The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-20 01:24 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Hard Times in New York Town - (demo)
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1961-12-22)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-12-22)
recording of:
Hard Times in New York Town (on 1961-12-22)
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
2:17
2He Was a Friend of Mine
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-20)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-20)
cover recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine (on 1961-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
44:02
3Man on the Street
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-22)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-22)
recording of:
Man on the Street (on 1961-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:55
4No More Auction Block
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-10)
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (in 1962-10)
live cover recording of:
No More Auction Block (in 1962-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
23:02
5House Carpenter
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-22)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-03-19)
recording of:
House Carpenter (Bob Dylan arrangement) (on 1961-11-22)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
arrangement of:
The Daemon Lover (aka The House Carpenter)
4:07
6Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (on 1962-04-25)
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)
43:44
7Let Me Die in My Footsteps
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps (on 1962-04-25)
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
33:32
8Rambling, Gambling Willie
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-24)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-24)
recording of:
Rambling, Gambling Willie (on 1962-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
34:12
9Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-04-25)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
additional writer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
30:51
10Quit Your Low Down Ways
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-09)
recording of:
Quit Your Low Down Ways (on 1962-07-09)
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
42:39
11Worried Blues
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
recording of:
Worried Blues (on 1962-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
32:38
12Kingsport Town
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-11-14)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-14)
recording of:
Kingsport Town (on 1962-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
33:28
13Walkin' Down the Line
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
recorded at:
Witmark Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Walkin’ Down the Line (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
22:52
14Walls of Red Wing
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-04-24)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-24)
recording of:
Walls of Red Wing (on 1963-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
45:03
15Paths of Victory
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
harmonica and piano:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Paths of Victory (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1962 until 1963-08)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
33:17
16Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Special Rider Music (from 1970 to present)
4:25
17Who Killed Davey Moore?
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Who Killed Davey Moore? (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1963-03 until 1963-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:08
18Only a Hobo
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Only a Hobo (on 1963-08-12)
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
43:28
19Moonshiner
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
4.55:05
20When 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)
2:54
21The 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)
2:58
22Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie
spoken vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-04-12)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live recording of:
Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (on 1963-04-12)
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1973 to present)
7:08
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