Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 (8CD)

This next volume in the award-winning Bootleg Series tells the story of Dylan’s emergence and maturation as a songwriter and performer, from Minnesota to the Greenwich Village bohemia in the early 1960s.

It includes rare Columbia Records outtakes, recordings made at club dates, in tiny informal gatherings, in friends’ apartments, and at jam sessions in long-gone musicians’ hangouts.

 

The 8CD Deluxe set features 139 tracks – 48 never-before released performances, as well as 38 super-rare cuts plus a hardcover book with extensive liner notes by Sean Wilentz and over 100 rare photographs.

 

The last two discs of the set consist of the unreleased complete recording of Dylan’s 1963 landmark show at Carnegie Hall, mixed from original tapes.

8CD TRACKLIST

DISC 1
01. Let the Good Times Roll [Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN, 1956]
02. I Got a New Girl [Informal Recording, Hibbing, MN, 1959]
03. San Francisco Bay Blues [Informal Recording, Minneapolis, MN, 1960]
04. Jesus Christ [Informal Recording, Minneapolis, MN, 1960]
05. East Virginia Blues [Informal Recording, Madison, WI, 1960]
06. K.C. Moan [Informal Recording, Madison, WI, 1960]
07. Hard Travelin’ [Informal Recording, Madison, WI, 1960]
08. Pastures of Plenty [Informal Recording, East Orange, NJ, 1961]
09. Remember Me [Informal Recording, East Orange, NJ, 1961]
10. Song to Woody [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1961]
11. Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1961]
12. Ain’t No Grave [Informal Recording, NYC, 1961]
13. I Ain’t Got No Home [University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
14. Death Don’t Have No Mercy [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
15. Devilish Mary [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
16. Introduction: Riverside Church [Riverside Church, NYC, 1961]
17. Handsome Molly [Riverside Church, NYC, 1961]
18. Introduction: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
19. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
20. The Girl I Left Behind [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
21. Introduction: Pretty Boy Floyd [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
22. Pretty Boy Floyd [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
23. Railroading on the Great Divide [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
24. Introduction: Fixin’ to Die [Folklore Center, NYC, 1961]
25. Fixin’ to Die [Folklore Center, NYC, 1961]
26. I’ll Fly Away [Carolyn Hester Alternate Take, NYC, 1961]

DISC 2
01. Introduction: In the Pines [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
02. In the Pines [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
03. Gospel Plow [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
04. Introduction: Young But Daily Growing [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
05. Young But Daily Growing [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
06. Man on the Street [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
07. This Land Is Your Land [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
08. Pretty Polly [Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 1961]
09. Man of Constant Sorrow [Bob Dylan Rehearsal, NYC, 1961]
10. House Carpenter [Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961]
11. You’re No Good [Bob Dylan Alternate Take, NYC, 1961]
12. He Was a Friend of Mine [Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961]
13. Ramblin’ Round [Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961]
14. Story: East Orange, New Jersey [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
15. Stealin’ [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
16. Po’ Lazarus [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
17. Dink’s Song [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
18. I Was Young When I Left Home [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
19. In the Evening [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
20. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
21. Cocaine [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]

DISC 3
01. The Death of Emmett Till [WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962]
02. Conversation: Folksinger’s Choice, 1 [WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962]
03. Roll On, John [WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962]
04. Conversation: Folksinger’s Choice, 2 [WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962]
05. Hard Times in New York Town [WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962]
06. Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues [Informal Recording, NYC, 1962]
07. Ballad of Donald White [Informal Recording, NYC, 1962]
08. Midnight Special [The Midnight Special Rehearsals, NYC, 1962]
09. Midnight Special [The Midnight Special Alternate Take, NYC, 1962]
10. Wichita [Three Kings and the Queen Album Version, NYC, 1962]
11. It’s Dangerous [Kings and the Queen, Volume Two Album Version, NYC, 1962]
12. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
13. Talkin’ New York [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
14. Corrina, Corrina [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
15. Deep Ellum Blues [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
16. Introduction: Blowin’ in the Wind [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
17. Blowin’ in the Wind [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
18. Rambling, Gambling Willie [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
19. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
20. Rocks and Gravel [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
21. Paths of Victory [Broadside Office, NYC, 1962]
22. Train A-Travelin’ [Broadside Reunion Album Version, NYC, 1962]
23. Hiram Hubbard [The Finjan, Montreal, 1962]
24. Quit Your Low Down Ways [The Finjan, Montreal, 1962]
25. Let Me Die in My Footsteps [The Finjan, Montreal, 1962]
26. Ramblin’ on My Mind [The Finjan, Montreal, 1962]
27. Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) [The Finjan, Montreal, 1962]

