1986 The Hearts Of Fire sessions
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August
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National Film Theatre, Press conference. |
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27-28 |
Townhouse Studio, Hearts Of Fire recording session |
September
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19 |
Colston Hall, filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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20 |
Colston Hall, 1st Christopher Sykes interview |
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20 |
Colston Hall, filming of Hearts Of Fire. |
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30 |
Unidentified Location, 2nd Christopher Sykes interview |
October
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10 |
Canadian General Electric Warehouse |
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17 |
Unidentified Location, 3rd Christopher Sykes interview |
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18 |
Bob Dylan’s Trailer, Unidentified Location, 4th and last Christopher Sykes interview |
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Bob Dylan’s Trailer |
November
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10 |
Royal York Hotel, Canadian Hall of Fame ceremony |
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National
Film Theatre |
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London,
England |
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17 August
1986 |
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Press conference. |
Note.
Parts of this press conference were broadcast by TV-AM, England, Channel 4,
England and by Capitol Radio, England, 18 August 1986.
Reference. The Fiddler Now Upspoke, Volume 4, Desolation Row Promotions, pages 931-937.
Stereo PA
recording, 28 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Townhouse
Studio |
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London,
England |
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27 &
28 August 1986 |
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Hearts Of Fire recording session, produced by
Beau Hill. |
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1. |
The Usual (John Hiatt) |
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2. |
The Usual (John Hiatt) |
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3. |
The Usual (John Hiatt) |
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4. |
The Usual (John Hiatt) |
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5. |
The Usual (John Hiatt) |
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6. |
Ride This Train |
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7. |
Had A Dream About
You, Baby |
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8. |
Had A Dream About
You, Baby |
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9. |
Had A Dream About
You, Baby |
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10. |
Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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11. |
Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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12. |
Old
Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver) |
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13. |
Old
Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver) |
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14. |
Old
Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver) |
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15. |
Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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16. |
Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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17. |
To
Fall In Love With You |
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18. |
Night
After Night |
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Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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20. |
Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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21. |
Had
A Dream About You, Baby |
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22. |
Night
After Night |
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23. |
A
Couple More Years
(Shel Silverstein - Dennis Locorriere) |
1-22 backed
by Eric Clapton (guitar), Ron Wood & Kip Winger (bass), Beau Hill
(keyboards) and Henry Spinetti (drums).
23 Bob Dylan solo with acoustic guitar.
19 Fiona Flanagan (shared vocal).
1, 2 and 21 horns by The New West Horns dubbed on at a later occasion.
21 overdubbed probably at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California,
early 1988.
18, 22 probably different mixes of the same take.
Notes
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The
song titles of 6, and 17 are suggestions.
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After
6 Bob Dylan says Just mark that Some Kind
Of Way. Krogsgaard calls 6 Nobody But
You, Baby, Ride This Train and Heylin and Dundas calls it Ride This Train.
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Dundas
calls 10 To Fall In Love.
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20
on the HEARTS OF FIRE album consists of verses 8, 9, 10, bridge, 11
and 12. All are overdubbed with new vocals compared to the original recording.
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20
on the DOWN IN THE GROOVE album consists of verses 8, 9, 10, bridge, 11,
bridge (repeated) 12 and 13 (without vocal). All are overdubbed with the same
vocals as on HEARTS OF FIRE.
Official releases
1, 2, 19, 23
released in the movie HEARTS OF FIRE, 9 October 1987.
2 released on the promotional cassette of DOWN IN THE GROOVE,
Columbia 40957.
2 mistakenly released on DOWN IN THE GROOVE, Columbia
120.017,
May/June in Argentina.
2, 20, 23 released on FIONA, BOB DYLAN, RUPERT
EVERETT: HEARTS OF FIRE, Columbia SC 40870, 20 October 1987.
21 released on DOWN IN THE GROOVE, Columbia
OC 40957, 31 May
1988.
Reference
Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan. The Recording
Sessions [1960 – 1994]. St. Martin’s Press December 1995, pp. 165–170.
3-18
circulates as a separate out-take tape, 60 minutes.
Stereo
studio recordings, 75 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Colston
Hall |
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Bristol,
England |
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19
September 1986 |
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Filming
of Hearts Of Fire. |
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Various
instrumentals |
Bob Dylan
(guitar), Ron Wood (guitar), Clem Clempson (guitar), Terry Williams (drums),
Richie Havens (guitar).
Notes
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Most
of this session consists of miming to the playback of Had A Dream About You, Baby.
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Broadcast
in part by HTV and BBC West, England, 19 September 1986.
Stereo
audience recording, 70 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Colston
Hall |
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Bristol,
England |
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20
September 1986 |
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1st Christopher Sykes interview |
Note. Partly broadcast by BBC1 TV, England, 18
September 1987 in the program Omnibus:
Getting To Dylan.
Stereo
recording, 4 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Colston
Hall, |
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Bristol,
England |
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20
September 1986 |
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Filming
of Hearts Of Fire. |
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1. |
Various
instrumentals |
Bob Dylan
(guitar), Ron Wood (guitar), Clem Clempson (guitar), Terry Williams (drums),
Richie Havens (guitar).
Notes
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Most
of this session consists of miming to the playback of Had A Dream About You, Baby.
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Broadcast
in part by HTV and BBC West, England, 19 September 1986.
Stereo
audience recording, 85 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Unidentified
Location |
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London,
England |
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30
September 1986 |
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2nd Christopher Sykes interview |
Stereo
recording, 3 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Canadian
General Electric Warehouse |
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Toronto,
Ontario, Canada |
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10 October
1986 |
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Filming
of Hearts Of Fire. |
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Various
instrumentals |
Bob Dylan
(guitar), unidentified musician (guitar), unidentified musician (guitar),
unidentified musician (bass), unidentified musician (drums).
Notes
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Most
of this session consists of miming to the playback of Hearts of Fire with Fiona Flanagan and Beau Hill.
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A
local TV station in Toronto broadcast circa five minutes of one of the playback
performances 26 October 1986 in the program New Music.
Stereo
audience recording, 19 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Unidentified
Location |
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Toronto,
Ontario, Canada |
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17 October
1986 |
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3rd Christopher Sykes interview |
Stereo
recording, 40 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Bob
Dylan’s Trailer |
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Unidentified
Location |
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Toronto,
Ontario, Canada |
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17 October
1986 |
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4th and last Christopher Sykes
interview |
Note. Broadcast by BBC1 TV, England, 18 September
1987 in the program Omnibus: Getting To
Dylan.
Reference. The Fiddler Now Upspoke, Volume 5, Desolation Row Promotions, pages 1069-1080.
Mono TV
broadcast.
Stereo recording, 22 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Bob
Dylan’s Trailer |
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Unidentified
Location, Ontario, Canada |
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October
1986 |
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Comments on Hearts Of Fire |
Notes
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Comments
by Bob Dylan on the Hearts Of Fire press conference and on filming with Fiona
Flanagan..
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Broadcast
by BBC 1 TV, 25 November 1986 in the program Film ’86.
Mono TV
broadcast, 2 minutes.
Session info
updated 8 May 2004.
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Royal York
Hotel |
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Toronto,
Ontario, Canada |
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10
November 1986 |
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Canadian Hall of Fame ceremony |
Notes
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Bob
Dylan presented the Juno Award to Gordon Lightfoot.
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Broadcast
by CBC TV, Canada, 11 November.
Mono TV
broadcast, 1 minute.
Session info updated 8 May 2004.
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