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The question I have been asked most often since I was permitted to examine
the Columbia Archives of Bob Dylan's recordings, is: How many takes did
Dylan record of Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands? This was one of the questions I had to find an answer to, being back in
the Sony Archives in Manhattan a few weeks ago. I knew that going through
Bob Dylan's recordings from Columbia's Nashville studios would be pretty
difficult. In the New York studios there was a tradition for keeping the
records and files complete and up to date, which made the material reasonably
straightforward to work with (This, however, does not mean that the article
in the last issue of "The Telegraph" was free from mistakes. I am sure everyone
was surprised to discover that Dylan had apparently recorded Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie during the Another Side Of Bob Dylan session and that Ballad In Plain D was apparently never recorded. As you might have guessed, CO 82217 is actually Ballad In Plain D, which error I meant to correct but, under pressure of deadlines, I forgot.
There are a number of other mistakes and clarifications, which will all
be corrected in one addenum [sic] at the end of this series of articles).
There are several problems connected to the period 1968-'71. The Recording
Diaries for 1969-'71 for the Nashville Studios are missing, as well as for
January 1967 to December 1970 for the New York studios. Therefore it is
impossible to start with a list of jobs and then track down the tapes and
recording sheets.
For this reason, the sources to define each recording job vary in each case:
The CO-cards (small cards, one for each CO-number, usually with information
about song title, recording date and job number) are a valuable source,
but contrary to what was routine in New York - namely that each recorded
song got a CO-number, no matter if it was released or not - it was custom
and practice in Nashville (and, indeed, it would become so from 1970 in
New York) only to give a CO-number to songs which were released or used
for further overdubbing etc. This means that sessions which didn't produce
any released songs, would not show up at all on the CO-cards.
The Columbia Artist Cards are not of much help either, because from 1968
and on they only list songs which were released.
On the other hand, the musicians' contracts have been extremely helpful.
They cover every session where musicians were paid to play and very often
give information about the song titles which were recorded.
But being able to identify all the jobs does not put an end to the problems:
Unfortunately, it has turned out that many tapes are missing or not easy
to locate. During my recent trip to the Sony Archives I therefore spent
most of the time trying to track down the different session tapes from Nashville.
This work has not been fully completed, so there are still sessions that
should have been listed here for which a full track list cannot yet be presented.
Hopefully, these holes will be filled up later.
Furthermore, in many cases the session tapes do not contain recording sheets;
that means: the tape is there, but noone [sic] knows what is on it. To solve
this problem I was kindly allowed to listen to these tapes. For technical
reasons (the tapes were recorded in many different formats, each requiring
its own machine to play back) it was not possible to go through all the
tapes in question this time. Once again, if things go to plan, these omissions
will also be dealt with later.
In the last article I stated that most of Blonde On Blonde was recorded in 8-track in Nashville. It now appears that this is probably
not true. The first album for which there are session tapes in 8-track is John Wesley Harding. All existing tapes from the Blonde On Blonde sessions are 4-track.
So, in February and March 1966, Bob Dylan would conclude the recording of Blonde On Blonde during two sets of sessions. For the first one in February, all the details
are available:
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 14, 1966
2 - 6 pm and 6 - 9:30 pm
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Fourth Time Around CO83182 Take 1B
2. Fourth Time Around Take 2b
3. Fourth Time Around Take 3B
4. Fourth Time Around Take 4B
5. Fourth Time Around Take 5C
6. Fourth Time Around Take 6B
7. Fourth Time Around Take 7b
8. Fourth Time Around Take 8b
9. Fourth Time Around Take 9B
10. Fourth Time Around Take 10B
11. Fourth Time Around Take 11C
12. Fourth Time Around Take 12B
13. Fourth Time Around Take 13B
14. Fourth Time Around Take 14B
15. Fourth Time Around Take 15b
16. Fourth Time Around Take 16B
17. Fourth Time Around Take 17b
18. Fourth Time Around Take 18B
19. Fourth Time Around Take 19b
20. Fourth Time Around Take 19C
21. Visions Of Johanna CO83183 Take 1B
22. Visions Of Johanna Take 2b
23. Visions Of Johanna Take 3b
24. Visions Of Johanna Take 4C
25. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat CO83184 Take 1B
26. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 2B
27. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 3C
28. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 4b
29. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 5B
30. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 6b
31. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 6b
32. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 6b
33. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 7C
34. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 9b
35. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 10B
36. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 11b
37. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 12B
38. Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat Take 13C
2 - 6 pm: Fourth Time Around and Visions Of Johanna recorded
6 - 9:30 pm: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass harmonica on 1-20, guitar, bass), Kenneth
Buttrey (drums), Wayne Moss (guitar), Joseph Souther jr (bass and guitar),
and Al Kooper (organ). 2-6 pm: Bill Aikins (?). 6-9:30 pm: Hargus Robbins
(piano) and Jerry Kennedy (guitar).
20 and 24 released on Blonde On Blonde.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 15, 1966, 6 - 10 pm and 10 pm - 1 am
and February l6, 1966, 1 - 4 am and 4 - 5:30 am.
1. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) CO83185 Take 1B
2. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 2b
3. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 3B
4. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 4b
5. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 5b
6. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 6b
7. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 7b
8. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 8C
9. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 9C
10. I'll Keep It With Mine (Instrumental) Take 10C
11. Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands CO83186 Take 1C
12. Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands Take 2B
13. Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands Take 3C
14. Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands Take 4C
February 15 and February 16, 1 - 4 am: No songs recorded (I'll Keep It With Mine was probably recorded during these hours of waiting).
February 16, 4 - 5:30 am: Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (probably harmonica on 10, guitar), Kenneth Buttrey
(drums), Joseph A. Souter jr. (bass), Hargus Robbins (piano), Wayne Moss
(guitar) and Al Kooper (organ).
Bob Dylan is probably not playing on 1-10.
14 released on Blonde On Blonde.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 16, 1966, 6 - 10 pm and 10 pm - 1 am
and February 17, 1966, 1 - 4 am and 4 - 7 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
CO83187 Take 1b
2. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 2b
3. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 3b
4. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 4b
5. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 1b
6. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphls Blues Again Take 2B
7. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 3B
8. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 4b
9. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 4B
10. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 5C
11. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 6B
12. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 7B
13. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 8B
14. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 9b
15. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 10b
16. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 11b
17. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 12B
18. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 13b
19. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 14C
20. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Take 15C
February 16 and February 17, 1-4 am: No song recorded.
