Samstag, 7. Oktober 2023

Bob Dylan - Possum Belly Overalls (Bootleg, 1969/70)

The sound quality on this bootleg is very good. Most of the 1970 material is available through the CBS Studios Reference Recording archives. It was produced by Bob Johnson. This session also produced the "If Not For You" version that was released on the official  "The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3". Produced by Bob Johnson as well, this session was three days after the "Nashville Skyline" LP was recorded in the same studio, with different musicians. The cover art is from a very rare 1973 Japanese CBS / Sony 7" vinyl single release of "A Fool Such As I b/w Lily Of The West". It was drawn by Japanese artist Nov Yabuki.

Tracks:

Nashville, 1969:
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Cupid
All I Have To Do Is Dream
Gates Of Eden
I Threw It All Away
I Don't Believe You
Matchbox (Carl Perkins)
Your True Love (Carl Perkins)
Las Vegas Blues +
Fishing Blues (fragment) (Henry Thomas)
Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

New York, 1970:
Song To Woody
Mama You Been On My Mind *
Don't Think Twice [inst]*
Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney) *
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues *
Da Doo Ron Ron (Barry/Spector)*
One Too Many Mornings [inst]*
One Too Many Mornings *
Bonus:
Folsom Prison Blues (J. Cash)
Ring Of Fire (Carter/Kilgore)

The 1969 material includes:
Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Billy Wotten (guitars) Marshall Grant (bass)
W.S. Holland (drums).

The 1970 sessions include:
George Harrison (guitar)
Charlie Daniels (bass & backing vocals)
Billy Mundi (drums)
*Bob Johnson (piano)

+ It is unknown whether this spontaneous Dylan song is copyrighted. The working title is also unknown.
Björner refers to it as Telephone Wire
Krogsgaard calls it Las Vegas Blues
Heylin uses the title When’s My Swamp Gonna Catch Fire?

Source / Venue:
CBS Studio Nashville, TN May 3, 1969
CBS Studio B, NYC May 1, 1970
Bonus:
Columbia Records Studio, Nashville, TN May 3, 1969

Bob Dylan - Possum Belly Overalls (Bootleg, 1969/70)
(192 kbps, cover art included)

4 Kommentare:

folkarchivist hat gesagt…

Some corrections:

With the exception of the two bonus tracks, all tracks are from the May 01, 1970 New York session with George Harrison -- see
http://www.bjorner.com/DSN01790%201970.htm#DSN01810

Line-up is Bob Dylan (guitar & vocal), George Harrison (guitar), Charlie Daniels (bass, backup vocal), Russ Kunkel (drums), Bob Johnston, piano,
George Harrison, shared vocal on "Your True Love".

Back in 1991, I interviewed Charlie Daniels about this session, and he confirmed it was "Russ Kunkle" (his spelling) on drums -- see
http://bobdylanroots.blogspot.de/2011/02/charlie-daniels-interview-by-manfred.html

The two bonus tracks are indeed from May 03, 1969, from a Nashville recording session which also yielded "Take A Message To Mary" and "Blue Moon" (both released on "Self Portrait") -- see
http://www.bjorner.com/DSN01679%201969.htm#DSN01730

zero hat gesagt…

Wow, thanks a lot for all that information. Wonderful!

Anonym hat gesagt…

Restore?
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Anonym hat gesagt…

Thank you, Sir Zero!
Bless...

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