Monday, June 8, 2020

Bob Dylan - Man On The Street Vol. 01 [2017] + Vol. 02 [2019] (20 x CD's)






BOB DYLAN (A Double Dose)

Bob Dylan - Man On The Street Vol. 01 [2017] + Vol. 02 [2019] (20 x CD's)


These 20 CD's pulls together most of Dylan's early radio and previously bootlegged performances in one place.  The only flaw of these 2 box set dedicated to Dylan is its total absence of booklet which would have made it possible to have additional information on the recordings (we just have on each CD the bare minimum: the date, the place and the possible distribution of the record). 

On the other hand, the music is extraordinary! These CD's seem to have been given some kind of upgrade and to these ears sound a million times better than the individual ones I have already purchased. I don't know whether they've found better tapes or just cleaned up the recordings but the difference is pretty astonishing. These are amazing, quality recordings from 1961, 1962 and that's just CD1 - CD4, I'm thinking Mr. Dylan himself could be behind this breathtaking collection.  The Cynthia Gooding radio interview of January '62 is wonderful. The CD covers have a "Reel to Reel" on a tape deck and these could be from original recordings; they are certainly better than what I had heard of his genius with lyrics, guitar, and harmonica at this point in his career. Thank you for this wonderful gift whoever is behind it. I'm taking CD4 out to the car next time I go somewhere and i'm gonna listen to it over and over but maybe I'll take CD 8 too. (Amazon)


As a Dylan fan since I was about 14 years old and bought my first album these compilations not only exceeded my expectations but also very emotional for me. To hear young (very young) Dylan at the very beginning of his career, it is incredible to hear the budding genius develop. Totally love it. Highly recommended to anyone who loves Dylan and has never and will never tire of his beautiful words and poetry and music.

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Vol.1     Vol. 2 


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Track lists

Vol. 1  CD01


1    San Francisco Bay Blues    1:48
2    Jesus Met the Women at the Well    2:34
3    Gypsy Davey    4:00
4    Pastures of Plenty    6:20
5    Trail of the Buffalo    6:20
6    Jesse James, Car Car, Southern Cannonball, Bring Me Back, My Blue Eyed Boy    2:01
7    Remember Me    2:51
8    Talking Columbia    3:52
9    Hangknot, Slipknot    4:58
10    Talking Fish Blues    5:49

Vol. 1  CD02

1    Handsome Molly    3:46
2    (Naomi Wise) Omie Wise    4:03
3    Poor Lazarus    4:42
4    Mean Old Railroad    3:39
5    Acne    3:35
6    Man on the Street    2:25
7    He Was a Friend of Mine    4:37
8    Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues    6:12
9    Song to Woody    3:08
10    Pretty Polly    6:32
11    Car Car    2:28
12    San Francisco Bay Blues    3:10
13    The Great Divide    3:32
14    Sally Gal    2:06
15    The Girl I Left Behind    4:14

Vol. 1  CD03


1    Pretty Peggy O    5:54
2    In the Pines    6:04
3    Gospel Plow    4:42
4    1913 Massacre    6:16
5    Backwater Blues    6:28
6    A Long Time A-Growin' (Young But Dailygrowing)    5:57
7    Fixin' to Die    4:37
8    Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues    4:37
9    Man on the Street    2:24
10    Talking Merchant Marine    4:12
11    Black Cross    6:00
12    Freight Train Blues    4:00
13    Song to Woody    4:13
14    Talkin' New York    3:40

Vol. 1  CD04

1    Candy Man    3:06
2    Baby Please Don't Go    4:11
3    Stealin' Stealin'    2:12
4    Poor Lazarus    4:21
5    I Ain't Got No Home    2:05
6    It's Hard to Be Blind    2:58
7    Man of Constant Sorrow    3:30
8    Story of East Orange    1:36
9    Naomi Wise (Omie Wise)    3:00
10    In the Evening    3:54
11    Baby Let Me Follow You Down    2:55
12    Sally Gal    1:42
13    Gospel Plow    1:29
14    Long John    6:18
15    Cocaine Blues    2:16
16    Vd Blues    1:53
17    Vd Waltz    0:50
18    Vd City    1:46
19    Vd Gunner's Blues    2:34
20    See That My Grave is Kept Clean    3:35
21    Ramblin' Round    3:16
22    Black Cross    4:57