February 17, 4-7 am: Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass and guitar), Joseph A. Souter Jr. (bass and
guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums), Wayne Moss (guitar) and Al Kooper (organ).
6-10pm: Bill Aikins (?). 10pm-7am: Hargus Robbins (piano) and Henry Strzelecki
(bass).
20 released on Blonde on Blonde.
For the second set of sessions in March, the session tapes were not available, even though they
have been located. So until later, the complete song lists are not known:
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 7, 1966 9:30 am - 1 am, and March 8, 1 - 4 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Absolutely Sweet Marie CO83259
March 7: No song recorded.
March 8, 1-4 am: Absolutely Sweet Marie recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Kenneth Buttrey (drums),
Henry Strzelecki (bass), Joseph A. Souther Jr. (guitar), Hargus Robbins
(piano). March 7: Mae Caydon (?). March 8: Wayne Moss (guitar) and Robbie
Robertson (guitar).
1 released on Blonde on Blonde.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 8, 1966, 2 - 6 pm, 6 - 9 pm and 9 - 12 midnight.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Just Like A Woman CO83264
2. Pledging My Time CO83265
3. Just Like A Woman CO83264
2-6 pm: Just Like A Woman recorded.
6-9 pm: Pledging My Time recorded.
9-12: Just Like A Woman recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums), Al Kooper (organ),
Henry Strzelecki (bass), Joseph A. Souter Jr. (guitar) and Wayne Moss (guitar).
2-6 pm and 9 - 12 pm: Hargus Robbins (piano). 6-12 pm: Robbie Robertson
(guitar).
2 and 1 or 3 released on Blonde On Blonde.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 9, 1966, 6 - 9 pm and 9 - 12 pm,
and March 10, 1966, 12 - 3 am and 3 - 7 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
CO83274
2. Temporary Like Achilles CO83275
3. Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 CO83276
4. Obviously 5 Believers CO83277
5. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat CO83278
6. I Want You CO83279
March 9, 6-9 pm: Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine).
March 9, 9-12 pm: Temporary Like Achilles recorded.
March 10,12-3 am: Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35, Obviously 5 Believers and Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat recorded.
March 10, 3-7 am: I Want You recorded.
3 "A Long Haired Mule And A Porkepine" on tape box and CO cards.
4 "Black Dog Blues" on tape box and CO cards.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar, on 1 bass and trumpet), Joseph A. Souter
Jr. (guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums), Al Kooper (organ), Robbie Robertson
(guitar), Wayne Moss (guitar) and Henry Strzelecki (bass). 9-12 pm and 12-7
am: Hargus Robbins (piano). 12 - 3 am: Wayne Butler (trumpet).
All tracks released on Blonde On Blonde.
After the release of Blonde On Blonde, on June 16. one song was taken into the studio for overdub. This version
was never released though.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
June 16, 1966
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub Session.
1. Fourth Time Around CO83182 Take 1b
2. Fourth Time Around Take 2b
3. Fourth Time Around Take 3b
4. Fourth Time Around Take 4C
Original recording done February 14, 1966, track 20.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (harpsichord) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
July 7, 1966
The recording diary just says: "Harpsichord rental". This probably refers
to the June 16 session. There is no indication that this was an actual session.
The Basement Tapes are not stored in the Columbia files so they were not available for examination this time.
We will hopefuliy get back to these tapes later.
There have been rumours of a September 1967 session prior to the actual recording of John Wesley Harding. There are no session dates in Bob Dylan's name in the Nashville log books
prior to the three John Wesley Harding sessions. For the first two sessions, all details are available:
Studio A
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
October 17, 1967, 9 pm - 12 midnight.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Drifter's Escape CO120927 Take 1C
2. Drifter's Escape Take 2C
3. Drifter's Escape Take 3b
4. Drifter's Escape Take 4b
5. Drifter's Escape Take 5C
6. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine CO120928 Take 1B
7. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine Take 2C
8. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine Take 3C
9. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine Take 4C
10. The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest
CO120929 Take 1C
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
2, 9 and 10 released on John Wesley Harding.
Studio A
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
November 6, 1967, 6:00 - 9:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. All Along The Watchtower CO120955 Take 1b
2. All Along The Watchtower Take 2C
3. All Along The Watchtower Take 3C
4. All Along The Watchtower (Insert) Take 1b
5. All Along The Watchtower (Insert) Take 2C
6. John Wesley Harding CO120956 Take 1C
7. John Wesley Harding Take 2C
8. As I Went Out One Morning CO120957 Take 1C
9. As I Went Out One Morning Take 2C
10. As I Went Out One Morning Take 3B
11. As I Went Out One Morning Take 4b
12. As I Went Out One Morning Take 5C
13. I Pity The Poor Immigrant CO120958 Take 1b
14. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 2C
15. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 3b
16. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 4C
17. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 5B
18. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 6B
19. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 7b
20. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 8B
21. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 9B
22. I Pity The Poor Immigrant Take 10C
23. I Am A Lonesome Hobo CO120959 Take 1C
24. I Am A Lonesome Hobo Take 2b
25. I Am A Lonesome Hobo Take 3C
26. I Am A Lonesome Hobo Take 4C
27. I Am A Lonesome Hobo Take 5C
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
A splice of 3 and 5, and 7, 12, 22, 27 released on John Wesley Harding.
For the third session, the session tape has been located but not been available
for examination yet:
Studio A
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
November 29, 1967, 6:00 - 9:00 pm and 9:00 - 12 midnight.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Wicked Messenger CO120960
2. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight CO120961
3. Down Along The Cove CO120962
4. Dear Landlord CO120963
6-9 pm: The Wicked Messenger and I'll Be Your Baby Tonight recorded.
9-12 pm: Down Along The Cove, and Dear Landlord recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
9-12: Pete Drake (steel guitar).
All tracks released on John Wesley Harding.
Moving on to Nashville Skyline is moving on to problems. The Johnny Cash session tapes are stored in the
Columbia New York files, but for the rest of Nashville Skyline, it has only been possible so far to locate one master tape, and as that
is stored in California it was not possible to examine it this time. Most
of these sessions are therefore incompletely listed:
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 12, 1969, 6:00 - 10:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
No recording sheets nor information about titles recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass), Kenneth Buttrey (drums) and Kelton D. Herston
(probably guitar).
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 13, 1969, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, and 9:00 - 12:00 midnight.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. To Be Alone With You CO98922
2. I Threw It All Away CO98923
3. One More Night CO98924
4. Lay, Lady, Lay CO98925
5. Blues CO98926
6-9 pm: To Be Alone With You, I Threw It All Away and One More Night recorded.
