Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Goes Acoustic Again (Volume 14) - Various Artists
Welcome back, friends, for our fourteenth heaping serving of Dylan covers. This week's specials include George Harrison's delicious 1970 demo recording of "I Don't Want to Do It," a song he would officially record and release nearly 20 years later on the soundtrack to "Porky's Revenge"; and the David Rawlings Machine, featuring Gillian Welch, with a down home recipe for "Wicked Messenger." Also on the menu are such old favorites as Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia, and the Byrds, and new treats like Nick Drake, Lucy Kaplansky and Chris Smither, all cooked up with a refreshing acoustic flavor.
Speaking of Rawlings and Welch, they covered "Idiot Wind" at the PEN/New Yorker Tribute to Bob Dylan a few years back, under the nom du jour The Esquires. If anyone has a copy, I'd love to include it in a future volume of this series, so please PM me.
Big shout-outs are in order to Mark Persic, who streamed "Oh Merci" last week in as much of its entirety as our hosts permit, and also to my new friend Brian in England, who sent me the "Merci-ful" tracks I've not yet included in this series in somewhat better quality than the version that was streamed. I'll include them in the next volume of this series.
As usual, thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the folks who've sent me recordings, the fine artists who've created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). Please keep the suggestions and files coming, and by the way I'm still searching for live versions of Waylon Jennings doing "Things Have Changed" and Roger McGuinn doing "Golden Loom" live (there are soundboards from Apr 30, 1977 and May 2, 1977 in existence, perhaps listed as Byrds reunion shows), so if you have 'em, please PM me.
Bon appetit!
01 I Don't Want To Do It - George Harrison (Demo, 1970)
02 Tomorrow is a Long Time - Nick Drake (Tanworth-in-Arden, 1967-1968)
03 Blowin' in the Wind - Bruce Springsteen (Jun 18, 1988, Anti-Racism Festival, Chateau De Vincennes, Paris, France)
04 My Back Pages - Todd Sheaffer (May 29, 2004, Ronquillo Ranch, Somerset, NJ)
05 All Along the Watchtower - Michael Hedges Feb 1, 1986, Ordway Theater, St. Paul, MN)
06 It Ain't Me Babe - Lucy Kaplansky (Mar 30, 2002, Stone Soup, Pawtucket, RI)
07 Mama You've Been on My Mind - Peter Mulvey (Dec 10, 2004, College Coffeehouse, Fairbanks, AK)
08 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Lori McKenna (Apr 18, 2003, Iron Horse, Northampton, MA)
09 Girl From the North Country - Bill Morrissey (Apr 9, 1992, WERS-FM, Boston, MA)
10 Don't Think Twice - Of a Revolution aka O.A.R. (Apr 9, 2004, The Pageant, St. Louis, MO)
11 Boots of Spanish Leather - Black Crowes (Sep 17, 2005, Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ)
12 Wicked Messenger - David Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch (Aug 30, 2006, Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville, VA)
13 Cross the Green Mountain - Bob Walkenhorst (Feb 9, 2005, Molloy's Irish Pub, Kansas City, MO)
14 I Shall Be Released - Warren Haynes (Jun 26, 1997, Atomic Studios, Clinton,NJ)
15 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Todd Snider (Apr 15, 2005, Writer's Room, Key West, FL)
16 Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Nov 7, 1970, Clark Memorial Gymnasium, Rochester, NY)
17 Simple Twist of Fate - Jerry Garcia and John Kahn (Jun 26, 1982, Warner Theatre, Washington DC)
18 Desolation Row - Chris Smither (Nov 2, 2002, Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO)
DISC 1:
1. Everything is Broken - Neil Young (10-28-89, Shoreline Amp., Mtn View, CA)
2. Dark Eyes - Alejandro Escovedo (10-1-04, Texas Union Hall, Austin, TX)
3. When the Ship Comes In - Billy Bragg (9-26-05, Talking Bob Dylan Blues The Barbican Theatre, London
4. Hard Rain - Big Country w/Eddi Reader (5-31-99, Glasgow SECC, Glasgow, Scotland)
5. Ring them Bells - Warren Zevon (10-13-96, The Bluebird, Denver, CO)
6. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Alter - Steve Wynn (7-27-05, Molly Malone's Irish Pub, Los Angeles)
7. When I Paint My Masterpiece - Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, and Gillian Welch (10-6-06, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Golden Gate Gate Park, San Francisco, CA)
8. Girl From the North Country - The Eels (5-9-05, Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW - Santa Monica, CA)
9. Love Minus Zero - Ron Sexsmith (10-24-97, The Milky Way, Amsterdam)
10. Highway 61 Revisted - World Party (7-12-93, Summer Stage, Central Park, New York)
11. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Soft Boys (October 27, 2002 ,The Mercury Lounge, New York City)
12. Fourth Time Around - Calexico (7-9-03 Zeltival am Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany)
13. Positively Fourth Street - X (8-2-86, The Ritz, New York City)
14. Queen Jane Approximately - Mojave 3 (4-17-96, Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW - Santa Monica, CA)
15. Hurricane - Phish (8-16-97, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME)
16. Blind Willie McTell - Mick Taylor (9-16-00, Jack Legg's, Nashville, TN)
DISC 2:
01. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (7-29-04, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England)
