- The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956–1963 Highlights compiles early recordings from Bob Dylan, tracing his development from pre-fame influences through his first major folk era
- Draws from the larger Bootleg Series release, featuring demos, live cuts, and rare takes that capture the roots of his songwriting and performance style
- For fans of: Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Dave Van Ronk
This next volume in the award-winning Bootleg Series tells the story of Dylan’s emergence and maturation as a songwriter and performer, from Minnesota to the Greenwich Village bohemia in the early 1960s. It includes rare Columbia Records outtakes, recordings made at club dates, in tiny informal gatherings, in friends’ apartments, and at jam sessions in long-gone musicians’ hangouts. The 2-CD Highlights edition includes a 32-page perfect bound book and features 42 tracks, of which 18 are completely unreleased as well as 9 super-rare cuts.
Track list
1 Let the Good Times Roll (Live at Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN - Dec. 24, 1956)
2 I Got a New Girl (Home of Ric Kangas, Hibbing, MN - May 1959)
3 Jesus Christ (Home of Bob Dylan, Minneapolis, MN - Sept. 1960)
4 K.C. Moan (Madison, WI - Late 1960)
5 Remember Me (Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, East Orange, NJ - Feb. 1961)
6 Railroading on the Great Divide (Live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
7 Man of Constant Sorrow (Rehearsal)
8 He Was a Friend of Mine (Take 2)
9 Ramblin' Round (Take 2)
10 Story: East Orange, New Jersey (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
11 Po' Lazarus (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
12 Dink's Song (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
13 I Was Young When I Left Home (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
14 Cocaine (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
15 Talkin' New York (Live at Gerde's Folk City, New York, NY - April 1962)
16 Corrina, Corrina (Live at Gerdes Folk City, New York, NYC - April 16, 1962)
17 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
18 Rocks And Gravel (Solid Road)
19 Let Me Die In My Footsteps (Live at The Finjan, Montreal - July 2, 1962)
20 Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Home of Dave Whitaker, Minneapolis, MN - Aug. 11, 1962)
21 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Live at The Gaslight Cafe, NYC - Oct. 1962)
22 The Cuckoo (Live at The Gaslight Cafe, NYC - Oct. 1962)
23 The Ballad of the Gliding Swan (BBC-TV, London, 1963)
24 John Brown (Broadside Ballads Album Version, NYC, 1963)
25 Dusty Old Fairgrounds (Live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
Disc: 2
1 House Of The Rising Sun (Informal Recording, NYC, 1963)
2 Seven Curses (The Times They Are A-Changin' Outtake, NYC, 1963)
3 Masters of War (Freewheelin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963)
4 Girl from the North Country (Freewheelin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963)
5 Liverpool Gal (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963)
6 Boots of Spanish Leather (The Times They Are A-Changin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963)
7 Moonshiner (The Times They Are A-Changin' Outtake, NYC, 1963)
8 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Party, Los Angeles, 1963)
9 The Times They Are A-Changin' (Informal Recording, California, 1963)
10 Who Killed Davey Moore? (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
11 Lay Down Your Weary Tune (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
12 Blowin' in the Wind (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
13 North Country Blues (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
14 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
15 Talkin' World War III Blues (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
16 Only a Pawn in Their Game (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
17 When the Ship Comes In (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
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