1989 EARLY SESSIONS
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FEBRUARY
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12 |
The
Forum, Inglewood, Guest appearance at a Grateful Dead concert |
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28 |
The
Studio, 1st Oh Mercy
recording session |
MARCH
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7 |
The
Studio, 2nd Oh Mercy
recording session |
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8 |
The
Studio, 3rd Oh Mercy
recording session |
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12 |
The
Studio, 4th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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13 |
The
Studio, 5th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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14 or 15 |
The
Studio, 6th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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21 |
The
Studio, 7th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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21 & 22 |
The
Studio, 8th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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23 |
The
Studio, 9th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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28 |
The
Studio, 10th Oh Mercy
recording session |
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29 |
The
Studio, 11th and last Oh
Mercy recording session |
MAY
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7 |
The Power
Station |
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The Forum |
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12 February
1989 |
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Guest appearance at a Grateful Dead concert |
1. Iko-Iko (Anne Barbara Hawkins/Rosa
Lee Hawkins/Joan
Jessie Thomas-Joe Jones-Sharon
Jones)
2. Monkey And The Engineer (Jesse Fuller)
3.
4. Dire Wolf (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)
5. Cassidy (Bob Weir/John Barlow)
6. Stuck Inside Of
7. Not Fade Away (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin)
8. Knockin' On
Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
(guitar), Jerry Garcia (guitar), Bob Weir (guitar), Phil Lesh
(bass), Brent Mydland
(keyboards), Bill Kreutzman (drums), Mickey
Hart (drums).
6, 8 Bob Dylan (shared vocal).
1 Jerry Garcia (vocal), Brent Mydland (backup
vocal).
2, 3, 7,
8 Jerry Garcia (shared vocal), Bob Weir
(shared vocal).
4 Jerry Garcia (vocal), Bob Weir (backup
vocal).
5, 6 Bob Weir (vocal), Jerry Garcia (backup
vocal).
Stereo PA
recording, 55 minutes.
Session info
updated 1 February 1994.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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28
February 1989 |
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First Oh
Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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1. |
Born In Time |
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2. |
Born In Time |
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3. |
Born In Time |
Bob Dylan
(piano, guitar and dobro),
Malcolm Burns (guitar), Daniel Lanois (electric and
12-string guitars, dobro, harpsichord, drums and
bass), Darryl Johnson (bass and glockenspiel).
Overdubs
Bob Dylan (additional vocal ) 7 March 1989 and
13April 1989.
Daniel Lanois (12-string guitar) 29 March 1989.
Bob Dylan (guitar overdubs) 7 April 1989.
Official releases
1
released
on TELL
TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED 1989-2006,
2 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006,
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9).
The Bridge #14, Spring 2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 24 February 2011.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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7
March 1989 |
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Second Oh
Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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1. |
What Good Am I? |
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2. |
What Good Am I? |
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3. |
What Good Am I? |
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4. |
What Good Am I? |
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5. |
What Good Am I? |
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6. |
What Good Am I? |
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7. |
What Good Am I? |
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8. |
What Good Am I? |
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9. |
Ring Them Bells |
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10. |
Ring Them Bells |
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11. |
Ring Them Bells |
1-8 Bob
Dylan (piano and guitar), Malcolm Burns (keyboards), Daniel Lanois
(electric and 12-string guitars, dobro
and bass).
9 Bob Dylan (piano), Malcolm Burns (keyboards and guitar), Daniel Lanois (guitar & dobro).
Overdubs
7 Bob Dylan (new vocal) 7 April 1989.
9 Bob Dylan (guitar) 6 April 1989.
Official releases
7, 9 released
on OH
MERCY, CBS 465 800 2,
19 September 1989.
9 released on 3
CD box set DYLAN, Columbia 88697114202-D3, 1 October 2007.
9 released on single CBS 655 643 7, January
29, 1990 and on CD single CBS 655 643 2, January 29, 1990.
9 released on BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3, Columbia 477805 2, November
15, 1994.
9 released in the UK on BEYOND HERE LIES NOTHIN’, Sony Music 8 86979 83862, 24 October 2011.
10 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006,
Notes
Tracks 1-6 are not in circulation.
