a. Bob Dylan biographies
b. Studies of Dylan as a performer, lyricist, etc.
c. Reference books
0. What has been changed since the previous posting of the FAQ
(1 October 1995)?
A new system for identifying changes is being tested for this outing of the FAQ. Any line which is different has as its first character "#". (This particular section is exempt :-)
Part 1:
- modified section on how to post to rec.music.dylan via email
- added reference to Boblinks page in the WWW resources section
- updated the reference to the Jack Kerouac page
- added a reference to a URL describing how tape trees work
- modified some URL pointers
- added additional email addresses for posting to rec.music.dylan
- added references to additional lyric sites
- added reference to Olof in acronym section
- changed reference to the now deleted Homer Warmline
- added reference to RMD in acronym section
- changed section on HWY61-L and simply added a pointer to the
list administrator and web archives
- added some entries to the glossary and acronym list
- updated the guitar tablature site. ftp.nevada.edu isn't valid
anymore
- added to netiquette section. asked people to use question marks
when asking for information rather than making bold statements
in the subject header that may be misleading
- modified information about HWY61-L mailing list
Part 2:
- added reference to new publication "Dignity"
- added reference to Clinton Heylin's "The Recording Sessions"
- modified information about the Telegraph
- modified information about Heylin's "Stolen Moments"
- added a pointer to legal documents on the web concerning bootlegs
- added more songbooks
- modified information about the Telegraph again, this time indicating
that they are apparently no longer in publication
- added information about Phill Townsends's "Galileo's Math Book"
- added information about Helter Skelter books
- added information about fanzine "The All Night Cafe"
- added section on non-existent "Under the Red Sky" notes
1. Who is Bob Dylan?
Bob Dylan is a singer, a guitar player, a song writer and a recording
artist. Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Hibbing Minnesota in 1941, his
earliest circulating recordings date from 1958! His earliest
recordings on an unofficial bootleg LP date from 1960, his first
commercial release dates from 1962. He continues to write, record and
perform to this day.
2. What is rec.music.dylan?
Welcome! This Usenet newsgroup is devoted to the discussion of Bob
Dylan, his music, and things Dylan-related. We welcome your
constructive comments on nearly any issue, even if it's only
tangentially associated with Bob Dylan.
There is no official Dylan fan club, so small packs of Dylan fans band together to stay informed and carry on general discussion. This particular Usenet newsgroup was founded mid-1989 by Tom Buckley.
Sometimes it seems that all we're interested in are upcoming tour dates and clarification of fact regarding old recordings, but there is often very interesting discussion of Dylan's lyrics themselves, a reason that no doubt many of you read this newsgroup. If you don't see the sort of discussion you want, you're encouraged to bring it up yourself!
Many people criticise the content and tenor of postings on
rec.music.dylan but few praise those they like. If you see a posting
which is just what you like to see why not e-mail the poster
privately and say so. Many good posters stop posting because they say
they do not know if anyone is reading or liking what they do. The way
to shape rec.music.dylan to what you want is to encourage what you
like to see, and to contribute good postings yourself too!
As with all newsgroups, the best recommendation is for you to sit
back and read for a while before you make your first posting. That
way you can get a proper feel for the newsgroup. Then you will see
which postings you think are valuable and which are wasting space or
preventing good discussion.
rec.music.dylan is not moderated, so within reason anything goes.
However, certain types of postings are generally frowned upon. These
include:
SUBJECT: Re: HWY61-L Digest - 5 Mar 1995
may well choose to ignore it altogether.
My top 20 favourite Bob Dylan albums, in order of preference,
are:
1. Blonde On Blonde
2. Highway 61 Revisited
3. The Times They Are A-Changin'
.
.
20. The Basement Tapes
Tell me what yours are!
If you are interested in lists of favourite song or album titles then
please do NOT post them to rec.music.dylan. You are instead directed
to the ALLMUSIC GUIDE [see later for details] for the views of past
and present readers on this issue. Polls on favourite albums and
songs are already available for hundreds of artists, including Bob
Dylan. And should you wish to add your vote to those already cast
then you are free to do so. [A Web page has been set up for this very
task! - see later].
This is NOT to say constructive discussions about WHY you place
certain songs in such high regard are not of interest. Far from it -
what are we all here for if not to discuss the songs?
