TGBT | The Genuine Basement Tapes
Description (source)
In 1975 Columbia released its official version of The BasementTapes,and at the time it was thought that all of the songs from that session were in circulation. However, the inclusion of Going To Acapulco, a previously unknown recording, raised the suspicion that there might have been many more songs as yet uncovered. This suspicion turned to reality about ten years later when a new batch of tapes appeared and were subsequently bootlegged as two double lp sets called Blind Boy Grunt and the Hawks I & II. These records not only presented entirely new material, they also contained a few of the standard tracks in new stereo mixes. These mixes were of a crude nature that betrayed the primitive recording equipment used and put an end to the speculation that the basement tapes were actually recorded in Columbia's studios (yes, I had actually heard this rumor!). The new tracks also showed a new side of Dylan and the Band. There is considerably more goofing off and the atmosphere is more relaxed than what was apparent on the "core" tracks that we were all familiar with (more on this later).
Finally, within the past few years we have seen the discovery of an additional few hours of unknown basement tapes. All of this material (the Dylan portion at least) has been released on five CDs in the series called, appropriately enough, The Genuine Basement Tapes. Assuming that we now have the complete collection of basement tapes at last, and barring any further surprises, this seems like a good time to discuss this material in its entirety.
Tracklist (from original info file)
CD 1:
1. All You Have To Do Is Dream #
2. I Can't Make It Alone
3. Down On Me
4. Bonnie Ship The Diamond
5. One Man's Loss
6. Baby Ain't That Fine
7. Rock Salt And Nails
8. A Fool Such As I
9. Stones That You Throw
10. Hills Of Mexico
11. It's Alright
12. One Single River
13. Try Me
14. One For The Road
15. I Don't Hurt Anymore
16. People Get Ready
17. Lock Your Door / Baby, Won't You Be My Baby
18. Don't You Try Me Now
19. All You Have To Do Is Dream # 2
20. You Said You Loved Me
21. Young But Daily Growing
CD 2:
1. Odds And Ends (Version 1)
2. Nothing Was Delivered (Version 1)
3. Odds And Ends (Version 2)
4. Get Your Rocks Off
5. Clothesline Saga
6. Apple Suckling Tree (Version 1)
7. Apple Suckling Tree (Version 2)
8. Going To Acapulco
9. Gonna Get You Now
10. Tears Of Rage (Version 1)
11. Tears Of Rage (Version 2)
12. Tears Of Rage (Version 3)
13. Quinn The Eskimo (Version 1)
14. Quinn The Eskimo (Version 2)
15. Open The Door, Homer (Version 1)
16. Open The Door, Homer (Version 2)
17. Open The Door, Homer (Version 3)
18. Nothing Was Delivered (Version 2)
19. Nothing Was Delivered (Version 3)
20. I'm Not There (1956)
21. Don'tcha Tell Henry
22. Too Much Of Nothing (Version 2)
CD 3:
1. Million Dollar Bash (Version 1)
2. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread (Version 1)
3. Million Dollar Bash (Version 2)
4. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread (Version 2)
5. Please Mrs. Henry
6. Crash On The Levee (Version 1)
7. Crash On The Levee #2
8. Lo And Behold (Version 1)
9. Lo And Behold (Version 2)
10. Ferdinand The Imposter
11. Tiny Montgomery
12. This Wheel's On Fire
13. You Ain't Going Nowhere
14. I Shall Be Released
15. Too Much Of Nothing (Version 2)
16. Even A Tomato
17. Santa Fe
18. Silent Weekend
19. Too Much Of Nothing (Version 1)
20. Sign On The Cross
CD 4:
1. You Ain't Going Nowhere (Version 1)
2. Bourbon Street
3. All American Boy
4. Wild Wood Flower
5. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
6. Comin' Round The Mountain
7. Flight Of The Bumblebee
8. Confidential To Me
9. I'm A Fool For You
10. Next Time On The Highway
11. The Big Flood
12. Don't Know Why They Kick My Dog
13. See You Later, Allen Ginsberg
14. The Spanish Song 1 And 2
15. I Am A Teenage Prayer
16. I'm In The Mood
17. Belchezaar 1 And 2
18. Bring It On Home
19. The King Of France
20. If I Lose, Let Me Lose
CD 5:
1. Four Strong Winds
2. The French Girl 1 And 2
3. Joshua Gone Barbados
4. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
5. You Win Again
6. Still In Town
7. Waltzing With Sin
8. Big River
9. Folsom Prison Blues
10. Bells Of Rhymney
11. Nine Hundred Miles
12. No Shoes On My Feet
13. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
14. On A Rainy Afternoon
15. I Can't Come In With A Broken Heart
16. Under Control
17. Ol' Roison The Beau
18. I'm Guilty Of Loving You
19. Johnny Todd
20. Cool Water
21. Banks Of The Royal Canal
22. Po' Lazarus