Bob Dylan. Just when you thought you had everything...

[The Pirate]

http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/bob-dylan-the-1966-live-recordings-massive-36-disc-box-set/#more-126407

"Sony are to release, The 1966 Live Recordings, a 36-disc Bob Dylan box set that will contain every known recording from his legendary 1966 tour."

[When In Rome]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/bob-dylan-plots-massive-36-disc-set-of-1966-live-recordings-w442099

I'm torn over this one. It's certainly more affordable than last years super deluxe box of 'The Cutting Edge' but whether I need 36 CD's of live '66 Bob in varying sound quality with very similar track listing (not that they ought to be radically different every night!) or whether it's just my FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) coming to the fore, I just can't tell yet.
Not that it's ever stopped me buying countless FTD Elvis soundboards...

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Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings
Disc 1 – Sydney, April 13, 1966 (Soundboard recorded by TCN 9 TV Australia)
Disc 2 – Sydney, April 13, 1966 (Soundboard recorded by TCN 9 TV Australia)
Disc 3 – Melbourne, April 20, 1966 (Soundboard / unknown broadcast)
Disc 4 – Copenhagen, May 1, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 5 – Dublin, May 5, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 6 – Dublin, May 5, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 7 – Belfast, May 6, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 8 – Belfast, May 6, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 9 – Bristol, May 10, 1966 (Soundboard / audience)
Disc 10 – Bristol, May 10, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 11 – Cardiff, May 11, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 12 – Birmingham, May 12, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 13 – Birmingham, May 12, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 14 – Liverpool, May 14, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 15 – Leicester, May 15, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 16 – Leicester, May 15, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 17 – Sheffield, May 16, 1966 (CBS Records recording)
Disc 18 – Sheffield, May 16, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 19 – Manchester, May 17, 1966 (CBS Records recording)
Disc 20 – Manchester, May 17, 1966 (CBS Records recording except Soundcheck / Soundboard)
Disc 21 – Glasgow, May 19, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 22 – Edinburgh, May 20, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 23 – Edinburgh, May 20, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 24 – Newcastle, May 21, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 25 – Newcastle, May 21, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 26 – Paris, May 24, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 27 – Paris, May 24, 1966 (Soundboard)
Disc 28 – London, May 26, 1966 (CBS Records recording)
Disc 29 – London, May 26, 1966 (CBS Records recording)
Disc 30 – London, May 27, 1966 (CBS Records recording)
Disc 31 – London, May 27, 1966 (CBS Records recordings)
Disc 32 – White Plains, NY, February 5, 1966 (Audience tape)
Disc 33 – Pittsburgh, PA, February 6, 1966 (Audience tape)
Disc 34 – Hempstead, NY, February 26, 1966 (Audience tape)
Disc 35 – Melbourne, April 19, 1966 (Audience tape)
Disc 36 – Stockholm, April 29, 1966 (Audience tape)

Track Listings
Disc: 1
She Belongs to Me (Incomplete)
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 2
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Positively 4th Street

Disc: 3
She Belongs to Me (Incomplete)
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Tell Me, Momma (Fragment)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Disc: 4
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around (Fragment)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Incomplete)
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 5
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 6
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 7
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 8
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 9
Fourth Time Around
Mr. Tambourine Man
She Belongs to Me
Vision of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman

Disc: 10
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings (Incomplete)
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 11
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 12
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna (Incomplete)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 13
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 14
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man
Tell Me, Momma (Incomplete - Drop Out)
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 15
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 16
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 17
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 18
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 19
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 20
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Incomplete) Soundcheck

Disc: 21
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings (Incomplete)
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 22
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 23
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 24
She Belongs to Me (Incomplete)
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 25
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 26
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 27
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 28
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 29
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 30
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc: 31
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 32
She Belongs to Me
To Ramona
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Love Minus Zero / No Limit
Mr. Tambourine Man
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) [Incomplete]

Disc: 33
She Belongs to Me
To Ramona
Visions of Johanna
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Incomplete)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Positively 4th Street
Like a Rolling Stone

Disc: 34
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Love Minus Zero / No Limit
Mr. Tambourine Man
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings (Incomplete)

Disc: 35
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man
Tell Me, Momma
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Fragment)

Disc: 36
She Belongs to Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row (Incomplete)
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Fragment)
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Incomplete)
One Too Many Mornings (Incomplete)
Ballad of a Thin Man (Incomplete)

Phew!

[The Pirate]

It's currently priced at just over £100. Last year Sony wanted just short of £100 for the 6 disc version of The Cutting Edge, so I think that getting six times as many discs for a similar price - regardless of duplication - is officially, "A Bargain." Obviously, anyone who isn't already a Dylan fan is going to be well advised to steer clear, but for the rest of us it's time to get ordering.

It goes without saying, but I'm going to say it anyway, that had this been Elvis then the price would have been through the roof.

