The Band – The Basement Tapes Complete (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11)

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Label:

 Legacy – 88875016122

Series:

 The Bootleg Series (2) – Vol. 11

Format:
6 x CD , Album, Stereo
Box Set , Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition

Country:

 US

Released:

Genre:

 Folk, World, & Country

Style:

 Rhythm & Blues

Tracklist

1-1 Edge Of The Ocean
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:21
1-2 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Written-By – Clarence Williams
1:35
1-3 Roll On Train
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:00
1-4 Mr. Blue
Written-By – Dewayne Blackwell
1:52
1-5 Belshazzar
Written-By – Johnny Cash
3:22
1-6 I Forgot To To Forget
Written-By – Stanley A Kesler*
3:19
1-7 You Win Again
Written-By – Hiriam Hank Williams*
2:43
1-8 Still In Town
Written-By – Harlan Howard
3:04
1-9 Waltzing With Sin
Written-By – Sonny Burns
2:49
1-10 Big River (Take 1)
Written-By – Johnny Cash
0:43
1-11 Big River (Take 2)
Written-By – Johnny Cash
2:23
1-12 Folsom Prison Blues
Written-By – Johnny Cash
2:46
1-13 Bells Of Rhymney
Written-By – Peter Seeger*
3:16
1-14 Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:53
1-15 Under Control
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:50
1-16 Ol' Roison The Beau
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
4:55
1-17 I'm Guilty Of Loving You
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:09
1-18 Cool Water
Written-By – Bob Nolan
3:04
1-19 The Auld Triangle
Written-By – Brendan Francis Behan*
5:47
1-20 Po' Lazarus
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
1:00
1-21 I'm A Fool For You (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:06
1-22 I'm A Fool For You (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:34
2-1 Johnny Todd
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
2:05
2-2 Tupelo
Written-By – John Lee Hooker
2:22
2-3 Kickin' My Dog Around
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
2:43
2-4 See You Later Allen Ginsberg (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
0:30
2-5 See You Later Allen Ginsberg (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
0:51
2-6 Tiny Montgomery
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:57
2-7 Big Dog
Written-By – Bob Dylan
0:24
2-8 I'm Your Teenage Prayer
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:52
2-9 Four Strong Winds
Written-By – Ian Tyson
3:42
2-10 The French Girl (Take 1)
Written-By – Sylvia Tyson
2:12
2-11 The French Girl (Take 2)
Written-By – Sylvia Tyson
3:00
2-12 Joshua Gone Barbados
Written-By – Eric Von Schmidt
2:46
2-13 I'm In The Mood
Written-By – John Lee Hooker
1:56
2-14 Baby Ain't That Fine
Written-By – Dallas Frazier
2:11
2-15 Rock, Salt And Nails
Written-By – Bruce Phillips*
4:37
2-16 A Fool Such As I
Written-By – William Marvin Trader*
2:57
2-17 Song For Canada
Written-By – Pete Gzowski
4:31
2-18 People Get Ready
Written-By – Curtis L Mayfield*
3:15
2-19 I Don't Hurt Anymore
Written-By – Walter E Rollins*
2:15
2-20 Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
Written-By – Benjamin Lee Blankenship
3:04
2-21 One Man's Loss
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:52
2-22 Lock Your Door
Written-By – Bob Dylan
0:23
2-23 Baby, Won't You Be My Baby
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:53
2-24 Try Me Little Girl
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:38
2-25 I Can't Make It Alone
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:34
2-26 Don't You Try Me Now
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:12
3-1 Young But Daily Growing
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
5:40
3-2 Bonnie Ship The Diamond
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
3:21
3-3 The Hills Of Mexico
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
3:05
3-4 Down On Me
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
0:43
3-5 One For The Road
Written-By – Bob Dylan
4:50
3-6 I'm Alright
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:46
3-7 Million Dollar Bash (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:52
3-8 Million Dollar Bash (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:35
3-9 Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:50
3-10 Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:16
3-11 I'm Not There
Written-By – Bob Dylan
5:13
3-12 Please Mrs. Henry
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:34
3-13 Crash On The Levee (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:11
3-14 Crash On The Levee (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:06
3-15 Lo And Behold! (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:54
3-16 Lo And Behold! (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:50
3-17 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:48
3-18 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:46
3-19 I Shall Be Released (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
4:04
3-20 I Shall Be Released (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:58
3-21 This Wheel's On Fire
Written-By – Rick Danko
3:54
