Hoping they'll eventually get to the late 70s or Petty era but I'll take whatever they decide is worthwhile. They've never released a bad set before and the historical value for the very early stuff is sky high
This is much needed. An official historical document that hasn’t had a proper official release. Curious what criteria they will use. There are plenty of quality “tapes” to choose from.
I'd actually expected this to come out earlier. Having it coincide with the release of Mangold's film seems like great marketing, but I guess the release of the 1974 live stuff pushed it back on the release calendar. Hopefully it still rides whatever wave of enthusiasm the film conjures.
They have been talking about a volume titled "The Villager" to cover his Greenwich Village days for awhile. I'm hoping for official releases of "Black Cross" and "Omie Wise," and hopefully some surprises and things that weren't on Ten of Swords.
Previously uncirculated. I probably shouldn’t say too much but I’ve talked about my father being in the Madison folk scene when Bob came through so that’s the connection
I think they should make it a compilation with some tracks by other artists; try to give a feel for the different vibes of each old venue, show what it was like to be into folk music at that place and time.
There are definitely recordings from the Madison Tape, The Baily Tapes, and un-circulating MacKenzie Tapes in amazing quality that contain songs we haven't heard Dylan sing before. There are also recordings that the Dylan office has that aren't circulating or widely known to exist (always exciting).
I knew Lyle Lofgren, who had a tape from ~1960. It was Bob’s first return to MN after leaving for NYC. Lyle had never seen anyone improve so drastically in such a short time. He played the tape in the background during a party, so I couldn’t quite evaluate it.
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