Identifier252280
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Media TypeCD
Media Count3
Sound RatingB
Notepart of "Minnesota Tapes" bootleg; sound quality varies
Trades Allowed
Performance
Bob Dylan 1961-05-?? Bonnie Beecher's Apt. (AKA Minnesota Party Tape), Minneapolis, MN
Set 1(As I Go) Ramblin' Round
Death Don't Have No Mercy
It's Hard To Be Blind
This Train Is Bound For Glory
Harp Instrumental
Talking Fish Blues
Pastures Of Plenty
Railroad Bill
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Man Of Constant Sorrow
Pretty Polly
Railroad Boy
James Alley Blues
Why'd You Cut My Hair?
This Land Is Your Land
Two Trains Runnin'
Wild Mountain Thyme
Howdido
Car Car
Don't Push Me Down
Come See
I Want My Milk
San Francisco Bay Blues
A Long Time A-Growin'
Devilish Mary
Set 2
Set 3
CommentThough not as famous as the Hotel Tape, This recording from Bonnie Beecher's apartment predates that one by half a year. Dylan's progress was explosive during this time, and half a year was a lifetime. The tape is nowhere near the league of the later recording, 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 by which to compare the December tape.