9-12 pm: Lay, Lady, Lay and Blues recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass), Robert S. Wilson (piano), Charlie Daniels
(guitar), Norman L. Blake (guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums) and Kelton D.
Herston (probably guitar). 9-12: Pete Drake (steel guitar) and Wayne Moss
(guitar).
1 - 3 released on Nashville Skyline.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 14, 1969 6:00 - 9:00 pm, and 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Peggy Day CO98927
2. Tell Me That It Isn't True CO98928
3. Country Pie CO98929
4. Lay, Lady, Lay CO98930
6-9 pm: Peggy Day, Tell Me That It Isn't True and Country Pie recorded.
9-12 pm: Lay, Lady, Lay recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass), Charlie Daniels (guitar), Kenneth Buttrey
(drums), Norman L. Blake (guitar), Robert S. Wilson (piano) Pete Drake (steel
guitar) and Kelton D. Herston (probably guitar). 9-12: Wayne Moss (guitar).
All tracks released on Nashville Skyline.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 17, 1969, 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Nashville Skyline Rag CO98931
2. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You CO98932
3. One Too Many Mornings CO98933
4. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)
CO98934
5. Don't Think Twice It's All Right CO98935
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass), Robert S. Wilson (piano), Norman L. Blake
(guitar), Charlie E. Daniels (guitar), Pete Drake (steel guitar) Kenneth
Buttrey (drums), and Hargus Robbins (piano). 3 - 5: Johnny Cash (shared
vocals)
1 and 2 released on Nashville Skyline.
Even though most of the Dylan-Cash duets have been known since the early '70s, the full session tapes revealed several
surprises, basically because songs which were not found good enough for
a possible release, were not CO-numbered.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 18, 1969
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. One Too Many Mornings CO98938 Take 1C
2. One Too Many Mornings Take 2C
3. Mountain Dew (Bascom Lamar Lunsford/Scott Wiseman)
CO98939 Take 1b
4. Mountain Dew (Bascom Lamar Lunsford/Scott Wiseman) Take 2C
5. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.)
CO98940 Take 1b
6. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.) Take 2b
7. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.) Take 3b
8. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.) Take 4C
9. Careless Love (Trad.) CO98941 Take 1C
10. Matchbox (Carl Perkins) CO98942 Take 1b
11. Matchbox (Carl Perkins) Take 2b
12. Matchbox (Carl Perkins) Take 3C
13. That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup) CO98943 Take 1b
14. That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup) Take 2C
15. Mystery Train No CO no. Take 1b
16. Big River (Johnny Cash) CO98944 Take 1C
17. Big River (Johnny Cash) Take 2C
18. Girl Of The North Country CO98945 Take 1C
19. Girl Of The North Country Take 2b
20. Girl Of The North Country Take 3C
21. I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash) CO98946 Take 1b
22. I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash) Take 2C
23. How High The Water No CO no. Take 1b
24. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmy Davis/Charles Mitchell)
CO98947 Take 1C
25. Ring Of Fire (June Carter/Merle Kilgore) CO98948 Take 1b
26. Ring Of Fire (June Carter/Merle Kilgore) Take 2b
27. Ring Of Fire (June Carter/Merle Kilgore) Take 3C
28. Wanted Man No CO no. Take 1b
29. Guess Things Happen That Way (Jack Clement)
CO98949 Take 1b
30. Guess Things Happen That Way (Jack Clement) Take 2C
31. Guess Things Happen That Way (Jack Clement) Take 3b
32. Guess Things Happen That Way (Jack Clement) Take 4b
33. Guess Things Happen That Way (Jack Clement) Take 5C
34. Amen No CO no. Take 1b
35. Amen Take 2b
36. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Trad.) CO98950 Take 1C
37. Blue Yodel # 1 (Jimmie Rodgers) CO98951 Take 1C
38. Blue Yodel # 5 (Jimmie Rodgers) CO98952 Take 1C
10-12 "Matchbox Blues" on recording sheet.
13 and 14 " That's Alright Momma" on recording sheet.
18-20 "Girl From The North Country" on recording sheet.
23 "How Highs The Water Mo...d" on recording sheet.
36 "A Closer Walk With Thee" on recording sheet.
37 "T For Texas" on recording sheet.
38 "Blue Youdle 4" on recording sheet.
No information about musicians.
18 or 20 released on Nashville Skyline.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 19, 1969, 6:00 - 10:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
No recording sheets, nor information about songs recorded.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass), Charles E. Daniels (guitar), Robert S.
Wilson (piano), Norman L. Blake (guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums), Pete
Drake (steel guitar), and Hargus Robbins (piano).
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 20, 1969, 1:45 - 4:45, and 6:00 - 10:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Probably overdub session.
1. Lay, Lady, Lay CO98930
1:45 - 4:45 pm: Lay, Lady, Lay recorded.
6-10:30 pm: no titles listed.
Musicians: 1:45 - 4:45: Pete Drake.
6 - 10:30: Charlie McCoy (bass), Norman L. Blake (guitar), Kenneth Buttrey
(drums), Pete Drake (steel guitar), Wayne Moss (guitar), Hargus Robbins
(piano), Robert S. Wilson (piano), Charlie E. Daniels (guitar).
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
February 21, 1969, 2:00 - 6:00 pm, and 6:00 - 10:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
No recording sheets nor information about songs recorded.
Musicians: 2-6 pm: Kenneth Buttrey.
6-10:30: Charlie McCoy (bass), Charlie E. Daniels (guitar), Pete Drake (steel
guitar), Hargus Robbins (piano), Wayne Moss (guitar), Norman L. Blake (guitar),
Robert Wilson (piano) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
After Nashville Skyline was released on April 9, Dylan did a few sessions, recording material of
which some was later to be used for Self Portrait. There followed nearly one year without any studio work at all. So far,
only the 8-track tape for the first of these sessions has been located.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
April 24, 1969, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, and 10:00 pm - 1:00 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Living The Blues CO99064 Take 1b
2. Living The Blues Take 2C
3. Living The Blues Take 3C
4. Living The Blues Take 1B
5. Living The Blues Take 2b
6. Living The Blues Take 3C
7. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark)
CO99065 Take 1C
8. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 2b
9. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 3b
10. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 4b
11. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 5C
12. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 6b
13. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 7
1-3 No title on recording sheet. [NB: no "b","B" or "C" attributed to (13)]
4-6 "I've Been Living The Blues" on recording sheet.