The objection to the posting of full trade listings is more along the
lines of bandwidth wastage. If you wish to set up a trade you are
best advised to send a polite e-mail message [see later].
Questions to the group should be clearly indicated as questions in
the subject line to avoid confusing those who are looking for new
information. For instance, a subject header of "New Album" is likely to
mislead those who read your post into expecting to find some news about
a new album. Instead, you should ask the question "Is There a New
Album?".
telnet yfn2.ysu.edu
username: visitor
follow the instructions for becoming a registered user and then read
rec.music.dylan whenever you please.
The majority of readers access this group through a newsreader (such
as rn, trn, tin or the like on Unix systems), but there is also a
digestified format that is sent to many others via email. If you'd
rather read in that format (a long email sent to you once or twice
daily) this information will be of use to you:
The mailing list is owned and maintained by Maureen LeBlanc. (If you
experience any problems with the list or have any questions then
e-mail Maureen at HWY61-L-Request@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu). It should
be noted that since this is a moderated list, some articles posted
to rec.music.dylan may not appear.
To subscribe simply send an email message to
listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
with a blank subject, and the body of the message reading "SUBSCRIBE
HWY61-L firstname lastname". For complete information, see:
http://www1.usa1.com/~hporter/furboy.html
To post to the mailing list, you would use this address:
HWY61-L@LISTSERV.acsu.buffalo.edu
You don't need anything more than e-mail to post to
rec.music.dylan, just e-mail your posting to one of the
following:
rec.music.dylan@news.demon.co.uk
(For an updated list send e-mail to mg5n+remailers@andrew.cmu.edu)
(This information courtesy of Alan Fraser)
If you cannot access the newgroup you want through your own ISP, Zippo
offer what they call a Direct Read News Service on the Web which can
give you access to all newsgroups from your browser. It would also be
useful for anyone you know who doesn't have Usenet access. The address
to go to is http://www.zippo.com. They offer complete functionality
including sorting, selecting, decoding, reading and posting Usenet News
articles.
You have to join and pay a subscription to see all of the news groups,
but Zippo allows free public access to 4,500 of the most popular
newsgroups, of which R.M.D. is one. You can mimic the subscription
function by bookmarking your favourite newsgroups. For help, go to
http://www.zippo.com/drnhelp.htm
There are 3 ways to reach r.m.d.
(1) Drill down through the Recreation list by selecting Recreation from
the Home Page.
(2) Search for "rec.music.dylan" from the Home Page.
(3) Go directly to r.m.d.'s URL -
http://drn.zippo.com/news-bin/wwwnews?newsgroups=rec.music.dylan
(This information courtesy of ed@edlis.org)
Another alternative rec.music.dylan posting method is
http://grunt.dejanews.com/post.xp
Some prefer e-mail:
Worth noting these things for when you are travelling and decide to
post something on a strange machine with World Wide Web access but no
familiar browser with UseNet News software. Not everyone has Netscape.
With Zippo you can get going well from almost anywhere.
#Dylan = The name of the Dylan channel on irc.
BoB = Blonde on Blonde [1966] [not a typo for "Bob"!]
BotT = Blood on the Tracks [1974]
BIABH = Bringing It All Back Home [1965]
boot = bootleg
bootleg = circulating copy of officially unreleased material in any
form. The term is probably derived from 'bootleg' liquor, which was
sometimes smuggled in bottles strapped to one's leg during
Prohibition in the United States, 1918-1933.
Bootleg Series = The Bootleg Series 1961-1991, Rare and Unreleased,
Volumes 1-3 [1991] - not to be confused with 'bootleg' above, this is
an official release that reveals many songs and performances from
throughout Dylan's career that were previously available only on
bootleg media. The liner notes of this boxed set mention that
further volumes would be released, but no reliable source has been
able to determine if and when this might actually happen...
BTW = By the way...
EDLIS = Exchange of Dylan Lyrics - Internet Service
[see question 8, below, for more information on EDLIS]
GAIBTY = Good As I Been To You [1992]
H61R = Highway 61 Revisited [1965]
Hurricane = The lead-off single from Desire [1976], which tells
Dylan's rather loose interpretation of the murder trial of boxer
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter; Carter is today a free man in Canada after
having endured a convoluted series of mistrials and legal wrangling.
IMO = In my opinion...
IMHO = In my humble opinion...
irc = Internet Relay Chat, an international live real-time
conferencing system with a channel called #Dylan.
