Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1956-1963 (Highlights)

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Back cover with only Columbia and Legacy logos, U.S. patent and trademark information.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (CD1): [Sonopress logo] 58608847/19802912992 RD1 22
Mastering SID Code (CD1 & 2): IFPI LB47
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0740
Matrix / Runout (CD2): [Sonopress logo] 58608844/19802912992 RD2 21
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 073Y

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-23 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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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)
5:48
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)
4:32
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
3:11
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)
54:53
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)
3:27
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
54:08
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)
7:52
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
4:55
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)
3:34
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
3:17

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
pressed by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
glass mastered at:Sonopress in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35532034 [info]