02. One Too Many Mornings - David Gray (3-13-06, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO)
03. Girl From the North Country - Robert Plant (10-24-02, Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England)
04. Tomorrow is a Long Time - Ben Harper (2-9-01, Jorgenson Auditorium, Storrs, CT)
05. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Matt Nathanson (2-22-05, Chris Knutzen Hall, University Center, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA)
06. I Thew it All Away - Lloyd Cole (12-27-01, Joe's Pub, New York City)
07. Buckets of Rain - Beth Orton and M Ward (9-30-03, Cafe Largo, Los Angeles)
08. I'll Keep it With Mine - Yo La Tengo w/ David Mansfield (12-30-05, Maxwell's, Hoboken NJ
09. Gates of Eden - Robyn Hitchcock (3-26-05, Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ)
10. License to Kill - Cowboy Junkies (8-16-05, Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA)
11. It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Roger McGuinn (10-05-06, Sønderborghus, Sønderborg, Denmark)
12. Isis - The White Stripes (6-27-03, Coca-Cola Bricktown Event Center, Oklahoma City, OK)
13. It Takes a Lot to Laugh - Joe Ely (12-31-05, La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX)
14. Knockin on Heaven's Door - Tom Petty (8-27-05, Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA)
15. Like a Rolling Stone - Phil and Trey (10-29-06, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV)
16. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Echo and the Bunnymen (12-5-85, SFX Hall, Dublin, Ireland)
17. Farewell Angelina - Jeff Buckley (4-5-92, Roulette Club, New York City)
DISC 3:
01. Sign Language - Eric Clapton (11-11-76, The Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL)
02. Tough Mama - Jerry Garcia/Legion of Mary (4-19-75, Oriental Theater, Milwaukee, WI)
03. I want You - Bruce Springsteen (2-5-75, The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA)
04. Just Like a Woman - Van Morrison (9-05-71, Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, CA)
05. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Emmylou Harris (WBAI, NYC, 1970)
06. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - David Bromberg (Summer 1970, The Jabberwocky, Syracuse, NY)
07. Man on the Street - Dave Van Ronk (February 1969, The Jabberwocky, Syracuse, N.Y.)
08. Tears of Rage - The Band (7-17-76, Carter Baron Ampitheatre, Washington, D.C.)
09. Open the Door, Richard - Fairport Convention (4-21-70, BBC Studios)
10. The Wicked Messenger - The Faces (11-19-70, Paris Theatre, London, England)
11. One More Cup of Coffee - Eric Burden (4-21-76, Rockpalast, WDR Studio L, Germany)
12. Girl From the North Country - Leon Russell (11-21-70, Fillmore East, New York City)
13. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - The Byrds (1-4-70, Fillmore West, San Francisco)
14. Like a Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix, BB King and Paul Butterfield Blues Band (4-15-68, Generation Club, New York City)
15. Blowin' in the Wind/ She Belongs to Me/ Mr. Tamborine Man (Instrumental Medley) - Elton John (12-18-73, BBC Studios, London)
16. I Threw It All Away - George Harrison (1-9-69, Twickenham Studios, London)
17. Mama You Been On My Mind - George Harrison (1-9-69, Twickenham Studios, London)
DISC 4:
1. John Wesley Harding - Jeff Tweedy (3-4-05, The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL)
2. Mississippi - Sheryl Crow (10-31-99, Bridge Benefit, Mountain View, CA)
3. Blind Willie McTell - Elliott Murphy (2-2-02, Steinhaus, Solingen, Germany)
4. Not Dark Yet - Robyn Hitchcock with John Paul Jones (9-26-05, Barbican Theatre, London)
5. To Ramona - Ron Sexsmith (9-30-97, TT the Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA)
6. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bill Morrissey (1-11-97, Left Bank Cafe, Blue Hill, ME)
7. Tomorrow is a Long Time - Tom Russell (3-4-05, Columbus Music Hall, Columbus, OH)
8. Boots of Spanish Leather - Dervish (6-17-06, Festate, Chiasso, Switzerland)
9. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Lloyd Cole (??-??-93, Black Session Studio, Paris, France)
10. Positively Fourth Street - Lucinda Williams (8-9-91, McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA)
11. Buckets of Rain - John Doe with Jennifer Jason Leigh (12-27-95, KCRW Studio, Santa Monica, CA)
12. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Elvis Costello and Roger McGuinn (10-30-98, Premio Tenco, San Remo, Italy)
13. Going Going Gone - Jerry Garcia (4-10-82, Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ)
14. Desolation Row - Bob Weir (4-28-86, Wolfgang's, San Francisco, CA)
15. Chimes of Freedom - Warren Zevon (12-2-2000, Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA)
16. I Shall Be Released - Neil Young and Eddie Vedder (10-31-99, Bridge Benefit, Mountain View, CA)
17. The Times They Are a-Changin' - Bruce Springsteen (12-7-97, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.)
18. Every Grain of Sand - George Harrison (2-10-88, Rockline, KLOS Studios, Los Angeles, w/Bob "BC" Coburn)
A few notes:
1) Sheryl Crow's studio version of "Mississippi" predated Dylan's release on "Love and Theft" by a few years, and it made this major song sound minor. Here, stripped down at the 1999 Bridge show, she redeems herself.
