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Bob Dylan / More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol 14

Blood On The Tracks deluxe • 6CD • 70 unreleased recordings • 2LP vinyl

Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release in November, the Bob Dylan box set that fans have really been waiting for. More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 will be available as a six-CD set that includes “every surviving take” (including the complete New York sessions) from the 1974 studio recordings made by Bob Dylan which resulted in his 1975 classic Blood On The Tracks.

Described by the label as a ‘strictly limited’ deluxe set, this six-disc package features alternate versions of ‘Tangled Up In Blue’ , ‘Simple Twist Of Fate’ and ‘Shelter From The Storm’ and offers up a total of over 70 previously unreleased recordings! The 6CD deluxe of More Blood, More Tracks (there is also a 2LP vinyl and a single CD edition) includes the complete New York sessions in chronological order, including outtakes, false starts and ‘studio banter’.

The reissue producers have worked from best sources available, in most cases utilising the original multi-track session tapes. The only recordings remaining from the Minneapolis sessions are the multi-track masters of the five performances included on the finished Blood On The Tracks album, although these have been remixed and remastered for the deluxe edition.

Packaging looks to be consistent with previous Bootleg Series deluxe editions and features a hardcover book with sleeve notes by Jeff Slate, photographs, and most excitingly a complete reproduction of one of Dylan’s legendary handwritten 57 page notebooks, where you can follow the lyrical development of the songs that would eventually comprise Blood On The Tracks.

More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol 14 will be released on 2 November 2018. Expect that scary Amazon UK pre-order price to come right down to the £100 ballpark in the coming days/weeks… The Canadian price is crazy low, but don’t forget to factor in shipping/import duty if you are in the EU.

More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol 14 /  6CD deluxe edition

CD 1

A & R Studios
New York
September 16, 1974

1. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1) – solo
2. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 2) – solo. Previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare and Unreleased, 1961-1991
3. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1) – solo
4. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2) – solo
5. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1) – solo
6. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2) – solo
7. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 3) – solo
8. Up to Me (Rehearsal) – solo
9. Up to Me (Take 1) – solo
10. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 1) – solo
11. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 2) – solo – included on Blood on the Tracks test pressing

CD 2

A & R Studios
New York
September 16, 1974

1. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1A) – with band
2. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2A) – with band
3. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3A) – with band
4. Call Letter Blues (Take 1) – with band
5. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1) – with band – edited version included on Blood on the Tracks test pressing and previously released on Blood on the Tracks
6. Call Letter Blues (Take 2) – with band – previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare and Unreleased, 1961-1991
7. Idiot Wind (Take 1) – with bass
8. Idiot Wind (Take 1, Remake) – with bass
9. Idiot Wind (Take 3 with insert) – with bass
10. Idiot Wind (Take 5) – with bass
11. Idiot Wind (Take 6) – with bass
12. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Rehearsal and Take 1) – with band
13. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2) – with band
14. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 3) – with band
15. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 4) – with band
16. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 5) – with band
17. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6) – with band
18. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6, Remake) – with band
19. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 7) – with band
20. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 8) – with band

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Eric Weissberg, Charles Brown III, Barry Kornfeld: guitars
Thomas McFaul: keyboards
Tony Brown: bass
Richard Crooks: drums
Buddy Cage: steel guitar (5-6)

CD 3

A & R Studios
New York
September 16, 1974

1. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 1)  – with bass

A & R Studios
New York
September 17, 1974

2. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake)  – with bass and organ
3. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2, Remake)  – with bass, organ, and steel guitar –included on Blood on the Tracks test pressing and previously released on Biograph
4. Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal)  – with bass and organ
5. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake)  – with bass and organ
6. Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Take 1)  – with bass and piano
7. Call Letter Blues (Rehearsal)  – with bass and piano
8. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake)  – with bass and piano
9. Shelter from the Storm (Take 1) – with bass and piano – previously released on the Jerry McGuire original soundtrack
10. Buckets of Rain (Take 1)  – with bass
11. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake)  – with bass
12. Buckets of Rain (Take 2)  – with bass
13. Shelter from the Storm (Take 2)  – with bass
14. Shelter from the Storm (Take 3)  – with bass
15. Shelter from the Storm (Take 4)  – with bass – previously released on Blood on the Tracks