7-13 No title on recording sheet.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar), Pete Drake (steel guitar), Robert S.
Wilson (piano), Kenneth Buttrey (drums) and Charlie E. Daniels (guitar).
10:00 - 1:00: Fred F. Carter Jr. (guitar).
6 released on Self Portrait in overdubbed version. Probably
13 released on Dylan in overdubbed version.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
April 26, 1969, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, and 10:00 pm - l:00 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) (Boudleaux Bryant)
CO99066
2. A Fool Such As I (Bill Trader) CO99067
3. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (Cecil A. Null)
CO99068
4. Let It Be Me (Pierre Delanoe/Gilbert Becaud/M. Curtis)
CO99069
5. Running CO99070
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass), Norman L. Blake (guitar), Fred Carter Jr.
(guitar), Pete Drake (steel guitar), Robert S. Wilson (piano), Kenneth Buttrey
(drums) and Charlie E. Daniels (guitar).
1, 3 and 4 released on Self Portrait in overdubbed versions
2 released on Dylan in overdubbed version.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
May 3, 1969, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, and 7:00 - l0:00 pm
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Take A Message To Mary (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)
CO99083
2. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rogers) CO99084
3. Ring Of Fire (June Carter/Merle Kilgore) CO99085
4. Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) CO99086
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar), Pete Drake (steel Guitar), Fred F. Carter
Jr. (guitar), Robert S. Wilson (piano), Norman L. Blake (guitar), Doug Kershaw
(violin), Kenneth Buttrey (drums), and Charlie E. Daniels (guitar).
1 and 2 released on Self Portrait in overdubbed versions.
Ten months later Bob Dylan went back into the studios to do an extensive number of sessions. Now he
used the New York studios again. By this time the format was 16-track. Most
of the songs recorded were cover versions, but he also worked on his original
songs for New Morning.
Studio B
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
March 3, 1970, 2:30 - 6:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Pretty Saro No CO no. Take 1C
2. Pretty Saro Take 2b
3. Pretty Saro Take 3b
4. Pretty Saro Take 4C
5. Pretty Saro Take 5b
6. Pretty Saro Take 6C
7. Little Sadie (Trad.) CO101493 Take 1C
8. Dock Of The Bay No CO no. Take 1C
9. Went To See The Gypsy No CO no. Take 1C
10. In Search Of Little Sadie (Trad. Arr. Bob Dylan)
CO101492 Take 2C
11. Belle Isle (The Star Of Belle Isle) CO101495 Take 1C
12. Universal Soldier No CO no. Take 1C
13. Copper Kettle (Albert Frank Beddoe) CO101497 Take 1C
14. When A Fellow's Out Of A Job No CO no. Take 1b
15. These Hands No CO no. Take 1C
16. It Hurts Me Too (Tampa Red, arr. Elmore James)
CO104543 Take 1C
17. The Boxer (Paul Simon) CO101499 Take 1C
18. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark)
No CO no. Take 1C
19. ? No CO no. Take 1b
20. Woogie Boogie CO101494 Take 1C
7 and 10 "Ball + Stripes Rag" on recording sheet.
9 "The Gipsy" on recording sheet.
11 "Blue + Bright Star Of Belle isle" on recording sheet.
16 "It Hurts Me Too Blues" on recording sheet.
18 "Spanish Eyes Mi Corazon" on recording sheet.
Musicians (according to contracts): David Bromberg (guitar & dobro) and
Emanuel Green (violin & contractor).
Musicians (according to 16-track recording sheets): Bob Dylan (guitar &
vocal), Al Kooper (organ or piano), and David Bromberg (guitar, dobro or
bass). No indication of Emanuel Green anywhere!
7, 10, 11, 13,16,17 and 20 released on Self Portrait in overdubbed versions.
Studio B
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
March 4, 1970, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, 7:00 - l0:00 pm,
and 11:30 pm - 2:30 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Went To See The Gypsy No CO no. Take 1C
2. Went To See The Gypsy Take 2C
3. Went To See The Gypsy Take 3C
4. Went To See The Gypsy Take 4b
5. Went To See The Gypsy Take 5C
6. Thirsty Boots (Eric Andersen) No CO no. Take 1C
7. Thirsty Boots (Eric Andersen) Take 2C
8. Thirsty Boots (Eric Andersen) Take 3b
9. Thirsty Boots (Eric Andersen) Take 4C
10. Tattle O-Day No CO no. Take 1C
11. Railroad Bill (trad.) No CO no. Take 1C
12. House Carpenter (trad.) No CO no. Take 1C
13. This Evening So Soon No CO no. Take 1C
14. Days Of '49 (trad.) CO101490 Take 1C
15. Annie's Going To Sing Her Song (Tom Paxton )
No CO no. Take 1C
16. Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) CO101491 Take 1C
17. Wigwam CO104546 Take 1C
18. Time Passes Slowly No CO no. Take 1b
1-5 "Gipsy" on recording sheet.
6-9 "Thirsty Boots/Evening In Your Eyes" on recording sheet.
10 "Sing Tattle-O- Day"on recording sheet.
12 "All For The Sake Of Thee"on recording sheet.
14 "Tom Moore"on recording sheet.
15 "Take Back Again"on recording sheet.
16 "In The Early Morning Rain"on recording sheet.
17 "New Song 1"on recording sheet.
18 "New Song 2"on recording sheet.
Musicians (according to contracts): Al Kooper (guitar), David Bromberg (guitar
& dobro), and Emanuel Green (violin & contractor). 7-10 pm: Alvin Rogers
(drums) and Stu Woods (bass).
Musicians (according to 16-track recording sheets): Bob Dylan (guitar &
vocals), Al Kooper (organ or piano), and David Bromberg (guitar, dobro or
bass).
On the recording sheets bass and drums has been added later (different handwriting)
to Days of '49 and The Boxer, indicating that Alvin Rogers and Stu Woods only did overdubbing during
this session.
14. 16 and 17 released on Self Portrait in overdubbed versions
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
March 5, 1970, 4:30 - 8:00 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Engineers: Puluse & Pomerry
1. Alberta (trad. registered as Bob Dylan) CO101489 Take 1b
2. Alberta # 2 (trad. registered as Bob Dylan) Take 2C
3. Little Moses (Bert A. Williams/Earle C. Jones)
No CO no. Take 1b
4. Alberta (trad. registered as Bob Dylan) CO104547 Take 3C
5. Alberta # 1 (trad. registered as Bob Dylan) Take 4C
6. Come A Little Bit Closer No CO no. b
7. Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies (trad.)