2) Ron Sexsmith's melancholy version of "To Ramona" is the best performance I've ever heard of this song--the composer's versions included.
3) Dervish is an Irish folk band--I'd never heard of them before I started this project, but what a lovely rendition of "Boots of Spanish Leather"!
4) John Doe and Jennifer Jason Leigh were promoting the movie "Georgia," in which she played a would-be singer and he was a member of her band. Here, she wisely lets him take the lead.
5) "The Times They are a-Changin'" is probably as familiar as Shakespeare's "To Be or Not To Be." Only a performer of Springsteen's stature can bring something new to it at this point.
6) George Harrison was goofing around when he played "Every Grain of Sand" as part of a medley on the syndicated radio show Rockline, but he still brought a deep affection to the performance. I suspect their spirituality--though very different--was part of the bond these two Wilbury brothers shared. Stick around to the end of this one for a surprise!
DISC 5:
01 Masters of War - Pearl Jam (10-22-06, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA)
02 Hard Rain - The Waterboys (5-19-86, Pink Pop Festival, Geleen, Holland)
03 This Wheel's On Fire - The Band (7-17-76, Carter Baron Amphitheatre, Washington DC)
04 It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash (12-8-94,Frank Erwin Center, University Of Texas Austin,TX
05 **DELETED If Not For You - George Harrison (10-16-92, Madison Square Garden, New York DELETED**
06 All I Really Want to Do - Paul Westerberg (4-25-02, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
07 Visions of Johanna - The Grateful Dead (4-22-02, Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA)
08 Going, Going, Gone - The GP's/ Richard Thompson (9-27-81, Capitol Theatre, Horsham, Great Britain)
09 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Van Morrison (7-9-99, Lorely Open Air Festival, Lorely, Germany)
10 Forever Young - Neil Young with the Grateful Dead (11-3-91, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA)
11 Mr. Tambourine Man - Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark (10-19-77, The Bottom Line, New York)
12 Highway 61 Revisited - Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne (11-16-90, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA)
13 Like a Rolling Stone - The Rolling Stones (9-15-97, Toronto Rehearsal Studio, Toronto, Canada)
14 All Along the Watchtower - Lenny Kravitz and Eric Clapton (10-23-99, White House South Lawn, Washington D.C.)
15 I Shall Be Released - U2 and Friends (6-15-86, Meadowlands, East Rutheford, NJ)
16 Blowin' in the Wind - Stevie Wonder (4-3-73, Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA)
A few notes:
05 According to Dime mods, this was part of a PPV broadcast and had to be deleted.
08 Final show of Richard Thompson side project featuring Ralph McTell, Dave Pegg, and Dave Mattacks)
09 From the Bill Graham Memorial Concert. I guess Dylan couldn't make it.
13 Crowds seem to bring out the worst in Mick. Here, rehearsing in Toronto, he brings some real feeling to this anthem, as opposed to the mere bluster of the concerts that would follow.
15 Amnesty International Concert featuring U2, Sting, and Peter Gabriel, among others.
DISC 6:
01 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Alejandro Escovedo (5-31-98, Hattie's Hat, Seattle, WA)
02 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Blue Rodeo (10-21-97, Martyrs, Chicago, IL)
03 Wallflower - Coffee Creek (7-30-93, Cicero's Basement, St. Louis, MO)
04 She Belongs to Me - Jimmie Dale Gilmore (10-13-91, KUT-FM, Austin, TX)
05 Absolutely Sweet Marie - Jason and the Scorchers (3-8-84, Irving Plaza, New York City)
06 New Pony - Maria McKee (6-23-93, Logo, Hamburg, Germany)
07 Seven Curses - Tom Russell (2-22-06, The Palms, Winters, CA)
08 Seven Days - The Jayhawks (4-29-95, Slim's, San Francisco, CA)
09 Tombstone Blues - The Walkabouts (1-19-01, Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA)
10 Every Grain of Sand - Emmylou Harris with Daniel Lanois (11-23-95, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London)
11 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - John Doe and Harry Dean Stanton (8-13-88, McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA)
12 Gotta Serve Somebody - David Allan Coe (1-26-83, Hilversum, Netherlands)
13 From a Buick 6 - Chuck Prophet (2006-01-27, Fisherman's Cafe, Langenau, Germany)
14 Fourth Time Around - Chris Whitley (8-9-03, Sendesaal,Bremen, Germany)
15 Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - Tim O'Brien (3-27-02, Canopy club, Urbana, IL)
16 Billy - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (6-20-96, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA)
17 Don't Think Twice - Rosanne Cash, Lucinda Williams and Bruce Cockburn (12-9-91, Austin City Limits, Austin, TX)
18 You Ain't Going Nowhere - Adam Duritz & Friends (4-27-02, Shim Sham Club, New Orleans, LA)
