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Bob Dylan – The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 / The Bootleg Series – Vol. 9 / His First Demos including 15 previously unreleased songs / Columbia 2x Audio CD 2010 / 88697761792
UPC 886977617928
The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, containing demo recordings he made for his first two publishing companies, Leeds Music and M. Witmark & Sons, from 1962 to 1964. The ninth installment of the ongoing Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, it was released on October 19, 2010 on Legacy Records.
It features 47 tracks with Dylan accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano. The recordings were only available on pirate recordings until 1991; three of these recordings appeared on the first volume of the series. A fourth demo of "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" was included on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack. While Dylan recorded subsequent versions of most of the songs, the album features 15 that were produced exclusively as demos and had never been heard before except as bootlegs.
The Witmark Demos was released in two formats: the standard two-disc set common to the rest of the series; and a four album set. Both releases featured a booklet with an account on the album's significance by historian Colin Escott, along with photos of Dylan from the period when the demos were recorded. The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in its first week, becoming Dylan's 20th album to debut in the top 20.
| Label: | Columbia – 88697761792 |
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| Series: | The Bootleg Series – Vol. 9 |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Genre: | Folk, World, & Country |
| Style: | Folk |
Tracklist:
| 1-1 | Man On The Street (Fragment) | 1:07 | |
| 1-2 | Hard Times In New York Town | 1:57 | |
| 1-3 | Poor Boy Blues | 3:01 | |
| 1-4 | Ballad For A Friend | 2:23 | |
| 1-5 | Rambling, Gambling Willie | 3:38 | |
| 1-6 | Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues |
3:42 | |
| 1-7 | Standing On The Highway | 2:32 | |
| 1-8 | Man On The Street | 1:30 | |
| 1-9 | Blowin' In The Wind | 2:38 | |
| 1-10 | Long Ago, Far Away | 2:29 | |
| 1-11 | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | 6:49 | |
| 1-12 |
Tomorrow Is A Long Time | 3:46 | |
| 1-13 | The Death Of Emmett Till | 4:32 | |
| 1-14 | Let Me Die In My Footsteps | 1:37 | |
| 1-15 | Ballad Of Hollis Brown | 4:08 | |
| 1-16 | Quit Your Low Down Ways | 2:50 | |
| 1-17 | Baby, I'm In The Mood For You | 1:36 | |
| 1-18 | Bound To Lose, Bound To Win | 1:19 | |
| 1-19 | All Over You | 3:52 | |
| 1-20 | I'd Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day | 2:00 | |
| 1-21 | Long Time Gone | 3:46 | |
| 1-22 | Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues | 3:17 | |
| 1-23 | Masters Of War | 4:23 | |
| 1-24 | Oxford Town | 2:33 | |
| 1-25 | Farewell | 3:58 | |
| 2-1 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | 3:38 | |
| 2-2 | Walkin' Down The Line | 3:23 | |
| 2-3 | I Shall Be Free | 4:30 | |
| 2-4 | Bob Dylan's Blues | 1:58 | |
| 2-5 | Bob Dylan's Dream | 3:53 | |
| 2-6 | Boots Of Spanish Leather | 5:49 | |
| 2-7 | Girl From The North Country | 3:09 | |
| 2-8 | Seven Curses | 3:13 | |
| 2-9 | Hero Blues | 1:36 | |
| 2-10 | Watcha Gonna Do? | 3:36 | |
| 2-11 | Gypsy Lou | 3:45 | |
| 2-12 | Ain't Gonna Grieve | 1:28 | |
| 2-13 | John Brown | 4:19 | |
| 2-14 | Only A Hobo | 2:25 | |
| 2-15 | When The Ship Comes In | 2:56 | |
| 2-16 | The Times They Are A-Changin' | 3:03 | |
| 2-17 | Paths Of Victory | 4:11 | |
| 2-18 | Guess I'm Doing Fine | 4:08 | |
| 2-19 | Baby, Let Me Follow You Down | 1:56 | |
| 2-20 | Mama, You Been On My Mind | 2:14 | |
| 2-21 | Mr. Tambourine Man | 5:55 | |
| 2-22 | I'll Keep It With Mine | 3:34 |
- Art Direction, Design – Geoff Gans
- Engineer – Mark Wilder
- Liner Notes – Colin Escott
- Photography By [Booklet Back Cover] – Joe Gilford
- Photography By [Booklet Front Cover] – Brian Shuel
- Photography By [Booklet] – Barry Feinstein, Daniel Kramer (2), David Gahr, Don Hunstein, Douglas R. Gilbert, Hank Parker, Joe Alper, John Rudoff, Sig Goode
- Photography By [Insert Back Cover], Photography By [Booklet] – Ted Russell (2)
- Photography By [Jewel Box Insert Cover] – Gloria Stavers
- Photography By [Slipcase Back Cover], Photography By [Booklet] – John Cohen (2)
- Photography By [Slipcase Front Cover] – Douglas Gilbert
- Photography By [Tray-card Back Cover] – John Byrne-Cook
- Producer [Additional] – Maria Triana
- Production Manager – Greg Linn
- Reissue Producer – Jeff Rosen, Steve Berkowitz
- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica – Bob Dylan
- Written-By – Bob Dylan (tracks: 1-1 to 2-18, 2-20 to 2-22)
