Bob Dylan – London, England – Madhouse on Castle Street (1962-1963)

Bob Dylan
30 December 1962 to 4 January 1963
“Madhouse on Castle St.” shooting,
BBC Studios
London, England, UK

SOURCE of this Torrent: Download February 2006 (all notes and content are as downloaded apart from new md5 & ffp)

This Torrent: JTT 2008

5 source compilation

Collected, transfered, compiled & poorly annotated by Arturo El Duderino
21 Jan 2006

CD 15:13.68

SOURCE ONE – “recording a” – the oldest circulating version

  1. Blowin’ in the Wind [1:45.21]
  2. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan [0:47.07]

SOURCE TWO – “recording a” – a new transfer from the oldest circulating version source tape – more natural than the previous one, but also showing some bad ageing of the master tape. Received Aug 2005, done possibly with relation to the ongoing BBC research.

  1. Blowin’ in the Wind [1:46.15]
  2. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan [0:42.69]

SOURCE THREE – “recording a” (well remastered, or “recording b”) – BBC4 “Dylan in the Madhouse” 2005

  1. Blowin’ in the Wind (harp) [0:13.43]
  2. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan [0:19.33]
  3. Blowin’ in the Wind (harp) [0:14.00]
  4. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan (echoed) [0:12.57]

SOURCE FOUR – “recording b” – a 4-song tape – BBC4 “Dylan in the Madhouse” 2005

  1. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan [0:51.06]
  2. Blowin’ in the Wind (harp) [0:12.44]
  3. The Coo Coo Song [0:30.07]
  4. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan (w/voiceover + lyrics read out) [2:35.73]
  5. I Been All Around the World (Hang Me Oh Hang Me) [0:28.15]
  6. Blowin’ in the Wind [0:50.47]
  7. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan (complete w/voiceover) [2:16.30]
  8. Blowin’ in the Wind (harp) [0:14.40]

SOURCE FIVE – “recording c” – this (reportedly 4-song tape) was admitted too late to be included within the BBC4 main program, but the following fragments are used while credits roll. Best available quality so far – BBC4 “Dylan in the Madhouse” 2005

  1. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan [0:58.73]
  2. Blowin’ in the Wind [0:14.13]

Recordings as complete as known to circulate.
(if you know otherwise, don’t hesitate to prove it. Thank you)

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