The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Man on the Street (fragment)
partial recording of:
Man on the Street
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:07
2Hard Times in New York Town
recording of:
Hard Times in New York Town
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing France
version of:
Down on Penny’s Farm
1:57
3Poor Boy Blues
recording of:
Poor Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:01
4Ballad for a Friend
recording of:
Ballad for a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
2:23
5Rambling, Gambling Willie
recording of:
Rambling, Gambling Willie
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:38
6Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
recording of:
Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) (from 1962 until 1964) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (from 1964 to present)
3:42
7Standing on the Highway
recording of:
Standing on the Highway
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
2:32
8Man on the Street
recording of:
Man on the Street
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:30
9Blowin’ in the Wind
demo recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
32:38
10Long Ago, Far Away
recording of:
Long Ago, Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
2:29
11A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall
recording of:
Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-10)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
6:49
12Tomorrow Is a Long Time
recording of:
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
3:46
13The Death of Emmett Till
recording of:
The Death of Emmett Till
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-02)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Special Rider Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
4:32
14Let Me Die in My Footsteps
recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground
1:37
15Ballad of Hollis Brown
recording of:
Ballad of Hollis Brown
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
4:08
16Quit Your Low Down Ways
recording of:
Quit Your Low Down Ways
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
version of:
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
2:50
17Baby, I’m in the Mood for You
recording of:
Baby, I'm in the Mood for You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
1:36
18Bound to Lose, Bound to Win
cover recording of:
Bound to Lose, Bound to Win
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
1:19
19All Over You
recording of:
All Over You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
33:52
20I’d Hate to Be You on That Dreadful Day
recording of:
I’d Hate To Be You on That Dreadful Day
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
2:00
21Long Time Gone
recording of:
Long Time Gone
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:46
22Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues
recording of:
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Special Rider Music (from 1970 to present)
3:17
23Masters of War
recording of:
Masters of War
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Nottamun Town (Fair Nottamun Town / Nottamun Fair)
4:23
24Oxford Town
recording of:
Oxford Town
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
2:33
25Farewell
recording of:
Farewell
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Fare Thee Well
version of:
Farewell Pamilina
version of:
The Leaving of Liverpool
3:58
2▼CD
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1Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
demo recording of:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
Budde Musikverlag (German publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
3:38
2Walkin’ Down the Line
recording of:
Walkin’ Down the Line
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:23
3I Shall Be Free
recording of:
I Shall Be Free
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
4:30
4Bob Dylan’s Blues
recording of:
Bob Dylan’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
1:58
5Bob Dylan’s Dream
recording of:
Bob Dylan’s Dream
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
is based on:
Lady Franklin’s Lament
3:53
6Boots of Spanish Leather
recording of:
Boots of Spanish Leather
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Special Rider Music
35:49
7Girl From the North Country
recording of:
Girl From the North Country
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
33:09
8Seven Curses
recording of:
Seven Curses
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Special Rider Music
version of:
Anathea
3:13
9Hero Blues
recording of:
Hero Blues (Original lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
1:36
10Whatcha Gonna Do?
recording of:
Whatcha Gonna Do?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
3:36
11Gypsy Lou
recording of:
Gypsy Lou
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:45
12Ain’t Gonna Grieve
recording of:
Ain’t Gonna Grieve
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
1:28
13John Brown
recording of:
John Brown
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
4:19
14Only a Hobo
recording of:
Only a Hobo
additional lyricist:
Aunt Molly Jackson (in 1932) and Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
lyricist:
John Wallace Crawford
additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
composer:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Poor Miner's Farewell
version of:
Railroading on the Great Divide
2:25
15When the Ship Comes In
piano:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recorded at:
Witmark Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
When the Ship Comes In (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-08)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:56
16The Times They Are A‐Changin’
piano:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recorded at:
Witmark Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
3:03
17Paths of Victory
recording of:
Paths of Victory
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1962 until 1963-08)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
4:11
18Guess I’m Doing Fine
recording of:
Guess I’m Doin’ Fine
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
4:08
19Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
recording of:
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Bob Dylan version)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-10)
lyricist:
Blind Boy Fuller
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Eric Von Schmidt
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Reverend Gary Davis
arranger:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-10)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
version of:
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Eric Von Schmidt version)
1:56
20Mama, You Been on My Mind
recording of:
Mama, You Been on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
2:14
21Mr. Tambourine Man
recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
45:55
22I’ll Keep It With Mine
recording of:
I’ll Keep It With Mine
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Special Rider Music
3:34

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2010)
ASIN:US: B0040GJ312 [info]