Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Live 1975 (2002)

This page is part of a list 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 no longer in the former yearly Promo sections.

For releases of this album in Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs.

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Although initial information was that it would be released as a 2 disc hybrid SA-CD set in CD stereo, SA-CD stereo and SA-CD 5.1 surround sound, this much postponed set has finally been released in stereo only, although it is likely that an SA-CD version was created by Columbia but not finally released.

All I Really Want To Do from this album was included on a 6-track SA-CD sampler handed out at the Home Entertainment Show in San Francisco, CA, in Jun 2003 - see 2003. As this is in both SA-CD stereo and SA-CD 5.1 surround sound as well as stereo it is now a rarity.

Spanish Harlem Incident from this album was made available for download from the Apple iTunes Online Music Store in May 2003, see Online Performances.

This much-bootlegged "Halloween Mask" concert was recorded live at New York Philharmonic Hall, 31 Oct 1964.  It's known to collectors as the "Halloween Mask" concert, because Bob says at one point "It's Halloween, and I'm wearing my Bob Dylan mask!" The source of this Columbia album is not the same as the various bootlegs that circulate, and in far better quality. Joan Baez guested at the concert and appears on four tracks on the album. Her performance of Silver Dagger, on which Bob played guitar and harmonica, is incomplete on all circulating tapes, so is included here in full for Dylan fans for the first time.
 

Tracks previously released officially:

Five live tracks from the "Goldmine Acetates", Columbia acetates which surfaced in 1980:

R-0389 You Gotta Go [If You Gotta Go, Go Now]

R-0397 Never Have Met [I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)]

R-0398 Mr. Tambourine Man

R-0399 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

R-0400 Gates of Eden

These acetates also included:

R-0220 Mama, You've Been On My Mind - live with Joan Baez, Philharmonic Hall, New York City, 31 Oct 1964, from her Vanguard boxed set Rare, Live & Classic, 1993

Thanks to Richard Batey for pointing out that this release has a misprint on the spine of the box, where it says "The Bootleg Series Vol. 5"! The title on the front of the box is correct. The box was subsequently released with a sticker over the spine with the correct text.

The postcard shown reproduces the original New York poster advertising the concert.

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich, Keith Venturoni and Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-140/200 (USA) - front of inner sleeve for record 2, scan by Stuart Moore

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-140/200 (USA) - Side 5 scan by Stuart Moore

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-200 (USA) - sticker from front of box

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-140/200 (USA) - booklet front scan by Stuart Moore

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-140/200 (USA) - booklet rear scan by Stuart Moore

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-200 (USA) - detail from rear of box, scan by Keith Venturoni

Classic Records/Columbia Legacy C2K-86882-200 (USA) - spine correction sticker, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Harold Lepidus informs me that early promo copies start with a stage announcement but later promo copies as below and the commercial release do not. These early copies, which have no artwork and are on CD-Rs, are not classed as rarities because Bob's musical content is unchanged. Various song introductions which occur throughout the performance and Bob's introduction of Joan Baez are separate CD tracks here but they're merged with the songs on the later promos and the commercial release.

The stage announcement (followed by applause and a short silence) is: "Before we begin, I have one announcement to make. (Applause.) It’s two fold. There’s no smoking in the house, and absolutely no pictures, please.!"

Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding these on eBay.

On the reverse side is the track list and catalogue number AC2K 86882 at top left. Inside the folded card there is a short narrative about the concert with the photo first shown as the probable cover (Dylan in front of the masks) faded as a backdrop with the text over the top (see left)

The discs are white with red lettering, in the old Columbia album style and numbered "ACK 86913" and "ACK 86914". They have "Columbia" across the top, with "Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series Vol. 6" underneath. The text "Concert at Philharmonic Hall, October 31, 1964" is below the centre hole. Included with the promo set is the text of the liner notes that will be in the commercial release booklet.

Thanks to Hervé from France for initial information plus Jens Winter and Jack from Canada for scans.
 

Columbia AC2K 86882 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by Jens Winter (note the "Large Selection of Masks" picture on right)

Thanks to Hervé from France for information and to Gerd Rundel for scans.

Columbia SAMPCD 13806 2 (UK) - rear of CD1 sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel

Columbia SAMPCD 13806 2 (UK) - rear of CD2 sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel

This release is in a slipcase with a 56-page booklet including an essay by Sean Wilentz, who attended the 1964 show, and many previously unpublished photographs.  The booklet front uses the "Large Selection of Masks" picture by Sandy Speiser.

Columbia/Legacy C2K 86882 (USA) - insert scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia/Legacy C2K 86882 (USA) - insert scan by Gil Lamont (reverse with typo)

Columbia/Legacy C2K 86882 (USA) - sticker from front of slipcase, scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia/Legacy  COL 512358 2 (Europe) - front of booklet

Columbia/Legacy  COL 512358 2 (Europe) - CD1

Columbia/Legacy 5123582000 (Australia/New Zealand) - CD1 scan by Stuart Moore

The package includes a second 70-page booklet, with the same front and back cover as the regular one, but in a slightly different colour tone, a lighter black and white), and with mostly Japanese writing on the back.

This second booklet contains:

1. The lyrics to all of the songs (incl. "Silver Dagger") in Japanese and English, and even including all of Dylan's spoken introductions to the songs. For example the entry for I Don't Believe You starts with "Oh, God. Here's the second verse of it. Hey, does anybody know the first verse of this song ? (I can't understand) Oh, I can't understand....".

2. A two-page advert for the 15 SA-CD releases

3. Text in Japanese, presumably a commentary about the album.

Thanks to Jens Winter for information and scans and to Hans Seegers for further information and the obi scan.

Sony Music Direct MHCP 248-9 - slipcase back scan by Jens Winter

Sony Music Direct MHCP 248-9 - second booklet front scan by Jens Winter

Sony Music Direct MHCP 248 - CD1 scan by Jens Winter

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia 2-512358 (Argentina) - CD1 scan by Hans Seegers