19 Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Elvis Costello and Roger McGuinn (10-30-98, Premio Tenco, San Remo, Italy)
20 I Shall Be Released - Wilco (6-28-05, Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec)
DISC 7:
**DELETED Tangled Up in Blue - KT Tunstall (9-26-05, The Barbican Theatre, London) DELETED**
02 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Norah Jones (2-28-02, KCRW Studios, Santa Monica, CA)
03 Make You Feel My Love - Joan Osborne (10-29-02, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA)
04 I'll Keep it with Mine - Richard and Linda Thompson (5-17-82, The Bottom Line, New York, NY)
05 Visions of Johanna - The Walkabouts (1-19-01, Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA)
06 You're a Big Girl Now - Thalia Zedek (10-06-04, Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany)
07 Like a Rolling Stone - Barb Jungr (9-26-05, The Barbican Theatre, London)
08 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Madeleine Peyroux (2-18-05, KCRW Studios, Santa Monica, CA)
09 Most of the Time - Ani DiFranco (8-24-97, The Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA)
10 Don't Think Twice - Susan Tedeschi (11-03-06, The Ram's Head, Baltimore, MD)
11 Hard Rain - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians (4-26-91, Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX)
12 Dark Eyes - Patti Smith (6-05-01, Village Underground, New York, NY )
13 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Tracy Chapman (10-6-05, Roseland Theater, Portland, OR )
14 Masters of War - Lucinda Williams (11-21-03, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
15 Blowin' in the Wind - Dolly Parton (10-06-05, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO)
DISC 8: Get Your Rocks Off!
01 Wicked Messenger - Patti Smith (7-15-00, Folk & Roots Festival, Chicago IL)
02 Rainy Day Women - Trey Anastasio (2-22-01, Landmark Theate, Syracuse, NY)
03 Walk Out in the Rain - Eric Clapton (4-24-04, Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Ireland)
04 Chimes of Freedom - Bruce Springsteen (9-1-78, Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI)
05 Mr. Tambourine Man - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Roger McGuinn (2-1-97, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
06 The Mighty Quinn - The Grateful Dead (4-19-86, Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA)
07 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - John Wesley Harding (6-3-91, The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA)
08 Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat - Jimmy LaFave (7-16-94, Alligator Lounge, Santa Monica, CA)
09 It Takes a Lot to Laugh - Steve Earle (6-26-96, Cold Creek Correctional Facility, Henning, TN)
10 Positively Fourth Street - Steve Wynn (7-27-05, Molly Malone's Irish Pub, Los Angeles, CA)
11 Highway 61 Revisited - PJ Harvey (5-23-93. The Forum, London, England)
12 Like a Rolling Stone - Spirit (9-2-95, On the Waterfront, Rockland, IL)
13 It's All Over Baby Blue - Chocolate Watch Band (7-1-04, Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City, CA)
14 One More Cup of Coffee - White Stripes (9-30-05, Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI)
15 Gotta Serve Somebody - Mercury Rev (7-12-06, Allinge Gæstgiverkroen, Bornholm, Denmark)
16 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - U2 (3-21-85, UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL)
17 All Along the Watchtower - Dave Matthews Band with Neil Young (4-21-01, Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA)
DISC 9: May Your Songs Always Be Sung
01 Wiggle Wiggle - John Wesley Harding (5-25-91, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA)
02 The Man in Me - Cracker (4-29-05,Twilight Criterium Music Fest, Athens, GA)
03 Disease of Conceit - The Waterboys (11-3-89, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA)
04 Foot of Pride - Lou Reed (6-8-93, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
05 Well Well Well - Ben Harper (8-2-05, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN)
06 Man in the Long Black Coat - Joan Osborne (5-4-96, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA)
07 I Threw it All Away - Elvis Costello (10-14-84, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA)
08 If You See Her Say Hello - Jeff Buckley (8-13-92, Knitting Factory, New York, NY)
09 Simple Twist of Fate - Elliot Murphy (3-16-04, Kulturzentrum Cobra, Solingen, Germany)
10 Abandoned Love - Chuck Prophet (4-16-05, King Tut's, Glasgow, Scotland)
11 Tears of Rage - Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (1-31-03, Grand Lido Braco Resort, Jamaica)
12 Lord Protect My Child - Susan Tedeschi with the Persuasions (10-28-06, Nokia Theater at Times Square, New York, NY)
13 Ballad of Hollis Brown - Stephen Stills (7-25-95, Hard Rock Cafe and Casino, Las Vegas, NV)
