The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue
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This page is part of a new section of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and not in the yearly Promo sections. This page is still incomplete - more entries required. For releases of this album in Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
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US release (2CD set), Columbia Legacy C2K 87047, 26 Nov 2002.
All photographs were taken by Ken Regan. For the Limited Edition releases with a bonus DVD, see 2002. |
This release officially releases one rarity:
R-0137 It Ain't Me, Babe 
- live with the
Rolling Thunder Revue, Harvard
Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 20 Nov 1975
This performance was originally released on the 1978 US Columbia promo 12" EP 4 Songs From "Renaldo & Clara" (see 1978). Don Handy considers that the performance on this album is different from the performance from the EP 4 Songs From "Renaldo & Clara", which he suggests actually comes from The Forum, Montreal, Canada, 4 Dec 1975. Both Glen Dundas and Olof Björner confirm the 20 Nov 1975 date on the EP, not 4 Dec 1975
Note the track information on the rear CD insert is incorrect. For Disc One, Track 7 is listed twice, first "at Boston Music Hall (First Show), 11/21/75" (21 Nov 1975) and secondly it says "Track 7 recorded at Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, 11/19/1975" (19 Nov 1975). However, information for Track 7 is missing from the info for Disc Two. The answer is that the first attribution for Track 7 for Disc One is correct but the second attribution for Track 7 belongs to Disc Two - Hurricane is indeed from Worcester!
Georg Thoma points out that Track 9 (Blowin' In The Wind) and Track 10 (Mama, You Been On My Mind) on CD1, both duets with Joan Baez, were originally listed in reverse order on bobdylan.com. However, the recording dates of Cambridge, MA, 20 Nov 1975, and Boston, MA, 21 Nov 1975 (evening show), were not changed on the final insert. Georg claims Joan Baez's spoken intro to Mama, You Been On My Mind is definitely from Cambridge, not Boston, while Blowin' In The Wind is definitely from Boston.
There is a third mistake in the track information: in the booklet notes to Live 75, Larry "Ratso" Sloman says Sara is from the afternoon show at Boston, 21 Nov 1975, witnessed by Sara Dylan, and is one of three songs from that performance. However, on the rear insert of the CD set it gives Sara as being from the evening show (the other two afternoon performances are listed). bobdylan.com also listed Sara as from the evening show, but may only have been copying the CD information rather than the booklet. Thanks to Les Kokay for comparing the two performances and deducing that Sara is in fact from the afternoon performance - Larry's notes are right!
Les says: "After multiple listenings and comparison with the
various audience/PA tapes I've finally decided that Sara is not
from the evening show but from the afternoon show. The versions are very
close, however, I did notice that on the evening show Dylan has a slight
stumble over the opening:
"I laid on the dune, I looked at the sky"
Bob sings "I laid on the be.une, I looked at the sky"
It's almost as if he was going to sing 'beach', but changed it to
'dune'.
For the afternoon he sings it perfectly, so I'm concluding the Bootleg
Series version is afternoon."
I've also been informed that there are differences in the instrumental accompaniment between the afternoon and evening performances, especially at the end of the song, and these prove the released version is definitely from the afternoon. Ian Woodward also interprets Larry Sloman's booklet notes to mean that either Hard Rain or The Water Is Wide is from Cambridge, instead of Montreal and Boston (evening) respectively as listed on the rear of the album. I'd be grateful for confirmation of the sound sources!
Vinyl Releases
"The Bootleg Series
Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 3LP boxed
set,
Classic Records/Columbia Legacy
CK-87047-1-Q/R (USA), 7 Nov 2003:
CK-87047-1-Q is the 200gm vinyl version ($100) and CK-87047-1-R
is the 140gm vinyl version ($60).
