Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release in November, the Bob Dylan box set that fans have really been waiting for. More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 will be available as a six-CD set that includes “every surviving take” (including the complete New York sessions) from the 1974 studio recordings made by Bob Dylan which resulted in his 1975 classic Blood On The Tracks.
Described by the label as a ‘strictly limited’ deluxe set, this six-disc package features alternate versions of ‘Tangled Up In Blue’ , ‘Simple Twist Of Fate’ and ‘Shelter From The Storm’ and offers up a total of over 70 previously unreleased recordings! The 6CD deluxe of More Blood, More Tracks (there is also a 2LP vinyl and a single CD edition) includes the complete New York sessions in chronological order, including outtakes, false starts and ‘studio banter’.
The reissue producers have worked from best sources available, in most cases utilising the original multi-track session tapes. The only recordings remaining from the Minneapolis sessions are the multi-track masters of the five performances included on the finished Blood On The Tracks album, although these have been remixed and remastered for the deluxe edition.
Packaging looks to be consistent with previous Bootleg Series deluxe editions and features a hardcover book with sleeve notes by Jeff Slate, photographs, and most excitingly a complete reproduction of one of Dylan’s legendary handwritten 57 page notebooks, where you can follow the lyrical development of the songs that would eventually comprise Blood On The Tracks.
For fans of Bob Dylan’s wide-ranging Bootleg series, More Blood, More Tracks (Vol. 14) is an entryway into one of the most mysterious, tangled stories in his recording career. These six discs contain the complete recordings sessions for 1975’s Blood on the Tracks, 87 tracks in all, the vast majority unreleased. This box assists in offering a view of the process behind one of the songwriter’s most enigmatic albums. On September 16 of 1974, Dylan entered Columbia’s Studio with engineer Phil Ramone, with songs at once seething with anger, brokenness, and vulnerability. Written and recorded during his eventual divorce from first wife Sara, Dylan shrouds these songs in alliteration and metaphor, stretching time itself as past and present, commingling in numerous locations; they separate and return in new configurations. His protagonists speak in first and third person, often in the same verse. Once encountered, however, they’re impossible to shake.
Presented here are the complete sessions of the four days in New York, chronologically recorded, and, for the first time at the proper speed (Dylan had Ramone bump the master tape speed to make the tunes faster for radio play), and without the substantial reverb on the original tapes. These tunes were cut in a fit of white-heat inspiration, first by Dylan solo, and then with a band of folk-associated sidemen in Eric Weissberg & Deliverance. By the time you reach discs three through five, all the accompaniment, save for Dylan’s guitar, harmonica, Tony Brown’s bass, and occasional pedal steel and organ, are stripped away, resulting in what was then thought to be the completed album. Scheduled for late December release with a promotional campaign drafted, printed cover, and test pressings distributed, Dylan wasn’t satisfied. Ultimately, he kept only one band track, “Meet Me in the Morning.” He spent Christmas in Minnesota with his producer brother David Zimmerman, who was also less than enthused with the tracks. Dylan called his label and insisted on holding the album back. On December 27, he and a band of hastily assembled local players re-recorded five songs to complete Blood on the Tracks (captured on disc six). Since nearly half-a-million copies of the cover were already printed, the Minnesota musicians remained uncredited until now.
This is exhaustive but fascinating material that sounds fantastic due to a painstaking remixing job — nothing here sounds like a rough demo. Check the nine takes of “Idiot Wind,” some offer different words, all roil with anger and bitterness. “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” is gradually revealed as one of Dylan’s finest love songs in a dozen more takes. “You’re a Big Girl Now,” in 15 takes, is peeled away from its sarcasm to reveal a man saddled with regret. Multiple versions of “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts,” and “Simple Twist of Fate” offer proof that there were many versions of the songs before they assumed their final incarnations. Dylan’s constant rewriting and creative flow are captured warts and all in false starts, stuttering alternate takes, studio conversation, and flowing inspiration in complete versions. There are hours of fascination awaiting listeners, and the music poses as many new questions as it does answers surrounding the album’s mythos. As for the autobiographical nature of the content, it remains, thankfully, unclear. The enclosed photo book is as essential as the liner essays in the deluxe package. By any measure, More Blood, More Tracks is a monumentally important document in the history of popular music and a gem in Dylan’s catalog.
