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Unofficial Recordings of Dylan during 1979 - 1981

The purpose of this page is to provide information regarding unofficial recordings of Dylan during the period 1979 - 1981.

November 1, 1979 - San Francisco, New Found Faith



Info on New Found Faith:

Wanted Man Music, 1994

CD 1:

1. Gotta serve somebody
2. I believe in you
3. When you gonna wake up?
4. WHen He returns
5. Man gave names to all the animals
6. Precious angel
7. Slow train
8. Covenant woman

CD 2:

1. Gonna change my way of thinking
2. Do right to me baby
3. Solid rock
4. Saving grace
5. What can I do for you?
6. Saved
7. In the garden
8. Blessed be the name
9. Pressing on

All songs by Bob Dylan exceptSaved by Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond

San Francisco, November 16, 1979 - Contract With the Lord



This two disc release is released by Silver Rarities.

Disc 1

1. Gotta Serve Somebody

2. I Believe in You

3. When You Gonna Wake Up

4. When He Returns

5. Man Gave Names to All the Animals

6. Precious Angel

7. Slow Train

8. Covenant Woman

9. Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One

10. God Uses Ordinary People

11. Gonna Change My Way of Thinking

12. Do Right to Me Baby

Disc 2

1. Solid Rock

2. Saving Grace

3. Saved

4. What Can I Do For You

5. In the Garden

6. Blessed Be The Name

7. Pressing On

8. In the Garden (Santa Monica, 1979)

9. Trouble in Mind (Slow Train Coming Outtake)

Solid Rock - Live in Toronto, Massey Hall 1980



This pair of discs is released by Wanted Man Music, and features a particularly high quality recording. Tracks 1 - 3 on Disc 1 are from April 19, 1980. the rest of Disc 1 and all of Disc 2 are from April 20, 1980.

Disc 1

1. You Gotta Serve Somebody

2. Covenant Woman

3. When You Gonna Wake Up

4. I Believe in You

5. When He Returns

6. Ain't Gonna Go To Hell

7. Cover Down Break Through

8. Man Gave Names to All the Animals

9. Precious Angel

10. Slow Train


Disc 2

1. Do Right to Me Baby

2. Rap

3. Solid Rock

4. Saving Grace

5. Saved (Dylan/Drummond)

6. What Can I Do for You

7. In the Garden

8. Are You Ready

9. Pressing On

Toronto, Massey Hall, April 20,1980 - The Born Again Music



This two disc set is released by the label Flashback. It contains many of the songs performed on April 20, 1980 which didn't feature Dylan, as well as those on which he did. According to reports, Dylan did not perform on the songs whose titles are followed by an asterisk (*).

Disc 1

1. If I've Got My Ticket Lord *

2. Hold On *

3. The Rainbow Sign *

4. Show Me the Way Lord *

5. Freedom at the Wall *

6. This Train is Bound for Glory *

7. Gotta Serve Somebody

8. I Believe in You

9. When He Returns

10. Ain't Gonna To to Hell

11. Cover Down Break Through

12. Man Gave Names to All the Animals

13. Precious Angel

14. Slow Train Coming


Disc 2

1. Stranger in the City *

2. Walk Around Heaven All Day *

3. Do Right to Me Baby

4. Solid Rock

5. Saving Grace

6. Saved

7. What Can I Do for You?

8. In the Garden

9. Are You Ready?

10. Pressing On

Farewell Bloomfield (Live at Fox Warfield USA 11/15/80)



This one is released by Cuttlefish Records CFR 004/05

disc one

1. Gotta Serve Somebody

2. I Believe In You

3. LARS (with Michael Bloomfield - his last live performance)

4. Man Gave Names To All The Animals

5. Simple Twist Of Fate

6. Ain't Gonna Go To Hell

7. Girl From The North Country

8. Slow Train

9. Abraham, Martin And John

10. Let's Keep It Between Us

disc two

1. Mary From The Wild Moor

2. Covenant Woman

3. Solid Rock

4. Just Like A Woman

5. The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar (Bloomfield again)

6. When You Gonna Wake Up

7. In The Garden

8. Blowin' In The Wind

9. City of Gold

A check of Olof indicates that two "non-Gospel" songs were omitted from
this release. There is talk of a new release of this show on Wanted Man
that will include the 2 missing songs.

Neil Young and Jerry Garcia and Friends - Duets, November 16, 1980



This bootleg is put out by Rock Calendar records.

The first disc is a concert from San Francisco, Kezar Stadium, March 23, 1975.

The second disc contains the following:

1. Gotta Serve Somebody - 4:55

2. I Believe in You - 4:37

3. Like A Rolling Stone - 5:30

4. Man Gave Names to All The Animals - 5:23

5. To Ramona - 5:09

6. Let's Keep It Between Us - 4:08

7. Covenant Woman - 6:16

8. Senor - 4:06

9. Simple Twist of Fate - 4:35

10. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar - 5:14

Live in San Francisco, Keep in Touch With The Antichrist - November 16, 1980



This disc seems to be put out by American Concert Series.

