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Updated 08 September, 2008

 

8Price now available for Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol.8

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8Dreamin' Of You

See the Dreamin' Of You Promo Video HERE

 

8Pages from picture sleeve singles book contained in Deluxe edition of Bootleg Series 8

Available HERE

Updated 11 August, 2008

8Tour News

Bob Dylan could possibly be touring some Asian countries. Continental China has been mentioned.

 

Bob will be touring Japan in the middle of November. 3 shows at JCB Hall in Tokyo, and 3 shows in Zepp Osaka. Another source said November 22 is the tentative date in Tokyo.

Updated 10 August, 2008

8Dylan Collection of hand-signed harmonicas

The Hohner company and Bob Dylan are proud to announce the Bob Dylan Collection of hand-signed harmonicas, celebrating the accomplishments and legacy of both Bob Dylan and Hohner.

The first item in the collection consists of a complete set of seven Marine Band harmonicas in the natural keys of C, G, D, F, A, B, and E, which have been played and hand-signed by Bob Dylan. The harmonicas are displayed in an inlaid ebony box, handcrafted exclusively for Bob Dylan with his distinctive "Eye" logo on the lid and a renowned, framed picture of Bob Dylan on the inside cover. A letter from the President of Hohner, Inc., is included, confirming authenticity. Limited to twenty-five sets worldwide.

The second item in the collection is a single Marine Band harmonica in the key of C, hand-signed by Bob Dylan. This single harmonica is displayed in an inlaid ebony box, also handcrafted for Bob Dylan with a signed card from the President of Hohner, Inc., confirming authenticity. Limited to one hundred harmonicas worldwide.

 

These limited edition pieces will be available for sale in the United States exclusively through Sam Ash Music, an 84-year-old music retailing legend that has been selling Hohner harmonicas since it opened its doors in 1924. A special "viewing preview" will take place at Sam Ash Music in Hollywood, California, from September 24 through October 8, 2008. A New York viewing will follow at Sam Ash Music's Manhattan location from October 15 through October 29, 2008. The actual sale of these limited edition pieces will take place online at www.samashmusic.com at midnight, October 29, 2008.

Additional information will be available at: http://www.hohnerusa.com/bobdylan.html

Updated 29 July, 2008

8BOB DYLAN – TELL TALE SIGNS

THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED 1989 – 2006.

 

DUE OCTOBER 6TH 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four editions will be available:

 

2cd edition:

 

2 CDs featuring 27 songs

60 page booklet with stunning rare photos and in-depth notes by author Larry "Ratso" Sloman

 

Disc One

1. Mississippi 6:04 (Unreleased, Time Out of Mind)

2. Most of the Time 3:46 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy)

3. Dignity 2:09 (Piano demo, Oh Mercy)

4. Someday Baby 5:56 (Alternate version, Modern Times)

5. Red River Shore 7:36 (Unreleased, Time Out of Mind)

6. Tell Ol' Bill 5:31 (Alternate version, North Country soundtrack)

7. Born in Time 4:10 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

8. Can't Wait 5:45 (Alternate version, Time Out of Mind)

9. Everything is Broken 3:27 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy)

10. Dreamin' of You 6:23 (Unreleased, Time Out Of Mind)

11. Huck's Tune 4:09 (From Lucky You soundtrack)

12. Marchin' to the City 6:36 (Unreleased, Time Out of Mind)

13. High Water (For Charley Patton) 6:40 (Live, August 23, 2003,Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)

 

Disc Two

1. Mississippi 6:24 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)

2. 32-20 Blues 4:22 (Unreleased, World Gone Wrong)

3. Series of Dreams 6:27 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

4. God Knows 3:12 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

5. Can't Escape from You 5:22 (Unreleased, December 2005)

6. Dignity 5:25 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

7. Ring Them Bells 4:59 (Live at The Supper Club, November 17, 1993,New York, NY

8. Cocaine Blues 5:30 (Live, August 24, 1997, Vienna, VA)

9. Ain't Talkin' 6:13 (Alternate version, Modern Times)

10. The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore 2:51 (Live, June 30, 1992,Dunkerque, France)

11. Lonesome Day Blues 7:37 (Live, February 1, 2002, Sunrise, FL)

12. Miss the Mississippi 3:20 (Unreleased, 1992)

13. The Lonesome River 3:04 (With Ralph Stanley, from the album Clinch Mountain Country)

14. 'Cross the Green Mountain 8:15 (From Gods and Generals Soundtrack)

 

 

 

3cd edition:

 

2 CDs featuring 27 songs as above.

Bonus CD with additional 12 tracks

150 page deluxe photo book of Bob Dylan "singles" from around the world

60 page booklet with stunning rare photos and in-depth notes

7" vinyl single

 

The track list for the third cd is as follows:

 

1. Duncan & Brady 3:47 (Unreleased, 1992)

2. Cold Irons Bound 5:57 (Live at Bonnaroo, 2004)

3. Mississippi 6:24 (Unreleased version #3, Time Out of Mind)

4. Most of the Time 5:10 (Alternate version #2, Oh Mercy)

5. Ring Them Bells 3:18 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy)

6. Things Have Changed 5:32 (Live, June 15, 2000, Portland, OR)

7. Red River Shore 7:08 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)

8. Born in Time 4:19 (Unreleased version #2, Oh Mercy)

9. Tryin' to Get to Heaven 5:10 (Live, October 5, 2000, London, England)

10. Marchin' to the City 3:39 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)

11. Can't Wait 7:24 (Alternate version #2, Time Out of Mind)

12. Mary and the Soldier 4:23 (Unreleased, World Gone Wrong)

 

Tracks for the vinyl single are as follows:

 

7" Vinyl (BobDylan.com Exclusive)

1. Dreamin' of You 6:23 (Unreleased, Time Out Of Mind)

2. Ring Them Bells 4:59 (Live at The Supper Club, November 17, 1993,New York, NY

 

Our understanding is that the 7" vinyl single (for those of you who still own record players) is only available as part of the package when by buying directly from bobdylan.com

 

 

 

 

Limited Edition Vinyl:

 

Track list is the same as the 2cd edition.

