Produced by Bob Johnston. Stereo studio recordings. Aug 28 The Forest Hills concert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York City. 1. She Belongs To Me 2. To Ramona 3. Gates Of Eden 4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 5. Desolation Row 6. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 7. Mr Tambourine Man 8. Tombstone Blues 9. I Don't Believe You 10. From A Buick 6 11. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 12. Maggie's Farm 13. It Ain't Me Babe 14. Ballad Of A Thin Man 15. Like A Rolling Stone 1-7 Bob Dylan solo. 8-15 backed by Robbie Robertson (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Harvey Brooks (bass) and Levon Helm (drums). Mono audience recording, approximately 90 minutes. Sept The Woodstock rehearsals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Woodstock, New York City. 1. Maggie's Farm 2. Maggie's Farm 3. Maggie's Farm 4. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 5. It Ain't Me Babe 6. It Ain't Me Babe 7. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (instr). 8. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 9. Like A Rolling Stone 10. Mr Tambourine Man 11. Mr Tambourine Man 12. Blues Stay Away From Me (Alton Delmore-Henry Glover-Wayne Raney) 13. Tombstone Blues 14. Tombstone Blues 15. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 16. Ballad Of A Thin Man 17. I Don't Believe You 18. I Don't Believe You 19. Maggie's Farm (instr) 20. Maggie's Farm 21. Positively 4th Street 22. Please Don't Leave Me (A. Domino) With Robbie Robertson (guitar), Garth Hudson (organ), Rick Danko (bass), Richard Manuel (piano), Levon Helm (drums). NOTE!! This tape is NOT in circulation amongst collectors. Oct 1 Carnegie Hall concert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carnegie Hall, New York City. 1. She Belongs To Me 2. To Ramona 3. Gates of Eden 4. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 5. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 6. Desolation Row 7. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 8. Maggie's Farm 9. I Don't Believe You 10. Mr. Tambourine Man 11. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 12. Tombstone Blues 13. It Ain't Me Babe 14. Positively 4th Street 15. Ballad Of A Thin Man 16. Like A Rolling Stone 1-8 Bob Dylan solo. 9-16 backed by Robbie Robertson (guitar), Garth Hudson (organ), Rick Danko (bass), Richard Manuel (piano), Levon Helm (drums). NOTE!! This tape is not in general circulation! Early First Hawks session October ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studios, New York City. 1. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window 2. I Wanna Be Your Lover 3. I Wanna Be Your Lover 4. Jet Pilot Backed by Robbie Robertson (guitar), Garth Hudson (organ), Rick Danko (bass), Richard Manuel (piano), Levon Helm (drums). 1 released on single, November 30, 1965. 1 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978. 1,2,4 released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985. 4 available as rough-mix of the original mastertape. Produced by Bob Johnston. 1,2,4 stereo studio recordings. 3 mono studio recordings. Nov 30 Second and third Hawks sessions Dec 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Studios, New York City. 1. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window 2. Number One (instrumental) 3. Visions Of Johanna 4. She's Your Lover Now 5. Medicine Sunday Backed by Robbie Robertson (guitar), Garth Hudson (organ), Rick Danko (bass), Richard Manuel (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums). Produced by Bob Johnston. Mono studio recordings. 