| features in: (B-list) Album Chart of 1975 ● (B-list) Album Chart of the 1970s |
Bob Dylan’s second LP back at Columbia, and his second of 1975, was a tricky one to handle for my discography rules. Whilst all material is new to Bob’s album story, it is basically eight years past its recording date and thereby relegated to “b-list” status. However, many others regard this as a new Dylan proper, especially since overdub work was done on many of the tracks in 1975. These were Bob’s first recordings post “Blonde On Blonde”, his first recordings after his motorbike accident in the summer of ’66, recordings which spanned several months from the Spring of 1967 onwards. The involvement of The Band pulls Bob away from his left field leanings towards a more contemporary centre ground, although many would describe the genre as “alt. country”. I guess it depends on your perspective. Alternative in terms of the fact that it ain’t all polished in the studio, maybe. The album further struggles with credibility given the fact that only 16 of the 24 recordings actually feature Bob and 8 are solely Band pieces recorded between 1967 and 1975. The '75 overdubs were added to songs from both categories. “The Basement Tapes”, at 76 minutes runtime, can be a bit of a chore at times, but is well worth a dig through for some great moments and some which are not so great but historically interesting all the same. Good stuff all in all, though if I was a Dylan fan in ’75 I’d only be mildly interested – and much more keen to hear his real new material…
The Jukebox Rebel
17–Jun–2007
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [01:46]  Bob Dylan - Odds And Ends [take 2, additional overdubs] (Robert Zimmerman) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| A2 | [03:37]  Bob Dylan - Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast) [additional overdubs] (Richard Manuel) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| A3 | [02:31]  Bob Dylan - Million Dollar Bash [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A4 | [03:27]  Bob Dylan - Yazoo Street Scandal (Robbie Robertson) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| A5 | [05:26]  Bob Dylan - Goin’ To Acapulco (Robert Zimmerman) Soul Ballad |
| A6 | [02:43] Bob Dylan - Katie’s Been Gone (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) Cerebral Pop |
| B1 | [02:45]  Bob Dylan - Lo And Behold [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B2 | [04:17] Bob Dylan - Bessie Smith (Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B3 | [02:56]  Bob Dylan - Clothesline Saga [take 1, additional overdubs] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk |
| B4 | [02:48]  Bob Dylan - Apple Suckling Tree [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B5 | [02:31]  Bob Dylan - Please, Mrs. Henry [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B6 | [04:11]  Bob Dylan - Tears Of Rage [take 3] (Robert Zimmerman, Richard Manuel) Songwriter |
| C1 | [03:01]  Bob Dylan - Too Much Of Nothing [take 1] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| C2 | [02:13]  Bob Dylan - Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| C3 | [03:56]  Bob Dylan - Ain’t No More Cane (Traditional) Folk Rock / Americana |
| C4 | [02:03] Bob Dylan - Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| C5 | [03:13]  Bob Dylan - Ruben Remus (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| C6 | [02:45]  Bob Dylan - Tiny Montgomery (Robert Zimmerman) Folk |
| D1 | [02:42]  Bob Dylan - You Ain’t Going Nowhere [take 2, additional overdubs] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| D2 | [03:12]  Bob Dylan - Don’t Ya Tell Henry (Robert Zimmerman) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| D3 | [04:22]  Bob Dylan - Nothing Was Delivered [take 2] (Robert Zimmerman) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| D4 | [02:49]  Bob Dylan - Open The Door, Homer [take 1] (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| D5 | [03:38]  Bob Dylan - Long Distance Operator (Robert Zimmerman) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| D6 | [03:49] Bob Dylan - This Wheel’s On Fire (Robert Zimmerman, Rick Danko) Folk Rock / Americana |