Four 180 gram vinyl LPs featuring 27 songs

Gatefold package and 60 page booklet with stunning rare photos and in-depth notes.

 

 

 

AVAILABLE FROM ISIS (Price to be confirmed)

 

2 CD SET (AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

3 CD SET (AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

3 CD SET WITH 7" VINYL SINGLE (NOT AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

4 LP VINYL ALBUM SET (NOT AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

 

 

Review from USA Today can be found HERE

bobdylan.com

 

Watch this space for information regarding availability from ISIS

Updated 26 July, 2008

8Japan Tour Rumour

Japanese subscriber Masato Kato has heard rumours of three shows at the Tokyo JCB Hall, and three shows at the Osaka ZEPP. No actual dates confirmed, information should appear at the links below.

JCB Hall

ZEPP Osaka

 

8Bob Dylan art collection to open in Belfast

The 'Drawn Blank Series' will be on display in the Bradbury Gallery in Belfast on Saturday 9 August. Full details HERE

 

8DVD Review: I'm Not There (Two Disc Special Edition)

A three page review of I'm Not There can be found HERE

 

8Bob Dylan and Lightfoot together again

CBC Television clip from the 10 November, 1986 Juno Awards as Gordon Lightfoot is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Lightfoot's hero, Bob Dylan, makes the formal induction, calling the folk singer "someone of rare talent." During his acceptance speech, Lightfoot thanks everybody from his parents to Ian and Sylvia Tyson to band mates and especially Dylan who, he says, "taught me how to write lyrics." Watch HERE

 

8Hootenanny Hoot

The 1963 Carnegie Hall concert has recently been circulating and, if you've heard it, Dylan speaks about the film "Hootenanny Hoot". Every once in a very long while, the film is shown on television. Meanwhile, see the trailer. (No Dylan Content) HERE

 

8ISIS ISSUE 139

 

ISIS issue 139 was posted out last week.

 

Packed with the usual features including The Wicked Messenger by world-renowned Dylan expert Ian Woodward.

 

Other columns include comprehensive reviews of book, CD and DVD releases, and Henry Porter's unofficial CD column, which aims to review every bootleg Dylan CD released worldwide. This months feature article take an in-depth look at Dylan's love and involvement with art, culminating with the Drawn Blank Exhibition and an interview with Halcyon Galleries President Paul Green.

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8FRANK ZAPPA'S JUKEBOX: The Music That Influenced The Man

Frank Zappa's Jukebox is the latest release in the highly popular Chrome Dreams series of cd's. As with most releases in the series the Frank Zappa Jukebox has been compiled by ISIS editor, Derek Barker.

 

An enigma with a wonderfully bizarre sense of humour, Frank Zappa was one of rock music’s finest composers and smartest social critics. A forthright advocate for freedom of speech and the abolition of censorship. This CD contains 26 tracks that insipred the man.

 

1. The Robins - Riot In Cell Block No. 9 / 2. Richard Berry - Louie Louie / 3. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Work With Me Annie / 4. Edgard Varse - Ionisation / 5. Lightnin Slim - My Starter Wont Work / 6. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Okie Dokie Stomp / 7. Don & Dewey - Leavin It All Up To You / 8. Howlin Wolf - I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) / 9. The Channels - The Closer You Are / 10. The Clovers - Your Cash Aint Nothing But Trash / 11. Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues / 12. Cecil Taylor - Song / 13. Andre Williams - Bacon Fat / 14. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit / 15. Anton Webern - Bagatelle (opus 9) conducted by Robert Craft / 16. Anton Webern - Symphony (opus 21) conducted by Robert Craft / 17. Four Deuces - W-P-L-J / 18. The Turbans - No No Cherry / 19. Eric Dolphy - Out There / 20. Guitar Slim - The Story Of My Life / 21. Johnny Guitar Watson - Three Hours Past Midnight / 22. Little Richard - Directly From My Heart / 23. The Cadets - Stranded In The Jungle / 24. Igor Stravinsky - Rite Of Spring (extract) conducted by Pierre Monteux / 25. Igor Stravinsky - Rite Of Spring (extract) conducted by Pierre Monteux / 26. Tony Allen - Nite Owl

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8DOWN THE TRACKS: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan - Eagle Rock

NOW IN STOCK AT ISIS  This fascinating programme tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a songwriter stands supreme, Dylan has often covered tracks from vintage blues, folk and country performers or incorporated elements from them into his own material. Down The Tracks explores the lives and work of many of these artists and how Dylan interacted with them through archive performances. The DVD features the music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Hank Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Leadbelly and more. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 95 MINS. APPROX.

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8Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses

 

Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses performing the music of Bob Dylan Tim McLoones Supper Club - Asbury Park, NJ Wednesday August 13 When Pat Guadagno performed 61 Bob Dylan songs to commemorate the Folksingers 61st birthday the press called it "absolutely mind-boggling - a musical feat that won't soon be forgotten" On August 13, to coincide with Bob Dylan's performance at Convention Hall, Pat Guadagno will once again wrangle the Tired Horses to perform Bobs Music right next door at Tim McLoone's Supper Club on Asbury Park's newly renovated boardwalk.

 

Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses. Wednesday August 13th at 8:00 PM at Tim McLoones Supper Club 1200 Ocean Ave Asbury Park NJ (732) 774-1156 for dinner reservations www.TimMcLoonesSupperClub.com

 

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