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FEBRUARY

 

12

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 1st Nashville Skyline session

13

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 2nd Nashville Skyline session

14

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 3rd Nashville Skyline session

17

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 4th Nashville Skyline session

18

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 5th Nashville Skyline session

19

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 6th Nashville Skyline session

20

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 7th Nashville Skyline session

21

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 8th and last Nashville Skyline session

 

APRIL

 

24

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 1st Self Portrait session

26

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 2nd Self Portrait session

 

MAY

 

  1

Nashville, Tennessee

Ryman Auditorium, Johnny Cash Show

  3

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia Studio A, 3rd Self Portrait session

 

JULY

 

14

Edwardsville, Illinois

Southern Illinois University,
With The Band at The Mississippi River Festival

 

AUGUST

 

27

Seaview At Isle Of Wight, England

Halland Hotel, Press Conference

31

Near Ryde,Isle Of Wight, England

Woodside Bay

 

 

1679

Columbia Studio A

 

Nashville, Tennessee

 

12 February 1969

 

 

 

1st Nashville Skyline session, produced by Bob Johnston.

 

 

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Kelton D. Herston (probably guitar), Charlie McCoy (bass), Kenneth Buttrey (drums).

 

Notes.

·         No recordings sheets are available from this session.

·         Heylin has an unknown song, NCO98921, attributed to 13 February 1969.

·         Recorded 6:00-10:30 pm.

 

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 2). The Telegraph #53, Winter 1995, page 72.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 73–76.

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 15 March 1996.

 

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1680

Columbia Studio A

 

Nashville, Tennessee

 

13 February 1969

 

 

 

2nd Nashville Skyline session, produced by Bob Johnston.

 

 

1.    To Be Alone With You

2.    To Be Alone With You

3.    To Be Alone With You

4.    To Be Alone With You

5.    To Be Alone With You

6.    To Be Alone With You

7.    To Be Alone With You

8.    To Be Alone With You

9.    I Threw It All Away

10.    I Threw It All Away

11.    I Threw It All Away

12.    I Threw It All Away

13.    Blues

14.    One More Night

15.    One More Night

16.    One More Night

17.    One More Night

18.    One More Night

19.    One More Night

20.    Lay Lady Lay

21.    Lay Lady Lay

22.    Lay Lady Lay

23.    Lay Lady Lay

 

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Bob Wilson (piano), Charlie Daniels (guitar), Charlie McCoy (bass), Norman Blake (guitar), Kelton D. Herston (probably guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums).

 

9–12  Wayne Moss (guitar), Peter Drake (steel guitar).

 

Notes.

·         2, 3, 5, and 11 are false starts.

·         7, 10, 15, 1618, and 22 are interrupted.

·         14–19 No Light Will Shine On Me on recording sheet.

·         Heylin has an unknown song, NCO98921, attributed to this session.

·         No out-takes from this session are in circulation.

·         Recorded 6-9 pm and 9-12 midnight.

 

CO-numbers:

NCO98922      To Be Alone With You

NCO98923      I Threw It All Away

NCO98924      One More Night

NCO98925      Lay Lady Lay

NCO98926      Blues

 

4, 12, 19  released on NASHVILLE SKYLINE, Columbia KCS-9825, 9 April 1969, Columbia CO-32872, (quadraphonic edition) 1974, Columbia HC 49825 (half speed mastered edition) 1981, Columbia CK 9825 (CD), September 1985.

 

12  released on single Columbia 4-44826, April 1969.

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, pp. 112-114.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 73–76.

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 15 October 1996.

 

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1681

Columbia Studio A

 

Nashville, Tennessee

 

14 February 1969

 

 

 

3rd Nashville Skyline session, produced by Bob Johnston.

 

 

1.    Peggy Day

2.    Peggy Day

3.    Peggy Day

4.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

5.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

6.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

7.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

8.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

9.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

10.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

11.    Tell Me That It Isn't True

12.    Country Pie

13.    Country Pie

14.    Lay Lady Lay

15.    Lay Lady Lay

16.    Lay Lady Lay

17.    Lay Lady Lay

18.    Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Bob Wilson (piano), Charlie Daniels (guitar), Charlie McCoy (bass), Norman Blake (guitar), Kelton D. Herston (probably guitar), Peter Drake (steel guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums).

 

9–12  Wayne Moss (guitar).

 

Notes.

·         4, 7, 8, and 10 are false starts.

·         2, 15, and 16 are interrupted.

·         1-13  recorded 6-9 pm.

·         14-18  recorded 9-12 midnight.