3-22 Too Much Of Nothing (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:03
3-23 Too Much Of Nothing (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:51
4-1 Tears Of Rage (Take 1)
Written-By – Richard Manuel
4:04
4-2 Tears Of Rage (Take 2)
Written-By – Richard Manuel
2:31
4-3 Tears Of Rage (Take 3)
Written-By – Richard Manuel
4:15
4-4 Quinn The Eskimo (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:03
4-5 Quinn The Eskimo (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:16
4-6 Open The Door Homer (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:53
4-7 Open The Door Homer (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
0:58
4-8 Open The Door Homer (Take 3)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:14
4-9 Nothing Was Delivered (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
4:26
4-10 Nothing Was Delivered (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:44
4-11 Nothing Was Delivered (Take 3)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
0:33
4-12 All American Boy
Written-By – Bobby Bare
3:59
4-13 Sign On The Cross
Written-By – Bob Dylan
7:21
4-14 Odds And Ends (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:48
4-15 Odds And Ends (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:49
4-16 Get Your Rocks Off
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:46
4-17 Clothes Line Saga
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:59
4-18 Apple Suckling Tree (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:41
4-19 Apple Suckling Tree (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:50
4-20 Don't Ya Tell Henry
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:31
4-21 Bourbon Street
Written-By – Bob Dylan
5:05
5-1 Blowin' In The Wind
Written-By – Bob Dylan
6:36
5-2 One Too Many Mornings
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:23
5-3 A Satisfied Mind
Written-By – Joe Hayes
2:01
5-4 It Ain't Me, Babe
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:32
5-5 Ain't No More Cane (Take 1)
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
2:41
5-6 Ain't No More Cane (Take 2)
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
1:58
5-7 My Woman She's A-Leavin'
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:30
5-8 Santa-Fe
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:08
5-9 Mary Lou, I Love You Too
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:30
5-10 Dress It Up, Better Have It All
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:53
5-11 Minstrel Boy
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:40
5-12 Silent Weekend
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:01
5-13 What's It Gonna Be When It Comes Up
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:04
5-14 900 Miles From My Home
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
2:14
5-15 Wildwood Flower
Written-By – AP Carter*
2:11
5-16 One Kind Favor
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
3:33
5-17 She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
1:39
5-18 It's The Flight Of The Bumblebee
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:09
5-19 Wild Wolf
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:35
5-20 Goin' To Acapulco
Written-By – Bob Dylan
5:37
5-21 Gonna Get You Now
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:31
5-22 If I Were A Carpenter
Written-By – James Timothy Hardin*
2:23
5-23 Confidential
Written-By – Dorina Morgan*
1:37
5-24 All You Have To Do Is Dream (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:56
5-25 All You Have To Do Is Dream (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:20
Bonus Disc
6-1 2 Dollars And 99 Cents
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:35
6-2 Jelly Bean
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:58
6-3 Any Time
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:17
6-4 Down By The Station
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:29
6-5 Hallelujah, I've Just Been Moved
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
3:04
6-6 That's The Breaks
Written-By – Bob Dylan
4:18
6-7 Pretty Mary
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:12
6-8 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Written-By – AP Carter*
2:09
6-9 King Of
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:53
6-10 She's On My Mind Again
Written-By – Bob Dylan
4:18
6-11 Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
3:21
6-12 On A Rainy Afternoon
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:53
6-13 I Can't Come In With A Broken Heart
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:42
6-14 Next Time On The Highway
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:20
6-15 Northern Claim
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:05
6-16 Love Is Only Mine
Written-By – Bob Dylan
1:50
6-17 Silhouettes
1:52
6-18 Bring It On Home
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:07
6-19 Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies
Arranged By – Bob Dylan
Written-By – Traditional
2:09
6-20 The Spanish Song (Take 1)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:47
6-21 The Spanish Song (Take 2)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
2:16