14 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll - Christy Moore (11-12-06, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England)
15 With God on Our Side - Buddy Miller (5-4-03 Rhythm & Roots Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland)
16 Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Robyn Hitchcock (3-26-05, Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ)
DISC 10: Next Time You See Me Comin'
01 When I Paint My Masterpiece - Grateful Dead (Jul 9, 1995, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)
02 All Along the Watchtower - Warren Zevon (Jan 16, 1996, Rack-n-Roll, Colorado Springs, CO)
03 Blind Willie McTell - Rick Danko (Nov 19, 1992, Stephens Talkhouse, Miami, FL)
04 Hard Rain - Daniel Lanois (Sep 22, 1995, Ballard Backstage, Seattle, WA)
05 This Wheel's On Fire - Billy Bragg and KT Tunstall (9-26-05, Barbican Theatre, London)
06 Girl From the North Country - Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell (Oct 7, 1970, Johnny Cash TV Show, Nashville, TN)
07 She Belongs to Me - John Doe (Feb 2, 2005, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA)
08 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Tom Russell (Apr 2, 2002, Columbus Music Hall, Columbus, OH)
09 Ballad of a Thin Man - Elliott Smith (Oct 11, 1998, 400 Club, Minneapolis, MN)
10 Like a Rolling Stone - World Party (Jul 23, 1993, Wadsworth Theatre, LA, CA)
11 Visions of Johanna - Dan Bern (Mar 14, 2004, Joe's Pub, New York, NY)
12 Trying to Get to Heaven - Robyn Hitchcock (Nov. 25, 2003, Largo, Los Angeles, CA)
13 I Shall Be Released - Neil Young with Phish, REM, and Sara McLachlan (Oct 17, 1998, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA)
14 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Ratdog (Aug 9, 1995, Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH)
DISC 11: Lookin' For a New Friend
01 Highway 61 Revisited - The Long Ryders (May 11, 1985, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
02 Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Mar 19, 2006, KEXP, Seattle, WA)
03 I'll Keep it With Mine - Marianne Faithfull (Jun 30, 1999, Modernes, Bremen, Germany)
04 Girl From the North Country - Pete Townshend (Aug 15, 1998, Max Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, NY)
05 I Threw it All Away - Paul Kelly (May 24, 1993, Oh Merci! special, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
06 You're a Big Girl Now - Todd Snider (Sep 17, 2006, Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH)
07 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Shawn Colvin (Nov 29, 2006, Union Chapel, London)
08 Don't Think Twice - Steve Young (Jun 14, 1991, Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA)
09 Sweetheart Like You - Guy Davis (Nov 5, 2006, Lage Vuursche, Furs, Netherlands)
10 Queen Jane Approximately - Henry Kaiser (Aug 27, 1994, Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan)
11 Oh Sister - Black Crowes (2-15-97, Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands )
12 The Man in Me - My Morning Jacket (Jun 18, 2004, Brown-Forman Ampitheatre, Louisville, KY)
13 Man of Peace - Holmes Brothers (Apr 12, 2001, Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON)
14 I Shall Be Released - Kevn Kinney with Edwin McCain
15 Forever Young - Southside Johnny and Little Steven (Nov 21, 1993, WXRK-FM Studios, New York, NY)
16 Blowin' in the Wind - Carlos Santana and Friends w/Steve Winwood (Jul 15, 2004, Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland)
DISC 12: Sad Eyed Ladies and Wanted Men (Version 2)
01 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Grateful Dead (Apr 14, 1984, Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA)
02 Go 'Way Little Boy - Lone Justice (Jan 25, 1985, The Stone, San Francisco, CA)
03 Wanted Man - Jon Langford (Mar 19, 2004, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL)
04 Mississippi - Donna the Buffalo (Sep 18, 2004, Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte NC)
05 Blind Willie McTell - Tom Russell and Barrence Whitfield (Jan 25, 1995, Johnny D's, Somerville, MA)
06 Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - Calexico (Dec 8, 2006, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
07 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Robyn Hitchcock and the Minus 5 (Jul 10, 2006, Dingwalls, London)
08 Most Likely You Go Your Way and I Go Mine - Black Crowes (Oct 25, 2005, The Fillmore, Denver CO)
09 License to Kill - The Waterboys (Feb 19 1984, Batschkapp Club, Frankfurt, Germany)
10 Chimes of Freedom - McGuinn, Hillman and Clark (Sep 9, 1979, Calderone Theater, Long Island, NY)
11 Buckets of Rain - Phil Lesh and Friends with Joan Osborne (Feb 12, 2006, Beacon Theater, New York, NY)
12 Spanish Harlem Incident - Yonder Mountain String Band (Oct 6, 2005, Showbox, Seattle, WA)
13 Wallflower - Buddy and Julie Miller (May 28, 2000, Camp Mather, Yosemite, CA)
