THE GENUINE BASEMENT TAPES VOL 1
Scorpio BD 200-2 [T-186]
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: All You Have To Do Is Dream, I Can't Make It Alone, Down
On Me, Bonnie Ship The Diamond, One Man's Loss, Baby Ain't That
Fine, Rock Salt And Nails, A Fool Such As I, Stones That You Throw,
Hills Of Mexico, It's Alright, Song For Canada, Try Me Little Girl,
One For The Road, I Don't Hurt Anymore, People Get Ready, Lock Your
Door, Don't You Try Me Now, All You Have To Do Is Dream, Young But
Daily Growing
BIAB: Volume one consists entirely of songs discovered
about ten years after the release of the "official" Basement
Tapes album. Some of these songs feature Dylan on 12-string
guitar and others feature him on piano. All are very impassioned
performances.
AMG: Mainly traditional material, some of it superb.
THE GENUINE BASEMENT TAPES VOL 2
Scorpio BD 200-2 [T-187]
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: Odds And Ends, Nothing Was Delivered, Odds And Ends, Get
Your Rocks Off, Clothes Line Saga, Apple Suckling Tree, Apple
Suckling Tree, Going To Acapulco, Gonna Get You Now, Tears Of Rage,
Tears Of Rage, Tears Of Rage, Quinn The Eskimo, Quinn The Eskimo,
Open The Door Homer, Open The Door Homer, Open The Door Homer,
Nothing Was Delivered, Nothing Was Delivered, I'm Not There (1956)
Don't Ya Tell Henry, Too Much Of Nothing
BIAB: Volume two consists mostly of those songs available in
1967 and subsequently released on the official Basement
Tapes album, but many of these versions have never been heard
before by the general public, even though they have been known of
for years. This is the core of the Basement Tapes. The nice thing
about this disc is that is tends to present the multiple takes more
or less in order, so that for the first time we actually have both
versions of "Quinn the Eskimo" and all three takes of "Open the
Door Homer" on one disc. Also, the multiple versions present
further evidence that these songs were probably intended to be
released as part of an album at one time or another.
AMG: Although half the material is included on official
releases, the other half makes this disc essential.
THE GENUINE BASEMENT TAPES VOL 3
Scorpio BD-SC-1900 [T-222]
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: Million Dollar Bash, Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread,
Million Dollar Bash, Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread, Please Mrs
Henry, Crash On The Levee, Crash On The Levee, Lo and Behold, Lo
And Behold, Ferdinand The Impostor, Tiny Montgomery, This Wheel's
On Fire, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, I Shall Be Released, Too Much Of
Nothing, Even A Tomato, Santa Fe, Silent Weekend, Too Much Of
Nothing, Sign On The Cross
NOTE: Volume 3 now circulates in stereo as well as the mono
version described in comments on the first circulating CD. "After The Crash vol 1,"
which is in stereo, is preferred by some to the mono, but not the
stereo, version of this CD.
BIAB: Volume three features more of the "original" songs,
but with a few extra newly discovered songs thrown in for good
measure. Despite the wealth of wonderful material, this disc is the
one I like the least, primarily because of the poor sound. Whether
by design or accident, the entire disc is in mono and features a
lot of hiss at times. I know that there are stereo versions of some
of these songs available, and so the decision to master them in
mono makes for some pretty poor mixing results. Garth Hudson can't
be heard as he should and some of the harmonies are buried. Still
this disc is essential because of the material presented.
AMG: Despite the relatively low fidelity, the quality of the
music shines through.
THE GENUINE BASEMENT TAPES VOL 4
Scorpio BD-SC-80-07 [T-223]
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Bourbon Street, All American
Boy, Wildwood Flower, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, She'll Be
Comin' Round The Mountain, Flight Of the Bumblebee, Confidential To
Me, I'm A Fool For You, Next Time On The Highway, The Big Flood,
Every Time I Come To Town, See You Later Allen Ginsberg, The
Spanish Song, I'm Your Teenage Prayer, I'm In The Mood, Belshazaar,
Bring It On Home, The King Of France
BIAB: Starting with volume four, the rest of the unreleased
basement tapes began to go public. What we have here are some of
the most entertaining songs in the whole collection. They're also
the poorest sounding with lots of distortion and occasional drop
outs from time to time. Still, there is some very good material
here. In fact, I would have to say that volumes 4 and 5 are my
favorites of the series. Bob and the Band are having a lot of fun
here. The fun is contagious.
AMG: The loosest set of tracks, including some fairly goofy
material.
THE GENUINE BASEMENT TAPES VOL 5
Scorpio BD-SC-80-06 [T-224]
Basement Tapes (West Saugerties, NY); April-October 1967
Tracklist: Four Strong Winds, The French Girl, Joshua Gone
Barbados, I Forgot To Remember To Forget, You Win Again, Still In
Town, Waltzing With Sin, Big River, Folsom Prison Blues, Bells Of
Rhymney, Nine Hundred Miles, No Shoes On My Feet. Spanish Is The
Loving Tongue, On A Rainy Afternoon, I Can't Come In With A Broken
Heart, Under Control, 0l' Roison The Beau, I'm Guilty Of Loving
You, Johnny Todd, Cool Water, Banks Of The Royal Canal, Po'
Lazarus
BIAB: This is my favorite of the five volumes, mainly
because everyone seems to be having so much fun. Like volume 4,
this one contains some of the more obscure outtakes from the
basement tapes sessions.
AMG: Mostly traditional songs, leaning heavily on Dylan's
folk and country influences.
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