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| 1. Pretty Peggy-O |
| 2. In the Pines |
| 3. Gospel Plow |
| 4. 1913 Massacre |
| 5. Backwater Blues |
| 6. A Long Time A-Growin |
| 7. Fixin to Die |
| 8. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues |
| 9. Man on the Street |
| 10. Talking Merchant Marine |
| 11. Black Cross |
| 12. Freight Train Blues |
| 13. Song to Woody |
| 14. Talking New York |
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Dylan had been making a reasonable name for himself in the folk community around NYC s Greenwich Village since his arrival in the city, and had achieved good reviews playing in the area s coffee bars and folk cellars, most notably from Robert Shelton of the New York Times. The first seven songs from this performance came into circulation among collectors some years ago. Five additional songs appeared in December 2004 and a further two ( Talking Merchant Marine and Talking New York ) turned up in May 2008. It is generally believed that no other songs from this earliest of Dylan performances are in existence anywhere. All of the available material has been pulled together for this remarkable release. With a track list comprising 4 Dylan originals, plus a further two Dylan arrangements of traditional tunes, 2 Woody Guthrie songs plus a mixture of other traditionals and folk and blues standards, the historical value alone of this recording, available legitimately now for the first time, is reason enough for its release. However, the show is enormously enjoyable and the quality of the recording remarkably good considering the circumstances and its age. Certainly during the actual songs, the sound remains relatively consistent. Interestingly, the drops in volume that occur between certain numbers were unavoidable as, being a rather informal event, Bob would be shuffling about for lyrics, harmonicas in different keys and other paraphernalia while addressing the gathering, and in doing so moving away the vocal mic, which was connected via a fairly primitive 2 channel mixer to the PA.
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Very early & rare 1961 performance incl Dylan originals, folk & blues covers. 14 tracks, aprox 70 min
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This famous concert given to an audience of 52 on 4 Nov 61 is one of half a dozen must have live performances in Dylan's pre-electric era. It is sometimes said that he sounds nervous and it is true that he wanders on and off mic. But for those who love him as a performer this is of great interest since it portrays the mixture of Leadbelly, Guthrie, Irish, blues and other influences at that point. Some of the styles of singing and playing (eg on Young but Daily Growing and 1913 Massacre) are not heard again even in the Minnesota Hotel tape of six weeks later. If like me you had a really terrible bootleg tape of the first seven songs then the message is that the sound quality is a welcome surprise. I haven't yet got to grips with the words of Talking Merchant Marine though! Now we are waiting for the Festival Hall show from 1964---please.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Absolutely essential live recording from 1961. Dylan seems both relaxed and completely focused, and offers stunning performances of rare songs (not on studio LPs) such as 'In the Pines', 'Backwater Blues' and the fairly obscure 'Talking Merchant Marine'. The highlights, though, are two ballads that he sings with great tenderness - Woody Guthrie's '1913 Massacre'* (which provided the tune for his own 'Song to Woody', also played here), and especially 'A Long Time A-Growin'' (possibly better known as 'Young But Daily Growing').
Also astounding is 'Black Cross', a spoken tale of racism and religious hypocrisy, which Bob delivers with great - and subtle - power.
This release is an important historical document but also a great recording worth listening to again and again. Recommended.
* The story of the 'Italian Hall disaster' - a tragedy on Christmas Eve, 1913 (in Calumet, Michigan), when 73 men, women and children - mostly striking copper miners and their families - were crushed to death in a stampede after someone shouted 'Fire!' during a crowded party.
Also astounding is 'Black Cross', a spoken tale of racism and religious hypocrisy, which Bob delivers with great - and subtle - power.
This release is an important historical document but also a great recording worth listening to again and again. Recommended.
* The story of the 'Italian Hall disaster' - a tragedy on Christmas Eve, 1913 (in Calumet, Michigan), when 73 men, women and children - mostly striking copper miners and their families - were crushed to death in a stampede after someone shouted 'Fire!' during a crowded party.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Well, I am a a Bobophile of many decades standing (I was actually at the last RAH gig of the tour that he gave in May 1966..), and have been a collector of his material for as long. Back in the seventies when I stepped up the collecting of his rarer stuff I jumped at the chance of getting hold of stuff such as this; in those days it was tape trading that was the way to get hold of much of it (most of these have now been dumped here sadly as it was taking up too much space). But looking back over my archives I didn't realise that the output available from this particular gig had doubled in recent years, so to get this wonderful CD is a great joy. Ok, some may baulk at the sound quality of some of the archive recordings that are being released for us here, but they are exactly that, archive material and rare... I would rather have them in low fi than no fi! That said, this particular CD is mostly great listening. Let's hope that more of these items are allowed to come out in due course.
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