Great changes took place in Dylan's life in 1973. After the filming of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Dylan decides to relocate his home & family to Malibu, California. In the summer Dylan meets Robbie Robertson who also has moved to Malibu and plans for the first tour in seven years start to take shape. Dylan's contract with Columbia expires and instead of renewing, he signs with David Geffen's Asylum Records. A new album with The Band, Planet Waves is recorded is just over a week in November.

2 The Year At a glance

3 CALENDAR

20 January	1^st Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid session in Mexico City, Mexico
February	2^nd and 3^rd Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid sessions in Burbank, California
February	Dylan plays harmonica on The Crippled Crow recorded by Booker T & Priscilla Jones in Malibu. The song is later released on their album Chronicles, 1973.
February	Dylan decides to rent a home in Malibu, California.
February	The filming of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid is finished.
May	Release of the movie Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid.
June	Dylan records a demo versions of Forever Young, Nobody 'Cept You and Never Say Goodbye. Forever Young is later released on Biograph.
July	The first collection of Dylan's lyrics and other piece, Writings & Drawings, is published.
13 July	Release of the album Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid.
August	Dylan appears as sideman on a Barry Goldberg recording session.
August	Release of the single Knockin' On Heaven's Door/Turkey Chase.
August	Rehearsals with The Band in Shangri-La Studios in Malibu for a possible "comeback" tour.
September	Dylan signs a recording contract with Asylum Records.
November	Recording of Planet Waves at the Village Recorder in Santa Monica with The Band.
16 November	Release of Dylan, consisting of outtakes from the Self Portrait sessions. The album is generally looked upon as Columbia's "revenge" for Dylan's signing with Asylum. When re-released on CD in 19xx it was renamed Dylan (A Fool Such As I) !
December	Release of the single A Fool Such As I/Lily Of The West.

4 RECORDINGS

January	Durango, Mexico	Sam Peckinpah's House
20 January	Mexico City, Mexico	1^st Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid session
February	Burbank, California	2^nd Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid session
February	Burbank, California	3^rd Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid session
February	Malibu, California	Booker T recording session
June	New York City, New York	Ram's Horn Music Publisher's Office
August	Sheffield, Alabama	Barry Goldberg recording session
2 November	Santa Monica, California	1^st Planet Waves session.
5 November	Santa Monica, California	2^nd Planet Waves session.
6 November	Santa Monica, California	3^rd Planet Waves session.
8 November	Santa Monica, California	4^th Planet Waves session.
9 November	Santa Monica, California	5^th Planet Waves session.
14 November	Santa Monica, California	6^th and last Planet Waves session.

For details please refer to the corresponding Still On The Road session pages.

5 Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid

The soundtrack to the film was recorded during one session in January in CBS Disco Studios in Mexico City, Mexico and two further sessions in February in Burbank Studios, Burbank, California. Here's a summary:

		# of	take released on
Date	Song	takes	MPG [1]	APG[2]
20 January	Billy	5
	Billy 4	1	1	1
	Turkey #1	1
	Turkey #2	2
	Billy Surrenders	2	2
	And He's Killing Me Too	4
	Goodbye Holly	1
	Peco's Blues	2
February	Billy	4		4
1^st session	Knockin' On Heaven's Door	4	2, 4 [3]	1 & 2
	Sweet Amarillo	1
	Final Theme	4	1	4
	Rock Me, Mama	2
	Instrumental	2
	Ride Billy	1
	Bunkhouse Theme	1	1	1
February	Main Title Theme (Billy)	1	1	1
2^nd session	Cantina Theme (Workin' For The Law)	2	1	1
	Billy	4	1-3, 4 3	1
	River Theme	3	2, 3	1
	Turkey Chase	1	1	1

For more details on these sessions please refer to the corresponding session page in Still On The Road.

Live history

Only Knockin' On Heaven's Door has been played live. The debut came during the second concert of the 1974 Tour with The Band in Chicago 4 January. Since then it has been performed on each and every tour except the Gospel concerts in 1979 1md 1980.

Officially released live versions of Knockin' On Heaven's Door:

Before The Flood	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 30 January 1974
Renaldo & Clara	Correctional Institution for Women, Clinton, New Jersey, 7 December 1975
At Budokan	Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 1 March 1978
Hard To Handle	Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1986
Dylan And The Dead	Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California, July 26, 1987
Live 1961-2000	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 30 January 1974

6 PLANET WAVES

This album was recorded during six different sessions in November at Village Recorder in Santa Monica, California. Here's a summary:

		# of	take released on
Date	Song	takes	PW[4]	BS[5]
2 November	Never Say Goodbye	7	7
	Crosswind Jamboree	2
	House Of The Risin' Sun	2
	Nobody 'Cept You	1		1
	Forever Young	1
5 November	You Angel You	4	4
	Going, Going, Gone	5	5
	Forever Young	2
	Nobody 'Cept You	1
	Something There Is About You	1
	Tough Mama	2
	Hazel	1
6 November	On A Night Like This	7
	Hazel	8	8
	Tough Mama	7	5
	Something There Is About You	3	3
8 November	Going, Going, Gone	3
	On A Night Like This	3	3
	Forever Young	5	5
9 November	Wedding Song	1	1
	Adalita	2
	Forever Young	1
14 November	Forever Young	5	2