The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Man on the Street (fragment)
partial recording of:
Man on the Street
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:06
2Hard Times in New York Town
recording of:
Hard Times in New York Town
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing France
version of:
Down on Penny’s Farm
1:56
3Poor Boy Blues
recording of:
Poor Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:00
4Ballad for a Friend
recording of:
Ballad for a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
2:22
5Rambling, Gambling Willie
recording of:
Rambling, Gambling Willie
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:37
6Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
recording of:
Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) (from 1962 until 1964) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (from 1964 to present)
3:40
7Standing on the Highway
recording of:
Standing on the Highway
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
2:30
8Man on the Street
recording of:
Man on the Street
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
1:29
9Blowin’ in the Wind
demo recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
32:36
10Long Ago, Far Away
recording of:
Long Ago, Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
2:28
11A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall
recording of:
Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-10)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
6:48
12Tomorrow Is a Long Time
recording of:
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
adaptations:
Huominen on niin kaukana
33:45
13The Death of Emmett Till
recording of:
The Death of Emmett Till
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-02)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Special Rider Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
4:30
14Let Me Die in My Footsteps
recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground
1:35
15Ballad of Hollis Brown
recording of:
Ballad of Hollis Brown
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
4:06
16Quit Your Low Down Ways
recording of:
Quit Your Low Down Ways
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
version of:
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
2:48
17Baby, I’m in the Mood for You
recording of:
Baby, I'm in the Mood for You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
1:35
18Bound to Lose, Bound to Win
cover recording of:
Bound to Lose, Bound to Win
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
1:18
19All Over You
recording of:
All Over You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-02)
33:51
20I’d Hate to Be You on That Dreadful Day
recording of:
I’d Hate To Be You on That Dreadful Day
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
1:59
21Long Time Gone
recording of:
Long Time Gone
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:45
22Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues
recording of:
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Special Rider Music (from 1970 to present)
3:15
23Masters of War
recording of:
Masters of War
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Nottamun Town (Fair Nottamun Town / Nottamun Fair)
4:22
24Oxford Town
recording of:
Oxford Town
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
2:31
25Farewell
recording of:
Farewell
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Fare Thee Well
version of:
Farewell Pamilina
version of:
The Leaving of Liverpool
3:59
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