Via Legacy Recordings: Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release "Bob Dylan – More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol. 14" on Friday, November 2. The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy’s Bob Dylan Bootleg Series makes available the pivotal studio recordings made by Bob Dylan during six extraordinary sessions in 1974 - four in New York (September 16, 17, 18, 19) and two in Minneapolis (December 27, 30) – that resulted in the artist’s 1975 masterpiece, "Blood On The Tracks."
One of the top-selling albums of Dylan’s career, "Blood On The Tracks" redefined the boundaries and structures of modern pop songwriting (a genre Dylan had virtually invented a decade prior), reached #1 on the Billboard 200, achieved RIAA 2x Platinum status and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015. "Blood On The Tracks" was originally recorded during four days in New York City in September, 1974. Soon thereafter, the album was mastered and review copies began to circulate. A few months later, Dylan felt the album needed a different approach and rerecorded five of the tracks at Minneapolis Sound 80 Studios beginning in late December of that year.
While a few of the outtakes from the original New York sessions have been highly prized by bootleggers and collectors, most of these recordings have never been available in any format. The single disc / 2LP configuration of "More Blood, More Tracks" assembles 10 of the most emotionally resonant alternate takes of each of the 10 songs appearing the original album plus a previously unreleased version of “Up to Me.”
The 6 CD full-length deluxe version of Bob Dylan – "More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol. 14" includes the complete New York sessions in chronological order including outtakes, false starts and studio banter. The album’s producers have worked from best sources available, in most cases utilizing the original multi-track session tapes.
In his liner notes for "More Blood, More Tracks," Jeff Slate observes that, “Dylan cut each of these amazing performances – some of the best he ever committed to tape – one after the other, live in the studio, without headphones, and without the types of overdubs that most performers rely on to make their records sound finished. Instead, on these tracks, we find Dylan – just a singer with a guitar and a harmonica and a batch of great songs – delivering performances that thrill you when they’re supposed to and break your heart when they need to….
BOB DYLAN MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS - THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 14
1 CD / 2LP Versions - Tangled Up in Blue (9/19/74, Take 3, Remake 3) Simple Twist of Fate (9/16/74, Take 1) Shelter from the Storm (9/17/74, Take 2) You’re a Big Girl Now (9/16/74, Take 2) Buckets of Rain (9/18/74, Take 2, Remake) If You See Her, Say Hello (9/16/74, Take 1) Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (9/16/74, Take 2) Meet Me in the Morning (9/19/74, Take 1, Remake) Idiot Wind (9/19/74, Take 4, Remake) You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (9/17/74, Take 1, Remake) Up to Me (9/19/74, Take 2, Remake) All Tracks Recorded A & R Studios New York 9/16 – 9/19/1974
BOB DYLAN MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKSTHE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 14
6 CD Deluxe Edition
DISC 1 A & R Studios New York September 16, 1974
If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1) – solo If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 2) – solo – previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1) – solo You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2) – solo Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1) – solo Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2) – solo You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 3) – solo Up to Me (Rehearsal) – solo Up to Me (Take 1) – solo Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 1) – solo Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 2) – solo – included on Blood On The Tracks test pressing
DISC 2 A & R Studios New York September 16, 1974
Simple T wist of Fate (Take 1A) – with band Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2A) – with band Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3A) – with band Call Letter Blues (Take 1) – with band Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1) – with band Call Letter Blues (Take 2) – with band – previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 Idiot Wind (Take 1) – with bass Idiot Wind (Take 1, Remake) – with bass Idiot Wind (Take 3 with insert) – with bass Idiot Wind (Take 5) – with bass Idiot Wind (Take 6) – with bass You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Rehearsal and Take 1) – with band You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2) – with band You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 3) – with band You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 4) – with bass You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 5) – with band You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6) – with band You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6, Remake) – with band You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 7) – with band 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)
DISC 3 A & R Studios New York September 16, 1974
Tangled Up in Blue (Take 1) – with bass You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake) – with bass and organ 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 Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal) – with bass and organ Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake) – with bass and organ Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Take 1) – with bass and piano Call Letter Blues (Rehearsal) – with bass and piano You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake) – with bass and piano Shelter from the Storm (Take 1) – with bass and piano – previously released on the Jerry McGuire original soundtrack Buckets of Rain (Take 1) – with bass Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Take 2) – with bass Shelter from the Storm (Take 2) – with bass Shelter from the Storm (Take 3) – with bass 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)
DISC 4 A & R Studios New York September 17, 1974
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2, Remake 2) – with bass – previously released on Blood On The Tracks A & R Studios New York September 18, 1974 Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake) – solo Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake) – solo Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake) – solo Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake) – solo A & R Studios New York September 19, 1974 Up to Me (Take 1, Remake) – with bass Up to Me (Take 2, Remake) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake 2) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake 2) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake 2) – with bass – previously released on Blood On The Tracks If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1, Remake) – with bass – prev. included on Blood On The Tracks test pressing Up to Me (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 2) – with bass Up to Me (Take 3, Remake 2) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Rehearsal) – with bass Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake) – with bass – previously released on the “Duquesne Whistle” 7” single Meet Me in the Morning (Take 2, Remake) – with bass Buckets of Rain (Take 5, Remake 2) – with bass Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica Tony Brown: bass (1-2, 7-20)
DISC 5 A & R Studios New York September 19, 1974
Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake 2) – with bass 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 Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2, Remake) – with bass Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3, Remake) – with bass – previously released on Blood On The TracksUp to Me (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 3) – with bass Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 3) – with bass – previously released on Biograph Idiot Wind (Rehearsal and Takes 1-3, Remake) – with bass Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake) – with bass 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 You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake 2) – with bass Meet Me in the Morning (Takes 2-3, Remake 2) – with bass Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica Tony Brown: bass
DISC 6 A & R Studios New York September 19, 1974
You’re a Big Girl Now (Takes 3-6, Remake 2) – with bass Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Takes 1-2, Remake 3) – with bass Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3) – with bass Sound 80 Studio Minneapolis, MN December 27, 1974 Idiot Wind – with band – previously released on Blood On The Tracks You’re a Big Girl Now – with band – previously released on Blood On The Tracks Sound 80 Studio Minneapolis, MN December 30, 1974 Tangled Up in Blue – with band – previously released on Blood On The Tracks Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts – with band – previously released on Blood On The Tracks 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