The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991

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The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991
Box set by Bob Dylan
Released	26 March 1991
Recorded	November 1961-March 1989
Genre	Rock
Length	3:49:37
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Jeff Rosen
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Bob Dylan chronology
Under the Red Sky (1990)	The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 (1991)	Good As I Been to You (1992)

The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 is a compilation box set by Bob Dylan. Released in 1991 to satisfy enormous demand for Dylan's much-bootlegged unissued material, it contains rarities and unreleased works from the sessions for 1962's eponymous debut Bob Dylan to 1989's Oh Mercy.

The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 went gold in the US, reaching #49, and peaked at #32 in the UK.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Disc three

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All songs by Bob Dylan, except where noted; Dylan claims an arranger's credit on traditional songs.

[edit] Disc one

1. "Hard Times In New York Town" (22 December 1961); "Minnesota Hotel Tape," a home tape recorded by Tony Glover
2. "He Was a Friend of Mine" (20 November 1961); Bob Dylan outtake; (trad.)
3. "Man On The Street" (22 November 1961); Bob Dylan outtake
4. "No More Auction Block" (October 1962); Live at the Gaslight cafe, Greenwich Village; (trad.)
5. "House Carpenter" (19 March 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake; (trad.)
6. "Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues" (25 April 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
7. "Let Me Die In My Footsteps" (25 April 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
8. "Rambling, Gambling Willie" (24 April 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
9. "Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues" (25 April 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
10. "Quit Your Low Down Ways" (9 July 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
11. "Worried Blues" (9 July 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake; (trad.)
12. "Kingsport Town" (14 November 1962) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake; (trad.)
13. "Walkin' Down The Line" (1963) Publishing demo for the Witmark Music Publishing Company
14. "Walls Of Red Wing" (24 April 1963) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
15. "Paths Of Victory" (12 August 1963) The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake
16. "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" (26 October 1963) Live at Carnegie Hall
17. "Who Killed Davey Moore?" (26 October 1963) Live at Carnegie Hall
18. "Only A Hobo" (12 August 1963) The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, also considered for Greatest Hits Vol. II
19. "Moonshiner" (12 August 1963) The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake; (trad.)
20. "When The Ship Comes In" (1962) Demo for the Witmark Music Publishing Company
21. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (1963) Demo for the Witmark Music Publishing Company
22. "Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie" (12 April 1963) Poem recited live in concert at Town Hall

[edit] Disc two

1. "Seven Curses" (6 August 1963) The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake
2. "Eternal Circle" (24 October 1963) The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake
3. "Suze (The Cough Song)" (24 October 1963) The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake
4. "Mama, You Been On My Mind" (9 June 1964) Another Side Of Bob Dylan outtake
5. "Farewell, Angelina" (13 January 1965) Bringing It All Back Home outtake
6. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (13 January 1965) Bringing It All Back Home alternate take (acoustic version)
7. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All Night) (15 January 1965) Bringing It All Back Home outtake
8. "Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence" (15 June 1965) Highway 61 Revisited outtake
9. "Like A Rolling Stone" (15 June 1965) Rehearsal in studio
10. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" (15 June 1965) Highway 61 Revisited alternate take
11. "I'll Keep It With Mine" (27 January 1966) Rehearsal in studio
12. "She's Your Lover Now" (21 January 1966) Blonde On Blonde outtake
13. "I Shall Be Released" (Fall 1967) Basement Tape recording
14. "Santa-Fe" (Fall 1967) Basement Tape recording
15. "If Not For You" (1 May 1970) New Morning alternate take
16. "Wallflower" (4 November 1971) previously unreleased recording
17. "Nobody 'Cept You" (2 November 1973) Planet Waves outtake
18. "Tangled Up In Blue" (16 September 1974) Blood On The Tracks alternate take
19. "Call Letter Blues" (16 September 1974) Blood On The Tracks outtake
20. "Idiot Wind" (19 September 1974) Blood On The Tracks alternate take

[edit] Disc three

1. "If You See Her, Say Hello" (16 September 1974) Blood On The Tracks alternate take
2. "Golden Loom" (30 July 1975) Desire outtake
3. "Catfish" (28 July 1975) Desire outtake (Dylan/Levy)
4. "Seven Days" (21 April 1976) Live performance, Tampa, Florida
5. "Ye Shall Be Changed" (2 May 1979) Slow Train Coming outtake
6. "Every Grain Of Sand" (23 September 1980) Publishing demo for Special Rider Music
7. "You Changed My Life" (23 April 1981) Shot of Love outtake
8. "Need A Woman" (4 May 1981) Shot of Love outtake
9. "Angelina" (4 May 1981) Shot of Love outtake
10. "Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart" (25 April 1983) Early version of the song "Tight Connection To My Heart"
11. "Tell Me" (21 April 1983) Infidels outtake
12. "Lord Protect My Child" (3 May 1983) Infidels outtake
13. "Foot Of Pride" (25 April 1983) Infidels outtake
14. "Blind Willie McTell" (3 May 1983) Infidels outtake
15. "When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" (19 February 1985) Empire Burlesque alternate take
16. "Series Of Dreams" (23 March 1989) Oh Mercy outtake