No CO no. Take lC
8. My Previous Life No CO no. Take 1b
9. My Previous Life Take 2C
10. My Previous Life b
11. Gotta Travel On (Paul Clayton/Larry Ehrlich/David Lazar/Tom Six)
CO101498 Take 1C
12. Went To See The Gypsy No CO no. Take 6b
13. Time Passes Slowly No CO no. b
14. Time Passes Slowly b
15. Time Passes Slowly Take 2C
16. Come A Little Bit Closer No CO no. b
17. Come A Little Bit Closer Take 1C
18. All The Tired Horses CO101488 Take 1C
1, 2, 4 and 5 "Alberta" on recording sheet.
11 "This Ole Town" on recording sheet.
12 "The Gipsy" on recording sheet.
13-15 "New Song" on recording sheet.
Musicians: Al Kooper (guitar). Emanuel Green (violin & contractor), Alvin
Rogers (drums). Stu Woods (bass) and David Bromberg (guitar & dobro).
Hilda Harris. Albertine Robinson, and Maeretha Stewart (vocals)
2, 5,11 and 18 released on Self Portrait in overdubbed versions.
After the basic tracks were recorded in New York City with generally very few musicians, the tapes were flown
to Nashville, Tennessee for overdubbing.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 11, 1970, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm,
and 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Alberta (trad. registered as Bob Dylan) CO106648
2. All The Tired Horses CO106649
3. Days Of '49 (trad.) CO106642
4. Little Sadie (trad.) CO106643
10-1:30 pm: Alberta and All The Tired Horses recorded.
2-5 pm: Days Of '49 and Little Sadie recorded.
It is uncertain whether Alberta is # 1 or # 2. as well as whether Little Sadie is In Search Of Little Sadie or Little Sadie.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums). 2-5 pm: Bob
L. Moore (bass).
All tracks released on Self Portrait.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 12, 1970, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Belle Isle (The Star Of Belle Isle) CO106644
2. The Boxer (Paul Simon) CO106645
Musicians: Fred Carter Jr. (electric guitar), and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
Both tracks released on Self Portrait.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 13, 1970, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, and 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) CO106646
2. Woogie Boogie CO106647
3. Copper Kettle (Albert Frank Beddoe) CO106640
4. Gotta Travel On (Paul Clayton/Larry Ehrlich/David Lazar/Tom Six)
CO106641
10-2 pm: In The Early Morning Rain and Woogie Boogie recorded.
2-5 pm: Copper Kettle and Gotta Travel On recorded.
Musicians: Kenneth Buttrey (bongos & congos). 10 - 2 pm: Charlie McCoy (upright
bass & harmonica).
All tracks released on Self Portrait.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March l7, 1970, 9:00 pm - 1:30 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) CO106646
2. Woogie Boogie CO106647
3. Copper Kettle (Albert Frank Beddoe) CO106640
4. Belle Isle (The Star Of Belle Isle) CO106644
5. All The Tired Horses CO106649
9-l pm: In The Early Morning Rain and Woogie Boogie recorded.
10-1:30 pm: Copper Kettle. Belle Isle and All The Tired Horses recorded.
Musicians: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am: Charles E. Daniels (guitar), Bubba Fowler
(guitar). Karl T. Himmel (sax, clarinet. trombone) and Ron Cornelius (guitar).
l0:00 pm - 1:30 am: Bill Walker (leader & arranger). Rex Peer (trom- bone),
William Pursell (piano). Gene Mullins (baritone horn), Dennis A. Good (trombone).
Frank C. Smith (trombone), Martha McCrory (cello), Byron T. Bach (cello).
Gary van Osdale (viola), Lillian V. Hunt (violin), Sheldon Kurland (violin),
Martin Katahn (violin), Marvin D. Chantry (violin), Brenton B. Banks (violin),
George Binkley (violin), Solie I. Fott (violin, viola). Barry McDonald (violin).
Session may also include the three vocalists: Carol Montgomery. Dolores
Edgin, and June Page.
All tracks released on Self Portrait.
A little overdubbing was even done in California:
Columbia Studio B
Hollywood, California
March 26, 1970, 10:00 pm - 1:00 am,
and March 27, 1970, 2:00 - 5:00 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
No recording sheets nor information about songs recorded.
Musicians: Frederick Hill (trumpet), Anthony Terran (trumpet), Oliver Mitchell
(trumpet), Joe Osborn (guitars and bass). 2-5:00: Benjamin Barrett (?).
Not listed in musicians contract but on studio report: Venetta Fields, Billy
Barnum. Genger Blake Schackne. Gerry Engerman, Clydie King and Richard Darice
(backing vocals).
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
March 30, 1970, 7:00 - 10:00 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Copper Kettle (AlbertFrank Beddoe) CO106640
2. Belle Isle (The Star Of Belle Isle) CO106644
3. All The Tired Horses CO106649
Musicians: Charles E. Daniels (guitar). Karl T Himmel (sax, clarinet, trombone)
and Bob Moore (bass).
All tracks released on Self Portrait.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
April 2,1970, 6:00-9:00pm, and l0:00pm-l:00am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. The Boxer (Paul Simon) CO106645
2. Little Sadie (trad.) CO106642
2 "Ball And Strike"in contract.
It is unclear whether Little Sadie is In Search Of Little Sadie or Little Sadie.
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (guitar & vibes ) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
April 3, 1970, 10:00am-1:00pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Alberta (trad., registered as Bob Dylan) CO106648
Musicians: Charles E. Daniels (guitar) and Albert W. Butler (sax and clarinet).
Released on Self Portrait.
As previously known, George Harrison celebrated the fact that he was again permitted entry into the USA (after
having been banned with the other Beatles because they smoked grass - which,
by the way, they had been introduced to by . . . Bob Dylan) by visiting
Bob Dylan and joining him for a session in New York. The material for New Morning was beginning to be shaped:
Studio B
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
May 1, 1970, 2:30 - 5:50 pm, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, 10:30 pm - 1:30 am.