9
available
as rough mix on the 1992 Compilation Tape.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 20 March 2012.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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8
March 1989 |
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Third Oh
Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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Most Of The Time |
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2. |
Most Of The Time |
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3. |
What Was It You Wanted |
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4. |
What Was It You Wanted |
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5. |
Political World |
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6. |
Political World |
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7. |
Disease Of Conceit |
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8. |
Disease Of Conceit |
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9. |
Disease Of Conceit |
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10. |
Disease Of Conceit |
1-6 Bob Dylan (guitars), Mason Ruffner
(guitar), Cyril Neville (percussion), Willie Green (drums), Tony Hall (bass),
Daniel Lanois (electric and 12-string guitars, dobro, bass and tom-tom).
7-10 Bob Dylan (piano, harmonium).
5,6 Cyril Neville (congas and cowbell)
Overdubs
5 Bob Dylan (guitar overdubs) 21 March 1989.
5 Bob Dylan (guitar overdubs) 8 April 1989.
7, 8 or 10 Brian Stoltz
(guitar) at a later date.
Notes
9 incomplete take.
Tracks 1-4 and 9 are not in circulation.
Official
releases
5 released on OH MERCY, CBS 465 800 2, 19 September 1989.
5 released on single CBS 655 643 7, January 29, 1990, and on
CD single CBS 655 643 2, January 29, 1990.
7 or 8 or 10
released on OH
MERCY, CBS 465 800 2,
19 September 1989.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 24 February 2011.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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12
March 1989 |
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4th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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1. |
Most Of The Time |
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2. |
Most Of The Time |
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3. |
Most Of The Time |
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4. |
Most Of The Time |
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5. |
Most Of The Time |
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6. |
Most Of The Time |
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7. |
God Knows |
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8. |
God Knows |
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9. |
Dignity |
1-6 Bob
Dylan (guitars), Mason Ruffner (guitar), Cyril
Neville (timbales, tom-toms), Willie Green (drums), Tony Hall (bass), Daniel Lanois (guitar, piano)
7, 8 Bob Dylan (guitars, piano, bass and harp), Mason Ruffner (guitar), Cyril Neville (gembe'
and percussion), Willie Green (drums), Tony Hall (bass), Daniel Lanois (organ),
Overdubs
1-6 Malcolm Burns (bass) 19 April 1989
8 Bob Dylan (new vocals) 16 March and 4 April, 1989
8 Brian Stoltz
(guitar) 13-15 March 1989.
8 Malcolm Burns (bass) at some later date.
Official releases
3 released on OH MERCY, CBS 465 800 2, 19 September 1989.
3 released on
promotional CD single Columbia CSK 73326, April 1990.
3 released on CD PURE DYLAN – AN INTIMATE LOOK AT BOB DYLAN, Sony Music
8 86979 88082 5, 21
October 2011.
4, 7 or 8 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006,
5 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006,
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 18 October 2011.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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13
March 1989 |
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5th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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1. |
Dignity |
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2. |
Dignity |
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3. |
Dignity |
Bob Dylan
(piano), Brian Stoltz (guitar), Tony Hall (bass), Willie Green (drums).
Overdubs
Overdubbing of an original take recorded 12 March, 1989:
Brian Stoltz (guitar).
Overdubbing may have taken place March 13-15.
Cyril Neville (tambourine, gembé) 28 March
1989
Bob Dylan (additional vocals) 11 April 1989.
Official releases
2 released on promotional CD single Columbia CSK 6595, October 1994.
2 released on CD single Columbia COL 660942 2, December 15, 1994.
2 released on 3
CD box set DYLAN, Columbia
88697114202-D3, 1
October 2007.
2 released on BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3, Columbia 477805 2, November 15, 1994.
3 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006, Columbia CKA 735797, 6 October 2008.
