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Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bob Dylan 1999-??-?? Masters, Various, Various
Set 1Not Fade Away
Man In The Long Black Coat
To Be Alone With You
Never Gonna Be The Same Again
Don't Think Twice
Visions Of Johanna
Friend Of The Devil
Watching The River Flow
Make You Feel My Love
Tears Of Rage
Love Sick
Senor
I And I
Set 2
Set 3
CommentInfo from: http://www.expectingrain.com/dok/rmd/xyx/80/beneath81.html

"MASTERS (BobDylan.com)" 1CD (Wild Wolf)
13-track compilation sourced from pre-download masters
Tracks: 13
Time: 72+
Source: Masters
Quality: A+

A 13-track compilation culled from a master tape source as opposed to a website download. For comparison, A-B the "Tears of Rage" from "From the Vaults Vol 1" <http://www.expectingrain.com/dok/rmd/xyx/70/beneath74.html> with the version here - sounds like a totally different cut. Ditto the "Visions" from 1992 - funny how there is crowd noise on the "FTV" version that is non-existent on the version here. In any case, there are 5 performances common to both, yet the mixes make each seem different . Overall, the "Masters" versions (mixes) of these five seem more "true" and robust, with a smoother, fuller sound, with only the Visions from "FTV" gaining the edge on the "Masters" version, IMO.

(Alan Fraser's On-line Performances <http://www.jana.mcmail.com/online.
htm> page)

Quality on the tracks here is superb, professionally recorded and mixed with equal juice to high and low, and smooth as a baby's ass. Great drum and bass sound, particularly Kemper, who sounds terrific.

Hopefully, more of these will surface but for now here's what we get:

Not Fade Away - Troy, NY 2/22/99 (50's rockabilly in the 90's, with that great "fat" guitar sound)
Man In The Long Black Coat - Tampa, Fl 1/30/99 (haunting)
To Be Alone With You - Troy, NY 2/22/99 (more 50's sound)
Never Gonna Be The Same Again - Tampa, Fl 1/30/99 (dead-on)
Don't Think Twice - Troy, NY 2/22/99 (a great one)
Visions of Johanna - Minneapolis, MN 9/3/92
Friend of the Devil - Nurnberg, Ger 5/31/98 (slick picking with Bucky standing out, sure to put a grin on your face)
Watching the River Flow - Tallahassee, FL 2/1/99 (Flashes of Carl Perkins and James Burton!!!!!!)
Make You Feel My Love - LosAngeles, CA 5/21/98 (Bob the crooner)
Tears of Rage - NY, NY 1/17/98 (breathtaking, w/great guitars)
Lovesick - NY, NY 2/25/98 (raunchy....best version, IMO)
Senor - Lucca, Italy 7/6/98 (Bucky shines)
I & I - Dijon, FR 7/1/98 (spooky sounding version w/snaky guitars)