Been All Around This World – Bob Dylan 1978

 

5      The 1978 World Tour.. 1

5.8       The rehearsals. 1

5.8.1    The dates. 1

5.8.2    The songs. 2

5.9       The soundchecks. 3

5.9.1    The dates. 3

5.9.2    The songs. 3

5.10     World Tour summary. 5

5.10.1      Alphabetical song listing. 5

5.10.2      Statistics. 7

6      Songs 1978. 8

7      Suggested Readings. 9

8      SOURCES. 9

9      Bibliography.. 10

 

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Been All Around This World

 

 

5          The 1978 World Tour

5.8        The rehearsals

The rehearsals started in December 1977 and continued through January and the first of February. Rehearsals continued in April before the European tour and there are most likely also rehearsals from May and September, although there are at this point in time no circulating recordings after April. The sound quality of the circulating recordings varies from passable to excellent.

5.8.1        The dates

December 1977

30

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

January

Early

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

 

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

27

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

27/30

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

30

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

February

  1

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

April

 

Santa Monica, California

Rundown Studios

 

5.8.2        The songs

 

 

 

Dec

 

 

Jan

 

 

Feb

Apr

 

 

30

?

15

27

27

30

1

?

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

All I Really Want To Do

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Blowin' In The Wind

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

Forever Young

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Girl From The North Country

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Going, Going, Gone

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

I Shall Be Released

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

I Threw It All Away

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

If Not For You

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If You See Her, Say Hello

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Just Like A Woman

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like A Rolling Stone

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Maggie's Farm

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

The Man In Me

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Babe

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Oh, Sister

I

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Repossession Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

The Times They Are A-Changin'

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

To Ramona

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

I

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

We Better Talk This Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5.9        The soundchecks

There is a unusually large number of recordings from soundchecks from the 1978 World Tour. Although the sound quality varies from utterly dire to listenable, these recordings are of certain interest as the soundchecks often were used to not only to check out the sound but also to try new songs. We have here a number of songs, that are possible new Dylan compositions (* below) and that were shelved for good (?) when Dylan became a new-born Christian and started working on the Slow Train Coming songs.

5.9.1        The dates

There are recordings circulating from the following nineteen soundchecks:

July

  3

Paris, France

Pavillon de Paris

  4

Paris, France

Pavillon de Paris

  5

Paris, France

Pavillon de Paris

  6

Paris, France

Pavillon de Paris

  8

Paris, France

Pavillon de Paris

12

Gothenburg, Sweden

Scandinavium

September

17

New Haven, Connecticut

War Memorial Coliseum

22

Syracuse, New York

Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium

October

28

Carbondale, Illinois

S.I.U. Arena, Southern Illinois University

29

St. Louis, Missouri

The Checkerdome

November

  4

Omaha, Nebraska

Civic Auditorium

18

Tempe, Arizona

A.S.U. Activities Center

December

  2

Nashville, Tennessee

Municipal Auditorium

 

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5.9.2        The songs

I = instrumental

HS = vocal by Helena Springs

BV = vocal by the background singers

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

 

 

Sept

 

Oct

 

Nov

 

Dec

 

 

3

4

5

6

8

12

17

22

28

29

4

18

2

(One More Year Of) Daddy's Little Girl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

Am I Your Stepchild?

BV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

But I Forgive You

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

Carry Me, Carrie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

Changing Of The Guards

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daddy's Going On One More Ride

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

Fix It Ma

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm Ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Is Your Love In Vain?

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

 

Ÿ

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love Her With A Feeling

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love You Too Much

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

Love You Too Much

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Maggie's Farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

More Than Flesh And Blood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

BV

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

HS

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Pony

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Time To Think

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, Sister

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