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass
Paul Griffin: keyboards (2-9)
Buddy Cage: steel guitar (3)

CD 4

A & R Studios
New York
September 17, 1974

1. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass
2. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2, Remake 2) – with bass
3. Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake) – previously released on Blood on the Tracks

A & R Studios
New York
September 18, 1974

4. Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake)  – solo
5. Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake)  – solo
6. Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake)  – solo

A & R Studios
New York
September 19, 1974

7. Up to Me (Take 1, Remake)  – with bass
8. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake)  – with bass
9. Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake 2)  – with bass
10. Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake 2)  – with bass
11. Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake 2)  – with bass
12. Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake 2)  – with bass – previously released on Blood on the Tracks
13. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1, Remake)  – with bass – previously included on Blood on the Tracks test pressing
14. Up to Me (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass
15. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 2) – with bass
16. Up to Me (Take 3, Remake 2) – with bass
17. Buckets of Rain (Rehearsal) – with bass
18. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake) – with bass – previously released on the “Duquesne Whistle” 7” single
19. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 2, Remake)  – with bass
20. Buckets of Rain (Take 5, Remake 2)  – with bass

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass (1-2, 7-20)

CD 5

A & R Studios
New York
September 19, 1974

1. Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 2)  – with bass
2. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake 2)  – with bass
3. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 2)  – with bass – included on Blood on the Tracks test pressing and previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare and Unreleased, 1961-1991
4. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2, Remake) – with bass
5. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3, Remake) – with bass – previously released on Blood on the Tracks
6. Up to Me (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 3)  – with bass
7. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 3) – with bass – previously released on Biograph
8. Idiot Wind (Rehearsal and Takes 1-3, Remake) – with bass
9. Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake) – with bass
10. Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake with organ overdub) included on Blood on the Tracks test pressing and previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare and Unreleased, 1961-1991
11. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass
12. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass
13. Meet Me in the Morning (Takes 2-3, Remake 2) – with bass

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass

CD 6

A & R Studios
New York
September 19, 1974

1. You’re a Big Girl Now (Takes 3-6, Remake 2) – with bass
2. Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Takes 1-2, Remake 3) – with bass
3. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3) – with bass

Sound 80 Studio
Minneapolis, MN
December 27, 1974

4. Idiot Wind – with band – previously released on Blood on the Tracks
5. You’re a Big Girl Now – with band – previously released on Blood on the Tracks

Sound 80 Studio
Minneapolis, MN
December 30, 1974

6. Tangled up in Blue  – with band – previously released on Blood on the Tracks
7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts  – with band – previously released on Blood on the Tracks
8. If You See Her, Say Hello  – with band – previously released on Blood on the Tracks

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica, organ (4-5), mandolin (8)
Tony Brown: bass (1-3)
Chris Weber: guitar (4-6, 8)
Kevin Odegard: guitar (6)
Peter Ostroushko: mandolin (8)
Gregg Inhofer: keyboards (4-8)
Billy Peterson: bass (4, 6-7)
Bill Berg: drums (4-8)

All songs written by Bob Dylan except Spanish is the Loving Tongue (traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)

New York sessions originally engineered by Phil Ramone

Minneapolis sessions originally engineered by Paul Martinson

More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol 14 /  2LP vinyl track listing

Side 1
1. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3)
2. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1)
3. Shelter from the Storm (Take 2)

Side 2
1. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2)
2. Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake)
3. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1 Edit)

Side 3
1. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 2)
2. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake Edit)

Side 4
1. Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake Edit)
2. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake 2)
3. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake)

All Tracks Recorded
A & R Studios
New York 9/16 – 9/19/1974

Tracks Recorded 9/16 & 18
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica

Tracks Recorded 9/17 & 19
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown – bass

All songs written by Bob Dylan

More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol 14 / single CD edition

1. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3)
2. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1)
3. Shelter from the Storm (Take 2)
4. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2)
5. Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake)
6. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1 Edit)
7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 2)
8. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake Edit)
9. Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake Edit)
10. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake 2)
11. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake)

All Tracks Recorded
A & R Studios
New York 9/16 – 9/19/1974

Tracks Recorded 9/16 & 18
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica

Tracks Recorded 9/17 & 19
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown – bass

All songs written by Bob Dylan

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