Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 (Highlights)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let the Good Times Roll
recorded at:
Terlinde Music Shop in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (on 1956-12-24)
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (on 1956-12-24)
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee (rhythm & blues and doo wop singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
live recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee (rhythm & blues and doo wop singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
Bob Dylan0:37
2I Got a New Girl
recorded in:
Hibbing, Minnesota, United States (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Teen Love Serenade (in 1959-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1958)
Bob Dylan2:04
3Jesus Christ
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (in 1960-09)
cover recording of:
Jesus Christ (in 1960-09)
additional lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Jesus Christ
additional lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Bob Dylan2:21
4K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Madison, Wisconsin, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (in 1960)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Bob Dylan with Danny Kalb2:19
5Remember Me
recorded in:
East Orange, New Jersey, United States (in 1961-02)
cover recording of:
Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming) (in 1961-02)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Bob Dylan2:41
6Railroading on the Great Divide
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1960-1970 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-10)
recording of:
Railroading on the Great Divide
writer:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
live recording of:
Railroading on the Great Divide
writer:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
Bob Dylan with Jim Kweskin2:45
7Man of Constant Sorrow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
Bob Dylan4:11
8He Was a Friend of Mine
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1961-11-20)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-20)
cover recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine (on 1961-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
Bob Dylan44:06
9Ramblin’ Round
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Ramblin’ Round (in 1961)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Bob Dylan3:24
10Story: East Orange, New Jersey
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1962-12-22)
recording of:
A Story of East Orange, New Jersey (Spoken word) (on 1962-12-22)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
Bob Dylan1:29
11Po’ Lazarus
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1962-12-22)
recording of:
Po' Lazarus (on 1962-12-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bob Dylan4:22
12Dink’s Song
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1962-12-22)
recording of:
Dink's Song (Bob Dylan arrangement) (on 1962-12-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
version of:
Dink’s Song
Bob Dylan34:50
13I Was Young When I Left Home
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1962-12-22)
recording of:
I Was Young When I Left Home (on 1962-12-22)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Dylan (in 1961)
writer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
version of:
900 Miles
Bob Dylan5:43
14Cocaine
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1962-12-22)
cover recording of:
Cocaine Blues (Rev. Gary Davis arrangement) (on 1962-12-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Rev. Gary Davis
publisher:
Chandos Music Company (in 1968)
version of:
Cocaine Blues (T.J. Arnall version)
Bob Dylan2:17
15Talkin’ New York
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1960-1970 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-16)
live recording of:
Talkin' New York (on 1962-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1961)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) (from 1962 until 1964) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (from 1964 to present)
Bob Dylan4:17
16Corrina, Corrina
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1960-1970 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-16)
live recording of:
Corrina, Corrina (Bob Dylan version) (on 1962-04-16)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
lyricist:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
version of:
32‒20 Blues
version of:
Corrina (traditional song published by the Lomaxes)
version of:
Corrine, Corrina
version of:
Hellhound on My Trail
version of:
Me and the Devil Blues
version of:
Stones in My Passway
live recording of:
Corrina, Corrina (German version)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
lyricist:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Wolfgang Ambros
translated version of:
Corrina, Corrina (Bob Dylan version)
Bob Dylan3:50
17(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1962)
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (in 1962)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
Bob Dylan2:06
18Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘A’ in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-25)
recording of:
Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road) (on 1962-04-25)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Special Rider Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Alabama Woman Blues
version of:
Rocks and Gravel Makes a Solid Road
version of:
Solid Road
version of:
Stavin Chain Blues
version of:
Take Rocks and Gravel to Make a Solid Road – Railroad Blues
Bob Dylan32:58
19Let Me Die in My Footsteps
recorded at:
The Finjan in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1962-07-02)
live recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps (on 1962-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground
recording of:
Let Me Die in My Footsteps
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground
Bob Dylan4:50
20Tomorrow Is a Long Time
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1962-08-11)
recording of:
Tomorrow Is a Long Time (on 1962-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
adaptations:
Huominen on niin kaukana
Bob Dylan2:46
21Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (in 1962-10)
live recording of:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (in 1962-10)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
Budde Musikverlag (German publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
adaptations:
Anna olla älä huoli lain
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
Bob Dylan3:12
22The Cuckoo
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (in 1962-10)
live cover recording of:
The Cuckoo (Is a Pretty Bird) (Clarence Ashley arrangement) (in 1962-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley)
version of:
The Cuckoo (Is a Pretty Bird)
live recording of:
The Cuckoo (Is a Pretty Bird) (Clarence Ashley arrangement) (in 1962-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley)
version of:
The Cuckoo (Is a Pretty Bird)
Bob Dylan2:19
23The Ballad of the Gliding Swan
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963)
live recording of:
Ballad of the Gliding Swan (in 1963)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Evan Jones (poet and playwright)
recording of:
Ballad of the Gliding Swan
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Evan Jones (poet and playwright)
Bob Dylan1:03
24John Brown
recording of:
John Brown
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
Bob Dylan4:22
25Dusty Old Fairgrounds
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-04)
live recording of:
Dusty Old Fairgrounds (in 1963-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
Bob Dylan5:17
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#TitleRatingLength
1House of the Rising Sun
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
3:17
2Seven Curses
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-06)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-06)
recording of:
Seven Curses (on 1963-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Special Rider Music
version of:
Anathea
3:49
3Masters of War
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Masters of War (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Nottamun Town (Fair Nottamun Town / Nottamun Fair)
4:23
4Girl From the North Country
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Girl From the North Country (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
recording of:
Girl From the North Country (Theessink / Ratzenbeck arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
arranger:
Peter Ratzenbeck and Hans Theessink
arrangement of:
Girl From the North Country
3:43
5Liverpool Gal
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Liverpool Gal (in 1963)
writer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-05)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
5:47
6Boots of Spanish Leather
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Boots of Spanish Leather (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Special Rider Music
45:09
7Moonshiner
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-08-12)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-12)
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (on 1963-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
recording of:
Moonshiner (Bob Dylan version) (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
4.55:06
8The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (in 1963)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-10)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Special Rider Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
version of:
Mary Hamilton (child ballad 173)
4:31
9The Times They Are A‐Changin’
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:40
10Who Killed Davey Moore?
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1963-10-26)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-26)
live recording of:
Who Killed Davey Moore? (on 1963-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1963-03 until 1963-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
3:15
11Lay Down Your Weary Tune
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
Lay Down Your Weary Tune (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-10)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
54:52
12Blowin’ in the Wind
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
3:26
13North Country Blues
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
North Country Blues (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-07)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Special Rider Music
54:09
14A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-10)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
8:04
15Talkin’ World War III Blues
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
Talkin’ World War III Blues (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
4:58
16Only a Pawn in Their Game
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
Only a Pawn in Their Game (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-06)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
3:37
17When the Ship Comes In
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-10)
live recording of:
When the Ship Comes In (in 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-08)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
live recording of:
When the Ship Comes In (The Chieftains arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
arranger:
Paddy Moloney
publisher:
Chrysalis Songs and Special Rider Music
arrangement of:
When the Ship Comes In
3:32