TALK ABOUT THE BEST THING NEXT TO A TIME MACHINE TO GET BACK TO THOSE ORIGINAL CONCERTS -- OUR SUPER-BEST BOB DYLAN LIVE CD COLLECTION !! INCLUDED ARE DOUBLE-DISC LIVE BOX SETS FROM 1964, 1966, & 1975, ALONG WITH A SINGLE-CD 1963 CONCERT AND THE THREE-DISC "BIOGRAPH" BOX SET -- TEN GREAT CDS IN ALL !! THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. "BOB DYLAN LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 1963" --VERY RARE SPECIAL PROMO EDITION, ONE CD IN A REPLICA RETRO CARDBOARD "ALBUM" COVER W/6 SONGS FROM A 10/26/1963 CONCERT IN NEW YORK CITY;
2. "BOB DYLAN LIVE 1964 CONCERT AT PHILHARMONIC HALL " (THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL.6) -- AMAZING CONCERT PERFORMANCE FROM 10/31/1964; 2-CD SET WITH 19 SONGS, INCLUDING 4 PERFORMED WITH JOAN BAEZ !! IT IS A REMARKABLE SET, WITH A LOT OF LESSER-KNOWN, RARELY-PLAYED SONGS AND NO "BLOWIN' IN THE WIND" ! HE IS STILL BY HIMSELF WITH GUITAR & HARMONICA IN THIS AWESOME NEW YORK CITY PERFORMANCE;
3. "BOB DYLAN LIVE 1966, THE 'ROYAL ALBERT HALL' CONCERT" (THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL.4) -- ACTUALLY RECORDED IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND ON 5/17/1966, THIS FAMOUS CONCERT APPEARED IN THE DOCUMENTARY "DON'T LOOK BACK", WHICH FEATURED A MUCH LEANER & SNOTTIER DYLAN (ALTHOUGH ALWAYS CONSISTANTLY OBTUSE) !! THIS IS A 15-SONG, 2-CD SET, FEATURING DYLAN WITH A VERY GOOD ACCOMPANYING BAND DURING HIS "HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED"/"BLONDE ON BLONDE" PERIOD;
4. "BOB DYLAN LIVE 1975, THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE" (THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL. 5)-- A KNOCKOUT 22-SONG 2-CD SET FEATURING A ROLLICKING ALL-STAR REVUE (J.BAEZ, M.RONSON, T.B.BURNETT, R.J.ELLIOTT, ETC.,) WITH A GYPSY ATTITUDE THAT PROJECTED AN ENERGETIC MIX OF FUN AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ( ! / ? ), RECORDED AT SHOWS FROM MONTREAL TO WORCESTER AND BEYOND;
5. "BIOGRAPH" -- A STELLAR 3-CD COMPILATION SET FEATURING A LOT OF RARE, UNRELEASED STUFF PLUS TOTALLY OBSCURE SINGLES & LIVE CUTS, MIXED IN WITH SOME OF THE MORE FAMILIAR, COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 1962 THROUGH 1981 !!
ALL 10 DISCS FROM THESE SETS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, HAVING BEEN PLAYED PERHAPS ONCE IN THE LAST 15 YEARS; ALL ORIGINAL INSERTS FOR THE BOX SETS (AND THEIR "BOXES") ARE INTACT AND IN NEAR-MINT SHAPE !! THE BEAUTY OF COMPACT DISCS IS THAT THEY CAN BRING THE ORIGINAL SOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL MOMENT BACK TO THE PRESENT FOR OUR CURRENT APPRECIATION !! BRAVO, MAESTRO DYLAN !!