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The Best of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12

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Disc: 1

1 Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Take 2, Acoustic)
2 I'll Keep It with Mine (Take 1, Piano Demo)
3 Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (Take 1 & 2, Solo Acoustic)
4 She Belongs to Me (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
5 Subterranean Homesick Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take)
6 Outlaw Blues (Take 2, Alternate Take)
7 On the Road Again (Take 4, Alternate Take)
8 Farewell, Angelina (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
9 If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Take 2, Alternate Take)
10 You Don't Have to Do That (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
11 California (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
12 Mr. Tambourine Man (Take 3 with Band, Incomplete)
13 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry ((Take 8) [Alternate Take])
14 Like a Rolling Stone (Take 5, Rehearsal (Short Version))
15 Like a Rolling Stone (Take 11, Alternate Take)
16 Sitting On a Barbed Wire Fence (Take 2)
17 Medicine Sunday (Take 1)
18 Desolation Row (Take 2, Piano Demo)
19 Desolation Row (Take 1, Alternate Take)

Disc: 2

1 Tombstone Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take)
2 Positively 4th Street (Take 5, Alternate Take)
3 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window (Take 1, Alternate Take (Short Version))
4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Take 3, Rehearsal)
5 Highway 61 Revisited (Take 3, Alternate Take)
6 Queen Jane Approximately (Take 5, Alternate Take)
7 Visions of Johanna (Take 5, Rehearsal)
8 She's Your Lover Now (Take 6, Rehearsal)
9 Lunatic Princess (Take 1)
10 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Take 8, Alternate Take)
11 One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Take 19, Alternate Take)
12 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (Take 13, Alternate Take)
13 Absolutely Sweet Marie (Take 1, Alternate Take)
14 Just Like a Woman (Take 4, Alternate Take)
15 Pledging My Time (Take 1, Alternate Take)
16 I Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take)
17 Highway 61 Revisited (Take 7, False Start)

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.71 x 4.97 x 0.69 inches; 7.36 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Legacy Recordings
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2605262
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2015
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 24 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 24, 2015
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Legacy Recordings
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015JXIA2W
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015
    Dear Music Appreciators,

    Bob’s back. Can you dig it, man? There’s a lot to dig into on this release, whichever version you decide to go with. The sound is great and has a sort of up close and personal and in the studio feel to it (as it should!). It’s interesting to hear these classic songs as they evolve and change. Most versions included on this 6 disc set seem to be different enough or good enough that they are worth listening to.

    What a great opportunity to step back in time and hear these seminal songs of the 60’s as they were and as they could have been vs. how they were released. The Cutting Edges gives some insight to Dylan’s process during the peak of his powers and only serves to increase the perception that his was a one-time only comet streak of musical inspiration that arguably burned brightest during the nearly two year period represented in these recordings.

    The hard bound book accompanying this deluxe issue is called Bob Dylan Mixing Up The Medicine 1965-1966 and it is almost entirely photographs with not much in the way of text. It’s fun to see all these pictures, especially the pictures of lyrics sheets with handwritten changes and newspaper articles from the time period that are clear enough to read the text of the articles. I also like the section titled “Articles from Around the Globe” that includes magazine and album covers and assorted Dylan related oddities of the time from other countries.

    The actual lines notes are packaged with the discs and seem reasonably extensive (54 pages including pictures). The discs are packaged to look like mini LP’s in a gate fold sort of style - there are three sections that fold out with 2 discs in each section. One of the product photos on Amazon is made to look like there are 5 separate pieces to this deluxe edition plus the discs, but there are only three - the photo book and the liner notes with the fold out discs - and both of those slide into the main slipcase. In the Amazon photo they are showing the photo book and the liner notes/discs twice - one where you see the front of them, and once where they are laying open to show an example of the contents.

    For what it’s worth, I’ve created a little track-by-track/side-by-side guide to help you know the difference between what’s on the 2 disc version vs. what’s on the 6 disc version of this release. But first, some summary notes on the subject:

    - The 2 disc version contains 36 of the 111 tracks on the 6 disc version.

    - It appears the 2 disc version contains 2 tracks (disc 1 track 14 and disc 2 track 3) that are slightly shorter than their counterparts on the 6 disc version. There may be others with very minor differences of a few seconds as well.

    - The 2 disc version contains just 2 versions of “Like a Rolling Stone” whereas the 6 disc version devotes the entirety of disc four's 20 tracks to the song and I’ve read this is the full sessions for this particular song, but not sure if that is accurate.