[When In Rome]

It's currently priced at just over £100. Last year Sony wanted just short of £100 for the 6 disc version of The Cutting Edge, so I think that getting six times as many discs for a similar price - regardless of duplication - is officially, "A Bargain." Obviously, anyone who isn't already a Dylan fan is going to be well advised to steer clear, but for the rest of us it's time to get ordering.

It goes without saying, but I'm going to say it anyway, that had this been Elvis then the price would have been through the roof.

I know, I know... Who am I trying to kid?
I've pre-ordered at the Amazon price of £104.86, I can always cancel if it comes to it but at least that price is locked in - I've got the Stones in Mono on pre-order due Friday. Crikey, I need a second job! Or just skip Christmas...

[The Pirate]

It's currently priced at just over £100. Last year Sony wanted just short of £100 for the 6 disc version of The Cutting Edge, so I think that getting six times as many discs for a similar price - regardless of duplication - is officially, "A Bargain." Obviously, anyone who isn't already a Dylan fan is going to be well advised to steer clear, but for the rest of us it's time to get ordering.

It goes without saying, but I'm going to say it anyway, that had this been Elvis then the price would have been through the roof.

I know, I know... Who am I trying to kid?
I've pre-ordered at the Amazon price of £104.86, I can always cancel if it comes to it but at least that price is locked in - I've got the Stones in Mono on pre-order due Friday. Crikey, I need a second job! Or just skip Christmas...

The Stones box, which I didn't pre-order, is currently priced at £514.35. No idea what is going on there.

[BobDylan]

I just pre ordered it from Amazon UK. For whatever reason the US doesn't have a price or ordering information yet.

[When In Rome]

It's currently priced at just over £100. Last year Sony wanted just short of £100 for the 6 disc version of The Cutting Edge, so I think that getting six times as many discs for a similar price - regardless of duplication - is officially, "A Bargain." Obviously, anyone who isn't already a Dylan fan is going to be well advised to steer clear, but for the rest of us it's time to get ordering.

It goes without saying, but I'm going to say it anyway, that had this been Elvis then the price would have been through the roof.

I know, I know... Who am I trying to kid?
I've pre-ordered at the Amazon price of £104.86, I can always cancel if it comes to it but at least that price is locked in - I've got the Stones in Mono on pre-order due Friday. Crikey, I need a second job! Or just skip Christmas...

The Stones box, which I didn't pre-order, is currently priced at £514.35. No idea what is going on there.

I pre-ordered the stones box a few months ago, now they are saying it is currently unavailable. I'm hoping they've just sold their initial pre-order stock intake and are awaiting more?
The £500 version appears to be a Japanese import. I'm sorry but I wouldn't pay that much for ol' Mick and co...

[The Pirate]

I just pre ordered it from Amazon UK. For whatever reason the US doesn't have a price or ordering information yet.

There's a suggestion that this is a "copyright extension" box. In the UK, these recordings would be up for grabs next year if Sony didn't release them now. In the USA, with different laws in force, the copyright does not need protecting so in effect there's no need to make the box available. For the last two or three years Sony have done similar boxes, but not made them widely available. One was download only, one was vinyl only, and another was a CD set sent out without fanfare in very limited quantities. So releasing this one in the UK only would not be out of the question.

It may have nothing to do with that and it might be being listed on Amazon.com even as I type this, but what I've suggested is a possibility.

[drjohncarpenter]

Something is happening ...

[When In Rome]

Something is happening ...

... and it started happening when you walked by-iy-iy. Oh, wait a minute - wrong artist!

[keninlincs]

..

[When In Rome]

Oddly enough, it is currently unavailable on Amazon UK. Once again I wonder have they sold out of their pre-order allocation? Like the Stones in mono box released this Friday that is also currently unavailable before release and previous issues with the availability of 'Way Down in the Jungle Room' CD once released, I do wonder if something has changed with Amazons stock allocation?

[The Pirate]

Availability via Amazon UK has been on and off like a bride's nightie over the last 24 hours. All I can think is that they've had to keep going back to Sony to agree more stock, which implies that this is definitely a limited release. Otherwise, they'd just keep taking orders, wouldn't they?

[drjohncarpenter]

Availability via Amazon UK has been on and off like a bride's nightie over the last 24 hours. All I can think is that they've had to keep going back to Sony to agree more stock, which implies that this is definitely a limited release. Otherwise, they'd just keep taking orders, wouldn't they?

I've yet to finish listening to all 18 discs of The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966, and I've only played the Genuine Live 1966 bootleg box of 8 CDs (+ 2 CD bonus) twice through in 16 years. I'm kind of on the fence about getting 36 CDs, despite knowing how tremendous the music may be.


http://www.bobsboots.com/CDs/cd-g13.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bootleg_Series_Vol._12:_The_Cutting_Edge

[The Pirate]

I've yet to finish listening to all 18 discs of The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966, and I've only played the Genuine Live 1966 bootleg box of 8 CDs (+ 2 CD bonus) twice through in 16 years. I'm kind of on the fence about getting 36 CDs, despite knowing how tremendous the music may be.


http://www.bobsboots.com/CDs/cd-g13.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bootleg_Series_Vol._12:_The_Cutting_Edge

I think I read that there 19 versions of most songs on there, but I haven't counted them myself. Fans are justifying it by talking about "subtle variations" in each one, and so on. We may be familiar with that argument here on FECC. For me, it comes down to the fact that if I'm going to pay £100 for a Dylan box set anyway, (as I have several times before), then it may as well contain all 36 discs and be complete if that's what is on offer. It's like the FTD Classic Albums, where given the choice between a single or a double live collection for the same price, you'll opt for the latter. Even though you already have the second show in the same sound quality. In Dylan's case it's even better, it's 36 discs against 6, and I've got hardly any of of it.