[see question #9, below]
JWH = John Wesley Harding [1967] This album (and its title track)
were mis-named after outlaw John Wesley Hardin. Dylan's song has
very little to do with the story of the real Hardin; instead, it's
basically just a spin-off of Woody Guthrie's "Pretty Boy Floyd." Some
Dylan fans note the religious bent of this album and claim that the
initials 'JWH' really refer to the Judeo-Christian deity...
Krogsgaard = Krogsgaard's 1991 reference book, Positively Bob Dylan
[listed below in question 10c]. A Krogsgaard number would be in a
form such as [7/201]. This refers to item seven in the Krogsgaard
listing for event 201. Badly addicted rec.music.dylan readers can be
told such a number and then immediately sing the relevant item
without reference to the Krogsgaard book itself!
pirate = Illegal copy of officially released material. Also known as
a "counterfeit".
RAH = Royal Albert Hall. This refers to the famous, but misnamed
Royal Albert Hall 1966 bootleg that is now generally believed to be
from Manchester 5/17/66.
RMD = The Usenet newsgroup rec.music.dylan. Also abbreviated as r.m.d.
or just plain rmd.
<>P
smiley = An unusual punctuation device, presumably employed only by
computer-users, which looks like a sideways smiley-face: :-) A
smiley usually means that a comment or article has been written in
jest, and should be read accordingly. A common variant is ;-) with
the 'winking' eye. There are many, many variants on the smiley, and
most are used to represent the flairs of spoken language that are
often hard to perceive in text. :-(
tape tree = A 'pyramid' method of distributing tapes organized by
someone with a good or unusual tape that begs to be circulated. That
person posts an announcement to the newsgroup, asking people to send
email to him to sign up. He collects the names of those interested,
and creates a 'tree' such that no one has to make an excessive number
of copies, and people with better tape decks make copies for those
without, etc. The original tape is the 'seed'. Those who receive
copies from the seed and make further copies are 'branches', and
those who receive copies from branches but don't copy for anyone else
are the 'leaves'. Sometimes a person who makes copies is called a
'parent' and one who receives copies is a 'child'. Each person who
receives tapes is expected to send tapes of other events in return to
their branch. If blanks are sent in lieu of recorded tapes, the
person sending blanks is expected to send double the number of blank
tapes to recorded tapes. A less common method is that the person sendng
blanks is expected to pay postage for both the tapes that sent and
the ones received. If trading with a DAT collector who is supplying
you with an analogue cassette, one blank DAT is adequate double
compensation should they not want any blank analogue cassettes from
you. For more information on tape trees, see the URL
http://www.cs.umass.edu/~greene/files/tape-tree-def.txt.
T-999 = Numbers like these are Townsend numbers.
Townsend number = A three figure number identifying a specific
bootleg CD as cited by Phill Townsend in his Strangers And Prophets
[listed in question 2c of part 2], or as cited in Isis [listed in
question 3 of part 2].
troll = A provocative posting made with the intention of generating
a reaction, ranging from flames and hate mail to trolls which are
intended to spark discussion or controversy. It is best to ignore
the foolish ones, and be alert to the clever trolls if you are
responding.
UTRS = Under The Red Sky [1990]
WGW = World Gone Wrong [1993]
WWW = World-Wide-Web [see question 5, below]
ZZ = someone used to the vi editor in Unix posting from a different
and unfamiliar editor trying to end their posting...
This is NOT intended to be a complete discography by any means. Check
the discography file at ftp.cs.pdx.edu for more details on Bob Dylan
releases available on compact disc.
[see question 5 for help].
Notes:
Also of interest are the 30th Anniversary Tribute Concert double-CD
set; and Masterpieces, a triple-CD import collection that contains a
few songs not available elsewhere on CD.
To actually order CDs online, you can try the Compact Disc
Connection, a California-based mail-order company.
telnet cdconnection.com
No password is necessary.
Once you're logged in, the menus are fairly self-explanatory, and you
can make purchases with your credit card.
If you have a Web browser such as Netscape, Mosaic or Lynx and wish
to look at CD shops on the Internet, use these URLs:
There have been several 'best album' polls done on the music
newsgroups - the most comprehensive were the 'Usenet Artist Polls'
and are available by anonymous FTP from ftp.uwp.edu in /pub/music/uap
(many polls done on individual artists, not just Dylan).
