The ninth installment of Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series will be a collection of demos the singer recorded in the mid-60s for publishers Leeds and Whitmark, according to the Dylan fan site Isis. Although no official announcement has been made, the site said the releases will come in October.
The site says Dylan is also preparing an eight-CD set of his early albums in their original mono mixes — from Bob Dylan to John Wesley Harding. The set will include new liner notes by critic Greil Marcus and come housed in paper reproductions of the original sleeves. It’s the first time Dylan’s early albums will be officially available on CD in mono.
Meanwhile Rolling Stone magazine reports the tracks included among the demos are as follows.
Leeds Music Demos
New York City, New York
February 1962
1. Hard Times In New York Town
2. Poor Boy Blues
3. Ballad For A Friend
4. Rambling, Gambling Willie
5. Man On The Street
6. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
7. Standing On The Highway
Witmark & Sons Demos
New York City, New York
December 1962
1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
2. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
3.The Death Of Emmett Till
4.Let Me Die In My Footsteps
5. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
6.Quit Your Low Down Ways
7.Baby, I’m In The Mood For You
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
Winter 1963
1. Bound To Lose, Bound To Win
2. All Over You
3. I’d Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day
4. Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
March 1963
1. Long Time Gone
2. Masters Of War
3. Farewell
4. Oxford Town
5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
6. Walkin’ Down The Line
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
April 1963
1. I Shall Be Free
2.Bob Dylan’s Blues
3.Bob Dylan’s Dream
4. Boots Of Spanish Leather
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
May 1963
1. Girl From The North Country
2.Seven Curses
3.Hero Blues
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
August 1963
1. Whatcha Gonna Do
2. Gypsy Lou
3. Ain’t Gonna Grieve
4.John Brown
5.Only A Hobo
6.When The Ship Comes In
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
October 1963
1. The Times They Are A-Changin’
Witmark Studio
New York City, New York
December 1963
1. Paths Of Victory
Witmark Studio,
New York City, New York
January 1964
1. Guess I’m Doing Fine
2.Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Eric von Schmidt)
Unidentified Recording Studio
New York City, New York
Mid to late June 1964
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2.Mama, You Been On My Mind
3. I’ll Keep It With Mine
