| Identifier | 9810185 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| Sound Rating | A |
| Note | Professional/line recording
Original regording by PYE records for Columbia as mastered/mixed for possible release on "Bob Dylan In Concert". "Mr. Tambourine Man" is probably the live/public debut of the song. No earlier live performances are known, It is possible that Dylan gave the song a test run at a lower profile performance, as he frequently did in the mid-1960s, but Festival Hall was the only concert scheduled on his British visit, and there's no evidence it was played at a spring US show.. The recordings first surfaced a few years back on a reel-to-reel tape of an acetate prepared for Ralph J. Gleason, probably in late 1965. The acetate was clearly part of the series of "drafts" Columbia prepared for the "Bob Dylan In Concert" project. Columbia regularly prepared live albums from its folk roster, for release whenever the artists could not complete a studio album on schedule, or to rush to market to capitalize on unexpected demand. "Bob Dylan In Concert" was originally compiled in 1964, when Dylan had been absent from Columbia's studios for more than six months. But Dylan recorded "Another Side" in a single June session, and the project, already announced, was shelved. Presumably Columbia revisited the project when the New York Hawks sessions faltered and the expected followup to "Highway 61" seemed chancey. |
| Source Info | Soundboard Reel / Acetate |
| Traded From | Obie's Treasure Chest |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| Bob Dylan 1964-05-17 Royal Festival Hall, London, UK | |
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| Set 1 | Mr. Tambourine Man (live debut)
Eternal Circle |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | |