Bob Dylan: From The Vaults Vol. 1

Format: 2CD
Label: Dandelion
Catalogue number: DL 059/60

Track list:

1.1. Visions Of Johanna

       9 March 1992, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

1.2. Tight Connection To My Heart
1.3. Delia
1.4. Weeping Willow

       17 November 1993, Supper Club, New York, New York, U.S.A.

1.5. Shelter From The Storm

       19 October 1994, Roseland, New York, New York, U.S.A.

1.6. Mr. Tambourine Man

       23 August 1997, Vienna, Virginia, U.S.A.

1.7. Hattie Carroll

      16 December 1997, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

1.8. Tears Of Rage

       17 January 1998, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.A.

1.9. Born In Time
2.1  Girl Of The North Country

       20 January 1998, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.A.

2.2. The Man In Me

       28 January 1998, Syracuse, New York

2.3. Love Sick

       Grammy Awards, February 1998

2.4. Make You Feel My Love

       21 May 1998, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

2.5. I'm Not Supposed To Care

       23 May 1998, Anaheim

2.6. Hard Rain

       2 June 1998, Leipzig

2.7. Mama You Been On My Mind

       17 June 1998, Brussels, Belgium

2.8. Boots Of Spanish Leather

       21 June 1998, Glasgow, Scotland

2.9. Senor

     6 July 1998, Lucca



Crazy Joe rates this CD set 5 on a 0 to 5 scale, meaning astounding.



> From: Karl-Heinz Meurer 
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: 2CD FROM THE VAULTS Vol. 1
> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:51:49 +0100

> Just got this fantastic 2CD FROM THE VAULTS Vol. 1. This is a
> compilation of officially (by SONY) recorded *recent* Bob Dylan material
> in outstanding quality, maybe taken from www.bobdylan.com but it sounds
> really like an official record release (way better than the 'field
> recordings' on the Love Sick singles).
 
> A must for everyone who wants to hear recent material in blowaway
> quality!



> From: "Dave Simms" 
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: Re: two questions
> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:46:24 -0000

> Though they don't
> mention it, it is a collection of the live tracks that first appeared on
> bobdylan.com - in superb quality.
> 
> The liner notes read:
> 
> "This double cd is the first of a series of live material from the Dylan
> archives.  All these songs were recorded officially with a digital 48 track
> mobile studio on location.  None of these songs have ever surfaced on any cd
> before and are of a very important historical value.  These songs were
> chosen by Dylan's management in order to keep a database of outstanding
> performances for possible future use.  More songs will be recorded in the
> near future as well as older tracks that will see the first official
> approvement by Dylan himself, which we will be happy to present on a new
> volume of Bob Dylan: From the Vaults."



> From: alan.fraser@cwcom.net (Alan Fraser)
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: Re: two questions
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:48:37 GMT

> Others can do what they wish, but I won't be buying it. I think it's
> phenomenal that bobdylan.com puts out these tracks for us to enjoy.
> Since bobdylan.com is an official site, that makes them in my opinion
> "officially released". Most people on r.m.d. will not make copies of
> officially released material for others - see the thread on the Dylan
> album, for example. These CDs are therefore not bootlegs, but pirates.
> 
> We should not undermine the good work being done by Foggy at
> bobdylan.com - I'm convinced that the release of Live 1966 was in part
> due to the success of the site and its reception on r.m.d.

> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:26:47 -0800
> From: Lloyd Fonvielle 
> Subject: Re: two questions
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan

> This is a fuzzy one.  I've never been able to hear any of the songs on
> the official site straight through -- a real disservice to the music to
> present it in this fractured way & I'm not sure it qualifies as
> "releasing" it.  More like vivisecting it -- albeit officially.

> From: svclarke@aol.com (SVClarke)
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: Re: two questions
> Date: 10 Nov 1998 19:31:01 GMT

> Agreed entirely.
> They are officially released on bobdylan.com.  Instead of buying a pirate, wait
> and hope that these great field recordings will all be eventually released on
> hard media.  More singles!  More Bootleg Series!  But even if most of them
> never do come out in a more accessable medium, I think the generosity and
> (hokey word, but it works here) *vision* of everybody involved at making this
> stuff available is just amazing.   I picture a bunch of people sitting around a
> conference table at Sony: The lawyers are screaming "No!! you can't *do* this!
> Copyrights!!" and accountants are screaming "No!! you can't *do* this!
> Royalties!!" while others -- the (ahem) visionary ones -- are calmly saying
> "Too bad, we're gonna do it anyhow because it's good stuff and getting it out
> there is a Good Thing, and this is the best way to get it out quickly and in
> quantity".
> 
> Yes, it's frustrating that they are only available in streaming realaudio.  But
> they are released.  And piracy can only discourage further releases -- it
> certainly gives the lawyers and accountants something to scream about -- and we
> really, really don't want that.
> 
> And to take a broader view -- out further than our own insatiable appetites for
> Dylan field recordings :) -- I wonder how many other artists and record labels
> are eyeing bobdylan.com speculatively, beginning to think about kicking the
> lawyers and accountants out of the cab and just getting stuff out there.  If
> Foggy and Dylan and everyone else involved gives it up, well, I'd sure hate for
> this to be an experiment that failed...  Lawyers and accountants win.   Yr just
> too far ahead of the times once again, Bob.



> From: 
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: Re: From the Vaults (Dandelion, 1998)...
> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:02:35 -0800

> I'd say this compilation of bobdylan.com songs is solid but not great.
> Overall the sound is excellent, but I think there are two problems worth
> mentioning:
> 
> 1. It's much too short for a compilation -- together, the two discs come in
> at about 108 minutes, meaning they could contain almost 50% more music.
> Plus, at least one of the songs ("Love Sick" at the Grammies [and "Born in
> Time," too?]) is so easily available elsewhere that it seems like an
> additional waste of space.
> 
> 2. On my copy, at least, "Senor" has a fairly annoying buzzing sound for the
> first couple of minutes. I don't know if it's the fault of the original
> recording or its translation to CD. In any case, though, it's not
> necessarily a big loss -- while it's a good version, I'd certainly disagree
> with the compilers' assertion that "this must be the best ever version
> available."
> 
> In fact, while the following is obviously just personal taste, I'd say the
> performances are pretty uneven overall -- some, like "Mr. Tambourine Man"
> and "Tight Connection" are among the best things I've ever heard from
> anyone, and several others are very good, but three or four, like "Tears of
> Rage" and "Mama...," seem average or worse to me -- with forgotten and
> repeated lyrics/verses, if I remember correctly.