Overdub Session: 2:30 - 5:30, 7 - 10.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Sign On The Window CO107086 Take 1C
2. Sign On The Window Take 2C
3. Sign On The Window Take 3b
4. Sign On The Window Take 4C
5. Sign On The Window Take 5C
6. If Not For You CO107087 Take 1b
7. If Not For You Take 2C
8. Time Passes Slowly CO107088 Take 1b
9. Time Passes Slowly Take 2C
10. Time Passes Slowly Take 3C
11. Time Passes Slowly Take 4C
12. Working On The Guru CO107089 Take 1C
13. Went To See The Gypsy CO107090 Take 1C
14. If Not For You CO107087 Take 3C
15. If Not For You Take 4C
16. If Not For You Take 5C
17. Song To Woody Take 1C
18. Mama, You Been On My Mind Take 1C
19. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
20. Yesterday (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) Take 1C
21. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Take 1C
22. Da Doo Ron Ron (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector) Take 1C
23. One Too Many Mornings Take 1C
24. One Too Many Mornings
25. Ghost Riders In The Sky
26. Cupid (Sam Cooke)
27. All I Have To Do Is Dream (Bordleaux Bryant)
28. Gates Of Eden
29. I Threw It All Away
30. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
31. Matchbox (Carl Perkins)
32. Your True Love (Carl Perkins)
33. Las Vegas Blues
34. Fishing Blues (Henry Thomas)
35. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (Henry Thomas/Bob Dylan)
36. Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35
37. It Ain't Me Babe
1-5 "Sign In The Window" on recording sheet.
12 "Working On The Guhry" on recording sheet.
13 "Gypsy" on recording sheet.
17 "Song For Woody" on recording sheet.
18 "Mama You've Been On My Mind" on recording sheet.
22 "Do Ron Ron" on recording sheet.
Sequence on the recording sheets:
If Not For You / Song For Woody / Mama You've Been On My Mind / Just Like
Tom Thumb's Blues / Yesterday / Hey Hey / Do Ron Ron / One Too Many Mornings
(only one take )
26 "Cupid let Your Arrow Fly Stright To My Love & Me" on tape box sheet.
28 "Gates Of Eaden" on tape box sheet.
29 "I Through It All Away'' on tape box sheet.
30 "She Acts Like We Never Have Meet" on tape box sheet.
32 "True Love Baby That What You Give Me" on tape box sheet.
34 "Tack" on tape box sheet.
35 "One More Chance" on tape box sheet.
36"Everybody Must Get Stoned" on tape box sheet.
Musicians: Charlie E. Daniels (bass) and Russ Kunkel (drums).
George Harrison also attended but is not mentioned in contracts. Bob Johnston
on piano.
It is not known which songs were recorded during the overdub session.
One of 1, 2, 4 or 5 released on New Morning.
Probably 15 released on The Bootleg Series.
For 24-36 neither the 16-track master nor the recording sheets are available,
but all songs were probably done in only one take.
Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
June 1, 1970, 2:30 - 7:30
Produced by Bob Johnston
Engineers: Puluse & Brosnan
l. Alligator Man CO106776 Take 1C
2. Alligator Man Take 2C
3. Alligator Man Take 3b
4. Alligator Man Take 4C
5. Alligator Man Take 5b
6. Ballad Of Ira Hayes (Peter LaFarge) CO106777 Take 1C
7. Lonesome Me CO106778 Take 1C
8. Lonesome Me Take 2C
9. Lonesome Me Take 3C
10. Alligator Man CO106776 Take lC
11. Mary Anne (trad.) CO106779 Take 1C
12. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 2b
13. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 3b
14. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 4b
15. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 5C
16. Maly Anne (trad.) Take 6C
17. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 7C
18. Sara Jane (trad.) CO106780 Test b
19. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 1C
20. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 2b
21. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 3b
22. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 4C
23. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 5b
24. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 6b
25. Sara Jane (trad.) Take 7C
6 "Ira Hayes" on recording sheet.
11-17 "Maryanne" on recording sheet.
18-25 "Sarah Jane" on recording sheet.
Musicians: Charlie E. Daniels. David Bromberg (guitar & dobro). Ron Cornelius
(guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Russ Kunkel (drums).
6 and 22 or 25 released on Dylan in overdubbed versions.
Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
June 2, 1970, 2:30 - 5:30, and 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Engineers. Puluse & Brosnan
1. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark)
CO106781 Take 1C
2. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark) Take 2C
3. Mary Anne (trad.) CO106779 Take 1C
4. Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) CO106782 Take 1C
5. If Not For You CO106783 Take 1C
6. Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) CO106782 Take 2b
7. Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) Take 3B
8. Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) Take 4B
9. Mr. Bojangles (insert) (Jerry Jeff Walker) Take 5B
10. Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) Take 6C
11. If Not For You CO106783 Take 2C
12. Mary Anne (trad.) CO106779 Take 1B
13. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 2B
14. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 3B
15. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 4B
16. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 5B
17. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 6C
18. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 7C
19. Mary Anne (trad.) Take 8C
20. Time Passes Slowly CO106784 Take 1B
21. Time Passes Slowly Take 2B
22. Time Passes Slowly Take 3B
23. Time Passes Slowly Take 4B
24. Time Passes Slowly Take 5B
25. Time Passes Slowly Take 6B
26. Time Passes Slowly Take 7B
27. Time Passes Slowly Take 8B
28. Time Passes Slowly Take 9B
29. Time Passes Slowly Take l0B
30. Time Passes Slowly Take 11B
31. Time Passes Slowly Take 12B
32. Time Passes Slowly Take 13B
33. Time Passes Slowly Take 14C
1 and 2 "Goodbye My Heart - Spanish Song" on recording sheet.
3 "Mary Anne" on recording sheet.
4 and 6 "Bojangles" on recording sheet.
7-10 "Mr Bo-Jangles" on recording sheet.
20-33 "Lost In A Dream" (corrected to "Time Passes Slowly") on recording
sheet.
Musicians: Charlie E. Daniels (bass), David Bromberg (guitar & dobro). Ron
Cornelius (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Russ Kunkel (drums).
2 released on single.
10 and 17 released on Dylan in overdubbed versions.
Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
June 3, 1970, 2:30 - 5:30, and 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Engineers: Puluse & Brosnan
1. Kingston Town (Jamaica) CO106785 Take 1C
2. Can't Help Falling In Love With You (George Weiss/Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore)
CO108071 Take 1C
3. Can't Help Falling In Love With You (George Weiss/Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore)
Take 2b
4. Can't Help Falling In Love With You (George Weiss/Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore)
Take 3C
4. Long Black Veil (Danny Dill/Marijohn Wilkin)
CO108072 Take 1C
6. Lily Of The West (Flora) (trad. arr. E. Davis/J. Peterson)
CO108073 Take 1C
7. Lily Of The West (Flora) (trad. arr. E. Davis/J. Peterson) Take 2C
8. One More Weekend CO108074 Take 1C
9. One More Weekend Take 2C
2 "Falling In Love With You" on recording sheet.
6 and 7 "Lillie Of The West - Flora" on recording sheet.
