Bob Dylan | No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7)
Bob Dylan's 7th volume of his bootleg series is also the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's Dylan documentary called No Direction Home, which airs on PBS on Sept 26 and 27. Look at how far the folk idol turned rock star had come between his last year in a Minnesota high school and 1966's contentious UK tour. The double CD is sequenced chronologically and features 26 rare and unreleased recordings (most between 1961 and 1966), including 1959's muddied "When I Got Troubles,' reportedly the first song Dylan ever put to tape, and Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," performed live soon after Dylan's arrival in New York. While the usual classics are present--"Don't Think Twice It's Alright," "Masters of War," "Mr. Tambourine Man"- this collection unravels the unexpected, including a live version of "Man of Constant Sorrow," an outtake from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ("Sally Gal"), captivating alternate takes of "She Belongs To Me," "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" and "Visions of Johanna" (with full band) and the ripping electric version of "Maggie's Farm" that throttled the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.