DISC 4
01. Baby, Please Don’t Go [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
02. Worried Blues [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
03. Baby, I’m in the Mood for You [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
04. Bob Dylan’s Blues [Freewheelin’ Alternate Take, NYC, 1962]
05. Introduction: Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962]
06. Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962]
07. This Land Is Your Land – The Last Verses [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962]
08. Long Time Gone [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962]
09. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962]
10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962]
11. Barbara Allen [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962]
12. The Cuckoo [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962]
13. That’s All Right [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
14. Mixed-Up Confusion [Single Alternate Take, NYC, 1962]
15. Ballad of Hollis Brown [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
16. Kingsport Town [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
17. Whatcha Gonna Do? [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
18. Hero Blues [Freewheelin’ Outtake, NYC, 1962]
19. I Shall Be Free [Freewheelin’ Alternate Take, NYC, 1962]

DISC 5
01. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan [BBC-TV, London, 1963]
02. Only a Hobo [Broadside Ballads Album Version, NYC, 1963]
03. John Brown [Broadside Ballads Album Version, NYC, 1963]
04. All Over You [Informal Recording, NYC, 1963]
05. Oxford Town [Witmark Demo, NYC, 1963]
06. Bob Dylan’s Dream [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
07. Introduction: Walls of Red Wing [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
08. Walls of Red Wing [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
09. Introduction: Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
10. Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
11. Dusty Old Fairgrounds [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
12. Introduction: Pretty Peggy-O [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
13. Pretty Peggy-O [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
14. Who Killed Davey Moore? [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
15. Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
16. James Alley Blues [Informal Recording, NYC, 1963]
17. I Rode Out One Morning [Informal Recording, NYC, 1963]
18. House of the Rising Sun [Informal Recording, NYC, 1963]
19. Talkin’ World War III Blues [Club 47, Cambridge, MA, 1963]
20. Masters of War [Freewheelin’ Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]
21. Girl from the North Country [Freewheelin’ Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]

DISC 6
01. Introduction by Cordell Reagon [SNCC Rally, Greenwood, MS, 1963]
02. Only a Pawn in Their Game [SNCC Rally, Greenwood, MS, 1963]
03. Blowin’ in the Wind [SNCC Rally, Greenwood, MS, 1963]
04. Eternal Circle [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963]
05. Liverpool Gal [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963]
06. West Memphis [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963]
07. North Country Blues [Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963]
08. With God on Our Side [Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963]
09. Playboys and Playgirls [Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963]
10. Blowin’ in the Wind [Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963]
11. Slate: Boots of Spanish Leather [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Sessions, NYC, 1963]
12. Boots of Spanish Leather [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]
13. Seven Curses [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Outtake, NYC, 1963]
14. Farewell [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Outtake, NYC, 1963]
15. Bob Dylan’s New Orleans Rag [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Outtake, NYC, 1963]
16. Moonshiner [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Outtake, NYC, 1963]
17. Introduction by Joan Baez [Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NYC, 1963]
18. Troubled and I Don’t Know Why [Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NYC, 1963]
19. Introduction by Ossie Davis [March on Washington, Washington, D.C., 1963]
20. When the Ship Comes In [March on Washington, Washington, D.C., 1963]
21. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll [Party, Los Angeles, 1963]
22. The Times They Are A-Changin’ [Informal Recording, Los Angeles, 1963]
23. One Too Many Mornings [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]
24. Key to the Highway [The Times They Are A-Changin’ Outtake, NYC, 1963]

DISC 7
01. The Times They Are A-Changin' [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
02. Ballad of Hollis Brown [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
03. Introduction: Who Killed Davey Moore? [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
04. Who Killed Davey Moore? [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
05. Boots of Spanish Leather [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
06. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
07. Lay Down Your Weary Tune [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
08. Introduction: Blowin’ in the Wind [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
09. Blowin' in the Wind [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
10. Introduction: Percy’s Song [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
11. Percy’s Song [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
12. Seven Curses [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
13. Walls of Red Wing [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
14. Introduction: North Country Blues [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
15. North Country Blues [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
16. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]

DISC 8
01. Talkin’ World War III Blues [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
02. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
03. Story: Hootenanny Hoot [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
04. With God on Our Side [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
05. Only a Pawn in Their Game [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
06. Introduction: Masters of War [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
07. Masters of War [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
08. Introduction: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
09. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
10. Introduction: When the Ship Comes In [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
11. When the Ship Comes In [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]

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