The tracks are:

1. Gotta Serve Somebody - 4:55

2. I Believe in You - 4:37

3. Like A Rolling Stone - 5:30

4. Man Gave Names to All The Animals - 5:23

5. To Ramona - 5:09

6. Let's Keep It Between Us - 4:08

7. Covenant Woman - 6:16

8. Senor - 4:06

9. Simple Twist of Fate - 4:35

10. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar - 5:14

Go Ahead With A Dead, November 16, 1980, San Francisco



The label for this disc is Raid Masters. Still another release of the Warfield concert on November 16, 1980.

1. Gotta Serve Somebody - 4:55

2. I Believe in You - 4:37

3. Like A Rolling Stone - 5:30

4. Man Gave Names to All The Animals - 5:23

5. To Ramona - 5:09

6. Let's Keep It Between Us - 4:08

7. Covenant Woman - 6:16

8. Senor - 4:06

9. Simple Twist of Fate - 4:35

10. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar - 5:14

November 16, 1980, San Francisco - You Gotta Serve Somebody



The label for this one is Musichien.

Still another release of the Warfield concert on November 16, 1980.

1. Gotta Serve Somebody - 4:55

2. I Believe in You - 4:37

3. Like A Rolling Stone - 5:30

4. Man Gave Names to All The Animals - 5:23

5. To Ramona - 5:09

6. Let's Keep It Between Us - 4:08

7. Covenant Woman - 6:16

8. Senor - 4:06

9. Simple Twist of Fate - 4:35

10. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar - 5:14

Rises Again, Recorded in Seattle, November 30, 1980



This two disc set is produced by Wanted Man Music.

Disc 1:

1. Gotta Serve Somebody

2. I Believe in You

3. Like A Rolling Stone

4. Man Gave Names to All the Animals

5. Just Like Tom Thumb Blues

6. Fever (Davenport/Cooley)

7. All Along the Watchtower

8. Ain't Gonna Go to Hell

9. Girl From the North Country

10. Slow Train

11. To Ramona

12. We Just Disagree (Krueger)

13. Simple Twist of Fate

14. Saved

15. Don't Think Twice

(Tracks 11 - 15 are from November 29, 1980)

Disc 2

1. Abraham Martin and John (Holler)

2. Rise Again (Holm)

3. Let's Keep It Between Us

4. Mary From the Wild Moor (Traditional)

5. Solid Rock

6. Just Like A Woman

7. Senor

8. What Can I Do for You

9. When You Gonna Wake Up

10. In the Garden

11. Blowin' in the Wind

12. City of Gold

13. It's All Over Now Baby Blue

14. Hard Rain

Drammen, Norway, Drammenshallen, July 10, 1981 - In the Summertime



This disc is released by the label Railway.

1. The Times They Are A-Changin'

2. Gotta Serve Somebody

3. I Believe in You

4. Like a Rolling Stone

5. Girl From the north Country

6. In the Summertime

7. Mr. Tambourine Man

8. Just Like a Woman

9. Forever Young

10. Heart of Mine

11. Blowin' in the Wind

12. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Stadiums of the Damned - November 10, 1981



This pair of discs is released by Kiss The Stone.

Disc 1

1. Gotta Serve Somebody - 3:29

2. I believe in You - 4:28

3. Like a Rolling Stone - 5:59

4. I Want You - 3:18

5. Man Gave Names to All the Animals - 4:38

6. Maggie's Farm - 3:20

7. Girl of the North Country - 3:53

8. Ballad of a Thin Man - 3:28

9. Heart of Mine - 3:32

10. Simple Twist of Fate - 4:25

11. All Along the Watchtower - 3:11

12. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - 2:24

13. Forever Young - 4:15

14. Gamblin' Man - 3:09


Disc 2

1. The Times They Are Changin' - 3:29

2. Watered Down Love - 4:28

3. Shot of Love - 5:59

4. Masters of War - 3:18

5. Just Like a Woman - 4:38

6. Thief on the Cross - 3:20

7. Dead Man Dead Man - 3:53

8. In the Garden - 6:19

9. Blowin' in the Wind - 4:48

10. It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - 5:35

11. It Ain't Me Babe - 4:46

12. Knocking on Heaven's Door - 4:22

Houston Texas, The Summit, November 12, 1981 - You Can't Kill an Idea



This one is a Silver Rarities release (2 CDs). Superb sound. For the cover photography, select this link.

Disc 1

1. You Gotta Serve Somebody

2. I Believe in You

3. Like a Rolling Stone

4. Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

5. Man Gave Names to All the Animals

6. Maggie's Farm

7. Girl From the North Country

8. Ballad of a Thin Man

9. Simple Twist of Fate

10. Heart of Mine

11. All Along the Watchtower

12. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

13. Forever Young


Disc 2

1. Gamblin' Man

2. The Time They Are A-Changin'

3. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

4. Watered Down Love

5. Shot of Love

6. Just Like a Woman

7. Solid Rock

8. Masters of War

9. When You Gonna Wake Up?

10. In the Garden

11. Blowin' in the Wind

12. It's ALright Ma

13. It Ain't Me Babe

14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door