4. ALBUMS 4.1 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME This album was released March 22, 1965 and on CD May 1987. Approximately 47 minutes. In some European countries this album was titled Subterranean Homesick Blues. It was listed on the charts in US for 43 weeks, at best reaching #6. In UK it managed to reach #1 for one week, and a total of 23 weeks in Top 10. Tracks: Rec date Single Official live ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Side A: Subterranean Homesick Blues January 14 April '65 Real Live She Belongs To Me January 15 April '65 Selfportrait Maggie's Farm January 14 Real Live, Hard Rain, At Budokan Love Minus Zero/No Limit January 15 At Budokan Outlaw Blues January 14 On The Road Again January 14 Side B: Mr Tambourine Man January 15 At Budokan Bangla Desh Gates Of Eden January 15 July '65 January 15 It's Alright, Ma January 15 At Budokan (I'm Only Bleeding) Before The Flood It's All Over Now, Baby Blue January 15 Biograph Biograph - London, England, 1966. Selfportrait - Isle Of Wight, 1969. Bangla Desh - The benefit concert in Madison Square Garden, 1971. Before The Flood - Tour with The Band, 1974. Hard Rain - 2nd Rolling Thunder Revue, 1976. At Budokan - Far East Leg of World Tour, 1978. Real Live - Tour of Europe, 1984. Tracks: Live renditions [year:#, a=acoustic] ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Side A: Subterranean Homesick Blues 88:70, 89:14, 90:9 She Belongs To Me 65:4a, 66:11a, 69:1, 74:6a, 81:1a, 88:3a, 89:4a, 90:3a Maggie's Farm 66:1, 69:1, 74:4, 75:1, 76:16, 78:108, 81:54, 84:27, 85:1, 87:24, 88:51, 89:54, 90:14 Love Minus Zero/No Limit 65:5a, 66:4a, 71:1, 74:4, 75:8a, 76:1a, 78:57, 80:4a, 81:2a, 84:6, 88:5a, 89:19a, 90:9a Outlaw Blues - On The Road Again - Bob Dylan's 115th Dream 88:6 Side B: Mr Tambourine Man 64:3a, 65:4a, 66:10a, 69:1a, 71:1, 74:1a, 74:1, 75:3a, 76:14a, 78:83, 80:1, 81:36, 84:17a, 86:6a, 87:1, 88:20a, 89:64a, 90:23a Gates Of Eden 64:3a, 65:5a, 66:1a, 74:24a, 78:6a, 88:5a, 88:7, 89:27a, 90:14a It's Alright, Ma 64:4a, 65:5a, 74:35a, 75:1a, 76:3a, (I'm Only Bleeding) 78:106, 80:2a, 81:20a, 84:26a, 86:16a, 88:3a, 89:27a, 90:24a It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 65:4a, 66:10a, 74:4a, 78:52, 80:9a, 81:7a, 84:13, 86:2, 87:9, 88:12, 89:25a, 90:14a Only circulating live renditions are counted. 1990 includes the Europe Summer Festival Tour. Outtakes: ~~~~~~~~~ From January 14: If You Gotta Go, Go Now If You Gotta Go, Go Now - released on single with To Ramona I'll Keep It With Mine - released on Biograph I'll Keep It With Mine (instrumental) and from January 15 alternate takes of She Belongs To Me and Love Minus Zero/No Limit. 4.2 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED This album was released August 30, 1965 and on CD 1984. Approximately 51 minutes. It was listed on the charts in US for 47 weeks, at best reaching #3. In UK it peaked at #4 and spent a total of 12 weeks in Top 10. Tracks: Rec date Single Official live ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Side A: Like A Rolling Stone June 15 July 20 Selfportrait, Before The Flood At Budokan Tombstone Blues July 29 Real Live It Takes A Lot To Laugh, July 29 Bangla Desh It Takes A Train To Cry From A Buick 6 July 30 Sept 7 Ballad Of A Thin Man August 2 Before The Flood At Budokan Real Live Side B: Queen Jane Approximately August 2 1966 Dylan & The Dead Highway 61 Revisited August 2 Dec. '65 Before The Flood Real Live Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues August 4 Masterpieces Desolation Row August 4 Note that the tracks are arranged in the order they were actually recorded! Masterpieces - Liverpool, England, 1966 Selfportrait - Isle Of Wight, 1969 Bangla Desh - The benefit concert in Madison Square Garden, 1971. Before The Flood - Tour With The Band, 1974 At Budokan - Far East Leg of World Tour, 1978. Real Live - Tour of Europe, 1984. Dylan & The Dead - Mini-tour with The Grateful Dead, 1987. Tracks: Live renditions [year:#, a=acoustic] ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Side A: Like A Rolling Stone 65:2, 66:4, 69:1, 74:40, 76:2, 78:108 80:18, 81:54, 84:27, 86:56, 87:22, 88:67, 89:99. 