The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006
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. |
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Revised 16 September, 2024.
There are six versions of this release:
The first 5000 people to order any edition from bobdylan.com will receive a free Bob Dylan Theme Time Radio Hour poster as shown on right. |
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Sony BMG Germany promotional postcard courtesy of Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff |
There was also an iTunes download version of CDs 1-2 with a bonus extra track, a previously unreleased live performance of Love Sick from Time Out Of Mind. Thanks to Jack from Canada for information that this performance was recorded at Tramps, New York, 26 Jul 1999 (although it is listed as "Live, 2001") and is currently available from the UK iTunes store only. The first single was Dreamin' Of You, available for download from bobdylan.com in Jul 2008, of which there will also be a radio edit (R-0354, see 2008). The downloaded single is 5:54 while the length of the track is listed below as 6:23 - the 6:23 length is incorrect. |
The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 - Fragments: "Time Out of Mind" Sessions (1996-1997) (2023): the Time Out Of Mind out-takes from this set are duplicated as CD5 of the 5CD Deluxe Edition!
Track listings (songs not on current albums are shown in red).
3CD set (Expanded Deluxe Edition)
CD1:
1. Mississippi 6:04 (Unreleased version #1, Time Out of Mind)
2. Most Of The Time 3:46 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy).
3. Dignity 2:09 (Piano demo, Oh Mercy). R-0680, from promo US
and European Columbia CD singles given away with Bob Dylan's autobiography "Chronicles Vol.
1", see 2004. However, Peter Coulthard points out
that this version has approximately five seconds of piano intro that is missing
from R-0680, so it remains a rarity.
4. Someday Baby 5:56 (Alternate version, Modern Times)
5. Red River Shore 7:36 (Unreleased, Time Out of
Mind)
6. Tell Ol' Bill 5:31 (Alternate version, North
Country soundtrack). This is not the same as R-0649, see
2005 and VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3.
7. Born In Time 4:10 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)
8. Can't Wait 5:45 (Alternate version, Time Out of Mind)
9. Everything Is Broken 3:27 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy). R-0613,
available for download from iTunes in Apr 2003, see
Online Performances (Other) (now no longer a rarity)
10. Dreamin' Of You 5:54, not 6:23 as listed (Unreleased, Time Out
Of Mind)
11. Huck's Tune 4:09 (From Lucky You
soundtrack). R-0738, see 2007 and
VHS
& DVD 2000s Part 4 (now no longer a rarity)
12. Marchin' To The City 6:36 (Unreleased, Time
Out of Mind)
13. High Water (For Charley Patton) 6:40 (Live, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada,
23 Aug 2003)
R-0830, live performance released as an exclusive download from iTunes with Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine): Mark Ronson
Re-Version, see Online Performances
(Other) (now no longer a rarity).
Also, a live performance of this song from The National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, FL, 1
Feb 2002
(see disc 2, track 11, below for another song from the same show) appeared on the bobdylan.com Performances page in Feb 2002, see
Online Performances (bobdylan.com).
CD2:
1. Mississippi 6:24 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)
2. 32-20 Blues (Robert Johnson) 4:22 (Unreleased,
World Gone Wrong)
3. Series Of Dreams 6:27 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)
This is not the same as R-0204, the alternate take from a 1991 Columbia Europe
promo CD single for The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, which is timed at 5:52, see
1991.
4. God Knows 3:12 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)
5. Can't Escape From You 5:22 (Unreleased, December
2005)
Thanks to Ian Woodward for information that this song was recorded in Dublin,
Ireland, with uillean pipes for a film, but was never used.
6. Dignity 5:25 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)
7. Ring Them Bells 4:59 (Live at The Supper Club, New York, 17 Nov 1993, early
show)
The New York Supper Club shows in 1993 were a planned TV special/video/live
album project of four shows recorded over two nights at an intimate venue by Bob
in association with HBO. The project was ultimately shelved, although all four
shows circulate amongst Dylan collectors. The only performances to have been
released officially are:
Ring Them Bells Supper Club video from "USA Today" web-site, Jul 2008, screenshot by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
BDC71 Ring Them Bells - 16 Nov
1993 (early show)
Online Performances (bobdylan.com) Feb 2001 R-0587 One Too Many Mornings - 16 Nov, 1993 (late show) Highway 61 Interactive CD-ROM, see 1995 BDC16 Tight Connection To My Heart - 17 Nov 1993 (late show) Online Performances (bobdylan.com) Feb 1998 BDC17 Weeping Willow (traditional) - 17 Nov 1993 (late show) Online Performances (bobdylan.com) Feb 1998 BDC23 Delia (traditional) - 17 Nov 1993 (late show) Online Performances (bobdylan.com) May 1998 R-0588 Queen Jane Approximately - 17 Nov 1993 (late show) Highway 61 Interactive CD-ROM, see 1995 |
8. Cocaine Blues (Traditional) 5:30 (Live, Wolftrap,
Vienna, VA, 24 Aug 1997)
A performance of Mr. Tambourine Man from Wolftrap, Vienna, VA, 23 Aug 1997
appeared on the bobdylan.com Performances page in Sep 2001, see
Online Performances (bobdylan.com).