The Dylan albums most frequently recommended by readers of r.m.d are
_Highway 61 Revisited_, _Blonde on Blonde_, _Blood on the Tracks_,
and _The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3_, although you'll find staunch
fans of nearly every album...
The Dylan you might like depends more on you than on the opinions of
others. You could describe in reasonable detail your musical,
political, religious and sexual tastes, post that on rec.music.dylan,
and ask for advice...
Additional material may be found at the various FTP archives
[see question 5, below].
ftp.cs.pdx.edu (Portland State University)
The above are not guaranteed to be current, however there is a very
nice web site that contains lots of guitar tabs:
http://www.uvm.edu/~ksherloc/dylan/
and you might want to check out:
http://iris.bsd.uchicago.edu/~jrr/bob.html
By far the most complete collection of Dylan lyrics can be found at
this site:
http://orad.dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dylan/bd.html
Olof's yearly summaries of Bob Dylan concerts and recordings, plus a
number of transcribed interviews, concert/tape reviews, and similar
documents are available by anonymous FTP from ftp.cs.pdx.edu, in the
directory /pub/dylan, and are maintained by Trent Fisher. This site
originated as a replacement to Anthony Kapolka's archives from the
early days of rec.music.dylan, but now includes all of Olof's
archives and other recent files.
Lyrics to a limited number of Bob Dylan songs, plus some guitar tabs
and other information by be found by anonymous FTP from ftp.uwp.edu,
in pub/music/artists/d/dylan.bob.
Guitar tablature to many of Dylan's songs can be found on the World
Wide Web at http://www.uvm.edu/~ksherloc/dylan.
There are also a number of Dylan-related World Wide Web (WWW) pages.
If you do not know what WWW is then you are best advised to ask a
friend or computer technician at your site. You will need appropriate
software (known as Web Browsers). Some examples: Netscape, Mosaic and
Lynx (a text only version).
http://www.execpc.com/~billp61/boblink.html
- "Boblinks" (Bill Pagel)
- Links to every Dylan internet resource known to man.
Plus, if you want to locate more Dylan links than exist on the above
site, you can try the following search engines:
http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/People/JackKerouac.html
- Jack Kerouac home page (Levi Asher)
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/digitrad
- "Digital Tradition"
- This is a searchable text database of folk lyrics. It is updated
every few months and, as of April '94, contained over 4500 items.
The latest edition is Oct '94. There are countless Dylan-related
songs in this archive.
- People can download their own copy of the entire archive for their
Mac, PC, or a plain ASCII version:
ftp.parc.xerox.com (California) or
ftp.uwp.edu (Wisconsin) or
(PC version only) send three
formatted HD disks (5-1/4 or 3-1/2 inch) and a STAMPED, SELF-
ADDRESSED mailer to Dick Greenhaus at:
The Digital Tradition
28 Powell Street
Greenwich, CT 06831
Phone: 203/531-7314
E-Mail: digitrad@world.std.com
http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
- Library of Congress.
http://us.imdb.com/
- Internet Movie Database
- Can look up films such as "Don't Look Back" and, as with many
of these sources, you can add information to improve what they
list based on your expertise or reference books...
GOPHER SITE:
gopher://allmusic.ferris.edu/00/pop/d/dy/dylan.b
- All Music Guide.
- This is the location of the Bob Dylan entry. It includes a mini-
bio', list of albums and their tracks, reviews and ratings.
If you cannot find transcribed music online, you should be able to
find music to all the released albums from good music stores and
suppliers. The most recommended book source is "Lyrics 1962-1985".
The lyrics 'database' on "Highway 61 Interactive" CDROM, released
1995, covers virtually all of the lyrics from this book, plus all
albums up to 1995. Many songbooks can also be purchased, for example
the book for Good As I Been to You is available from Special Rider
Music Sales, 8/9 Frith St., London W1V 5TZ, England.
#1 - If you've got a little disk space to spare [approx. 1.5
megabytes], you can download Olof's year-by-year Bob Dylan archive -
which lists Dylan's public appearances and recordings, gives handy
reference tables of songs played on tour, and even lists recommended
tapes by tour! The best part is that it's free for your own personal
use. Don't try printing it out unless you've got the time & ribbons
- the combined total of all the files would be on the order of 600
pages... How do you get it? How do you get it? ftp ftp.neda.edu, in the /pub/dylan/olof
directory, the 1960 through 1995 files.
