Gaslight Tapes

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Review:
The Gaslight tape is an absolute 'must have' to any serious collection. It has been available as a quasi-legitimate European LP for many years, in several different packages. In 2001, this Rattlesnake title was released with the complete 2nd and 3rd Gaslight tape. The tracks have been EQ'd to create a wonderfully quiet and crisp sounding version. The hand colored photos create a beautiful package. ..... review was sourced from BobsBoots.com now defunkt

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-05 12:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
live recording of:
Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall
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)
6:55
2Black Cross
live cover recording of:
Black Cross
lyricist:
Joseph S. Newman
composer:
Richard "Lord" Buckley
4:11
3No More Auction Block
live cover recording of:
No More Auction Block
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
3:05
4Rocks and Gravel
live recording of:
Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)
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
5:12
5Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
live recording of:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
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)
3:19
6Barbara Allen
live recording of:
Barbara Allen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
8:09
7Moonshine Blues
live recording of:
Moonshine Blues
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
4:17
8Motherless Children
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-15)
live recording of:
Motherless Children (Bob Dylan trad. arr.) (on 1962-10-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
live cover recording of:
Motherless Children (Bob Dylan trad. arr.)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
cover recording of:
Motherless Children (Bob Dylan trad. arr.)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
3:13
9Handsome Molly
live cover recording of:
Handsome Molly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 454)
2:50
10John Brown
live recording of:
John Brown
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
5:59
11Ballad of Hollis Brown
live recording of:
Ballad of Hollis Brown
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, 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)
5:44
12Kindhearted Woman Blues
live cover recording of:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
2:31
13See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
live cover recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:29
14Ain't No More Cane
live cover recording of:
Ain't No More Cane
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Clear Air Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:00
15Cocaine
live cover recording of:
Cocaine Blues (additional lyrics by Bob Dylan)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reverend Gary Davis
version of:
Cocaine Blues (Rev. Gary Davis arrangement)
2:59
16Cuckoo Is a Pretty Bird
live cover recording of:
The Cuckoo (Is a Pretty Bird) (Clarence Ashley arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley)
version of:
The Cuckoo (Is a Pretty Bird)
2:21
17West Texas
live cover recording of:
West Texas
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:35