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1974 Blood On The Tracks recording sessions

 

 

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SEPTEMBER

 

16

New York City, New York

1st Blood On The Tracks recording session

17

New York City, New York

2nd Blood On The Tracks recording session

18

New York City, New York

3rd Blood On The Tracks recording session

19

New York City, New York

4th Blood On The Tracks recording session

 

DECEMBER

 

27

Minneapolis, Minnesota

5th Blood On The Tracks recording session

30

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6th and last Blood On The Tracks recording session

 

 

2710

A & R Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

16 September 1974

 

 

 

1st Blood On The Tracks recording session, produced by Bob Dylan.

 

 

1.    If You See Her, Say Hello

2.    If You See Her, Say Hello

3.    You're A Big Girl Now

4.    You're A Big Girl Now

5.    Simple Twist Of Fate

6.    Simple Twist Of Fate

7.    You're A Big Girl Now

8.    Up To Me

9.    Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts

10.    Simple Twist Of Fate

11.    Simple Twist Of Fate

12.    Simple Twist Of Fate

13.    Call Letter Blues

14.    Meet Me In The Morning

15.    Call Letter Blues

16.    Idiot Wind

17.    Idiot Wind

18.    Idiot Wind

19.    Idiot Wind

20.    Idiot Wind

21.    Idiot Wind

22.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

23.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

24.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

25.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

26.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

27.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

28.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

29.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

30.    Tangled Up In Blue

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar, vocal), Charles Brown III (guitar), Barry Kornfeld (guitar), Eric Weissberg (guitar), Thomas McFaul (keyboards), Tony Brown (bass), Richard Crooks (drums).

 

Notes.

·         11, 17, 18, 20, 22-25, 27, 28, and 30  are interrupted.

·         3, 4  Your A Big Girl Now on recording sheet.

·         5, 10 Simple Twist A'Fate on recording sheet.

·         9  Jack Of Hearts on recording sheet.

·         21  overdubbed October 8, 1974

·         No unreleased tracks are in circulation.

·         Recorded 6 pm - midnight.

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, pp. 125-126.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 100–107.

 

9, 14 and 21 in overdubbed version  released on the test pressing of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC-33235, November, 1974.

 

14  released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC-33235, January 17, 1975.

 

14 released on BLUES, Columbia/Legacy 88697009172, 19 December 2006.

 

15, 30  released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961-1991, Volume 2, Columbia 468 086 2,  March 26, 1991.

 

2  released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961-1991, Volume 3, Columbia 468 086 2, March 26, 1991.

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 10 February 2008.

 

 

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2711

A & R Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

17 September 1974

 

 

 

2nd Blood On The Tracks recording session, produced by Bob Dylan.

 

 

1.    You're A Big Girl Now

2.    You're A Big Girl Now

3.    Tangled Up In Blue

4.    Unidentified Song

5.    Blues

6.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

7.    Shelter From The Storm

8.    Shelter From The Storm

9.    Buckets Of Rain

10.    Tangled Up In Blue

11.    Buckets Of Rain

12.    Shelter From The Storm

13.    Shelter From The Storm

14.    Shelter From The Storm

15.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

16.    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar, vocal), Tony Brown (bass), Paul Griffin (organ).

 

Notes.

·         4, 5  are interrupted.

·         6, 15, 16  Lonesome on recording sheet.

·         7, 8, 12–14  Shelter on recording sheet.

·         10  Tangled Up on recording sheet.

·         No unreleased tracks are in circulation.

·         The released version of track 7 has both bass and organ removed from the mix, due to bad timing from the bass player Tony Brown (source ICE).

·         Recorded 7 pm – 1 am.

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, pp. 127-128.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 100–107.

Show Me The Music. ICE February 1997, page 4.

 

2, 14, and 16  released on the test pressing of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC-33235, November, 1974.

 

14 and 16  released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC-33235, January 17, 1975.

 

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

 

7 released on Jerry Maguire - Music From The Motion Picture,   Epic Soundtrax EK 67910, December 10, 1996.

 

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

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 14 August 2001.

 

 

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2712

A & R Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

18 September 1974

 

 

 

3rd  Blood On The Tracks recording session, produced by Bob Dylan.