Other performances of Cocaine Blues can be found
here:
R-0705 Live, Gaslight Café, New York, Oct 1962, from Bob Dylan Live At The Gaslight 1962, Starbucks/Hear Music/Sony Music Custom Marketing Group (USA), 2005
R-0268 Live, El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 16 Dec 1997, from the European Columbia Love Sick CD singles, also on a bonus disc included with the Australian tour limited edition of Time Out Of Mind, both 1998
9. Ain't Talkin' 6:13 (Alternate version, Modern Times)
10. The Girl On The Greenbriar Shore (Traditional)
2:51 (Live, Dunkirk [Dunkerque], France, 30 Jun 1992)
11. Lonesome Day Blues 7:37 (Live, National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, FL, 1
Feb 2002)
A performance of High Water (For Charley Patton) from The National Car Rental Center,
Sunrise, FL, 1 Feb 2002
appeared on the bobdylan.com Performances page in Feb 2002, see
Online Performances (bobdylan.com).
12. Miss The Mississippi (Bill Halley) 3:20
(Unreleased album with David Bromberg, 1992)
13. The Lonesome River (Carter and Ralph Stanley)
3:04 (With Ralph Stanley, from the album Clinch Mountain Country).
R-0266, see 1998 (now no longer a rarity).
14. 'Cross The Green Mountain 8:15 (From Gods
and Generals Soundtrack). R-0586, see
2003 and
VHS & DVD 2000s Part 2 (now no
longer a rarity).
CD3:
1. Duncan & Brady (Traditional) 3:47
(Unreleased album with David Bromberg, 1992)
2. Cold Irons Bound 5:57 (Live, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, 11 Jun
2004). This has now appeared on a bonus single with the 20th Anniversary Edition
of Time Out Of Mind in 2017, see
International Singles: All Formats
2010s.
For Down Along The Cove from this set released on
Bonnaroo
Music Festival 2004, see 2005. Four
further live performances from this show were added to the bobdylan.com
Performances page in Jun 2004, see
Online Performances (bobdylan.com).
3. Mississippi 6:24 (Unreleased version #3, Time Out of Mind)
4. Most Of The Time 5:10 (Alternate version #2, Oh Mercy).
5. Ring Them Bells 3:18 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy) (R-0768, see 2008)
6. Things Have Changed 5:32 (Live, Roseland Theater, Portland, OR, 15 Jun 2000).
For a performance of this song live from Portsmouth, Hampshire,
England, 25
Sep 2000, from Bob Dylan Live: Thirty-Nine
Years Of Great Concert Performances, SME Records (Sony Music Entertainment),
Japan, Feb 2001, see 2001.
7. Red River Shore 7:08 (Unreleased version #2,
Time Out of Mind)
8. Born In Time 4:19 (Unreleased version #2, Oh Mercy)
9. Tryin' To Get To Heaven 5:10 (Live, Wembley Arena, London, England, 5 Oct
2000) (A)
This is in fact R-0681, previously thought to be a performance of this song live from the same tour, recorded at
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, 25 Sep
2000, from a US Columbia promo CD single, see 2004.
Thanks to Evan Marshall for confirming that the performances are in fact the
same and to Les Kokay for listening to a variety of circulating recordings for
Portsmouth and Wembley and confirming the released performance is Wembley!
10. Marchin' To The City 3:39 (Unreleased version
#2, Time Out of Mind)
11. Can't Wait 7:24 (Alternate version #2, Time Out of Mind)
12. Mary And The Soldier (Traditional) 4:23
(Unreleased, World Gone Wrong)
Since CD3 was only available for a short while in the Expanded Deluxe Edition, these twelve tracks are all rarities. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information (Nov 2013) that all of Tell Tale Signs including CD3 is available for download from iTunes.
Bonus 7" Single from bobdylan.com
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35799 7 (USA) - 7" single sleeve front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
A. Dreamin' Of You 3:34 (Unreleased, Time Out
Of Mind) - edit of track from CD1 (R-0354, see 2008) B. Ring Them Bells 3:18 (Alternate Version, Oh Mercy) - from CD3 (R-0768, see 2008) |
2CD Set (Standard Edition)
CDs 1 and 2 as above
Single Edition)
CD 1 only
Thanks to Ian Woodward, Ronald Born, Arie de Reus, Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff and Paul S. Levine for information.