Musicians: Charlie E. Daniels (bass). David Bromberg (guitar & dobro), Ron
Cornelius (guitar), Al Kooper (organ) and Russ Kunkel (drums).
9 released on New Morning. and maybe 7 released in overdubbed versions on Dylan.
Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
June 4, 1970, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, and 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Bring Me Water CO107270 Take 1C
2. Bring Me Water Take 2C
3. Three Angels CO107271 Take 1C
4. Three Angels Take 2b
5. Three Angels Take 3C
6. Tomorrow Is A Long Time CO107272 Take 1C
7. Tomorrow Is A Long Time Take 2b
8. Tomorrow Is A Long Time Take 3C
9. Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) CO107273 Take 1B
10. Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Take 2b
11. Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Take 3C
12. Big Yellow Taxi (insert) (Joni Mitchell) Take 1C
13. Big Yellow Taxi (insert) (Joni Mitchell) Take 2C
14. Big Yellow Taxi (insert) (Joni Mitchell) Take 4b
15. Big Yellow Taxi (insert) (Joni Mitchell) Take 5C
16. New Morning CO107274 Take 1C
17. New Morning Take 2b
18. New Morning Take 3C
6-8 "Lonesome Would Be Nothing At All" on recording sheet.
16-18 "Blue Morning" (corrected to "New Morning") on recording sheet.
Musicians: Charlie E. Daniels (bass). David Bromberg (guitar & dobro). Ron
Cornelius (guitar), Al Kooper (organ). and Russ Kunkel (drums).
5 and 18 released on New Morning.
A splice of 13 and 14 released in overdubbed version on Dylan.
Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
June 5, 1970, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, and 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Engineers: Puluse & Brosnan
1. If Dogs Run Free CO107275 Take 1C
2. If Dogs Run Free Take 2b
3. If Dogs Run Free Take 3C
4. Went To See The Gypsy CO107276 Take 1C
5. Went To See The Gypsy Take 2C
6. Went To See The Gypsy Take 3b
7. Went To See The Gypsy Take 4C
8. What It's All About CO107277 Take 1b
9. What It's All About Take 2b
10. What It's All About Take 3b
11. What It's All About Take 4b
12. What It's All About Take 5C
13. What It's All About Take 6b
14. What It's All About Take 7b
15. What It's All About Take 8C
16. Winterlude CO107281 Take 1b
17. Winterlude Take 2b
18. Winterlude Take 3B
19. Winterlude Take 4C
20. Winterlude Take 5C
21. 1 Forgot To Remember CO107282 Take 1C
22. 1 Forgot To Remember Take 2C
23. The Man In Me CO107278 Take 1C
24. The Man In Me Take 2C
25. Ahoooah (Owau) (Instrumental) CO107279 Take 1C
26. Father Of Night CO107280 Take 1C
27. Father Of Night Take 2C
28. Father Of Night Take 3b
29. Father Of Night Take 4b
30. Father Of Night Take 5b
31. Father Of Night Take 6B
32. Father Of Night Take 7C
33. Father Of Night Take 8B
34. Father Of Night Take 9B
35. Father Of Night Take 10B
36. Father Of Night Take 11C
37. Lily Of The West (Flora) (trad. arr. E. Davis/J. Peterson)
CO108073 Take 1C
38. Lily Of The West (Flora) (trad. arr. E. Davis/J. Peterson) Take 2b
39. Lily Of The West (Flora) (trad. arr. E. Davis/J. Peterson) Take 3b
40. Lily Of The West (Flora) (trad. arr. E. Davis/J. Peterson) Take 4C
1-3 "Dogs Run Free" on recording sheet
4-7 "Gypsy" on recording sheet
21-22 "Forgot To Remember-" on recording sheet
23-24 "A Woman Like You" on recording sheet
26-36 "Father" on recording sheet
37-40 "Lillies Of The West" on recording sheet
Musicians: Charlie E. Daniels (bass), David Bromberg (guitar & dobro) Ron
Cornelius (guitar). Al Kooper (organ), and Russ Kunkel (drums).
3, probably 7,19, 36, and 23 or 24 released on New Morning.
Following these basic recording sessions, a number of overdub sessions took place. As it has been told by Al Kooper,
there was some disagreement between Bob Dylan and Al Kooper about the production
and arrangement of New Morning. A lot of mixing and overdubbing was done during July 1970. Probably as
a result of that. several early versions of New Morning exist. One is simply labeled "Al's Mix" and has the following tracklisting:
Side l: The Man In Me / Winterlude / Maryanne / One More Weekend.
Side 2: Mr. Bojangles / Tomorrow's A Long Time / Three Angels / Ballad
Of Ira Hayes / If Dogs Run Free.
In late June, however, there was a real recording session. about which not
much is known:
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
June 30, 1970, 10 am - 1 pm, and 2 - 5:30 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Blowin' In The Wind CO107135
"Take 15" on CO card.
Musicians: Al Kooper (organ). David Bromberg (guitar), Thomas Casgrove (?),
Stu Woods (guitar & bass). and Rich Harrison Herotta (? ).
Columbia Recrding Studios
New York City, New York
July l3, 1970, 10am - l pm., and July 13, 1970 12 noon - 3:30 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. New Morning
2. What's It All About
10 am - 1 pm: New Morning recorded.
noon - 3:30 pm: What's It All About recorded.
Musicians: 10 am - 1 pm: Charles Calello, Emanuel Green, Lewis Del Gatto,
Alar Rubin, Alan Raph, Paul Faulise, Ray Alonge (all probably strings),
and Al Kooper. Copyist: Wedo Marasco.
noon - 3:00: Charles Calello, Emanuel Green, Paul Gershman, Petel Buenconsiglio,
Joseph Malin, Henri Aubert, Peter Dimitriades, Alfrec Brown, Emanuel Vardi,
George Ricci, Kermit Moore, Gloria Agostin (all probably strings and horns),
Al Kooper, George Marge.
Columbia Recording Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
July 23, 1970, 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Overdub session.
1. Went To See The Gypsy CO107276
2. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark)
CO99065
3. If Not For You CO104590
Musicians: Charlie McCoy (bass). Norman K. Spicher (?), Lloyd Green (?),
and Charlie E. Daniels (guitar & dobro).
Maybe because Dylan was dissatisfied with the early versions of New Morning, a final recording session took place. adding three Dylan originals to
the available material:
Studio E
Columbia Recoring Studios
New York City, New York
August 12, 1970, 7 - 10 pm.