Vol. 1  CD05

1    (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle    4:14
2    Conversation    4:28
3    Fixin' to Die    4:28
4    Conversation    1:00
5    Smokestack Lightning    3:11
6    Conversation    1:24
7    Hard Travelin'    3:40
8    Conversation    0:39
9    The Death of Emmett Till    5:19
10    Conversation    1:50
11    Standing on the Highway    3:17
12    Conversation    1:36
13    Roll On, John    3:15
14    Conversation    1:06
15    Stealin' Stealin'    3:24
16    Conversation    4:15
17    Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad    3:30
18    Conversation    0:55
19    Baby Please Don't Go    2:14
20    Conversation    0:26
21    Hard Times in New York Town    2:57

Vol. 1  CD06

1    The Ballad of Donald White    7:19
2    The Death Emmett Till    6:04
3    Blowin' in the Wind    3:36
4    Baby Let Me Follow You Down    3:22
5    Talkin' John Birch Society Paranoid Blues    4:25
6    The Death Emmett Till    5:09
7    Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor    3:15

Vol. 1  CD07

1    Farewell    8:49
2    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall    18:31
3    Bob Dylan's Dream    6:30
4    Boots of Spanish Leather    10:55
5    John Brown    11:15
6    Who Killed Davey Moore    6:00
7    Blowin' in the Wind    2:37
8    Tomorrow is a Long Time    1:12
9    Masters of War    4:48
10    Bob Dylan's Blues    1:35

Vol. 1  CD08

1    Girl From the North Country    3:21
2    Only a Hobo    2:48
3    Times They Are a Changing    2:35
4    Talkin' Ww3 Blues    4:52
5    The Ballad of Hattie Carroll    5:26
6    Girl From the North Country    3:19
7    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall    6:02
8    Restless Farewell    5:04
9    Blowin' in the Wind    2:56
10    Man of Constant Sorrow    3:07
11    Ballad of Hollis Brown    4:58
12    The Ballad of Hattie Carroll    6:11
13    It's All Over Now Baby Blue    5:07
14    It's All Right Ma' (I'm Only Bleeding)    7:26

Vol. 1  CD09


1    The Times They Are a Changing    3:28
2    To Ramona    4:56
3    Gates of Eden    6:50
4    If You Gotta Go, Go Now    2:56
5    It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)    8:23
6    Love Minus Zero    4:22
7    Mr. Tambourine Man    6:10
8    Talkin' World War Iii Blues    4:07
9    Don't Think Twice    3:41
10    With God on My Side    5:08
11    She Belongs to Me    4:13
12    It Ain't Me Babe    4:31
13    Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll    6:06
14    All I Really Want to Do    3:29
15    It's All Over Now, Baby Blue    5:21

Vol. 1  CD10

1    Ballad of Hollis Brown    5:14
2    Mr. Tambourine Man    6:09
3    Gates of Eden    7:05
4    If You Gotta Go, Go Now    2:44
5    Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll    6:13
6    It Ain't Me Babe    4:02
7    Love Minus Zerono Limit    3:52
8    One Too Many Mornings    4:12
9    Boots of Spanish Leather    6:41
10    It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)    9:01
11    She Belongs to Me    4:45
12    It's All Over Now, Baby Blue    5:05

Vol. 2  CD01

1    Rainy Day Woman #12 & #35    2:43
2    Lay Lady Lay    3:07
3    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues    5:48
4    It Ain't Me Babe    3:58
5    I Don't Believe You    5:09
6    Ballad Of A Thin Man    3:33
7    Stage Fright    4:26
8    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down    4:14
9    King Harvest    3:21
10    This Wheel's On Fire    3:44
11    I Shall Be Released    3:31
12    Up On Cripple Creek    4:21
13    All Along The Watchtower    2:48
14    Ballad Of Hollis Brown    4:06
15    Knockin' On Heaven's Door    3:53
16    The Times They Are A Changin'    2:48
17    Don't Think Twice, It's Alright    3:43
18    Gates Of Eden    4:42
19    Just Like A Woman    3:55
20    It's Airight Ma    4:56

Vol. 2  CD02


1    Most Likely You Go Your Way    4:08
2    Lay Lady Lay    2:59
3    Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues    5:42
4    Rainy Day Women 12 & 35    3:22
5    It Ain't Me, Babe    3:28
6    Ballad Of A Thin Man    4:00
7    Stage Fright    4:35
8    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down    4:25
9    King Harvest    3:31
10    When You Awake    3:17
11    Up On Cripple Creek    4:20
12    All Along The Watchtower    2:45
13    Ballad Of Hollis Brown    3:48
14    Knockin' On Heaven's Door    3:50

Vol. 2  CD03

1    The Times They Are A-Changin'    3:15
2    Don't Think Twice    3:37
3    Gates Of Eden    5:09
4    Just Like A Woman    4:51
5    It's Alright, Ma    5:52
6    Rag Mama Rag    3:57
7    This Wheel's On Fire    3:42
8    The Shape I'm In    3:41
9    The Weight    4:45
10    Forever Young    4:44
11    Highway 61 Revisited    4:10
12    Like A Rolling Stone    5:45
13    Most Likely You Go Your Way    3:26
14    Blowin' In The Wind    4:09

