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Bob Dylan - In Concert 1963 (1963)

Track listing:
  1. Ramblin' Through The World
  2. Bob Dylan's Dream
  3. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
  4. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
  5. Masters Of War
  6. Walls Of Red Wing
  7. Hero Blues
  8. Who Killed Davey Moore
  9. With God On Our Side
  10. Dusty Old Fairgrounds
  11. John Brown
  12. You've Been Hiding Too Long
  13. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
  14. WHen The Ship Comes In
  15. Percy's Song
  16. Seven Curses

Notes

Recorded by Columbia as a possible live release, but shelved, not for any reasons of artistic merit or sonic deficiencies. Bootlegged under a variety of titles, this is probably the best pre-electric-period unreleased Dylan concert to own, from the perspectives of fidelity, performance, and breadth of material. Besides featuring the core of his early repertoire, from "Times They Are A-Changin'" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" down to less celebrated numbers like "Spanish Harlem Incident" and "To Ramona," there are also a few unreleased or barely released tunes, the best of which is an acoustic version of "If You Gotta Go, Go Now." There are also a few duets with Joan Baez, which actually don't count among the highlights of this 95-minute program.

Acetate of the unreleased CBS LP "In Concert"
Carnegie Hall - October 26, 1963

The material presented here is an absolute must-have to any collection. It has been available for many years, but this package blows away every release that has come before.
This is the one to own. CBS was planing this release during the 1963-64 Christmas season, and it went as far as being pressed to acetate. It has long been rumored that the LP cover was completed as well, and this CD purports to be a reproduction of it. It is a beautiful cover, and leaves little doubt to it's authenticity. The thorn seems to have been the rambling 6½ minute prose "Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie". A song missing from Carnegie is Talkin' John Birch. It, along with this version of Who Killed Davy Moore? was released on the official CBS release Bootleg Series Vol 1-3. The recording has been filtered and EQ'd for this release, and the result is near perfection. The overall aesthetics, quality, and material of this package make it one of the best CD boots ever produced. The Colessum version has a slightly nicer disc, as all songs are listed with a one word title. Learn more about the planned CBS release at Searching For A Gem.