14 Paths of Victory - Cat Power (May 14, 1999, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA)
15 Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - The Walkabouts (Jan 19, 2001, Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA)
16 Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bruce Springsteen and Wolfgang Niedecken (Jul 9, 1995 Cafe Eckstein, Berlin, Germany)
17 If You Gotta Go, Go Now - Cowboy Junkies (Apr 30, 1989, Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA)
DISC 13: Mercy Walks the Plank
OH MERCI, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, Jul 4, 1993
01 Watching The River Flow – Steve Wynn
02 The Times They Are A-Changin’ – The Williams Brothers
03 Everything Is Broken – Will T. Massey
04 Pledging My Time – Russ Tolman
05 Just Like A Woman - Ronee Blakley
06 You’re A Big Girl Now – Dave Alvin
07 Girl From The North Country – George Gerdes
08 Tonight I’ll Be Staying here With You – Rosie Flores
NO MERCI (From the NSD Archives):
09 Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie - Jack Johnson (Feb 11, 2002, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
10 Love Sick - White Stripes (Jun 9, 2002, Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC)
11 Up To Me - Roger McGuinn (Sep 14, 1976, WLIR Living Room, Glen Cove, NY)
12 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Danny and Dusty (May 19, 1985, Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA)
13 Oxford Town - Tim O'Brien (Mar 27, 2002, Canopy Club, Urbana, IL)
14 Don't Think Twice - Billy Bragg (Oct 1, 2006, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA)
15 Mama You've Been on My Mind - Jeff Buckley (Oct 11, 1992, WFMU, Orange, NJ)
16 Not Dark Yet - Mercury Rev (Apr 1, 2000, Zenith Cinerama, Tel Aviv, Israel)
17 Hard Times in New York - Cat Power (Jul 20, 2000, BBC Studio, London)
18 Medley: Tears of Rage/ Desolation Row/ Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues/It Takes a Lot to Laugh - Richard Thompson (Mar 4, 1992, Bottom Line, New York, NY)
19 I Wanna Be Your Lover - Blue Aeroplanes (Jul 3, 1993, Roskilde Festival, Denmark)
20 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom (May 15, 1971, Newark State University, Union, NJ)
DISC 14: Goes Acoustic Again
01 I Don't Want To Do It - George Harrison (Demo, 1970)
02 Tomorrow is a Long Time - Nick Drake (Tanworth-in-Arden, 1967-1968)
03 Blowin' in the Wind - Bruce Springsteen (Jun 18, 1988, Anti-Racism Festival, Chateau De Vincennes, Paris, France)
04 My Back Pages - Todd Sheaffer (May 29, 2004, Ronquillo Ranch, Somerset, NJ)
05 All Along the Watchtower - Michael Hedges Feb 1, 1986, Ordway Theater, St. Paul, MN)
06 It Ain't Me Babe - Lucy Kaplansky (Mar 30, 2002, Stone Soup, Pawtucket, RI)
07 Mama You've Been on My Mind - Peter Mulvey (Dec 10, 2004, College Coffeehouse, Fairbanks, AK)
08 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Lori McKenna (Apr 18, 2003, Iron Horse, Northampton, MA)
09 Girl From the North Country - Bill Morrissey (Apr 9, 1992, WERS-FM, Boston, MA)
10 Don't Think Twice - Of a Revolution aka O.A.R. (Apr 9, 2004, The Pageant, St. Louis, MO)
11 Boots of Spanish Leather - Black Crowes (Sep 17, 2005, Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ)
12 Wicked Messenger - David Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch (Aug 30, 2006, Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville, VA)
13 Cross the Green Mountain - Bob Walkenhorst (Feb 9, 2005, Molloy's Irish Pub, Kansas City, MO)
14 I Shall Be Released - Warren Haynes (Jun 26, 1997, Atomic Studios, Clinton,NJ)
15 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Todd Snider (Apr 15, 2005, Writer's Room, Key West, FL)
16 Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Nov 7, 1970, Clark Memorial Gymnasium, Rochester, NY)
17 Simple Twist of Fate - Jerry Garcia and John Kahn (Jun 26, 1982, Warner Theatre, Washington DC)
18 Desolation Row - Chris Smither (Nov 2, 2002, Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO)
DISC 15: Odds and Ends
From OH MERCI (Jul 4, 1993, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
01 Black Crow Blues - Peter Case
02 I Don't Believe You - Cindy Lee Berryhill
03 Intro to Mr. Alice - Don Was
04 Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Was (Not Was)
05 Dear Landlord - John Wesley Harding
06 Tears of Rage - George Gerdes and John Wesley Harding
ODDS AND ENDS
07 Odds and Ends - Black Crowes (Sep 17, 2005, Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ)
08 Maggie's Farm - Ratdog (Jun 22, 1997, Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA)
09 Don't Think Twice - James Taylor (May 16, 2006, Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO)
10 I Pity the Poor Immigrant - Planxty (Aug 1980, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland)
11 Down in the Flood - Fairport Convention (Jul 16, 1974, BBC Studios, London, England)