Vol. 2  CD04

1    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall    8:07
2    Blowin' In The Wind    3:28
3    Railroad Boy    2:49
4    Deportee    3:54
5    I Pity The Poor Immigrant    4:31
6    Shelter From The Storm    5:25
7    Maggie's Farm    5:00
8    One Too Many Mornings    3:44
9    Mozambique    3:47
10    Idiot Wind    9:44
11    Oh Sister    4:31
12    Simple Twist Of Fate    4:10
13    Hurricane    8:32
14    Gotta Serve Somebody    6:28

Vol. 2  CD05


1    Justine    5:21
2    All Along The Watchtower    4:12
3    Positively 4Th Street    5:18
4    Clean Cut Kid    3:35
5    I'll Remember You    4:46
6    Trust Yourself    3:26
7    That Lucky Old Sun    3:29
8    Masters Of War    5:22
9    Bye Bye Johnny    3:51
10    Straight Into Darkness    5:36
11    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall    9:02
12    Girl Of The North Country    5:18
13    It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)    7:26
14    I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know    3:55
15    Just Like A Woman    5:19
16    I'm Moving On    2:38

Vol. 2  CD06
1    Lenny Bruce    5:53
2    When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky    5:29
3    Lonesome Town    4:11
4    Ballad Of A Thin Man    4:21
5    So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star    3:58
6    Refugee    6:03
7    Rainy Day Women #12 & 35    3:27
8    Seeing The Real You At Last    4:59
9    Across The Borderline    5:08
10    I And I    6:19
11    Like A Rolling Stone    7:10
12    In The Garden    6:41
13    Blowin' In The Wind    4:01
14    Uranium Rock    3:32
15    Knockin' On Heaven's Door    7:57

Vol. 2  CD07

1    Positively Fourth Street    3:40
2    Clean Cut Kid    2:33
3    Emotionally Yours    4:36
4    Trust Yourself    3:12
5    We Had It All    3:00
6    Masters Of War    4:20
7    Straight Into Darkness    5:30
8    Think About Me    3:48
9    The Waiting    5:16
10    Breakdown    6:02
11    To Ramona    3:59
12    One Too Many Mornings    3:02
13    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall    6:18
14    I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know    3:35
15    Band Of The Hand    3:57
16    When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky    5:00
17    Lonesome Town    3:50
18    Ballad Of A Thin Man    4:42

Vol. 2  CD08

1    Bye Bye Johnny    3:57
2    Spike    2:27
3    Refugee    5:28
4    Rainy Day Women 12 & 35    2:42
5    Seeing The Real You At Last    3:49
6    Across The Borderline    4:15
7    I And I    4:18
8    Band Intros    2:10
9    Like A Rolling Stone    4:59
10    In The Garden    6:30
11    Blowin' In The Wind    4:08
12    Uranium Rock    2:19

Vol. 2  CD09

1    Jokerman    7:27
2    Just Like A Woman    7:26
3    All Along The Watchtower    5:11
4    It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry    7:01
5    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right    5:47
6    Masters Of War    4:57
7    It's All Over Now, Baby Blue    7:32
8    God Knows    5:03
9    I Shall Be Released    6:09
10    Highway 61 Revisited    6:06
11    Rainy Day Women N 12 & 35    5:29
12    It Ain't Me, Babe    8:17

Vol. 2  CD10

1    Gotta Serve Somebody    6:56
2    I Believe In You    4:45
3    When You Gonna Wake Up    6:05
4    Don't Start Me Talkin'    2:32
5    License To Kill    4:53
6    Jokerman    5:05
7    Ballad Of Hollis Brown    4:33
8    When The Ship Comes In    3:48
9    Blowin' In The Wind    5:10
10    Shake    2:39
11    I'll Remember You    4:12
12    Trust Yourself    3:24
13    Maggie's Farm    3:56
14    Thank God    2:13
15    Mr Tambourine Man    5:13
16    Masters Of War    3:29
17    Like A Rolling Stone    5:50
18    Forever Young    4:45

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27 comments:

  1. Wow - thanks for the monster set! I will enjoy listening to these wiht improved audio...

    Question - What do people do with the 128x128 cover that you include? I use a PC...

    thnaks,

    Mike M

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    1. Hi Mike,
      Enjoy the Dylan.
      The 128x128 pic is an Icon file i create for my purposes.
      I use it to make the the folder that the files are placed in appear as the album cover in my folder manager. I use windows/PC. To change the folder Icon just go to folder properties, choose the customize tab, them choose Change Icon, then locate the icon file provided and then OK and then OK again to close the folder properties. Your folder will have the icon file you chose. I also have my folders viewed in large size. It looks great. or simply delete it

      Cheers.

