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Bob Dylan - Eat the Document (1966)

Track listing:
  1. Track 01
  2. Track 02
  3. Track 03
  4. Track 04
  5. Track 05
  6. Track 06
  7. Track 07
  8. Track 08
  9. Track 09
  10. Track 10

Notes


DATE: 1971 (filmed in 1966)
TIME: 54 MINUTES
FILM BY: Don A. Pennebaker and Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan's Eat the Document is a documentary that captures the madness that ensued during Dylan and The Hawks' 1966 tour of Europe in which Dylan transformed himself from an acoustic folk singer to a rock ‘n’ roll musician.

Originally made for network television, Eat the Document had been commissioned for ABC. The network was confused by its stream-of-consciousness organization, and Eat the Document languished on a shelf until the early seventies, when it was screened a few times. Because it was turned down by ABC, it has rarely been seen in its intended form.

Dylan and his backup group The Hawks (The Band) perform songs like "Tell Me, Momma", "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met)", and "Ballad of a Thin Man."

Includes the ten minute outtake of Dylan and John Lennon riding in the back of a limo.

The film was shot by Pennebaker and edited by Dylan.

CHAPTERS:

Start
Tell Me, Momma
What Kind Of Friend Is This?
I Can't Leave Her Behind
Like A Rolling Stone
I Still Miss Someone
I Don't Believe You
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Mr. Tambourine Man
One Too Many Mornings
On A Rainy Afternoon

EXTRAS:
Ballad Of A Thin Man (Outtake)
Bob Dylan & John Lennon In A Car
Bob Arrives In Sweden (B&W Newsreel Footage)