12 It Takes a Lot to Laugh - Performing Gibsons (Apr 1971, BBC Radio One, London, England)
13 Country Pie - The Nice (Jun 2, 1969, BBC Studios, LOndon, England)
14 Most Likely You Go Your Way - Yardbirds (Apr 14, 1967, Stockholm, Sweden)
15 I Shall Be Released - Joe Cocker (Oct 19, 1969, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
16 Meet Me in the Morning - Rainer Ptacek (Dec 5, 1983, KXCI-FM Studios, Tucson, AZ)
17 All Along the Watchtower - Jeff Healey Band (Sep 24, 1990, Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
DISC 16: Yonder Stand Your Orphans
01 Nobody 'Cept You - The Waterboys (Piano demo, 1986)
02 Abandoned Love - George Harrison (Demo, 1984)
03 Lay Down Your Weary Tune - Tim O'Brien (Jul 7, 1999, The Station Inn, Nashville, TN)
04 Tangled Up in Blue - Jerry Garcia Band (Nov 26, 1988, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA)
05 Subterranean Homesick Blues - Dave Van Ronk (Apr 9, 1995, Bottom Line, New York, NY)
06 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Jayhawks (Apr 29, 1995, Slim's, San Francisco, CA)
07 My Back Pages - Roger McGuinn (Apr 26, 1985, Mohawk Valley, Utica, NY)
08 Hard Rain - Staples Singers (Apr 19, 1968, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA)
09 Oh Sister/Knockin'on Heaven's Door - Cat Power (Jul 20, 2000, Maida Vale Studio, London, England)
10 Blind Willie McTell - Southside Johnny (Feb 27, 1994, WXRK Studios, New York, NY)
11 Tryin to Get to Heaven - David Bowie (Studio outtake, 1997)
12 Wedding Song - Walkabouts (Unreleased demo, 2001)
13 Don't Think Twice - Nick Drake (1967-1968, Tamworth-in-Arden, England)
14 I'll Keep it With Mine - Lou Reed and Nico (Bedroom tape, 1970)
15 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bruce Springsteen Band (Jan or Feb 1972, Challenger Eastern Surfboard Factory, Highlands, NJ)
DISC 17: You're Jammin' Me
01 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Grateful Dead (Jul 18, 1989, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI)
02 Isis - moe. (Mar 10, 2004, Observation Lounge, Norwegian Sun Cruise Ship)
03 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Tea Leaf Green (Sep 21, 2001, Henflings Firehouse Tavern, Ben Lomond, CA)
04 Outlaw Blues - Radiators (Oct 31, 1991, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA)
05 Like a Rolling Stone - Zero (Dec 31, 1996, Maritime Hall, San Francisco, CA)
06 Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - Phil Lesh and Friends with Chris Robinson (Nov 25, 2005, Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL)
07 Solid Rock - Widespread Panic (Oct 29, 2006, Vegoose Festival, Las Vegas, NV)
08 When You Gonna Wake Up - Little Feat with Sam Bush and Vince Herman (Jan 28, 2006, Grand Lido, Negril, Jamaica)
09 All Along the Watchtower - Phish with Buddy Miles and Merle Saunders (Oct 22, 1996, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)
DISC 18: Tombstone Bluegrass
01 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Earl Scruggs (Jul 3, 2002, The Meadows, Steamboat Springs, CO)
02 She Belongs to Me - Jerry Garcia and Dave Grisman (May 10, 1992, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA)
03 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Larry Keel and Natural Bridge (May 29, 2005, Smilefest, Mills River, NC)
04 Tangled Up in Blue - String Cheese Incident (Apr 7, 2005, Big Easy Concert House, Spokane, WA)
05 The Times They Are a-Changin' - Blueground Undergrass (Aug 6, 1998, Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA)
06 Tombstone Blues - Hit and Run Bluegrass (Aug 5, 2005, Millennium Harvest House, Boulder, CO)
07 It Takes a Lot to Laugh - Yonder Mountain String Band (Oct 22, 2005, State Theatre, East Falls Church, VA)
08 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Doc and Merle Watson (Jul 4, 1980, Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC)
09 Father of Night - Tim O'Brien (Jun 15, 1996, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA)
10 Wallflower - David Bromberg Band (Dec 14, 1985, Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia,PA)
11 Girl From the North Country - Tony Rice Unit (Feb 23, 1991, Town Crier, Pawling, NY)
12 Walk Out in the Rain - Del McCoury Band (Oct 2, 2004, Smiley Hollow, Ridgetop, TN)
13 Tomorrow is a Long Time - Wayward Sons (Dec 28, 2005, Quioxte's True Blue, Denver, CO)
14 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - The Waifs (Jul 23, 2005, Finger Lakes Grassroots Music Festival, Trumansburg, NY)
15 Abandoned Love - Watkins Family Hour (Nov 2, 2006, Largo, Los Angeles, CA)
16 Oh Sister - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (Apr 28, 2004, Orange Peel, Asheville, NC)
17 Every Grain of Sand - Railroad Earth (Nov 26, 2005, Whitney Chapel, Hackettstown, NJ)
18 Buckets of Rain - Charles Welch with Doc Watson (Mar 7, 1998, Walker Center, North Wilksboro, NC)
DISC 19: Humdingers! Folksingers! Dead Ringers!