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Columbia Records
  • Copyright © – Columbia Records
  • Copyright © – Trainspotter Publications
  • Mastered At – The E Room
  • Mastered At – Battery Studios, New York
  • Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1062205
  • Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1062206
  • Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1062207
  • Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1062208
  • Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1069152
  • Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1062210

Credits

  • Art Direction, Design – Geoff Gans
  • Compiled By – Jeff Rosen
  • Lead Vocals – Bob Dylan
  • Liner Notes – Sid Griffin
  • Liner Notes, Photography By – John Sheele
  • Mastered By – Peter J. Moore*
  • Musician – Robbie Robertson
  • Photography By – Kevin James (13)
  • Producer – Steve Berkowitz
  • Recorded By – Garth Hudson

Notes

Compiled from meticulously restored original tapes
Exclusive 120 page deluxe-bound book containing rare and unseen photographs and memorabilia
Extensive liner notes
Additional Mastering by Battery Studios, New York

© & ℗ 2014 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 8 88750 16122 2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 888750161222
  • Other (Sticker #): 888750161222S1
  • Other (Catalog # CD1): 88875016122D1
  • Other (Catalog # CD2): 88875016122D2
  • Other (Catalog # CD3): 88875016122D3
  • Other (Catalog # CD4): 88875016122D4
  • Other (Catalog # CD5): 88875016122D5
  • Other (Catalog # CD6): 88875016122D6
  • Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 1): DIDX-1062205 2 A01
  • Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 2): DIDX-1062205 2 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 1): DIDX-1062206 1 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 2): DIDX-1062206 1 A03
  • Matrix / Runout (CD3, variant 1): DIDX-1062207 2 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD3, variant 2): DIDX-1062207 2 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD4, variant 1): DIDX-1062208 2 A01
  • Matrix / Runout (CD4, variant 2): DIDX-1062208 2 A01
  • Matrix / Runout (CD5, variant 1): DIDX-1069152 2 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD5, variant 2): DIDX-1069152 2 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD6, variant 1): DIDX-1062210 1 A02
  • Matrix / Runout (CD6, variant 2): DIDX-1062210 1 A010
  • Mastering SID Code (CD1 & 5, variant 1 &2): IFPI L327
  • Mastering SID Code (CD2 & 6, variant 1 &2): IFPI L328
  • Mastering SID Code (CD3 & 4, variant 1 &2): IFPI L329
  • Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI 50A4
  • Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI 50A1
  • Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI 50B1
  • Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI 50E3
  • Mould SID Code (CD3, variant 1): IFPI 5080
  • Mould SID Code (CD3, variant 2): IFPI 5080
  • Mould SID Code (CD4, variant 1): IFPI 5082
  • Mould SID Code (CD4, variant 2): IFPI 5082
  • Mould SID Code (CD5, variant 1): IFPI 5081
  • Mould SID Code (CD5, variant 2): IFPI 5081
  • Mould SID Code (CD6, variant 1): IFPI 50A0
  • Mould SID Code (CD6, variant 2): IFPI 50DD

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The Basement Tapes Complete (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) (6×CD, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition) Sony Music 88875016122 Europe 2014
Recently Edited
The Basement Tapes Raw (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) (2×CD, Album, Stereo) Legacy 88875019672 US 2014
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The Basement Tapes Raw (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) (Box Set, , 3×LP, Compilation, Stereo, 180g, 2×CD, Compilation, Stereo) Legacy 88875016131 US 2014
New Submission
The Basement Tapes Raw (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) (2×CD, ) Legacy 88875019672 Canada 2014
The Basement Tapes Raw (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11) (2×CD, Album) Sony Music 88875019672 Europe 2014

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Reviews

  • glenaobrien's avatar
    glenaobrien
    If you really must have all the Basement Tapes recordings in one convenient location instead of hunting them down on numerous bootlegs (138 tracks!) then this is your go to six-disc set. Released in 2014, The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete has it all but there’s a lot of uninteresting (and at times unlistenable) material here. It’s not really until the third and fourth discs that you really get to the good stuff. And it is very good indeed, a milestone of the Americana genre. At the same time these are mostly the songs we already knew from the Robbie Robertson produced 1975 Basement Tapes album (with some fun alternate versions and takes).

    Discs 1-2 and 4-6 rarely deliver anything more than the sound of a bunch of drunk or stoned (or both) mates hanging around loosely jamming with results that, while historically and archivally significant, are simply not great (or even good) music. And this is from a diehard Bob Dylan fan who listens to everything he releases and has seen him in concert 12 times. ‘Sign on the Cross’ is an interesting precursor to his gospel years. ‘Get Your Rocks Off’ is a hoot. There’s a great cover of Johnny Cash’s ‘Folsom Prison Blues.’ ‘I’m Not There’ is something of a hidden gem with at least one great stanza.

    No I don’t belong to her
    I don’t belong to anyone
    She’s my Christ-forsaken angel
    But she don’t hear me cry
    She’s a lone-hearted mystic
    And she can’t carry on
    When I’m there, she’s all right
    But she’s not when I’m gone.

