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Better than most of the songs on his albums!, Avril 11 2004
This collection of unrelesed and alternate versions of songs is an awesome collection. It does beg the question, why weren't these songs included on some of the albums they were intended for? Not being a Dylan fan at all when I got this collection I was blown away. I think the second disc contains the best songs. I know everyone has their own favorites for various reasons but the songs that stood out for me are "Walking Down The Line", "Let Me Die In My Footsteps" (on disc 1), "Seven Curses", "Mama, You Been on My Mind", "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (1st take of the song with just bob, his guitar, and harmonica!), "If Not For You" (with George Harrison), and "Nobody 'Cept You" (all on disc 2). I'm sure I could have added almost the whole second disc but these are the songs I fell in love with at first listen. I'm not the biggest fan of Dylan but I feel these songs are amazing. I purchased all of the remastered cds and I'm shocked everytime I hear those albums. Some of those songs should have been replaced by some of the songs on this collection. I especially love the version of "If not for You" with the late George Harrison. It sounds closer to the version Harrison recorded for his album "All Things Must Pass" compared to the version Dylan released on his "New Morning" album. So if anyone is interested in listening to Dylan for the first time, I would highly recomend this collection.
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Almost Like a Real Bootleg, Oct. 1 2003
With this record Colombia acknowledged the bootlegs that had been such a pain in their rear ends ever since "Great White Wonder" was released by a couple long haired hippies in 1969. "Biograph," Colombia's earlier box set, treated us to some outtakes that had been available only on bootlegs, however they mixed them up with stuff that had been put out on his earlier records, but this set is about outtakes only.A lot of stuff on this record (CD) had been available for years on various bootlegs, such as "John Birch Society blues" and "Rambling, Gambling Willie," Both released by those two hippies back in 1970 on the "GWW John Birch Society Blues" bootleg and "Talkin" Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues," from their bootleg of the same name or "She's Your Lover Now," from their bootleg "Seems Like a Freeze Out." But what's interesting about this legal bootleg is that a lot of the stuff had never seen the light of day before. Good as those early bootleggers were at ferreting out the unreleased Dylan stuff that had been left behind, they didn't get it all. For example, the lovely "Farewell Angelina," that Mr. D wrote for Joan Baez. What a song, and it's true that Ms. Baez does a superb job with it, it's just not the same as hearing Dylan do it himself. Most people out there in Amazonland, however, haven't heard those early bootlegs, and if you're one of them, then this set is for you. You'll hear different version of Dylan songs you've come to know and love and you'll hear outtakes from some of the best records that Bob Dylan has recorded. This is a set you absolutely must own. I can't recommend it highly enough. Reviewed by Stephanie Sane
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Pure Gold, Jui 7 2004
It's amazing that after all these years; the surviving acetates were put into digital format. Absolutely amazing. Some reviewers ask, "Why wasn't this material put on the albums?" To answer that I would have to say that back in the day we really didn't have the money to just throw around. Albums were put out based on the commercial potential. There were a few small independent labels out there, but they were almost hobbies when compared to the corporations. Today, a lot of material in a variety of genre' are precious commodities because they were pressed on independent labels, without any existing archival material. So thanks to the folks at (whatever label Dylan recorded with), we're able to enjoy these early recordings. These are golden, simplicity, raw, genius. Golden.
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