    The 2 disc version contains the following number of tracks off each disc of the 6 disc version:
    - 10 out of the 23 tracks on disc 1
    - 8 out of the 19 tracks on disc 2
    - 2 out of the 20 tracks on disc 3
    - 7 out of the 19 tracks on disc 4
    - 4 out of the 15 tracks on disc 5
    - 5 out of the 15 tracks on disc 6

    How many songs (regardless of take or version) that appear on the 6 disc set do not appear on the 2 disc set? Answer = 12

    Those songs are:

    - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
    - It’s All Right Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    - From a Buick 6
    - Ballad of a Thin Man
    - Jet Pilot
    - I Wanna Be Your Lover
    - Unknown Instrumental
    - 4th Time Around
    - Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    - Temporary Like Achilles
    - Obviously 5 Believers
    - Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

    So, other than that the 6 disc version is comprised of additional versions of these songs as well as additional versions of the same songs that appear on the 2 disc set.

    Disc 1 Track 1 on The Best of the Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 2 Love Minus Zero/No Limit (Take 2 Acoustic) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 2 on The Best of the Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 5 I’ll Keep it With Mine (Take 1, Piano Demo) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 3 on The Best of the Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 7 and 8 Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream (Takes 1 and 2 Solo Acoustic) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 4 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 9 She Belongs to Me (Take 1 Solo Acoustic) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 5 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 13 Subterranean Homesick Blues (Take 1 remake electric) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 6 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 15 Outlaw Blues (Take 2 remake electric) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 7 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 17 On the Road Again (Take 4 electric) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 8 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 20 Farewell, Angelina (Take 1, Solo Acoustic) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 9 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 22 If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Take 2, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 10 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 1 Track 23 You Don't Have to Do That (Take 1, Solo Acoustic) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 11 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 1 California (Take 1, Solo Acoustic) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 12 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 4 Mr. Tambourine Man (Take 3 with Band, Incomplete) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 13 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 6 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Take 8, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 14 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = a shorter version of Disc 3 Track 5 Like a Rolling Stone (Take 5, Rehearsal) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 15 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 3 Track 12 Like a Rolling Stone (Take 11, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 16 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 9 Sitting On a Barbed Wire Fence (Take 2) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 17 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 4 Track 12 Medicine Sunday (Take 1) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 18 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 16 Desolation Row (Take 2, Piano Demo) on the Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 1 Track 19 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 15 Desolation Row (Take 1, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)

    Disc 2 Track 1 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 10 Tombstone Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 2 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 2 Track 14 Positively 4th Street (Take 5, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 3 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = a shorter version of Disc 4 Track 1 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Take 1, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 4 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 4 Track 7 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Take 3, Rehearsal) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 5 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 4 Track 3 Highway 61 Revisited (Take 3, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 6 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 4 Track 10 Queen Jane Approximately (Take 5, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 7 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 4 Track 19 Visions of Johanna (Take 5, Rehearsal) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 8 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 5 Track 5 She's Your Lover Now (Take 6, Rehearsal) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 9 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 5 Track 11 Lunatic Princess (Take 1) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 10 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 5 Track 14 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Take 8, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 11 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 5 Track 10 One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Take 19, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 12 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 6 Track 4 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (Take 13, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 13 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 6 Track 6 Absolutely Sweet Marie (Take 1, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 14 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 6 Track 8 Just Like a Woman (Take 4, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 15 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 6 Track 10 Pledging My Time (Take 1, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 16 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 6 Track 14 I Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)
    Disc 2 Track 17 on The Best of The Cutting Edge = Disc 4 Track 5 Highway 61 Revisited (Take 7, False Start) on The Cutting Edge (6 disc)

    Sincerely,

    Constant Listener
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015
    Beginning in 1965, Bob Dylan had a stunningly prolific, 14-month-long explosion of revolutionary creativity that produced three masterpieces: the folk-rock album "Bringing It All Back Home," the blues-rock album "Highway 61 Revisited," and the sublime fusion of the double album "Blonde on Blonde." This is the point in his career during which he "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, scandalizing folk purists and transforming popular music.

    For the fiftieth anniversary of this "annus mirabilis" and the twelfth issue in the seemingly endless Bootleg Series, Sony has pulled out all the stops. Heretofore unheard studio recordings from the period – demos, rehearsals, false starts, breakdowns, outtakes, and alternate takes from the New York and Nashville sessions – are being released as a six-disc, seven-hour set (over $100 on Amazon, with more than 100 tracks, including 20 different takes of "Like a Rolling Stone" and a 120-page hardcover book).