    I can’t explain the almost across the board 5 star reviews you find everywhere, except for the historical significance of the 1967 recordings and the ‘event’ of having them finally officially released in their entirety. Don’t get me wrong if we are talking about just discs 3 and 4, then yes this is masterful material. But taken as a whole collection this is, for me at least, the weakest of the Official Bootleg series.
    • maduross's avatar
      maduross
      Nice to have a sprawling set like this on CD so you can easily skip right to the tracks you wanna hear or avoid several takes of the same song in a row.
      • 90iknerf's avatar
        90iknerf
        Edited 3 years ago
        A listing here is not correct. It's a false claim. This entry should be deleted or at least ignored (https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/release/11271731-Bob-Dylan-And-The-Band-The-Basement-Tapes-Complete-The-Bootleg-Series-Vol-11).
        There is absolutely NO counterfeit version of this particular volume in the bootleg series [The Basement Tapes Complete (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11)].
        The following is a list of counterfeit Dylan CDs that were made in China:
        Bob Dylan 1970 3CD;
        Bob Dylan Trouble No More 1979-1981 2CD;
        Bob Dylan Springtime in New York 2CD;
        Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways 2CD;
        Bob Dylan Shadows In The Night CD;
        Bob Dylan Fallen Angels;
        Bob Dylan More Blood, More Tracks 1CD;
        Bob Dylan ‎The Rolling Thunder Revue (The 1975 Live Recordings);
        The Complete Album Collection.
        NONE OF THE VOLUMES in the Bootleg Series with more than two discs have been pirated (in China).
        The most notable counterfeit CD sets coming out of China are the The Rolling Stones in Mono set (https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/release/16943664-The-Rolling-Stones-The-Rolling-Stones-In-Mono) and The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties (NOT yet listed on Discogs). A few years back The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties and Bob Dylan The Complete Album Collection were sold in several DVD shops in Beijing. Now these shops are gone along with these two sets.
        P.S.: The second volume of The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties (In Studio - Greatest Album From The '70s To '00s: https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/release/8592316-The-Rolling-Stones-In-Studio-Greatest-Album-From-The-70s-To-00s-) set was NEVER pirated, there are not any counterfeit versions of this particular set. If you are a lucky owner of the stunning In Studio - Greatest Album From The '70s To '00s set, your set is indeed an original one without doubt.
        • Grogan1965's avatar
          Grogan1965
          You know at first I thought I could live with the 3lp set which is indeed very nice. That was all thrown out the window when I really sat down and listened to the 6cd masterpiece! Incredible set, beautiful books, photos and of course the timeless music preserved in the best possible quality!
          • fred.cordiano's avatar
            fred.cordiano
            Heaven And History Combined
            Upstate NY
            Paradise on earth
            YES YES
            • Realbeerface's avatar
              Realbeerface
              Edited 7 years ago
              I made the mistake of bringing this collection to a girlfriend’s house and now CD 3 is ruined and CD 5 is missing. If anyone out there would like to sell CD 3 and 5 for whatever reason, please message me. I really want these 2 CDs, so you name the price and I’ll pay it. I’m in The US. Thanks
              • spinmarket's avatar
                spinmarket
                I've heard plenty of actual bootlegs of these recordings and they sound far superior on this release. I can't believe there isn't more buzz about this restoration. A whole new perspective on this set and a treasure trove of tunes here.
                • streetmouse's avatar
                  streetmouse
                  I've been toying with the Basement Tapes since I first heard about them … and I first heard about them in the mid 60's as holy grail rumors, circulating with the reverence of urban legends in Dylan circles. There were even bootlegged copies of those sessions floating around, with people merely hinting that they knew a guy who knew a guy who had heard them. There was one white jacketed vinyl version with a mimeographed flyer taped to the front [which I wish I still had], then there was a collection of rather poorly recorded cassettes, and finally, like the parting of the Red Sea, the Basement Tapes were officially released as a vinyl album. I everyone grabbing a copy, thinking that they were going to gain some personal insight, get clued in, understand the inter-workings, and perhaps the curtains would be parted, and Mr. Dylan would at last be revealed.

                  But truth be told, that grouping of songs were rather uninteresting to me, they certainly didn't reveal much I didn't already know. With more songs from these sessions surfacing as time went on, the one thing I became more sure of, was that the best material had already seen the light of day, and that His-Bobness, his mates, and his mate's heirs were certainly going to cash in on some serious bucks. And therein lies the joke of all time, much like the American Indians taking back all that was theirs from the white man, one dollar at a time from their casinos, Mr. Dylan found that anything he touched was gold.

                  Since those first Basement Tapes came out Dylan has been selling harmonicas he's used on stage, even if he blew one single note on them, for several hundred dollars, a signed one for even more [actually $5,000], and I haven't even gotten to the limited edition signed box set containing several used during full shows, or his appearance on Pawn Stars. I imagine him, Sharpie in hand, sitting on his bus rolling down Highway 61 to next town, a pile of harps in front of him, CNN on the tube, g late into the lonely night.

                  Well, it's been nearly 50 years since Garth Hudson so meticulously cataloged all the comings and goings that transpired during those heady nights in that Woodstock basement … and here we are today, people still hungry for anything that Bob Dylan has touched, and to that end, I hope that you enjoy it, that all your questions get answered, that the clouds evaporate, the curtains part, that His Royal Bob-ness ascends from your stereo and reveals truths, like old testament scriptures to your upturned face.

                  But I doubt that will happen …

                  *** Yes, the Basement Tapes have had a profound effect, they've sparked: One band called The New Basement Tapes, and well over 100 individual albums by other bands who refer to their material as The Basement Tapes.

                  Review by Jenell Kesler

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