"No More, No Less" by Blue Ash (Mercury, 1973) - this includes their cover of the still unreleased DUSTY OLD FAIRGROUNDS, scan by Michael Smith
"Starlight
In The East"
Directory
of Bob Dylan’s Unreleased Songs: D
| Compiled by Alan Fraser |
"No More, No Less" by Blue Ash (Mercury, 1973) -
this includes their cover of the still unreleased DUSTY OLD
FAIRGROUNDS, scan by Michael Smith
Revised:
10 March, 2010
"Searching For A Gem" (Home page) |
For the meanings of the song title colours and the circulation codes used in this directory, please see the header page for this section (click on "Up" below).
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(Indefinite and definite articles at the beginning of song titles are ignored, so A WOMAN LIKE YOU is on the "W" page, and THE KING IS ON THE THRONE is on the "K" page.)
| DARK GROOVE | 1983 | S |
| Instrumental recorded during the "Infidels" sessions at The Power Station, New York, 16 Apr 1983, not copyrighted until 29 Jan 1985 | ||
| DEAD FOR A DOLLAR | 1961 | N? Y |
| Lyrics in a manuscript left by Bob at the home of Eve and Mac McKenzie after staying there in Summer 1961 | ||
| DEAD MAN'S HAND | 1962 | O |
| Alternate rejected title of RAMBLING, GAMBLING WILLIE, released on "The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3" | ||
| DEATH BY FIRE | Earth Opera, 1968 | N |
| Actually a track by Earth Opera, not Bob Dylan - see AS IT IS BEFORE | ||
| DEATH LETTER BLUES | Traditional | |
This is one of the titles
on a hoax tape called "The Pittsburgh Radio
Tape" listed by Paul Cable in his book "Bob
Dylan - His Unreleased Recordings" - the song does
exist, but is traditional, not by Bob Dylan. Other song
titles included on the tape are:
Bob put DEATH LETTER BLUES on a cue-sheet for
5 Aug 1997, but has not yet performed it live - lyrics and further
information at
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Warner Bros/7 Arts Music 10" acetate of THE
DEATH OF EMMETT TILL, scan by A. J. LaRue
| THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL | 1962 | O |
| Witmark demo recorded Dec 1962, surfaced on a Warner Bros/7 Arts Music acetate LP, 1967, and also appeared in a different version from May 1962 on a Folkways album called "Broadside Reunion", 1971 (see "Searching For A Gem" 1967 and 1971) - believed to have been written in January 1962 (see below). Illustrated is a scan of a Warner Bros/7 Arts Music 10" acetate including the Witmark demo | ||
| THE DEATH OF ROBERT JOHNSON | 1962 | N? |
| Reported in Izzy Young's diary "Other Scenes", published 1968, in the entry for 01 Feb 1962 along with THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL (see above) - believed to have been written in January 1962 | ||
| DEEP FEELING | Bob Dylan?, 1986 | H |
| Performed at a jam in the bar of the Park Royal Hotel, Wellington, NZ, 06 Feb 1986 | ||
| DEFINITELY VAN GOGH | 1966 | H |
| Song worked on in a hotel room in Denver, CO, 12-13 Mar 1966 - the definite title is unknown, and this is almost certainly a guess, in this case by Clinton Heylin in his book "Revolution In The Air - The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol. 1: 1957-73" (Constable, 2009). Also known as MOST DEFINITELY NOT VAN GOGH, POSITIVELY VAN GOGH and SPURIOUSLY SEVENTEEN WINDOWS (THE PAINTING BY VAN GOGH)! | ||
| DEMAIN C'EST LOIN | Bob Dylan, 1962/Elisabeth Vigna, 1978 | O |
| French version of TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME with lyrics by Elisabeth Vigna. Bob's version is only available officially as a live performance from New York Town Hall, 12 Apr 1963, released on "Greatest Hits Vol. 2"/"More Greatest Hits" in 1971. Bob didn't record a studio version in the early 1960s, but he did so in both 1970 and 1978, performances which remain unreleased | ||
Michel Montecrossa's Bob Dylan Fest 2001 6CD boxed set on the Mira
Sound Germany label containing his version of Bob Dylan's unreleased song DENISE.