90:40 Tombstone Blues 65:1, 84:24 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, 65:1, 71:2, 74:1, 75:8, 76:2, 78:1, It Takes A Train To Cry 84:1, 88:1, 89:22, 90:11 From A Buick 6 65:1 Ballad Of A Thin Man 65:1, 66:6, 74:40, 78:109, 81:54, 84:27, 86:56, 87:19, 88:17, 89:34, 90:14 Side B: Queen Jane Approximately 87:7, 89:10, 90:3 Highway 61 Revisited 69:1, 74:15, 84:27, 87:9, 88:47, 89:46, 90:30 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 65:1, 66:9, 76:2, 78:2, 80:5, 81:3, 84:1, 86:1, 88:3, 89:2 Desolation Row 65:1a, 66:10a, 74:10a, 84:1a, 86:1, 87:3, 90:9a Notes: - Only circulating live renditions are counted. - This is one of the very few albums where there is a live version of every track! - 1990 includes the Europe Summer Festival Tour. - Like A Rolling Stone is the most played song, no less than 540 times!! - The electric versions of Desolation Row are with The Grateful Dead. Outtakes: ~~~~~~~~~ June 16 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? Sitting On A Barbed-Wire Fence Sitting On A Barbed-Wire Fence It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (alternate) July 29 Positively 4th Street - released as single July 30 From A Buick 6 (alternate, released on the Japanese version) Desolation Row (alternate) 5. DON'T LOOK BACK Don't Look Back was filmed in England April-May 1965 during Dylan's tour there. It was produced by D.A. Pennebaker and premiered at the Presido Theater in San Francisco on May 17, 1967. On September 6 of that year it opened in New York City at the 34th Street Theater. It is now available as commercial video, Virgin Music Video, runs about 96 minutes and features Joan Baez, Alan Price, Donovan, Albert Grossman and Bob Neuwirth. Assistant producer was Howard Alk who was to be co-editor with Dylan on his next film "Eat The Document" in 1966. Don't Look Back documents Dylan's tour of England back-stage, on stage and off stage. It is filmed in black and white. Contents ~~~~~~~~ Press conference at London Airport, April 26 Subterranean Homesick Blues Studio, January 14 She Belongs To Me Backstage, Royal Albert Hall, May 9 All I Really Want To Do Live, London, May 9 Press Conference at Savoy Hotel, London April 27 Maggie's Farm Studio version, January 14 Only A Pawn In Their Game Silas Mages's Farm, July 6, 1963 The Times They Are A-Changin' Live, Sheffield, April 30 To Ramona Live, Sheffield, April 30 The Times They Are A-Changin' Live, Liverpool, May 1 The Times They Are A-Changin' Studio, October 24, 1963 The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll Live, Leicester, May 2 Percy's Song [sung by Joan Baez] Savoy Hotel, May 3 or 4 Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word [sung by Joan Baez] - " - Family Reunion [sung by Joan Baez] - " - Lost Highway - " - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - " - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [sung by Joan Baez] - " - Leaning On A Landpost [sung by Alan Price] Hotel room in Newcastle, May 6 Little Things [sung by Alan Price] - " - Here Comes The Night [sung by Joan Baez] - " - Little Things - " - Interview by "the science student" Backstage, Newcastle City Hall Meeting with the High Sheriff's Lady" - " - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Live, Newcastle, May 6 Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do? Savoy Hotel, London, May 6 [Donovan off record] To Sing For You [sung by Donovan] Savoy Hotel, London, May 6 "Who Threw The Glass In The Street?" Savoy Hotel, May 8 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Savoy Hotel, London, May 6 Horace Judson (Time) Interview Savoy Hotel, London, May 6 The Times They Are A-Changin' Live, London, May 9 Talking World War III Blues Live, London, May 9 It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Live, London, May 9 Gates Of Eden Live, London, May 9 Love Minus Zero - No Limit Live, London, May 9 6. SONGS 1965 January Bob Dylan's 115th Dream It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Love Minus Zero/No Limit Maggie's Farm On The Road Again Outlaw Blues [1] She Belongs To Me Subterranean Homesick Blues March Farewell Angelina [2,3] Love Is