 

 

1.    Buckets Of Rain

2.    Buckets Of Rain

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar, vocal), Buddy Cage (steel guitar).

 

Notes.

·         1 is interrupted.

·         Remix of the previous sessions was done this day.

·         An overdub of Meet Me In The Morning and You're A Big Girl Now may have been done during this session.

·         Recorded 4-8 pm.

 

Reference:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, page 129.

 

Stereo studio recording.

 

Session info updated 15 October 1996.

 

 

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2715

A & R Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

19 September 1974

 

 

 

4th Blood On The Tracks recording session, produced by Bob Dylan.

 

 

1.    Up To Me

2.    Up To Me

3.    Buckets Of Rain

4.    Buckets Of Rain

5.    Buckets Of Rain

6.    Buckets Of Rain

7.    If You See Her, Say Hello

8.    Up To Me

9.    Up To Me

10.    Up To Me

11.    Meet Me In The Morning

12.    Meet Me In The Morning

13.    Buckets Of Rain

14.    Tangled Up In Blue

15.    Tangled Up In Blue

16.    Tangled Up In Blue

17.    Simple Twist Of Fate

18.    Simple Twist Of Fate

19.    Simple Twist Of Fate

20.    Up To Me

21.    Up To Me

22.    Idiot Wind

23.    Idiot Wind

24.    Idiot Wind

25.    Idiot Wind

26.    You're A Big Girl Now

27.    Meet Me In The Morning

28.    Meet Me In The Morning

29.    Meet Me In The Morning

30.    Meet Me In The Morning

31.    Meet Me In The Morning

32.    Meet Me In The Morning

33.    Tangled Up In Blue

34.    Tangled Up In Blue

35.    Tangled Up In Blue

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar, vocal), Tony Brown (bass).

 

Notes.

·         1, 4, 5, 8, 14, 15, 20, 22-24, 27, 28, 31, 33, and 34  are interrupted.

·         17, 29, 30, 32 are false starts.

·         14, 16  Tango on recording sheet.

·         No unreleased tracks are in circulation.

·         Recorded 7 pm - 3 am.

 

References:

Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 3). The Telegraph #55, Summer 1996, pp. 129-132.

Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 100–107.

 

6, 7, 19, and 15 or 16  released on the test pressing of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC-33235, November, 1974.

 

6, 19  released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC-33235, January 17, 1975.

 

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

 

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

 

25  released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961-1991, Volume 3, Columbia 468 086 2, March 26, 1991.

 

Stereo studio recordings.

 

Session info updated 19 September 1974.

 

 

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2750

Sound 80 Studio

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

27 December 1974

 

 

 

5th Blood On The Tracks recording session, produced by Bob Dylan.

 

 

1.  You're A Big Girl Now

2.  Idiot Wind

 

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Kevin Odegard (guitar), Peter Ostroushko (mandolin), Billy Peterson (bass), Gregg Inhofer (keyboards). Bill Berg (drums).

 

Released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC 33235, January 17, 1975.

 

Released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia HC 43325, (half-speed mastered), 1981.

 

Released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia CK 33235, (CD), 1984.

 

Stereo studio recordings, 13 minutes.

 

Session info updated 10 September 2002.

 

 

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2751

Sound 80 Studio

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

30 December 1974

 

 

 

6th and last Blood On The Tracks recording session, produced by Bob Dylan.

 

 

1.  Tangled Up In Blue

2.  Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts

3.  If You See Her, Say Hello

 

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica), Kevin Odegard (guitar), Peter Ostroushko (mandolin), Billy Peterson (bass), Gregg Inhofer (keyboards). Bill Berg (drums).

 

1, 2  Bob Dylan harmonica.

 

Released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia PC 33235, January 17, 1975.

 

Released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia HC 43325, (half-speed mastered), 1981.

 

Released on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia CK 33235, (CD), 1984.

 

1, 3 released on single Columbia 3-10106, February 1975.

 

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

 

1 released on BIOGRAPH, Columbia C5X 38830/C3K 38830, October 28, 1985.

 

1 released on BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3, Columbia 477805 2, November 15, 1994.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Stereo studio recordings, 20 minutes.

 

Session info updated 19 September 1974.

 

 

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