Bob Dylan
For Sale Or Just On The Shelf


Just when you think all has been said about Bob Dylan's early years through his official Bootleg Series, along comes a 6-CD set, For Sale Or Just On The Shelf, that completely changes your view. Here's a set that collects all known alternative versions and outtakes of songs from Dylan's first four albums, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin', The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and Another Side Of Bob Dylan. And in surprisingly superior sound quality.

This is a massive archival project (obviously a labor of love) compiling all the circulating outtakes from Dylan's first four albums, as well as variant forms and mixes, plus carefully selected live recordings and alternative performances of those songs. Variant mixes of the officially released tracks are shown in standard type, but the acetate-sourced versions of officially released tracks are marked as officially released versions even if they are extended to include producer's comments, countoffs, etc.

Bob Dylan - For Sale Or Just On The Shelf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track

Title

CO-take No.

Source

Notes

Disc 1

 

 

 

Sessions for "Bob Dylan"

 

 

 

20 November 1961

 

 

 

1

Connecticut Cowboy

68726-8

Acetate

Mono. Spoken intro for "You're No Good." This completed "insert" was never used.

2

He Was A Friend Of Mine

68728-2

Bootleg Series

Stereo. Also circulated as a publishing demo for Leeds Music.

22 November 1961

 

 

 

3

Man On The Street

68743-(?)

Tape

Mono (frag). One of the fragmentary takes from this date used as a Leeds Music demo.

4

Man On The Street

68743-2

Bootleg Series

Stereo

5

House Carpenter

68751-1

Bootleg Series

Stereo

Sessions for "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"

* Mono version of "The Freewheelin Bob Dylan" (Test Pressing)

24 April 1962

 

 

 

6

Goin' To New Orleans

70085-2(?)

Tape

Mono

7

Sally Gal

70086-3(?)

Acetate

Mono. With bass backup.

8

Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie

70087-4

Promo FW*

Mono. Stereo mix is on The Bootleg Series, Vols 1-3.

9

Corrina, Corrina

70088-2

Tape

Mono. Solo version.

10

The Death Of Emmett Till

70089-1

Tape

Mono

11

Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues

70090-3

Promo FW*

Mono

12

(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

70091-2

Acetate

Stereo

25 April 1962

 

 

 

13

Rocks And Gravel

70096-3

Tape

Mono. Solo version.

14

Let Me Die In My Footsteps

70097-1

Promo FW*

Mono. Full version. Edited stereo version (minus 1 verse) is on The Bootleg Series, Vols 1-3.

15

Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues

70098-1

Bootleg Series

Stereo

16

Sally Gal

70086-4

Tape

Mono. Solo version.

17

Baby, Please Don't Go

70099-3(?)

Tape

Mono

18

Milk Cow's Calf's Blues

70100-3

Acetate

Stereo

19

Witchita (Going To Louisiana)

70101-1

Acetate

Stereo

20

Talkin' Bear Mtn Picnic Massacre Blues

70102-3

Bootleg Series

Stereo

21

Milk Cow's Calf's Blues

70100-4

Acetate

Stereo

22

Witchita (Going To Louisiana)

70101-2

Acetate

Stereo

9 July 1962

 

 

 

23

Baby, I'm In The Mood For You

75717-3

Biograph (remastered)

Stereo

24

Quit Your Low Down Ways

75720-1

Bootleg Series

Stereo

25

Worried Blues

75723-2

Bootleg Series

Stereo

26

Baby, I'm In The Mood For You

75717-(2 or 4)?

Acetate

Mono

 

 

 

 

 

Disc 2

 

 

 

Sessions for "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"

all tracks mono except as noted.

* Mono version of "The Freewheelin Bob Dylan" (Test Pressing)

 

 

 

General note: Acetate sources were originally available as Columbia Reference Recordings

26 October 1962 (Session focused on cutting tracks with instrumental backing suitable for a 45-rpm single.)

1

Corrina, Corrina

76981-4

1st single release

with backup

2

That's All Right Mama

76983-1(?)

Acetate

Slow (longer) take.

3

Mixed Up Confusion

76982-(?)

Acetate

Alternate (a); For CO76982, Heylin and Dundas both show circulating alt "Confusions" from 26 Oct &1 Nov. The 26 Oct take may be Alternate (b) instead.

1 November 1962 (Session focused on cutting tracks with instrumental backing suitable for a 45-rpm single.)

4

Mixed Up Confusion

76982-(?)

Acetate

Alternate (b). See above note. The 1 Nov take may be Alternate (a) instead.

5

That's All Right Mama

76983-3

Acetate

Fast take. This could be a later take (3? Or 5?) from 26 Oct.

6

Rocks And Gravel

76986-1

Promo FW*

with backup

14 November 1962 (Session focused on cutting tracks with instrumental backing suitable for a 45-rpm single.)

7

Mixed Up Confusion

76982-11

Tape

Stereo mix is on Biograph.

8

Mixed Up Confusion

76982-14

1st single release

Stereo mix is on the remastered Biograph.

9

Ballad Of Hollis Brown

77003-2

Acetate

With instrumental backing

10

Kingsport Town

77004-1

Bootleg Series

Stereo with guitar backup

11

Whatcha Gonna Do?

77005-1

Acetate

With guitar backup

6 December 1962 (Includes the session slates and comments by Dylan & John Hammond) - all tracks mono.

12

Hero Blues

77020-1

 

Complete take

13

Whatcha Gonna Do?

77021-1

 

Complete take

14

Oxford Town

77022-1

 

Released: "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"

15

I Shall Be Free

77023-1

 

Instrumental fragment

16