3 released on CHRONIQUES Volume 1, Sony Music Media SMM 520163-2, 5 May
Note. Track 1 is not in circulation.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 1 March 2011.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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14
or 15 March 1989 |
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6th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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Everything Is Broken |
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2. |
Everything Is Broken |
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3. |
Everything Is Broken |
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4. |
Jam |
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5. |
Three Of Us Be Free |
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6. |
Three Of Us Be Free |
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7. |
Shooting Star |
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8. |
Shooting Star |
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9. |
Shooting Star |
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10. |
Shooting Star |
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11. |
Shooting Star |
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12. |
Shooting Star |
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13. |
Shooting Star |
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14. |
Shooting Star |
1-6 Bob Dylan (guitar), Brian Stoltz (guitar and 12-string guitar)), Tony Hall (bass),
Willie Green (drums) and Darryl Johnson (congas and percussion).
7-14 Bob Dylan (guitar), Brian Stoltz (guitar),
Tony Hall (bass), Willie Green (drums), and Daniel Lanois
(dobro).
Overdubs
Bob Dylan (acoustic guitar) 1 April 1989.
Bob Dylan (new vocal and harmonica) 3 April 1989.
13 Bob Dylan (new vocals) 1 and 3 April, 1989.
13 Bob Dylan (vocals) 2 April 1989.
Bob Dylan (electric guitar) 6 April 1989.
Daniel Lanois (dobro) 1 April 1989.
Daniel Lanois (dobro and omni-chord
overdub) 2 April 1989-
Official releases
1, 13 released on OH MERCY, CBS 465 800 2, 19 September 1989.
1 released on Cassette
Single Columbia 38T73062 and
on single, maxi-single and CD-single CBS 65558 X.
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 BLUES, Columbia/Legacy 88697009172, 19 December 2006.
1 released on 3 CD box set DYLAN, Columbia
88697114202-D3, 1 October 2007.
2 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006,
13 released on CD PURE DYLAN – AN INTIMATE LOOK AT BOB DYLAN, Sony Music
8 86979 88082 5, 21
October 2011.
Note. Tracks 5 and 6 are not in
circulation.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 18 October 2011.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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21
March 1989 |
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7th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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What Was It You Wanted |
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2. |
What Was It You Wanted |
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3. |
What Was It You Wanted |
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4. |
What Was It You Wanted |
Bob Dylan
(guitars & harp), Malcolm Burns (guitar & bass), Willie Green (drums),
Cyril Neville (gembé), Mason Ruffner
(guitar), Daniel Lanois (drums,
12-string guitar & guitar)
Overdubs
1 Bob Dylan (new vocals) 24 March and 10 April
1989.
1 Mason Ruffner
(guitar) 3 April 1989.
1 Malcolm Burns (guitar) 4 April 1989.
Official release
1 released on OH MERCY, CBS 465 800 2, 19 September 1989.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 1 March 2011.
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The
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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21
and 22 March 1989 |
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8th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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Where Teardrops Fall |
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2. |
Where Teardrops Fall |
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3. |
Where Teardrops Fall |
Bob Dylan (piano),
Alton Rubin Sr. (drums), Larry Jolivet
(bass), David Rubin (scrub board), John Hart (saxophone), Paul Synegal (guitar, steel guitar).
Overdubs
2 Bob Dylan (new vocals) 15 and 16 April 1989.
8 Bob Dylan (piano and omnichord)
15 April 1989.
Official releases
2 released on OH MERCY, CBS 465 800 2, 19 September 1989.
2 released on
CD-single CBS 65558 2.
Note. Tracks 1 and 3 are not in
circulation.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 1 March 2011.
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Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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23
March 1989 |
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9th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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Series Of Dreams |
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2. |
Series Of Dreams |
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3. |
Series Of Dreams |
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4. |
Series Of Dreams |
Bob Dylan (guitars), Glen Fukunaga (bass), Roddy Colonna (drums & percussion), Daniel Lanios (guitars, bass, strings & percussion), Mason Ruffner (guitar), Cyril Neville (talking drum).
Overdubs
Bob Dylan (new vocal ) 30 March 1989.
Overdubbed in Messina Music Studios, New York City, New York, 9-25 January 1991.
Official releases
1 released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961–1991, Volume 3, Columbia
468 086 2, March 26, 1991.
1 released on BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3,
Columbia 477805 2,
November 15, 1994.
1 released on US
promotional CD single Columbia CSK 3041, March, 1991.
1 released on US
promotional CD EP Columbia SAMPCD 1476, March, 1991.
1 released on European
single Columbia 656707 2,
March, 1991.