01 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Gordon Lightfoot (1965, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Burbank, CA)
02 The Times They Are a-Changin' - Judy Collins (Jan 16, 1965, Sanders Theater Benefit Concert, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA)
03 Things Have Changed - Bob Walkenhorst (May 18, 2005, Molloy's Irish Pub, Kansas City, MO)
04 All Along the Watchtower - John Mellencamp (Jul 25, 1984, Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH)
05 Don't Think Twice - Ramblin' Jack Elliott (Apr 21, 1998, Bottom Line, New York, NY)
06 Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - Jeffrey Foucault (Nov 10, 2005, Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA)
07 Visions of Johanna - Chris Smither (Jan 30, 2007, The Furs, Lage Vuursche, The Netherlands)
08 Girl From the North Country - Roy Harper (Feb 5, 2007, Anti-Knock, Tokyo, Japan)
09 If Not For You - Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen (of Dolly Varden) (Aug 23, 2006, 311 S. Wacker, Chicago, IL)
10 Love Minus Zero - Al Stewart (Jul 18, 1999, Conejo Community park, Thousand Oaks, CA)
11 Nashville Skyline Rag - John Hartford and Norman Blake (Nov 9, 1971, WABN Radio, Cincinnati, OH)
12 Only a Hobo - Seldom Scene (Apr 26, 1992, Watson Stage, Wilkesboro, NC)
13 Country Pie - Dave Swarbick, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg and Geoff Muldaur (Sep 27th 1982, Lone Star Cafe', New York)
14 I'll Keep it With Mine - Fairport Convention (1968, Dutch TV, Amsterdam, Holland)
15 I Shall Be Released - Mama Cass, Mary Travers, Joni Mitchell (Jun 27, 1969, Johnny Cash Show, Nashville, TN)
16 John Brown - Staples Singers (Apr 19, 1968, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA)
17 When the Ship Comes in - Arlo Guthrie (Sep 20, 2002, Lowe's Theatre, Worcester, MA)
18 With God on Our Side - Lovemongers (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart) (Feb 23, 1991, Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA)
19 Farewell Angelina - Joan Baez (Jul 14, 1989, Montreux Jazz Festival, Le Casino, Montreux, Switzerland)
DISC 20: A Land of Wolves and Thieves
01 Song to Woody - Wizz Jones (Live 1989 or 1990, Dublin, Ireland)
02 Troubled And I Don't Know Why - Hayes Carll (Sep 17, 2005, Third Floor Cantina, Bryan, TX)
03 Trust Yourself - Bottle Rockets (Sep 1, 2006, Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria, Spain)
04 Down in the Flood - Dave Alvin, Peter Case and Chris Smither (Aug 31, 2003, Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather CA)
05 Open the Door, Homer - Robyn Hitchcock (Feb 3, 1992, Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV)
06 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Chris Hillman with Emmylou Harris (Apr 11, 1991, American Music Shop, Nashville, TN)
07 Moonlight - Maria Muldaur (Jan 13, 2007, Prairie Home Companion, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA)
08 I Must Love You Too Much - The Band (May 10, 1996, Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ)
09 Love is Just a Four Letter Word - Joan Baez (Jun 1977, Palladium, New York, NY)
10 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - Robert Hunter (May 8, 1997 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY)
11 Man Gave Names to the Animals - Jerry Douglas Band with Tim O'Brien and Maura O'Connell (Nov 14, 1998, Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH)
12 The Man in Me - The Frames (Oct 22, 2005, Park West, Chicago, IL)
13 Born in Time - Eric Clapton (Mar 30, 1998, Target Center, Minneapolis, MN)
14 All Along the Watchtower - Willie Nile (Jul 19, 1996, Pitea, Sweden)
15 Shelter From the Storm - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Aug 14, 1999, Speyer, Germany)
16 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - The Alarm (Apr 12, 1986, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA)
17 Hard Rain - Bryan Ferry (May 1977, Sydney, Australia)
DISC 21: They'll Stone You When You're Playing Your Guitar
01 Rainy Day Women (instrumental) - Phil Lesh and Friends with Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring (Apr 20, 2001, Independence Hall Cricket Arena, Charlotte, NC)
02 Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter (Jul 27, 1980, Blues 'N' Tattoo, New York, NY)
03 Quinn the Eskimo - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1970, Paris Theatre, London, England)
04 Going Going Gone - Richard Hell with Robert Quine (Jul 14, 1982, Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA)
05 Don't Ya Tell Henry - The Band (Aug 17, 1969, Woodstock, Bethel, NY)
06 Queen Jane Approximately - Grateful Dead(Oct 8, 1989, Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA)
07 Watching the River Flow - Joe Cocker and Eric Clapton (NOV 28, 1983, ARMS Benefit, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX)
08 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Bill Kirchen (Aug 7, 2005, Rancho Nicasio Nicasio, CA)
09 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - Jimi Hendrix (May 5, 1968, Fillmore East, New York, NY)
10 Isis - Derek Trucks Band (Dec 31, 2003, Visulite Theater, Charlotte, NC)
11 This Wheel's On Fire - The Black crowes (May 13th, 2006, Labatt Centre, London, ON)
12 One More Cup of Coffee - Chris Duarte (Feb 3,2007, Mexicali Blues, Teaneck, NJ)
13 Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses (Dec 19, 1987, Madison, WI)
14 All Along the Watchtower - Night of the Guitars with Randy California, Robby Krieger, and Phil Manzanera (Apr 30, 1989, Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany)