Minnesota
Tapes
source: Minneapolis recordings
Tracks:
Disc one
Minnesota Party Tape:
Ramblin' Round (Woody
Guthrie)
Death Don't Have No Mercy (Rev.
Gary Davis)
It's Hard To Be Blind (Adapted*)
This Train Is Bound For Glory (Big
Bill Broonzy)
Harmonica Solo
Talkin' Fish Blues (Woody
Guthrie)
Pastures Of Plenty (Woody
Guthrie)
Railroad Bill (Traditional)
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (A
P Carter)
Man Of Constant Sorrow (Traditional)
Pretty Polly (Traditional)
Railroad Boy (Traditional)
James Alley Blues (Richard
Brown)
Bonnie, Why'd You Cut My Hair (Traditional)
This Land Is Your Land (Woody
Guthrie)
Two Trains Running (McKinley
Morganfield)
Wild Mountain Thyme (Traditional)
Disc two
Howdido
Car Car
Don't You Push Me Down
Come See
I Want It Now (I Want My Milk)
San Francisco Bay Blues
A Long Time A-Growin'
Devilish Mary
Minnesota Hotel Tape:
Candy Man (Rev.
Gary Davis arr. of trad. song)
Baby Please Don't Go (Big
Joe Williams)
Hard Times In New York Town (adapted*1)
Stealin' (Memphis
Jug Band arr. of trad. song)
Poor Lazarus (Traditional)
I Ain't Got No Home (Woody
Guthrie)
It's Hard To Be Blind (adapted*2)
Dink's Song (John
& Alan Lomax arr. of trad. song)
Man Of Constant Sorrow (Dylan
arr. of trad. song)
East Orange (Assumed
Dylan)
Disc three
Naomi Wise (Traditional)
Wade In The Water (Traditional)
I Was Young When I Left Home (adapted*3)
In The Evening (Leroy
Carr)
Baby Let Me Follow You Down (E.Von
Schmidt)
Sally Gal (adapted*4)
Gospel Plow (Traditional)
Long John (Traditional)
Cocaine Blues (Rev.
Gary Davis arr. of trad. song)
VD Blues (Woody
Guthrie)
VD Waltz (Woody
Guthrie)
VD City (Woody
Guthrie)
VD Gunner's Blues (Woody
Guthrie)
See My Grave's Kept Clean (Lemon
Jefferson)
Ramblin' Round (Woody
Guthrie)
Black Cross (Lord
Buckley
arr. of Joseph S. Newman)
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Information:
Source / Venue:
Minnesota Party Tape II (Beecher Tape) - May 1961
*Adapted
from the traditional "It's Hard To Be Poor" and Rev. Gary Davis' "There
Was A Time When I Was Blind"
Minnesota Hotel Tape (Glover Tape) Dec. 22,
1961
Manufacturer / Catalog No.
Wanted Man WMM 033/034/035
Quality:
8 stars
Hotel Tape
Bobsboots
ref #
BB-m28
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* These songs were adapted
by Dylan from:
1)
The
traditional song: "Hard Times In The Country Working On Ketty's Farm"
2)
Adapted
from the traditional "It's Hard To Be Poor" and Rev. Gary Davis' "There
Was A Time When I Was Blind"
3)
Adapted
from the traditional "900 Miles"
4)
Adapted
from Woody Guthrie's "Sally Don't You Grieve" |
Review:
The December tape has been in wide circulation for many years. It was
actually the first bootleg ever
produced. It was released on a 2 LP set in 1969, and went by the title
'Great White Wonder' It has been
available
under various titles a countless number of times in the decades that
followed.
The quality has generally been very good, and the performance tells the
story of a fresh faced boy just out of high school, who had the energy
and natural 'world-traveled weariness' quality that would forever
change
the world. It is absolutely required material for even the smallest
collection.
The May tape has never enjoyed the same popularity. Partly because of
the
low quality of the original recording, and partly due to a remarkably
uninspired
performance. One of the first times that a young Bob would hear himself
on tape, nerves, inexperience, and limited repertoire would result in,
at best, this mediocre offering. The tape is significant, however, not
only for its historical importance, but also as a standard to compare
the
December tape. A short seven months that separate the two. A lifetime
that
separate the two. The interim shows the explosive growth from a kid
with
a guitar to a Folk Phenomenon. This unique package from Wanted Man
presents
the two tapes together. As is with most titles from this label, the
package
is minimal, but the cover photo is priceless.
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