The set also contains versions of
BOB DYLAN'S NEW ORLEANS RAG,
EAST LAREDO BLUES,
HERO BLUES and WANTED
MAN
| DENISE (DENISE DENISE) | 1964 | S |
Out-take from
"Another Side Of Bob Dylan", recorded at
Columbia Studios, New York, 09 Jun 1964 (CO82213), lyrics
on bobdylan.com  - Greil
Marcus' Rolling Stone article called it DENISE DENISE. Available as a
cover by Italian rocker Michel Montecrossa - see above |
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| DIME STORE | 1965 | O |
| Recording session sheet title of LOVE MINUS ZERO/NO LIMIT, released on "Bringing It All Back Home" | ||
| DIRGE FOR MARTHA | 1973 | O |
| Recording session sheet title of DIRGE, released on "Planet Waves", 1974 | ||
| DIRTY LIE (DIRTY LIES) | 1984 | R |
| Rehearsed at the Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy, 27 May 1984, and included in a list of songs to be played on tour handed out to journalists at a press conference in Italy, May 1984, but not performed in public. Sometimes misplaced and dated as Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 23-25 May 1984 | ||
| DOES SHE NEED ME? | 1966 | H |
| Bob is seen developing this with Robbie Robertson in a Glasgow hotel room in May 1966 in "Eat The Document". Also known as I CAN'T LEAVE HER BEHIND - both phrases occur in the lyrics. See also the song copyrighted as ON A RAINY AFTERNOON (1) | ||
| DOIN' ALRIGHT | 1997 | O |
| Alternate copyrighted title of 'TIL I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU, released on "Time Out Of Mind", 1997 | ||
| DON'T DRINK NO CHEVY | Bob Dylan?, 1983 | N? |
| Song recorded during the "Infidels" sessions at The Power Station, New York, 29 Apr 1983 | ||
| DON’T EVER TAKE YOURSELF AWAY | 1981 | S |
| Out-take from "Shot Of Love" sessions, recorded at Rundown Studios, Santa Monica, CA, 23 Apr 1981 - sometimes misidentified as Clover Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA, April-May 1981 | ||
| DON’T FLY UNLESS IT’S SAFE | 1983 | S |
| Instrumental recorded during the "Infidels" sessions at The Power Station, New York, 15 Apr 1983 | ||
| DON’T KEEP ME WAITING TOO LONG | Bob Dylan?, 1987 | R |
| Performed during rehearsals with The Grateful Dead, Club Front, San Rafael, CA, May 1987 - also known as GO AHEAD, BABY, GO AHEAD | ||
| DON’T LET ANYONE WRITE YOUR STORY | Gerry Goffin/Carole King/Bob Dylan, 1960s | N? |
Thanks to Peter Gilmer for information
about this song listed on Carole King's web-site. It appears to be
from the 1960s, since the Dylan copyright is M. Witmark & Sons
(ASCAP). Lyrics are on Carole King's web-site
 ,
but there are no details of any recordings |
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| DON’T LET HER KNOW | 1981 | O |
| Recorded during "Shot Of Love" sessions, at Clover Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, 01 May 1981 - thanks to Sean for pointing out this is almost certainly an alternate recording session title for HEART OF MINE! | ||
Robert Johnson The Complete Recordings, Columbia/Legacy boxed set
of his two Vocalion sessions containing the original LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN
| DON'T LET MY DEAL GO DOWN | 1961 | N? Y |
| Lyrics in a manuscript left by Bob at the home of Eve and Mac McKenzie after staying there in Summer 1961, reported to be a reworking of Robert Johnson's LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN. This doesn't appear to be the same song as DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN performed live by Bob in 1992 (this is a bluegrass song listed by Dundas as "traditional" - first recorded by North Carolinian banjoist Charlie Poole in 1925, and performed by the Grateful Dead among others) | ||
"Sunset March" by Charlie Poole - this Columbia single 15184-D has
DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN on the B-side