#2 - There is a book called "Positively Bob Dylan" by Michael
Krogsgaard (this book is frequently referred to simply as
'Krogsgaard' on this newsgroup). This tome numbers Dylan's
circulating performances and lists the songs performed at each and
every known circulating Bob Dylan recording through early 1991.
There are always gaps and changes as new tapes surface, but this book
is essential to the serious collector! It provides a fast, easy
reference for identifying tapes and so on. The main disadvantage
of such a serious book is that it costs about US$55. Ordering
information:
Popular Culture Ink.
Also of interest are the following two books:
Dundas, Glen. ~Tangled Up In Tapes: The Recordings of Bob Dylan~. 3rd
ed. Thunder Bay, Ontario: SMA Services, 1994. Write: 1837 McGregor
Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7E 5G2. Cost is approximately
$45.00.
Heylin, Clinton. ~Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions [1960-1994]~. New
York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. ISBN: 0-312-13439-8. Cost is
approximately $25.00.
There will shortly be a third option:
#3 - If you have an IBM PC compatible "DylanBase" may be of interest.
This is a DOS computer program designed by Keith Charles Marsh, with
data collated by Chris Cooper. Its objective is the same as
Krogsgaard's book, to detail all circulating (and uncirculating)
recordings. Regular updates are planned to maintain the accuracy and
completeness of the database. To find out more you can purchase a
demo disk, the price of which is fully refundable against the final
product. For this or other information write to:
Chis Cooper
Tour dates are usually posted piece-meal to the newsgroup, and
sometimes these postings will contain conflicting or confusing
information. If your local ticket agency has no knowledge of a
concert date that you saw announced here, don't give up hope.
Agencies such as TicketMaster frequently do not know about particular
shows until a few days before they are authorized to sell tickets for
that show. Some concert dates start out as rumors and never
materialize, but many rumors do become fact. Be patient.
There is no mail-order for Bob Dylan concert tickets.
There are also Dylan hotlines you can ring on the telephone for the
latest information on Bob Dylan events:
USA: 970-243-8025 (The Rolling Tomes Hotline - the operator will ask
you to enter the "hotline access number" located in the lower right
corner of the back cover of the current Rolling Tomes catalogue. So
you must either have seen the catalogue or have contact with someone
who has... See question 10, below. A touch-tone telephone is
required. The recording is updated at least weekly, more often when
news warrants it.)
UK: The Homer Warmline, run by Andrew Muir, has ended. It is being replaced by John Baldwin's Warmline:
If calling within the UK, dial 01707-394678
UK: Wanted Man offers a hotline service to Telegraph subscribers
[see part two of the FAQ for subscription details].
The EDLIS Tours & Tickets agent compiles all the above info and
posts updated tour schedules to rec.music.dylan:
ray@rothley.win-uk.net
If you post a request for specific lyrics (or for detailed boot CD
information) on rec.music.dylan you might find an EDLIS agent answers
your needs magically in your e-mail box. In return, EDLIS is always
in need of transcribed lyrics and information on compact discs, old
and new. If you are able to type in or scan Dylan lyrics not
presently available on the Internet, please do so - the only reason
that EDLIS sends you anything is because others have contributed in
the past!If you like what EDLIS is doing and wish to help, simply
e-mail
volunteers@edlis.org
Dylan conference - usually in English - waiting for you to join it.
At your Unix prompt type:
irc
and once irc is up and running type:
/join #Dylan
and what you type after that will be seen by all the others on that
channel. If all is quiet simply wait until the lull ends or learn how
to invite others in (/invite), change the topic (/topic) and so on.
Many arrange to meet at #dylan by prior arrangement through e-mail,
setting a time to rendezvous. Bear in mind the time zones -
discussion tends to ebb and flow with New Zealanders and Australians
starting the day, as they begin to flag Europeans join, and Americans
are last to come in, though some #dylan people keep very odd hours
indeed.
Treat #dylan like a Paris street cafe. If you want to be certain
that stimulating, interesting people are there when you are there,
bring them with you.
If Bob Dylan is performing in a country you can try to see who is onfrom that country, such as Japan:
/who *.jp
And then use /invite to invite in unsuspecting irc-ers and ask them
about media coverage, whether they are going to the concerts or know
anyone who is, will they be taking a DAT recorder with them, etc etc
etc.