Vinyl and Tape Releases: Deluxe Vinyl Edition
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 4LP set in 12" box: Columbia/Legacy 88697 35796 1 (USA), 24 Oct 2008:
CD Releases: 3CD Exclusive Expanded Deluxe Edition with 7" Single
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 3CD set in 7" box with bonus 7" single: Columbia/Legacy 88697 35798 2 (USA), 7 Oct 2008:
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35798 2 (USA) - box front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
This edition is in a 8¼" x 8¼" box containing the two
books, the 3CDs and the 7" vinyl single. For more scans see the 3CD box
entry below. The 7" vinyl single included with orders of the 3CD set from bobdylan.com includes two rarities: R-0354 Dreamin' Of You - single edit (3:34) of previously unreleased 1998 out-take from Time Out Of Mind R-0355 Ring Them Bells - alternate version (3:18) of 1989 track from Oh Mercy For more details of the single see 2008. |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35798 2 (USA) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers |
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Columbia/Legacy 88697 35799 7 (USA) - B-side scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux (R-0355) |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans.
CD Releases: 3CD Expanded Deluxe Edition
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - promo 3CD-R set: Columbia/Legacy 88697 35797 2 (USA), 11 Aug 2008:
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 3CD set in 7" box: Columbia/Legacy 88697 35797 2 (USA), 7 Oct 2008:
This edition is also in a 8¼" x 8¼" box containing the 3CDs in a book-style folder with the contents of the standard 60-page booklet in larger size plus the book on the Collected Singles Sleeves. This was compiled by Geoff Gans from the collection of David Eckstrom (of Forever Young Records). (I shall make sure every single illustrated there is also included here in International Singles Releases).
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for the scans.
Columbia/Legacy 88697
35797 2 (USA) - spine of sealed box
Columbia/Legacy 88697
35797 2 (USA) - inside of sealed box with two books
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 3CD-R/CD promo sets: Sony Music SDCI 80657-9 (Japan), Aug/Sep 2008:
CD Releases: 2CD Standard Edition
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - promo 2CD-R sets, Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA), 9 Sep 2008:
The first variant discs are "watermarked" CD-Rs sent to specific reviewers and dated "July 11th, 2008" - the recipient's name and magazine name has been hidden for this page. The second variant discs are not personalised and undated, the text "PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE" replaces the recipient's details. For a promo CD-R of disc 3 in the same red/white generic card sleeve, see above.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA), 7 Oct 2008:
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - front of slipcase with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada |
This edition is in a slipcase with a slimline 2CD jewel case and the 60-page booklet. The front insert is a single folded card. The picture on the rear insert is from the same photo shoot as the one used for a UK Love Sick CD single, see 1998. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the US release. |
Columbia COL 665997 5 (UK) - front of 1998 Love Sick CD single (my copy) |
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Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - sticker from front of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 88697357952 (USA) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Jack from Canada |
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Columbia/Legacy 88697357952 (USA) - front of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - rear of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - detail of rear of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada (catalogue number has two spaces) |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 88697 35795 2 (USA) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - promo and commercial 2CD sets, Columbia/Legacy 88697357952 (Europe), 7 Oct 2008:
The German promo set consists of two CD-Rs in separate CD single jewel cases without inserts.
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 2CD promo set, Sony Music SICP 1993-4 (Japan), 22 Oct 2008:
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697 74610 2 (Europe), Nov 2010:
This "budget" release made in Austria has only the two audio CDs in a slimline 2CD jewel case. There is no slipcase. It is dated 2010 and the CDs and inserts have the "Sony Music" logo.
Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans.
CD Releases: Single CD Edition
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - single CD edition, Columbia/Legacy 88697 34747 2 (Canada), 6 Oct 2008:
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - single CD edition, Columbia/Legacy 88697 34747 2 (Europe), 6 Oct 2008:
This edition is in a jewel case with a 28-page booklet as the front insert. It consists of CD1 only. The front picture of Bob has a brown tint as opposed to the blue tint on the 3CD and 2CD set releases. The reverse of the rear insert shows a selection of Dylan CDs, all of which are listed on this site.
Thanks to Freddy Ordóñez Araque and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and pictures.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - promo single CD edition: Sony SDCI 80657-9 (Japan), Oct 2008:
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - single CD edition, Columbia/Legacy 88697347472 (Australia), 6 Oct 2008:
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - single CD edition, Sony Music DCD-3061 (China), 2012:
Online Downloads: 2CD Bonus Track Version
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale
Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006"
(Bonus Track Version)
- 28-track download from iTunes (UK), Oct 2008:
This UK
download consists of the 27 tracks from the 2CD version of the album plus an
exclusive live performance of Love Sick from Time Out Of Mind.
Detail of iTunes UK screenshot (Bonus Track version) |
The 28th track, which can be downloaded separately, is Love Sick - live,
Tramps, New York, 26 Jul 1999, previously unreleased
(incorrectly dated as "Live 2001") (A)
This is now R-0355, see Online Performances (Other). Thanks to Jack from Canada for information. |
Detail of iTunes UK screenshot (Bonus Track version) |
Detail of iTunes UK screenshot (Bonus Track version) showing incorrect dating
of bonus track
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