Identifier | 8951242 |
Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Media Type | dc |
Trades Allowed |
Performance
Bob Dylan 1962-08-?? Gil Turner's House (Pittsburgh Radio Tape), New York, NY | |
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Set 1 | Hard Times Blues
Jack O' Diamonds Hard Travelin' Snakeskin Boots Twenty Years On The Road Stuck Inside The Twilight Zone Death Letter Blues Mr. Ragamuffin Man |
Set 2 | |
Set 3 | |
Comment | This is the 'Pittsburgh Radio Tape', thus called because it is said to have been broadcasted in 1967 by a Pittsburgh radio station. Paul Cable lists it in his book "Bob Dylan - His Unreleased Recordings" as being a 99,9% put-on; Alan Frazer in "Searching For A Gem" calls it a hoax:
http://www.searchingforagem.com/Starlight/BobUnrelD.htm (see Death Letter Blues) If so, one must recognize its quality : Supposed to have been recorded in Aug 62 in NYC, at Gil Turner’s Home, the voice is perfect, as are the guitar playing, the sound quality -quite similar to what is to be expected (that is: not good but very listenable)-, and even the fluttering of the tape in the last songs, as if the batteries were slowly dying. And what if it was not a fake ? "I Can't Think For You, You'll Have to Decide". Anyway, this deserves room in a Dylan collection. |