As with all esoteric computer matters, if the command irc is not
available on your computer, simply ask a local computer guru how to
ftp and compile what you need.
You could also logon by telnet to a limited version of irc:
telnet sci.dixie.edu 6668
Here are some other public access telnet sites for IRC on the
Undernet, which is NOT the main irc but will give you a feel for a
limited irc network:
telnet wildcat.ecn.uoknor.edu 6677
EUROPEAN SITES
telnet telnet1.eu.undernet.org 6677
VAX/VMS Users: use "telnet host.name /PORT=6677"
telnet sci.dixie.edu 1 | sh
So long as you have full Internet access something should be
possible, and you can join in on the Dylan discussion via irc...
The standard #dylan teatime in London meeting in irc is daily at:
3. Are you certain your e-mail address works?
98% of new posters who comment that nobody has answered a query
they made on rec.music.dylan turn out to have displayed an
e-mail address that does not function. This is so common that
it is very unlikely a correspondent answering your query will
do anything once they see that mail to you bounces. One of the
# best ways to test your address is to send mail to the "robot" at
# bouncer@nic.near.net You should be sent two replies. If this
# does not work then contact the postmaster at your site.
4. Is there a rec.music.dylan etiquette?
You should already be familiar with Usenet etiquette. If not, the
newsgroups to read are news.newusers.questions and
news.announce.newusers. A particularly useful document is "Emily
Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette" by Mark Moraes
5. How do I access rec.music.dylan?
If you have no access to Usenet News but you do have Internet access
then you could join a FreeNet in order to make use of free Usenet
News access. For example:
"HWY61-L Digest".
rec.music.dylan@pubnews.demon.co.uk
rec.music.dylan@dispatch.demon.co.uk
rec.music.dylan@crs4gw.crs4.it
rec.music.dylan@berlioz.crs4.it
rec.music.dylan@magus.dgsys.com
rec.music.dylan@myriad.alias.net
rec.music.dylan@bull.com
rec.music.dylan@cass.ma02.bull.com
rec.music.dylan@paris.ics.uci.edu
rec.music.dylan.usenet@canaima.Berkeley.edu
rec.music.dylan@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
rec.music.dylan@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca
rec.music.dylan@nic.funet.fi
6. Glossary of terms and acronyms common to this newsgroup.
All areas of knowledge develop jargon and acronyms which inevitably
serve to keep outsiders out and to confuse newcomers. Medical doctors
complicate the simplest things with needlessly difficult terms and
abbreviations, computer experts often make the easy inaccessible to
newcomers with obscure terms and abbreviations by trying to
'simplify' communications, management consultants... Well, you get
the picture. People with a serious and debilitating Dylan habit can
also develop these tendencies. Watch for the following obscure
terms...
7. Is there a Bob Dylan discography available online, or some way to
order Dylan CDs via Internet?
It is beyond the scope of this document to give a true discography
for Bob Dylan, but here is a list of the standard U.S. release full-
length Bob Dylan albums:
Title Released CD Order #
Bob Dylan March 1962 CK 8579 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan May 1963 CK 8786 The Times They Are A-Changin' anuary 1964 CK 8905 Another Side of Bob Dylan August 1964 CK 8993 Bringing it All Back Home March 1965 CK 9128 Highway 61 Revisited August 1965 CK 9189 Blonde on Blonde May 1966 CK 841 Greatest Hits March 1967# CK 9463 John Wesley Harding December 1967 CK 9604 Nashville Skyline April 1969 CK 9825 Self-Portrait June 1970 C2K 30050 New Morning October 1970 CK 30290 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 November 1971# C2K 31120 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid July 1973 CK 32460 Dylan November 1973^ CK 32747 Planet Waves January 1974 CK 37637 Before the Flood June 1974' C2K 37661 Blood on the Tracks January 1975 CK 33235 The Basement Tapes June 1975* C2K 33682 Desire January 1976 CK 33893 Hard Rain September 1976 CK 34349 Street Legal June 1978 CK 35453 At Budokan July 1978'~ C2K 36067 Slow Train Coming August 1979 CK 36120 Saved June 1980 CK 36553 Shot of Love August 1981 CK 37496 Infidels November 1983 CK 38819 Real Live December 1984' CK 39944 Empire Burlesque June 1985 CK 40110 Biograph October 1985# C3K 38830 Knocked Out Loaded August 1986 CK 40439 Down in the Groove May 1988 CK 40957 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 October 1988 Warner Bros. 9 25796-1 Dylan and the Dead February 1989' CK 45056 Oh Mercy September 1989 CK 45281 Under the Red Sky September 1990 CK 46794 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 October 1990 Warner Bros. 9 26324-1 Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 March 1991@ C3T 47382 Good As I Been to You October 1992 CK 53200 World Gone Wrong October 1993 CK 57590 Greatest Hits III Unplugged April 1995 478374 2 (European)
' Live album
# 'Greatest Hits' collection - *most* songs previously released
^ Recorded in 1970, outtakes from Self-Portrait
* Recorded in 1967!