Tracklist:
CD1
1. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1) (Take 1) 03:58
2. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 2) (Take 2) 03:43
3. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1) (Take 1) 05:38
4. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2) (Take 2) 04:41
5. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1) (Take 1) 04:41
6. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2) (Take 2) 05:04
7. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 3) (Take 3) 04:14
8. Up to Me (Rehearsal) (Rehearsal) 00:20
9. Up to Me (Take 1) (Take 1) 06:04
10. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 1) (Take 1) 03:15
11. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Take 2) (Take 2) 09:48
CD2
1. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1A) (Take 1A) 04:57
2. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2A) (Take 2A) 01:23
3. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3A) (Take 3A) 04:22
4. Call Letter Blues (Take 1) (Take 1) 04:42
5. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1) (Take 1) 05:43
6. Call Letter Blues (Take 2) (Take 2) 04:28
7. Idiot Wind (Take 1) (Take 1) 03:47
8. Idiot Wind (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 05:28
9. Idiot Wind (Take 3 with insert) (Take 3 with insert) 07:11
10. Idiot Wind (Take 5) (Take 5) 00:29
11. Idiot Wind (Take 6) (Take 6) 08:51
12. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Rehearsal and Take 1) (Rehearsal and Take 1) 01:24
13. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2) (Take 2) 00:46
14. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 3) (Take 3) 01:12
15. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 4) (Take 4) 03:11
16. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 5) (Take 5) 05:16
17. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6) (Take 6) 01:03
18. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 6, Remake) (Take 6, Remake) 00:56
19. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 7) (Take 7) 00:58
20. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 8) (Take 8) 03:33
CD3
1. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 1) (Take 1) 07:19
2. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 04:55
3. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 2, Remake) (Take 2, Remake) 04:23
4. Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal) (Rehearsal) 00:58
5. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake) (Take 2, Remake) 06:38
6. Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Take 1) (Take 1) 04:56
7. Call Letter Blues (Rehearsal) (Rehearsal) 02:03
8. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 03:11
9. Shelter from the Storm (Take 1) (Take 1) 06:03
10. Buckets of Rain (Take 1) (Take 1) 02:56
11. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake) (Take 3, Remake) 06:43
12. Buckets of Rain (Take 2) (Take 2) 03:20
13. Shelter from the Storm (Take 2) (Take 2) 04:38
14. Shelter from the Storm (Take 3) (Take 3) 02:22
15. Shelter from the Storm (Take 4) (Take 4) 05:02
CD4
1. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 1, Remake 2) (Take 1, Remake 2) 03:42
2. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 2, Remake 2) (Take 2, Remake 2) 03:25
3. Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 03:18
4. Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake) (Take 2, Remake) 03:02
5. Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake) (Take 3, Remake) 53
6. Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake) (Take 4, Remake) 02:36
7. Up to Me (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 01:16
8. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake) (Take 2, Remake) 06:47
9. Buckets of Rain (Take 1, Remake 2) (Take 1, Remake 2) 03:08
10. Buckets of Rain (Take 2, Remake 2) (Take 2, Remake 2) 01:02
11. Buckets of Rain (Take 3, Remake 2) (Take 3, Remake 2) 01:54
12. Buckets of Rain (Take 4, Remake 2) (Take 4, Remake 2) 03:23
13. If You See Her, Say Hello (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 03:25
14. Up to Me (Take 1, Remake 2) (Take 1, Remake 2) 00:56
15. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 2) (Take 2, Remake 2) 06:47
16. Up to Me (Take 3, Remake 2) (Take 3, Remake 2) 06:37
17. Buckets of Rain (Rehearsal) (Rehearsal) 00:53
18. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake) (Take 1, Remake) 04:56
19. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 2, Remake) (Take 2, Remake) 04:14
20. Buckets of Rain (Take 5, Remake 2) (Take 5, Remake 2) 03:27
CD5
1. Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 2) (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 2) 03:08
2. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 2, Remake 2) (Take 2, Remake 2) 01:31
3. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 2) (Take 3, Remake 2) 06:50
4. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 2, Remake) (Take 2, Remake) 04:51
5. Simple Twist of Fate (Take 3, Remake) (Take 3, Remake) 04:22
6. Up to Me (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 3) (Rehearsal and Take 1, Remake 3) 02:25
7. Up to Me (Take 2, Remake 3) (Take 2, Remake 3) 06:23
8. Idiot Wind (Rehearsal and Takes 1-3, Remake) (Rehearsal and Takes 1-3, Remake) 04:52
9. Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake) (Take 4, Remake) 09:14
10. Idiot Wind (Take 4, Remake with organ overdub) (Take 4, Remake with organ overdub) 08:52
11. You’re a Big Girl Now (Take 1, Remake 2) (Take 1, Remake 2) 03:06
12. Meet Me in the Morning (Take 1, Remake 2) (Take 1, Remake 2) 03:51
13. Meet Me in the Morning (Takes 2-3, Remake 2) (Takes 2-3, Remake 2) 01:42
CD6
1. You’re a Big Girl Now (Takes 3-6, Remake 2) (Takes 3-6, Remake 2) 02:16
2. Tangled Up in Blue (Rehearsal and Takes 1-2, Remake 3) (Rehearsal and Takes 1-2, Remake 3) 05:09
3. Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3) (Take 3, Remake 3) 06:31
4. Idiot Wind 07:53
5. You’re a Big Girl Now 04:38
6. Tangled up in Blue 05:46
7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts 08:58
8. If You See Her, Say Hello 04:44
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