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Post by Richard Weddle on Mar 8, 2011 1:49:55 GMT -5
I'd like to see 1950s and early 1960s performance footage of Johnny Cash. There's one DVD and brief clips here and there, but it ain't enough. There are some expanded CD's like the famous Folsom prison concert. Dylan's EAT THE DOCUMENT has not been released, officially, to home video. It's a jarring little anti-documentary shot during Dylan's tour of the U.K. in May 1966. I have the outtake footage in which Dylan complains of being sick in the backseat of the limo driving through London with John Lennon. Dylan doesn't throw up, but he looks awfully sick, ready to O.D. Lennon realizes he's in over his head with the crazy Yank. There isn't much concert footage, but what there is positively brilliant. The concert footage is shown to better advantage in Scorsese's epic documentary on Dylan, NO DIRECTION HOME (2006). Pennebaker's DONT LOOK NOW (Dylan's May 1965 tour of the U.K.) and Scorsese's NO DIRECTION HOME are essential documents of 1960s music: www.amazon.com/Bob-Dylan-Dont-Look-Deluxe/dp/B000KJU1HI/ref=pd_bxgy_d_img_awww.amazon.com/Bob-Dylan-No-Direction-Home/dp/B000A0GP4K/ref=pd_bxgy_d_img_aDon't hesitate. Buy It Now. Richard
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 8, 2011 9:28:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips, Richard. The only Dylan show I attended was at the nearby Patriot Center (which is a lousy venue anyway). He was pretty dull that night; just went through the motions, never spoke to or interacted with the audience and left at the end; no encore. I'd like to see both of those films though.
Allen
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Post by TRK on Mar 8, 2011 10:27:39 GMT -5
No Direction Home is a very satisfying documentary, peppered with great performance footage (including the notorious 1966 UK tour), and recent interview clips from Zimmy himself, full of wry, deadpan observations. It's all about Dylan's life and career, and the phenomenon that surrounded him, up to his 1966 motorcycle crash. At $8.99 it's a steal.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Mar 8, 2011 15:55:41 GMT -5
A big thumbs up from me too on the "No Direction Home" documentary. I also still enjoy "Don't Look Back."
There's a boxed set of DLB which is excellent, and a companion disc of live Dylan from that era.
I've seen Dylan a number of times over the years and, well, you get what you get. Most nights he was riveting, but I've seen him phone it in too. His current touring band is great though, and when I last saw him (the "Love and Theft" tour), he was brilliant.
I'd also recommend finding episodes of Dylan's XM radio show, "Theme Time Radio Hour." Believe it or not, Bob is a great deejay, often hilarious, and some of his phone in callers are a hoot (Tom Waits, for one).
Any of you fellows fans of "Chronicles, Vol. 1?" I, for one, eagerly await the sequel.
Jim
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Post by TRK on Mar 8, 2011 20:17:15 GMT -5
There's a boxed set of DLB which is excellent, and a companion disc of live Dylan from that era. "Live 1966" Highly recommended. I've got 'em all on cd. He does themes: one show was songs about cats, another about drinking, yet another about mother, and so on. He'll play songs from most any era in recorded music. Oh yeah, and it's time to drag it out and read it again. I think this autobiography surprised a lot of people with its excellence.
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Post by Richard Weddle on Mar 16, 2011 9:00:38 GMT -5
I've got 'em all on cd. He does themes: one show was songs about cats, another about drinking, yet another about mother, and so on. He'll play songs from most any era in recorded music. trk, How does one "get 'em all" on CD? I have a lot of concert tours on CD-R and stuff like that. PM or Email me. Richard
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Post by Jim Boylston on Mar 16, 2011 9:03:44 GMT -5
Bit Torrent, Richard.
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Post by Seguin on Mar 16, 2011 16:23:53 GMT -5
Both, "No Direction Home", and, "Don´t Look Back" (with the extra disc), are great documentaries. I´ve got both of them, plus all of the "Bootleg Series" CD´s. The new "Bootleg Series" Vol. 9 with the Witmark Demos ain´t bad either. It came with a bonus CD of an early concert from 1963 (limited offer), although only about 30 min. of the concert is there. I still need to get the Mono Recordings, but the box set is´nt exactly cheap. I´m also looking forward to "Chronicles" Vol. 2. I thought Vol. 1 was quite interesting.
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Post by TRK on Mar 16, 2011 16:40:34 GMT -5
Hans, I have the Mono Recordings box, but have only listened to "Another Side" and "Highway 61." There are little bits here and there in the mix that sound different than in the stereo version; one of the instruments will be more prominent for a few seconds, etc. For albums recorded up to the late 1960s, I find the mono versions are often preferable to stereo. Parlophone put a lot more care into the mono mixes of the early Beatles albums than the stereo mixes. -Tom
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Post by Seguin on Mar 16, 2011 17:25:44 GMT -5
Tom, you lucky devil! - There´s nothing wrong with mono. The Beatles always made their songs in mono (up till the White Album, I believe) , and left the stereo versions for Georges Martin to mix. There was a lot of hype back then when the companies introduced stereo. They made it look like mono was inferior to stereo. Some of the stereo songs back then were actually inferior in that the vocals came out of one speaker and the music in the other speaker. When the Beatles albums recently were released in mono, almost everybody agreed that certain of their albums are best in mono. I don´t have their mono box myself, but I would love to hear Sgt Pepper in mono one day, which is said to be better than the stereo version. I did buy a handful of the new stereo albums though, and yes, the sound is somewhat sharper, and it´s certainly louder than on the old CD´s, but I´m not sure it would be worth the expense to buy the new stereo albums if you already got the old ones. The difference is not that big, I think.
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Post by Richard Weddle on Mar 23, 2011 9:17:00 GMT -5
Love Dylan's mono recordings. I need to catch up with Beatles releases. Can't do bit torrent. It requires a better computer and a faster connection. I'm stuck with real time avi. Getting back to Johnny Cash, has anyone heard the Sun Sessions box that the Bear Family (a German label) put out? You know Bear Family, they box up early American country / blues / folk music better than we do it here. There are several collections of Johnny's Sun sessions, but Bear Family's box-set is the one you want: It has all his 1950s recordings in chronological order, including outtakes and alternate takes, on five packed discs, including one disc of a complete uninterrupted recording session. Sourced from the master tapes straight onto disc. Sounds like Johnny and the Tennessee Two / Three is in the room with you. Take my advice: don't hesitate. Buy It Now: www.amazon.com/Man-Black-Vol-1954-1958/dp/B0000282XT/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_aBear Family boxed up the Carter Family and Carl Perkins as well. Too pricey for me, but I can want it, can't I. Richard
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 23, 2011 10:07:21 GMT -5
There's no substitute for Bear Family, but I rarely can afford their sets. I wanted to get their early Gene Autry box, but it was way over budget. Thanks for the tip on the Cash set.
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Post by Richard Weddle on Mar 23, 2011 10:28:00 GMT -5
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 23, 2011 10:34:08 GMT -5
Richard, you are bad for me! Sooooo tempting!
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Post by Richard Weddle on Mar 23, 2011 10:50:57 GMT -5
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