~ This is the Japanese release date - U.S. release was December 1978
@ Collection of previously unreleased material spanning 1961-1991...
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8. Where can I find lyrics, tablature and other Bob Dylan information
via Internet?
There are three archive sites from which information regarding Bob
Dylan may be obtained by FTP [If the term "ftp" is meaningless to you
then ask a local computer guru to show you what to do...]:
ftp.uwp.edu (University of Wisconsin, Parkside)
ftp.nevada.edu (University of Nevada)
WWW PAGES DEDICATED TO BOB DYLAN
The Web has grown so fast that it's getting harder and harder to
keep up with all the new web sites. Rather than attempt to catalog
all known Dylan sites, here's a site that has links to all the others:
DYLAN-RELATED PAGES:
9. Is there some way that I can get lists of Bob Dylan concert tapes
and recordings from past years?
There is currently one electronic document that makes a good
reference guide, plus one essential book:
P.O. Box 1839
Ann Arbor, MI
48106
(800) 678-8828
(313) 761-4300
$55.00 U.S. (around $65.00 CDN)
8 Northgate, Whittlesey
Peterborough
PE7 1RA
ENGLAND
10. When and where will Bob Dylan be performing next?
Since official announcements from Dylan's publicity office regarding
tour dates are rare, we have to rely on local people to look for
advertisements or call ticket agencies and then to inform the rest of
us. If you hear of an upcoming concert in your area, please tell us!
Set-lists from shows that you have seen recently are also
appreciated, even if you don't know the titles of all the songs that
were played.
From overseas: [country code] +44-1707-394678
11. What is EDLIS?
The Exchange Dylan Lyrics - Internet Service is an Internet wide
conspiracy to make available Dylan lyrics for the purposes of
research and/or private study. Lyrics available are restricted to a
reasonable proportion. Any copying to evade purchase is wrong.
EDLIS consists of a number of loosely affiliated individuals who have
chosen to horde and distribute Bob Dylan information. This service
includes, but is not limited to, information regarding: Bob Dylan
song lyrics, versions of Bob Dylan songs performed by other artists,
bootleg recordings, and tape trees.
12. What if I want to talk about Dylan on-line at all hours?
If no one in the same room as you wants to chat about Dylan 24 hours
a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year you might think you have an
insatiable desire. But there is relief! IRC! Internet Relay Chat. On
Internet Relay Chat there is always an international live real-time
telnet wildcat.ecn.uoknor.edu 7766
telnet skywarrior.ecn.uoknor.edu 7766
telnet skyhawk.ecn.uoknor.edu 7766
telnet skyraider.ecn.uoknor.edu 7766
telnet intruder.ecn.uoknor.edu 7766
telnet telnet2.eu.undernet.org 6677
Kangerlussuaq
Fairbanks 13:00 Reykjavik
07:00 16:00 Petropavlovsk
Trondheim 04:00
St John's 17:00
13:30 Helsinki
Charlottetown LONDON 18:00
Hibbing 12:00 16:00 Moscow Irkutsk
10:00 19:00 00:00
Greenwich Paris
San Francisco Village 17:00
08:00 11:00 Lisbon Bombay Kyoto
16:00 21:30 01:00
Gallup Monrovia Singapore Honolulu
09:00 16:00 00:00 06:00
Lagos Perth
Quito Rio de 17:00 00:00
11:00 Janeiro Harare Adelaide
13:00 18:00 01:30
Santiago Hobart Dunedin
12:00 02:00 04:00
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