2 released on TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 8 RARE AND UNRELEASED
1989-2006,
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 1 March 2011.
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The
Studio |
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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28
March 1989 |
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10th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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1. |
Political World |
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2. |
Political World |
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3. |
Disease Of Conceit |
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4. |
Disease Of Conceit |
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5. |
Where Teardrops Fall |
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6. |
Where Teardrops Fall |
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7. |
Where Teardrops Fall |
1 -7 Bob
Dylan (guitars, piano, on 3-7), Brian Stoltz (guitar),
Tony Hall (bass), Willie Green (drums), Cyril Neville (percussion), Mason Ruffner (guitar).
6 Daniel Lanois (dobro, 12-string guitar, steel guitar).
Overdubs
6 Bob Dylan (new vocals) 30 March, 3 and 8 April 1989.
Note. These tracks are not in circulation.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 1 March 2011.
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The
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New
Orleans, Louisiana |
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29
March 1989 |
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11th and last Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois |
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1. |
What Good Am I? |
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2. |
What Good Am I? |
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3. |
Man In The Long Black Coat |
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4. |
Man In The Long Black Coat |
1-4 Bob Dylan
(piano).
3 Daniel Lanois (dobro, drums & bass), Bob Dylan (guitar,
12-string guitar & harp).
Overdub
3 Bob Dylan (new vocals and overdubbed electric
guitar) 4 April 1989.
Official releases
3 released on OH MERCY, CBS 465 800 2, 19 September 1989.
3 released on CHRONIQUES Volume 1, Sony Music Media SMM 520163-2, 5 May
Note. Track 4 is not in circulation.
Reference.
Michael Krogsgaard: Bob
Dylan: The Recording Sessions (Part 9). The Bridge #14, Spring
2003, pp. 6-33.
Session info
updated 1 March 2011.
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The Power
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New York
City, New York |
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May 1989 |
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Rehearsals for the
European Tour. |
1. Unidentified Blues
2. I Shall Be Released
3. Making Believe (Jimmy Work)
4. Early Morning Rain (Gordon
Lightfoot)
5. Early Morning Rain (Gordon
Lightfoot)
6. Shot Of Love
7. Shot Of Love
8. Shot Of Love
9. Give My Love To Rose (Johnny Cash)
10. Man Gave Names To All The Animals
11. Man Gave Names To All The Animals
12. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (Hank Williams –
Jimmie Davis)
13. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
14. Too Far Gone (Billy Sherrill)
15.
16. Shot Of Love
17. Shot Of Love
18. Shot Of Love
19. Little Queen Of Spades (
20. I'm Not Supposed To Care (Gordon
Lightfoot)
21. I'm Not Supposed To Care (Gordon
Lightfoot)
22. Not Fade Away (Charles Hardin)
23. Everyday
24. Everyday
25. When Did You Leave Heaven? (W. Bullock - R.
Whiting)
26. Everybody's Movin' (Glen Trout)
27. I'll Remember You
28. Ballad Of A Thin Man
29. Peace In The Valley (Thomas A.
Dorsey)
30. Shelter From The Storm
31. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And
I'll Go Mine)
32. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
33. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
34. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
35. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
36. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
37. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
38. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
39. Silvio (Bob Dylan & Robert
Hunter)
Bob Dylan
(guitar), G.
1-4, 6-10,
12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-39 Bob Dylan
(vocal).
1, 2, 12, 15-17,
22, 38 Mindy Jostyn (harmonica).
3-9, 10, 11,
19-22, 23-37 Mindy
Jostyn (violin).
13-15 Mindy Jostyn (vocal).
5, 11, 18,
21 instrumentals.
Notes.
· In The Clinton Heylin
interview Kenny Aaronson calls the violin player, Mindy, ”she’s the girl in
Billy Joel’s new band”.
· Bob Dylan's presence on tracks 13-15
is uncertain.
· This session started circulating on
bootleg CD The Never Ending Tour
Rehearsals (Moonlight Records), February 1996.
Reference: A Conversation with Kenny Aaronson by Clinton Heylin,
The Telegraph #36, Summer 1990.
Stereo PA
recording, 95 minutes
Session info
updated 15 October 1996.
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