Bob Dylan - Three Angels (Take 1)

We're in a golden age for Beatles demos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOI4...

In Tune In I quoted a 1960 Paul McCartney letter declaring that the Beatals (yes) had ‘competence, confidence & continuity’ … and just today I’ve found that Paul nicked it from a Midland Bank cheque book, Competence–Continuity–Confidence being printed on the inside back cover. Great nicking, Paul!

Michael McDonald, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Joe Ely

RIP Joe Ely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=whjX...

Nice.

First time doing record store day

"Typo" doesn't cover it.

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Weekend!

RIP Sally Kirkland.

Why would they not include the hilarious "Here's a... New York song.. for ya" bit ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xj...

Limited editions.

Blackbushe, ABC News

Tinkering in the shed this weekend?

Claudia Cardinale 1938-2025. 📷:Jerry Schatzberg

Happy weekend!

Railroading on the Great Divide (Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zzw...

Fixin' to Die (Folklore Center, NYC, 1961) www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBdY...

The Times They Are A-Changin' (Informal Recording, California, 1963) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWb1...

Didn't check properly, but only about 15 previously unheard performances on the entire set? www.amazon.com/Bootleg-Vol-...

Congratulations to Bill Pagel for 30 years (!) of his boblinks.com Bob Dylan setlist site. I cannot recall a single concert date when he was not on duty! Incredible.

Coming soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNkh...

Happy last week and yesterday to all release party poopers!

Contract for Norfolk, VA, February 12, 1966

Photo by Ralph Baxter.

Hollywood Bowl, September 3, 1965

60 years ago today. A live version of a song that sounds very different from the version on the record. Bob Dylan starts here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E1o...

Them British bad boys.

Ciao, Rita Pavone.

He probably thought he was buying an album with songs performed by Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour and Leny Escudero, but instead got instrumental versions of their songs. Le bummer.

Can You Please Destroy This Record, use your arms and legs it won't ruin you

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8J9... Warren Zevon - acoustic guitar Peter Buck - guitar Bob Dylan - harmonica Mike Mills - bass Bill Berry - drums

Inputting the VA Beach July 29 Bob Dylan setlist into bobserve.

Bob, Chad and Jeremy.

Well it's all right... if you got good catering.

Bob Dylan concert poster in the Vasileostrovsky district of Leningrad in May 1989.📷Andrey Usov