'Another Self Portrait' by Bob Dylan. Volume Ten in his Bootleg series. Alternate and unreleased recordings from 1969-1971 and sessions during the making of his albums, 'Self Portrait', 'New Morning' and 'Nashville Skyline'.
I've said it many times before but I wish all my favorite musicians would follow Dylan's lead and release more of their alternate takes, demos, unreleased takes, etc. I enjoy listening to these recordings as much as I do the finished albums. What more could a completist ask for?
Like the other volumes in the series, there's also a booklet detailing the period in time and these recordings with dozens of photographs.
A couple highlights are a cover of Eric Andersen's song, 'Thirsty Boots' and a stunning piano and violin version of 'If Not For You'. Others include the beautiful 'Copper Kettle' and 'If Dogs Run Free'.
From starting out listening to my parents records to staying up late at night listening to the radio to being introduced to album collecting as a teenager to making mix-tapes and into the present, it seems that I've always been searching for and listening to music of widely varied genres. Here's an idea of what I've been hearing along the way ....
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