 

CO-numbers:

NCO98927      Peggy Day

NCO98928      Tell Me That It Isn't True

NCO98929      Country Pie

NCO98930      Lay Lady Lay

 

3, 13, 18 plus one of 6 or 9 or 11 released on NASHVILLE SKYLINE, Columbia KCS-9825, 9 April 1969, Columbia CO-32872, (quadraphonic edition) 1974, Columbia HC 49825 (half speed mastered edition) 1981, Columbia CK 9825 (CD), September 1985.

 

3, 18  released on single Columbia 4-44926, July 1969.

 

13  released on single Columbia 4-45004, October 1969.

 

18  released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2, Columbia KG–31120, 17 November 1971.

 

18  released on MASTERPIECES, CBS/SONY 57 AP 875-7, March 1978 in Japan and later 1978 in Australia and New Zealand, CBS 462448-2, (special shortened 2-CD version), 1989 in Australia and New Zealand, and CBS 462 448-9, (specially remastered 3-CD version), 1991 in Australia and New Zealand.

 

18  released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One (Radio Station Discs), 17 November 1984.

 

18  released on BIOGRAPH, Columbia C5X & C3K 38830, 28 October 1985.

 

18  released on THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN, Columbia SONYTV28CD, 2 June 1997.

 

18  released in Sweden on THE VERY BEST OF BOB DYLAN, Columbia COL 498540 2, 5 May 2000.

 

18  released in the UK on THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN, Columbia C2K 85168, 31 October 2000.

 

18 released on 3 CD box set DYLAN, Columbia 88697114202-D2, 1 October 2007.

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, pp. 114-115.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 73–76.

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 10 February 2008.

 

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1682

Columbia Studio A

 

Nashville, Tennessee

 

17 February 1969

 

 

 

4th Nashville Skyline session, produced by Bob Johnston.

 

 

1.    Nashville Skyline Rag

2.    Nashville Skyline Rag

3.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

4.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

5.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

6.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

7.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

8.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

9.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

10.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

11.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

12.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

13.    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

14.    One Too Many Mornings

15.    One Too Many Mornings

16.    One Too Many Mornings

17.    One Too Many Mornings

18.    One Too Many Mornings

19.    One Too Many Mornings

20.    One Too Many Mornings

21.    One Too Many Mornings

22.    One Too Many Mornings

23.    One Too Many Mornings

24.    One Too Many Mornings

25.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

26.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

27.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

28.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

29.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

30.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

31.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

32.    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

33.    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

34.    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Bob Wilson (piano), Charlie Daniels (guitar), Charlie McCoy (bass), Norman Blake (guitar), Hargus "Pig" Robinson (piano), Peter Drake (steel guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums).

 

1, 2 instrumental.

 

14-34  Johnny Cash (shared vocal).

 

 

Notes.

·         5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16-18, 20, 21, 26-28 are false starts.

·         8, 14, 22, and 25 are interrupted.

·         1, 2 Instrumental (Nashville Rag) on recording sheet.

·         32-34 are duets where Bob Dylan is singing Don't Think Twice, It's All Right and Johnny Cash is singing the lyrics to Understand Your Man.

·         Only released tracks are in circulation.

·         Recorded 2-5 pm.

 

CO-numbers:

NCO98931      Nashville Skyline Rag

NCO98932      Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

NCO98933      One Too Many Mornings

NCO98934      I Still Miss Someone

NCO98935      Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

2, 7  released on NASHVILLE SKYLINE, Columbia KCS-9825, 9 April 1969, Columbia CO-32872, (quadraphonic edition) 1974, Columbia HC 49825 (half speed mastered edition) 1981, Columbia CK 9825 (CD), September 1985.

 

7  released on single Columbia 4-45004, October 1969.

 

7  released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One (Radio Station Discs), 17 November 1984.

 

23 or 24  released in the video Johnny Cash: The Man And His Music, 1979 and in the video The Other Side Of Nashville, July 1984..

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, pp. 115-117.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 73–76.

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 15 October 1996.

 

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1690

Columbia Studio A

 

Nashville, Tennessee

 

18 February 1969

 

 

 

5th Nashville Skyline session, produced by Bob Johnston.

 

 

1.    One Too Many Mornings

2.    One Too Many Mornings

3.    Mountain Dew (Bascom Lamar Lunsford/Scott Wiseman)

4.    Mountain Dew (Bascom Lamar Lunsford/Scott Wiseman)

5.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

6.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

7.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

8.    I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)

9.    Careless Love (trad.)

10.    Matchbox (Carl Perkins)

11.    Matchbox (Carl Perkins)

12.    Matchbox (Carl Perkins)

13.    That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup)

14.    That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup)

15.    Mystery Train (Sam Phillips - Herman Parker)

16.    Big River (Johnny Cash)

17.    Big River (Johnny Cash)