I asked my son if he thought he could manage to work his way through three dozen CDs, and he looked at me with a look of genuine pity because I'd even thought it was necessary to ask. Of course, he's not paying for it.

[Mike C]

Looks interesting. The set is also available for pre-order at Pop Market.

[The Pirate]

Looks interesting. The set is also available for pre-order at Pop Market.

Really? I think this is going to be going the same way that the Stones Mono box is, where orders won't be fulfilled. Amazon have stopped even listing it in the UK, they were marking it as "Unavailable" but now it's like it never even existed.

[When In Rome]

Looks interesting. The set is also available for pre-order at Pop Market.

Really? I think this is going to be going the same way that the Stones Mono box is, where orders won't be fulfilled. Amazon have stopped even listing it in the UK, they were marking it as "Unavailable" but now it's like it never even existed.

All good again now, well as of 23:04 30/09/16...

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[poormadpeter2]

I just pre ordered it from Amazon UK. For whatever reason the US doesn't have a price or ordering information yet.

There's a suggestion that this is a "copyright extension" box. In the UK, these recordings would be up for grabs next year if Sony didn't release them now. In the USA, with different laws in force, the copyright does not need protecting so in effect there's no need to make the box available. For the last two or three years Sony have done similar boxes, but not made them widely available. One was download only, one was vinyl only, and another was a CD set sent out without fanfare in very limited quantities. So releasing this one in the UK only would not be out of the question.

It may have nothing to do with that and it might be being listed on Amazon.com even as I type this, but what I've suggested is a possibility.

That isn't correct. The copyright on recordings after 1962 is 70 years not 50 years.

What seems incredible is that such a release is viable at retail, particularly as it is made up mostly of soundboards with even audience recordings thrown in.

[drjohncarpenter]

I just pre ordered it from Amazon UK. For whatever reason the US doesn't have a price or ordering information yet.

There's a suggestion that this is a "copyright extension" box. In the UK, these recordings would be up for grabs next year if Sony didn't release them now. In the USA, with different laws in force, the copyright does not need protecting so in effect there's no need to make the box available. For the last two or three years Sony have done similar boxes, but not made them widely available. One was download only, one was vinyl only, and another was a CD set sent out without fanfare in very limited quantities. So releasing this one in the UK only would not be out of the question.

It may have nothing to do with that and it might be being listed on Amazon.com even as I type this, but what I've suggested is a possibility.

These sites agree:

It’s worth noting that this set is partially a copyright release: officially releasing these tracks before 50 years has passed allows Sony to retain copyright in the EU.

http://www.mcelhearn.com/coming-soon-bod-dylan-the-1966-live-recordings/

Mark Hanson says:
September 27, 2016 at 13:19
A release to preserve the UK copyrights on these 1966 recordings, since copyrights on unreleased material still expire after 50 years.

David B says:
September 27, 2016 at 14:39
No they don’t. It’s 50 years until 1962. From 1963 onwards its 75 years .. so this release is nothing to do with they being 50 years old ..

Caroline says:
September 27, 2016 at 15:29
The 75 year rule applies to released recordings, anything unreleased still falls into the 50 year bracket. Dylan did a multi-LP set in a tiny quantity a couple of years back for the same reason. They’ve obviously decided this is worth a wider release.

http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/bob-dylan-the-1966-live-recordings-massive-36-disc-box-set/

[Mike C]

FYI - This is available for pop market today at $134.00. I had a coupon so I purchased it for $121.

[Mike C]

FYI - Amazon is now selling the set for $119.99.

[When In Rome]

Merry Christmas me! It has to go to Santa for now, tell you more after Dec 25th...

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[Mike C]

Merry Christmas me! It has to go to Santa for now, tell you more after Dec 25th...

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Nice. Where did you order it from?

[When In Rome]

Merry Christmas me! It has to go to Santa for now, tell you more after Dec 25th...

Dylan Box.jpg

Nice. Where did you order it from?

I pre-ordered from Amazon not long after it was announced, delivered for £99. At first I was unsure and pre-ordered to lock in a favourable price just in case but then I had a listen to Live '66 and since I had no bootlegs/ imports covering this material I decided it would make a lovely Christmas present for me. Firstly though, I had to convince my wife it would be a lovely Christmas present for me and that £100 isn't really that much of a crazy price for 36 CD's with the same songs over and over...