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Various Artists - Basement Tapes Tape (10 Inch Reel To Reel)(Keithdylan Source)

Track listing:
  1. Tone - Bob Dylan 0:26
  2. Million Dollar Bash - Bob Dylan 2:52
  3. Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread - Bob Dylan 2:24
  4. Please, Mrs. Henry - Bob Dylan 2:40
  5. Down In The Flood - Bob Dylan 2:15
  6. Lo And Behold - Bob Dylan 2:53
  7. Tiny Montgomery - Bob Dylan 2:53
  8. This Wheel's On Fire - Bob Dylan 3:56
  9. You Ain't Going Nowhere - Bob Dylan 2:44
  10. I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan 3:58
  11. Too Much Of Nothing - Bob Dylan 2:56
  12. Tears Of Rage - Bob Dylan 4:14
  13. Quinn The Eskimo - Bob Dylan 2:14
  14. Nothing Was Delivered - Bob Dylan 4:37
  15. Blank - Bob Dylan 0:10
  16. Beatles 1967 X-Mas Message - The Beatles 6:29
  17. Superman - Marmaduke And Friends 2:44
  18. Garden Of Eden - Marmaduke And Friends 3:19
  19. A Weird Norwegian Wood Edit - The Beatles 2:19
  20. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King 4:22
  21. Overhaul Junction In E Flat Natural - Albert King 3:59

Notes

Bob Dylan
Basement Tapes Tape
Lineage: Ten Inch Reel to Reel @ 7.5 i.p.s.>CDR>CDR via digital optical cable to split into tracks>EAC>FLAC

Eddiethecat inspired me. This is not meant as a competition, or even an attempt at one-upsmanship. However, it seems that people want all available versions, so here goes. When I purchased my Isle Of Wight reel at auction, this was also part of the purchase. I didn’t share it at the time because there is nothing new on it, but I did have requests, so years later here it is. I really doubt if the sound is any sort of improvement in any way shape or form, but I’ll bet nobody has these songs in this format. This reel is some sort of collection of songs, with The Basement Tapes as the cornerstone. There is an introduction of sorts before each song. It sounds at times to me the Basement Tapes might be from a record, but there is nothing that screams out scratchy vinyl. Dylan’s voice seems a bit high, so it might need a speed correction. The end of the tape is filled out with an early Jerry Garcia project, a weird editing of Norwegian Wood, the Beatles 1967 Christmas message, and Albert King Live.

When I won the reels, I had the auction house transfer them with no noise reduction to a cd. When they did it, it was done with only one track, thus the two cdrs in the lineage. I did the tracks on the fly, so they are not perfect.

This tape had to be done early in the Basement Tapes history, if the Beatles X-Mas message, and the Marmaduke material is an accurate time stamp. I would be interested in any feedback on quality. Again, there is nothing new musically, just the packaging is unique.

1. tone
2. Million Dollar Bash
3. Yea Heavy and a Bottle of Bread
4. Please Mrs. Henry
5. Down In The Flood
6. Lo and Behold
7. Tiny Montgomery
8. This Wheel’s On Fire
9. You Ain’t Going Nowhere
10. I Shall Be Released
11. Too Much Of Nothing
12. Tears of Rage
13. Quinn The Eskimo
14. Nothing Was Delivered
15. blank
16. Beatles 1967 X-Mas Message
17. Superman-Marmaduke and Friends-early Jerry Garcia
18. Garden Of Eden-Marmaduke and Friends-early Jerry Garcia
19. A weird Norwegian Wood edit
20. Born Under a Bad Sign-Albert King-live at the Filmore West
21. Overhaul Junction in E Flat Natural-Albert King-live at the Filmore West