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  2. Hello,
    when you read his chronicles or Robert Shelton’s book, all you want is
    to listen to his first albums, and even to look at the recordings
    by Woody Guthrie. With his compilations here, from your comment I can’t wait to listen.
    We had a singer in France , composer and poet (like Dylan), it’s Georges Brassens, many
    similarity for me with the Dylan between 1962 and 1964...
    THANK YOU Butterboy!

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    1. Hi Patrick,
      One of the pleasures I get from this blog is seeing people, like yourself, who appreciate what is posted. I also enjoy it when a blog visitor shares their experience about the post.
      Thank you.

      Cheers.

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  3. "anyone who loves Dylan and has never and will never tire of his beautiful words and poetry and music"
    Count me in that group. Thanks for this set.

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    1. Hi lemonflag,
      Too many people focus on his voice. There are so many mores reason to enjoy his works. Whilst I thing its a good voice it is always the written story or poetry he shares that excites. He gives us a lot to think about. He continues to be relevant. BB likes BD ...

      Cheers.

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  4. I've had all of these for decades, but never in one place, arranged so nicely!

    Butterboy, as always, your generosity is overwhelming, thank you!

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    1. Hi Gummo,
      You have experience this wonderful music before so you know it value to the listener. I hope these recordings are of a better quality for you compared to past boots.

      Cheers.

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  5. Awesome!
    thanks for sharing all these impressive volumes of early Dylan performances!
    Cheers

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    1. Thanks Il Commendatore.
      Enjoy the mammoth amount of Dylan here. It a real experience and journey.

      Cheers.

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  6. Did not expect you to post so soon, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed Likerish Quartet, need to find the LP now

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    1. You are welcome Rob.
      If you come across the Likerish Quartet please drop a link.

      Cheers.

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  7. FYI
    https://www.discogs.com/Bob-Dylan-Man-On-The-Street/release/11761564

    https://www.discogs.com/Bob-Dylan-Man-On-The-Street-Volume-Two/release/14575848

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  8. lemonflag, thanks for the links, super helpful!

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  9. Thank you, Butter, for what looks to be a very rewarding-to-hear set. Somehow I missed out on any real exposure to Dylan until maybe 1979 ("Slow Train Coming"), and so never became a devoted fan. Yet I like a good number of his recordings, and this collection should help me in giving his earlier years a fair shake.

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    1. Hi Aging Child.
      After Elvis (no poetry just sublime voice), there was The Beatles (poetry and blues) whom changed my world. Soon after I was introduced to Dylan (Poet, Thinker and activist) and my view on many things changed. He is one of the reasons I have such an eclectic taste in music. I understand your comment about Dylan. He has so many great songs in his catalog and those are favorites of everyone. His other material is what attracts me most. These historical taped recordings are worth the journey.

      Cheers.

      Cheers.

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    2. ...and I thank you for sharing this, Butter. I really dislike having a blind spot (well, deaf spot) for so big and influential a person. There's nothing that he's recorded and released, that I've heard, that I don't like... I've just listened to, and listened for, too little of it. Here's clearly a good place to start.

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  10. Many thanks for this. Like yourself I already have most of these recordings scattered all over the place, so it's certainly good to now have them together under one roof, and in better audio quality.

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    1. Hi Bob Mac,
      Its so good to have them all together in order. No need to tell how good these are.

      Cheers.

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  11. I've never liked the tag "singer-songwriter", as in the case of Dylan and others, I prefer to honor the music and message before the performance, and reverse it to "songwriter-singer".

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    1. Hi Nancty McClelland,
      Regardless of the genre I just like the music, the memories it evokes, the sound that it inspires and the words that or shared. Bob Dylan does all of that.
      Hope you enjoy the sets here.

      Cheers.

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  12. Hi, Butterboy! Many thanks for posting the recordings. They're truly amazing and I was lucky enough to find them here. I've got the physical Vol. 2 CD but couldn't find so far Vol.1 so I'm really happy to be able to enjoy it here. Cheers!

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    1. Hi Dylanesque.
      That is great to hear. No need for me to mention his greatness.

      Cheers.

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  13. Incredible Collection of Live music from the master songwriter and poet laureate of my generation. I saw his tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, so glad it is included in this set. Also his appearance on the David Letterman show is remarkable. Stupendous. Thank you very much.

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    1. Hi Richard Bock.
      These two box sets are hard to beat. Such mastery.
      Cheers.

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