    Available exclusively at the BobDylan website is an exhaustive limited-edition set (18 CDs and nine vinyl singles, with 379 tracks and over 20 hours of music, a 170-page large-format book, and copious memorabilia) that will set you back a cool $600. It contains every moment of tape, every fragment and misstep and mumble, no matter how trivial or indispensable, and even a few impromptu folk and country duets with Joan Baez in a London hotel room.

    For a lot of folks, though, too much repetition becomes tedious, so a low-priced, two-disc set of highlights may be enough for them: 145 minutes of classic Dylan for only $15! He sings and plays 33 of his iconic songs, from the earliest in this chronological set, "Love Minus Zero / No Limit," to the last, "I Want You." One could wish for a couple more of the cuts on the deluxe editions, like "It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue," "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," or the outtake "I Wanna Be Your Lover," but so many great ones are here.

    You'll hear "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (with a few fumbled lyrics), "Mr. Tambourine Man" (which he abruptly cuts short, groaning, "The drumming's driving me mad! I'm going out of my brain!"), "Highway 61 Revisited" (without the familiar siren whistle), "Visions of Johanna" (much faster and louder than on the album), "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" (featuring buzzers and car horns as sound effects), "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" (taken at a slower pace than the album version), and "Just Like a Woman" (with a Bo Diddley beat). You'll enjoy early versions of "Positively 4th Street," "Absolutely Sweet Marie," and much more.

    "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Desolation Row" each get two takes; one of the former has a waltz tempo and one of the latter is an epic solo of over 11 minutes. Rarities abound, such as the brilliant outtakes "Farewell, Angelina," “If You Gotta Go, Go Now," "Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence," and "She's Your Lover Now." Just before he performs “I’ll Keep It With Mine,” Dylan tells engineer Tom Wilson the song's not called "Alcatraz to the Ninth Power" and then comes up with the offhand title "Bank Account Blues." None of these tunes made it to an original album, but some of their lyrics did, embedded in other songs.

    The quality of the recording is uniformly excellent. About half of the first disc is just Dylan with his guitar, harmonica, and piano, while for the rest he is accompanied by such great musicians as Mike Bloomfield on guitar, Al Kooper on organ, and members of The Hawks (soon to be renamed "The Band"): Robbie Robertson on guitar, Richard Manuel on piano, Garth Hudson on organ, and Rick Danko on bass. Levon Helm appears playing drums on one track, John Hammond Jr. can briefly be heard on guitar and piano, and John Sebastian pops up on harmonica and bass. Numerous additional sidemen are represented.

    There's occasional studio chatter and several incomplete takes and amusing false starts, but for the most part, this is a wealth of wonderful music replete with Dylan's characteristically complex, clever, oblique, poetic lyrics. These cuts give the listener invaluable insights into his process and the changes he went through as he refined and polished his work. The box also includes a 60-page booklet with dozens of contemporary photos, two lengthy essays by a music journalist and a scholar, recollections by Al Kooper and others, and full track notes.

    "The Cutting Edge" is a revelatory cornucopia of genius that deserves a place next to the original albums, and the "Best of" set may so delight you that you decide to take the plunge and buy one of the pricier, more comprehensive collections. When Dylan electrified his sound, he electrified music fans the world over and fundamentally altered the world of music. He really was the cutting edge.
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    Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2024
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting Edge - Deluxe 6 CDs
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2024
    Just brilliant. I know it's expensive but the whole thing is sublime - the music, photos and ephemera of the period.

    There's o much variety. I even love the whole disc of Like A Rolling Stone; Visions Of Johanna (Take 14) has got a wonderful groovy shuffle to it. You will find your own favourites among these treasures.

    If only all of Bob's albums had snippets of him and Bob Johnson behind the glass.
  • Amazon Kunde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Alte Lieder , einfach TOP
    Reviewed in Germany on February 6, 2024
    Einfach tolle Lieder, aus der Anfangszeit Bob Dylans. Zum genießen.
  • Francisco Hernández
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra obligatoria
    Reviewed in Mexico on May 7, 2017
    Bob Dylan ganó el Nobel y de inmediato conseguir esta colección se volvió más difícil. Básicamente consiste en casi todo lo que grabó Bob entre 1965 y 1966. Hay una pequeñas joyas inéditas aquí o por fin limpiadas, como ese demo al piano de Desolation Row. Desquita cada centavo.
  • Joe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bob Fans Will Absolutely Appreciate
    Reviewed in Australia on March 11, 2019
    Always great to hear alternate versions of the songs we love. Some great additions to his lineup.