Produced by Bob Johnston
Engineer: Puluse
1. If Not For You CO108097 Take 1b
2. If Not For You Take 2b
3. If Not For You Take 3C
4. If Not For You Take 4C
5. If Not For You Take 5C
6. Time Passes Slowly CO108098 Take 1b
7. Time Passes Slowly Take 2b
8. Time Passes Slowly Take 3B
9. Time Passes Slowly Take 4b
10. Time Passes Slowly Take 5B
11. Time Passes Slowly Take 6b
12. Time Passes Slowly Take 7C
13. Time Passes Slowly Take 8C
14. Day Of The Locusts CO ?? Take 1C
l5. Day Of The Locusts Take 2b
16. Day Of The Locusts Take 3b
17. Day Of The Locusts Take 4B
18. Day Of The Locusts Take 5b
19. Day Of The Locusts Take 6C
20. Day Of The Locusts Take 7C
6-13 "Lost In A Dream" on recording sheet.
14-20 "Locus Sang" on recording sheet.
11 and 12 Bob Dylan solo.
Musicians: Buzzy Feiten (guitar). Additional musicians undocumented.
5, 8 and 20 released on New Morning.
Why on earth, a couple of months after the release of New Morning on October 21, a Dylan recording session is slated - even. perhaps an overdub
session - is not known. No tapes or recording sheets are availab1e, and
the session might actually never have happened. It could possibly have been
entered as a hypothetical session. if they had forgotten to pay Antonio
M. Sales for an earlier session.
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
December 1, 1970, 9 pm - 1 am.
Produced by Bob Johnston
1. Went To See The Gypsy CO107278
Musicians: Antonio M. Sales.
To complete the confusion, the songs on New Morning were finally given new CO-numbers in connection with the release of the
album. So the official CO-numbers (which therefore do not refer to the recording
session but to the released tape) are as follows:
If Not For You CO107469
Day Of The Locusts CO107470
Time Passes Slowly CO107471
Went To See The Gypsy CO107472
Winterlude CO107473
If Dogs Run Free CO107474
New Morning CO107475
Sign On The Window CO107476
One More Weekend CO107477
The Man In Me CO107478
Three Angels CO107479
Father Of Night CO107480
Bob Dylan's work in 1971 was very inspired. Leon Russell has described the sessions in Blue Rock
Studios as very dynamic and positive. But confusion prevails when it comes
to this session. The session dates are documented by bills for studio time.
But only two tapes have so far been located: one 8-track master and one
16-track master. They are labelled April 21, 1971, but this was probably
the date when Watching The River Flow was pulled for single release. In addition, no track sheets are available.
So far it has only been possible to listen through one of the two tapes,
and apparently at least one more session tape was recorded.
Blue Rock Studio
New York City, New York
March 16-19, 1971
Produced by Leon Russell and Bob Johnston
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece (Instrumental) CO111748 Take 1B
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece (Instrumental) Take 2B
3. When I Paint My Masterpiece (lnstrumental) Take 3C
4. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 4C
5. When I Paint My Masterpiece (instrumental) Take 5b
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 6b
7. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 7C
8. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 8C
9. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 9B
10. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 10C
11. When I Paint My Masterpiece Take 11C
12. Watching The River Flow CO110814
Track 1 - 11 labelled "Job 76895" on tape box, but that probably refers
to Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The higher CO number for When I Paint My Masterpiece is probably a consequence of that song being pulled from the session tapes
at a later occasion than Watching The River Flow.
12 released as single.
Listing is incomplete as only reel 2 of at least three reels has been listened
through.
Personally I was very happy to find all the tapes Dylan recorded with Happy Traum in September. as I like this
session very much.
Studio B
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
September 24, 1971
Engineers: D. Pomeroy & P. Darin
1. Only A Hobo CO111058 Take 1B
2. Only A Hobo Take 2C
3. Only A Hobo Take 3C
4. Only A Hobo Take 4C
5. Only A Hobo Take 5C
6. You Ain't Going Nowhere CO111059 Take 1C
7. You Ain't Going Nowhere Take 2C
8. You Ain't Going Nowhere Take 3b
9. You Ain't Going Nowhere Take 4B
10. You Ain't Going Nowhere Take 5C
11. You Ain't Going Nowhere Take 6C
12. Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) CO111060 Take 1C
13. Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) Take 2C
14. I Shall Be Released CO111061 Take 1C
15. I Shall Be Released Take 2C
16. I Shall Be Released Take 3C
17. I Shall Be Released Take 4C
6-11 "You Ain't Going Nowhere" on recording sheet.
12 and 13 "Down In The Flood" on recording sheet.
Musicians: Happy Traum (banjo. guitar. bass & vocal).
11, 17, and 12 or 13 released on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 2.
In return for David Bromberg's involvement on Self Portrait and New Morning, Dylan played harmonica on one song on Bromberg's upcoming album. It was
actually a re-recording, as Bromberg had already recorded it for the album
without Dylan.
Studio C
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
October 5, 1971
Produced by John Hill
1. Sammy's Song (David Bromberg) CO unknown Take 1
2. Sammy's Song (David Bromberg) Take 2
3. Sammy's Song (David Bromberg) Insert Take 1
David Bromberg (guitar. vocal) Bob Dylan (harmonica).
1 or 2, perhaps spliced to 3 released on David Bromberg.
Unfortunately, only the released takes of George Jackson and Wallflower are available. The original session tapes have not been located.
Columbia Recording Studio B
New York City, New York
November 4, 1971, 10am - 1 pm, and 2 - 6 am.
Produced by Bob Dylan
Engineer: Puluse
1. Wallflower CO111696 Take 4C
2. George Jackson CO111697 Take 9C
3. George Jackson Take 13C
Musicians: Dan Keith Schugufale (steel guitar), Kenneth Buttrey (drums),
and Russell Bridges (bass).
2 and 3 released on single.
1 released on The Bootleg Series.
For Roger McGuinn's first solo album (Roger McGuinn), on which Dylan helped out on one song, supplying the harmonica break
on l'm So Restless, only production tapes are stored. Perhaps it's enough to say that the
released track is take 11.
Wally Heider Studio
Los Angeles, California
Late August or Early September 1972
Produced by Roger McGuinn.
1. I'm So Restless (Roger McGuinn/Jacques Levy) CO116174 Take 11C
Roger McGuinn (vocal, guitar, harmonica), Bob Dylan (harmonica).
Released on Roger McGuinn.
That's all for this time. Now that you know that there are three complete takes of Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, you're probably beginning to wonder how many versions Bob Dylan did of Joey. This and much more is the subject for the third article in this series
next time.
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