Just A Four Letter Word [2,4] June Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window From A Buick 6 Jet Pilot [5] Like A Rolling Stone Phantom Engineer [6] Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence [7] July Ballad Of A Thin Man Desolation Row Highway 61 Revisited It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Positively 4th Street Queen Jane Approximately Tombstone Blues November I Wanna Be Your Lover Long Distance Operator [8] Medicine Sunday [7,9] Freeze Out [10] Notes ~~~~~ [1] An earlier version of this song is "California". [2] No known recording with Bob Dylan. Presumably written for Joan Baez. [3] Covered by: Joan Baez on her album with the same name, Vanguard 1964 The New Riders Of The Purple Sage: Oh, What A Mighty Time - Col. 1975. The Original Marauders: Now Your Mouth Cries Wolf - Pied Piper 1977. [4] Covered by Joan Baez on a number of albums, both studio and live. The version on "Any Day Now" has an unpublished extra verse, which may be written by Bob Dylan. [5] Original title was "Pilot Eyes". [6] The working title for an early version of "It Takes A Lot To Laugh ..." [7] Considered for release on Biograph. [8] Reportedly performed live late in 1965, e.g. in Chicago, November 26. Recorded in the basement, 1967. [9] Circulating version is incomplete. It is generally thought to be an early version of "Temporary Like Achilles". [10] Also "Seems Like A Freeze Out" - working titles for "Visions Of Johanna" 7. SOURCES Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan Stolen Moments The Ultimate Reference Book. Wanted Man 1988. Michael Krogsgaard: Master Of The Tracks. The Bob Dylan Reference Book of Recording. October 1988. Glen Dundas: Tangled Up In Tapes Revisited A Collector's Guide to the Recordings of Bob Dylan. SMA Services 1990. Tim Dunn: I Just Write 'Em As They Come. An Annotated Guide to the Writings of Bob Dylan A Not-A-Ces Publishing Venture 1990. Alex Russell: Flagging Down The "Double E" - (Dylan, with allusions) Richie Roberts, New York, 1983. 8. SUGGESTED READINGS General background: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daniel Kramer: Bob Dylan Citadel Press (hardback) or Pocket Books. Great photo book from 1964-1965. D.A. Pennebaker Don't Look Back Ballantine Books 1968 Anthony Scaduto: Bob Dylan An intimate biography. New American Library 1973 Robert Shelton: No Direction Home The Life and Music of Bob Dylan New American Library 1986 Article compilations: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craig McGregor (ed): Bob Dylan. A Retrospective William Morrow 1972 Elizabeth M. Thomson (ed): Conclusions On The Wall New Essays On Bob Dylan Thin Man 1980 The Dylan Companion MacMillan 1990 Articles: ~~~~~~~~~ A Lot Is In My Head (interview) in Occasionally #4 Austin Interview, 1965 in Positively Tie Dream Blonde On Blonde article by Stephen Pickering in A Commemoration Bob Dylan's Publications in Broadside Magazine 1962-1965 - article by David Pichaske in The Telegraph #20 Bob Dylan '65: Meeting "The Press" (interview) in Rolling Stone Rock 'n' Reader Bob Dylan as Bob Dylan - Paul J Robbins interview in A Commemoration Eye To Eye - A Conversation With D.A. Pennebaker in The Telegraph #26 Jack de Manio Interview 1965 in Occasionally #1 London Press Conference 1965 in The Circus Is In Town Minneapolis Auditorium 1965 article in Occasionally #5 Sheffield Interview 1965 in The Circus Is In Town Tarantula - a perspective article by Elia Katz in Praxis: One Tarantula: A Question Of Interpreting article by Stephen Pickering in A Commemoration The D.A. Pennebaker Interview in The Telegraph #16 The Teen Scene Interview 1965 in The Circus Is In Town The Laurie Henshaw Interview 1965 in The Circus Is In Town The March 1965 Press Conference in Occasionally #5 Unreleased Tarantula-Released! article by Stephen Pickering in Talkin' Bob Zimmerman Blues #5 What Do You Want Me To Say? Ralph J. Gleason in Rolling Stone Interviews Vol 2 _________________________