(this style of record label is of course now reproduced on Bob Dylan's latest Columbia
CDs)
| DON'T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN | ? | ? |
| Otherwise unknown song copyrighted by Bob at ASCAP before he left for SESAC in 1997. Thanks to Tim Dunn for the information | ||
| DON'T TELL HIM | 1966 | H |
| Recorded in a hotel room in Denver, CO, 12-13 Mar 1966, listed by Tim Dunn in his "The Bob Dylan Copyright Files Supplement 1 (Rolling Tomes, 2000), copyrighted as part of the Dwarf Music catalogue in October 1988. See also CHURCH WITH NO UPSTAIRS | ||
| DON’T WANT NO MARRIED WOMAN | 1974 | N? Y |
| Lyrics of this song are reported by Clinton Heylin to have been found in a notebook containing lyrics of the "Blood On The Tracks" songs, but no studio or live version is known | ||
| DON'T YA TELL HENRY | 1967 | H |
| Basement Tapes song recorded with The Band, Big Pink, West Saugerties, NY, July-September 1967 - the version on the official Basement Tapes album is performed by The Band, not Bob | ||
| DON’T YOU TRY ME NOW | 1967 | H |
| Basement Tapes song recorded with The Band, Big Pink, West Saugerties, NY, July-September 1967 | ||
| DON'T YOU PLAY WITH ME | 1967 | H |
| Basement Tapes song recorded with The Band, Big Pink, West Saugerties, NY, July-September 1967 - also known as DON'T YOU TRY ME NOW | ||
| DOPE FIEND ROBBER | 1961 | N? Y |
| Lyrics in a manuscript left by Bob at the home of Eve and Mac McKenzie after staying there in Summer 1961. The song's narrator becomes addicted to morphine after being wounded in World War 2, and becomes a robber to support his habit | ||
| DOWN AT WASHINGTON SQUARE | 1961 | N? |
| Reported by Clinton Heylin in his "Day By Day" book as having been written in Apr 1961. Thanks to Tim Dunn for information that the page with the handwritten lyrics of this song were auctioned on the Internet on 24 Jun 2006 - no recording or performance is known. The song is about when the weekly Sunday communal gathering of folksingers in Washington Square, New York City, was broken up by the police on 9 Apr 1961 | ||
| DRESS IT UP, BETTER HAVE IT ALL | Bob Dylan/The Band, 1969-71 | N? |
| Otherwise unknown song copyrighted as part of the Dwarf Music catalogue in October 1988 - thanks to Tim Dunn for the information | ||
| THE DRUNKARD'S SON | 1955 | N? Y |
| Manuscript written by "Bobby Zimmerman" supposedly inspired by a Jimmie Rodgers' song MY DRUNKARD'S CHILD, Bob's earliest known composition. Lyrics from the song are quoted in Clinton Heylin's book "Bob Dylan Behind The Shades: The Biography Take Two" (Viking, 2000/Penguin, 2001). Other sources say that Bob simply copied the words from a radio performance by Hank Snow of his then-unreleased song THE DRUNKARD'S SON and left it on the kitchen table of a Julie Znidar! | ||
 The Songs Of Bob Dylan, Start Records (UK), 1989, 2LP set with DUSTY OLD FAIRGROUNDS by Blue Ash as well as three other still-unreleased Dylan songs |
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| DUSTY OLD FAIRGROUNDS | 1963 | L |
| The only known performance
of this song was at New York Town Hall, 12 Apr 1963, and
this was scheduled for release on the shelved 1964 live
album "Bob Dylan In Concert", see "Searching For A Gem",
1964. No Dylan studio version exists but
the song has been released as a cover by by 1970s Ohio rockers Blue Ash
on their album "No More, No Less", Mercury, 1973 (see top of page), and
also compiled on "The Songs Of Bob Dylan", Start Records, UK, 1989. Lyrics on bobdylan.com
Also covered by Michel
Montecrossa on his 6CD set "Bob Dylan & Michel Fest 2002" (Mira
Sound Germany, 2002). Thanks to Michael Smith for the information that a
digitally remastered compilation of songs Blue Ash with previously
unreleased material may appear shortly and may include this track |
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