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The Answer's No Longer Blowin' in the Wind: Columbia Confirms Dylan Tracks

August 26, 2010 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

On July 30, The Second Disc reported on Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings and the ninth volume of Dylan's acclaimed Bootleg Series, both due in stores on October 19. Well, Volume 9 has an official name and an official track listing. The Bootleg Series Volume 9: The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 will contain a whopping 47 songs (plus one fragment) recorded by Hibbing, Minesota's favorite son in demo form not only for M. Witmark & Sons, but for Leeds Music as well. 15 songs were recorded exclusively in demo form and make their debut here; the 2-CD set is topped off with a deluxe booklet containing rare photographs of Dylan from this period as well as notes by Colin Escott, a music historian and Tony Award-nominated playwright for Broadway's current hit Million Dollar Quartet.

The updated track listing reveals some shifts in song order. In addition, a few songs not previously thought to be included will appear, such as "Blowin' in the Wind," "Long Ago, Far Away" and "Walls of Red Wing." (Of course, there are still some songs missing that have been attributed to this period, but this treasure trove is nonetheless quite comprehensive.)

The Witmark Demos will be made available not only on CD, but as a 4-LP set. CD box set The Original Mono Recordings will also be released as a 9-LP set for those who missed out on pristine mono vinyl LPs of these albums the first time around! Dylan's official site is offering a number of pre-order bundles for both The Witmark Demos and The Original Mono Recordings; these exclusive bundles feature T-shirts and posters. You can check those out here, and then click on the jump for the official, updated track listing to The Witmark Demos.

Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (Columbia, 2010)

CD 1

  1. Man on the Street (Fragment)
  2. Hard Times in New York Town
  3. Poor Boy Blues
  4. Ballad for a Friend
  5. Rambling, Gambling Willie
  6. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
  7. Standing on the Highway
  8. Man on the Street
  9. Blowin' in the Wind
  10. Long Ago, Far Away
  11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
  12. Tomorrow is a Long Time
  13. The Death of Emmett Till
  14. Let Me Die in My Footsteps
  15. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  16. Quit Your Low Down Ways
  17. Baby, I'm in the Mood for You
  18. Bound to Lose, Bound to Win
  19. All Over You
  20. I'd Hate to Be You on That Dreadful Day
  21. Long Time Gone
  22. Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues
  23. Masters of War
  24. Oxford Town
  25. Farewell

CD 2

  1. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
  2. Walkin' Down the Line
  3. I Shall Be Free
  4. Bob Dylan's Blues
  5. Bob Dylan's Dream
  6. Boots of Spanish Leather
  7. Walls of Red Wing
  8. Girl From the North Country
  9. Seven Curses
  10. Hero Blues
  11. Whatcha Gonna Do
  12. Gypsy Lou
  13. Ain't Gonna Grieve
  14. John Brown
  15. Only a Hobo
  16. When the Ship Comes In
  17. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  18. Paths of Victory
  19. Guess I'm Doing Fine
  20. Baby Let Me Follow You Down
  21. Mama, You Been on My Mind
  22. Mr. Tambourine Man
  23. I'll Keep It with Mine

CD 1, Tracks 1-8, Leeds Music Demos, New York City, February 1962
CD 1, Track 9, New York City, June 1962
CD 1, Track 10, New York City, November 1962
CD 1, Tracks 11-17, New York City, December 1962
CD 1, Tracks 18-20, 22, 25, New York City, Winter 1963
CD 1, Track2 21, 23-24 & CD 2, Tracks 1-2, New York City, March 1963
CD 2, Tracks 3-6, New York City, April 1963
CD 2, Track 7 possibly Columbia Recording Studio outtake, New York City, April 1963
CD 2, Tracks 8-10, New York City, May 1963
CD 2, Tracks 11-17, New York City, September 1963
CD 2, Track 18, New York City, December 1963
CD 2, Tracks 19-20, New York City, January 1964
CD 2, Tracks 21-23, New York City, May/June 1964

All recordings are Witmark recordings/demos unless otherwise indicated. All information is to the best of our knowledge, as there are variances in available discographies.

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Jacob says

    August 26, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    Looks awesome. Masters of War is my favorite Dylan song, so I am very interested in hearing this version. I still need to pick up Vol 8 as well.

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  2. Ranasakawa says

    August 29, 2010 at 6:56 am

    I'll be getting this. This is the time Bob Dylan's rise to stardom began. Many great songs are here and I'm excited to hear them in alternative takes.

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