 Classic Records/Columbia Legacy CK-87047-1-Q (USA) - box front from Classic Records web-site |
This luxury boxed set available on both 140gm and 200gm vinyl contains a
70 page 12" x 12" booklet, reproductions of original Rolling Thunder Revue
handbills, posters and tickets, plus a bonus 7" blue vinyl single containing the live
versions of Tangled Up In Blue and Isis. For full information, see 2002. Keith Venturoni adds: "The only difference between the 140 gram and the 200 gram issue of Classics Live 1975 is the sticker on the outside of the box. From the outside the catalogue number is the same. The 200 gram release is a limited edition but not numbered!" |
 Classic Records/Columbia Legacy CK-87047-1-Q (USA) - included Rolling Thunder Revue poster, picture from Classic Records web-site |
 Classic Records/Columbia Legacy CK-87047-1-Q (USA) - included Rolling Thunder Revue handbill, picture from Classic Records web-sit |
CD Releases
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - promo 2CD sets, Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA), Nov 2002:
Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA) |
Two US promo versions of this album exist (as far as I known neither
included the bonus DVD):
The first promo was sent out by the record company in early November. The discs were blank, except for wording "Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series 5, Disc One/Two. The CDs came in clear plastic wallets, with printed inserts. There was no artwork. The discs were CD-Rs, created by Sterling Sounds with numbers P 2024060470502 and P 2024081650502. The second promo was sent out just before the release date with the complete commercial packaging and a white sticker in the upper right corner, with a blue border and blue text: FOR
PROMOTION ONLY Information from Tim Dunn, Hervé from France and Sam Plessers. |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, alternate photo found by Sam Plessers |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, photo by Hervé from France |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada), 26 Nov 2002:
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Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada) - front of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
The printing is of much better quality for the US release than for the European release (shown below), and that the booklet is thicker because the paper quality is better! This is extremely well illustrated in the photo by Neil Burling showing the differences in thickness of the respective spines. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the Canadian release. The slipcase, booklet and sleeve are made in the USA, the two audio discs and the jewel case inserts were made in Canada. It therefore has the thicker US booklet. The bonus DVD in the Canadian Limited Edition was also made in the USA (see 2002). |
 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada) - sticker from front of slipcase of Standard Edition, scan by Jack from Canada |
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 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA - bottom)/Columbia Legacy 510140 2 (Europe - top), photo by Neil Burling |
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 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - front of jewel case, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear of jewel case, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada) - front of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD-R promo set, Columbia Legacy (no catalogue number) (Australia), Nov 2002:
 Promo CDs photo by Hervé from France |
This set came in clear plastic sleeves with no artwork.
Information and photo from Hervé from France. |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD promo set, Columbia Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (UK), Nov 2002:
 Columbia Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (UK) - slipcase front scan by Franck Faugere |
This is a promo CD-R acetate set in a card slipcase containing the two
CDs in card sleeves.
The artwork on the CD card sleeves is a monochrome version of the commercial
release. Hanns Peter Bushoff of BMG Germany adds: "I have a CD-R
version of unknown origin with custom-printed discs distributed by “MMX
Distribution” (no other artwork or covers) and the (European) Columbia
Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2, which
in my case has “real” silver CDs with custom-printed “labels” (declaring
the discs as promo copies). This later one comes in two b&w (cardboard) art
sleeves that are housed in another (cardboard) sleeve with the original colour
cover that we know from the stock copy of this album."
The set as described and illustrated here appears to be a genuine Columbia promo. However, some "promos" for auction on eBay may not be genuine - the artwork is not as shown, but seems to be photocopied from the commercial release, and the CD-Rs have fade out/fade in gaps between the tracks. Franck Faugere says there are track length differences between these CDs and the commercial CDs - these are caused by the breaks between the songs not being in exactly the same places! Thanks to Peter Good for information about these promos and to Franck Faugere for scans. |
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 Columbia Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (UK) - slipcase rear scan by Franck Faugere |
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 Columbia Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (UK) - CD2 rear card sleeve scan by Franck Faugere |
 Columbia Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (UK) - CD1 scan by Franck Faugere |
Ian Woodward has a UK promo set where the discs, which are the same as the commercial release, have the title "Rolling Thunder" Revised. They are dated "10/8/2002" (8 Oct 2002), but this implies there was an earlier promo with a different track selection! This would be very collectable indeed as the replaced tracks would be rarities. (This may only be the track length differences noted above, however.) Hervé from France has what appears to be an earlier UK promo on CD-R without catalogue numbers in a plastic cover with inserts (the same writing as the UK promo SAMPCD 12244 2) and titles on discs in this format: BOB DYLAN |
 Columbia Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (UK) - CD2 scan by Franck Faugere |
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 UK early promo CD1 - scan by Hervé from France |
 UK early promo CD2 - scan by Hervé from France |
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"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe), 26 Nov 2002:
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Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - front of slipcase (my copy) |
This set, in a slimline 2CD jewel case, is the same as the US release
apart from the catalogue number. It comes in a slipcase with a 56-page
booklet. For details of the errors in the tracklisting, see above. |
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 Columbia/ Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - rear of slipcase |
 Columbia/ Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - outside of rear insert |
 Columbia/ Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - inside of rear insert |
 Columbia/ Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - incorrect tracklist detail from rear insert |
 Columbia/ Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - front of booklet |
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 Columbia/ Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - rear of booklet |
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For a picture of the bonus DVD with the Limited Edition (which is red), and its card sleeve, see 2002.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, SME Records SICP 296/7 (Japan), 26 Nov 2002:
 SME Records SICP 296/7 (Japan) - photo by Hervé from France |
This Japanese release has a unique booklet.
Information from Hervé from France. |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia Legacy 5101403000 (Australia), 9 Dec 2002:
Columbia Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front of slipcase |
This release is essentially the same as the US and European
releases.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
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 Columbia Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - outside of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - CD1 scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Stuart Moore |
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