The Reading Journal: 2024

sinner man by lawrence block

I don’t talk about books as much as I do movies simply because I watch a lot more movies than I read books. I love reading. I love books. But I’d be lying if I said I read all the time. I tend to get distracted by movies and TV shows, social media and…well, this blog.

I try to set time aside each night to do a little reading. Sometimes that works. Sometimes I play silly games until way too late at night and just go to bed.

But Goodreads does a fun little end-of-the-year summary so I thought I’d talk about books for a minute.

I read 17 books in 2024 which seems abysmally small. Especially since half of them were comic books. No shade on comics, I love them, but they do tend to be a little shorter than your typical novel.

Outside of comics I mostly read detective stories which is no surprise and a wonderful book of TV essays by Emily Nussbaum. That reminds me how much I love a good cultural essay and that I should find more of them online.

Anyway, you can see the stats over at Goodreads.

John Coltrane – Shows by Date

xxxx.xx.xx – Live Trane Underground
1956.12.08 – Philadelphia, PA w/Miles Davis
1957.02.16-23 – St. Louis, MO – w/Miles Davis
1957.02.23 – St. Louis, MO – w/Miles Davis
1957.04.13 – New York, NY – w/Miles Davis
1958.08.09 – Washington, DC – w/Miles Davis
1958.09.25 – Detroit, MI
1958.11.01 – Washington, DC – w/Miles Davis
1959.01.03 – New York, NY – w/Miles Davis
1959.08.25 – New York, NY – w/Miles Davis
1960 – Live at the Jazz Gallery
1961.07.01 – Newport, RI
1961.11.18 – Paris, France
1962-1963 – At Birdland
1962.11.19 – Stockholm, Sweden
1962.11.20 – Helsinki, Finland
1963.10.26 – Copenhagen, Denmark
1964.08.18 – Philadelphia, PA
1964.09.18 – Philadelphia, PA
1965.08.26 – New York, NY
1966.07.02 – Newport, RI
1966.07.17 – Kobe, Japan

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 33-34

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – 33-34

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Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Vol. 33: Progress and the Doom Machine

This one goes out in memory of David Plentus, the founder of DylanCover.com, who passed away last month. I didn’t know him, but his site is an invaluable resource and it always gave me a sense of accomplishment when one of my compilations appeared on his NSD page. I hope someone will be continuing the site as a tribute to his dedication.

A couple of notes on this volume’s selection: I know some don’t consider “Ballad of Easy Rider” and “Wagon Wheel” true Dylan songs, but they’re both damn good, and after 33 volumes I decided to take the liberty; if you’re a purist, don’t download those tracks. And I also know John Mayer is widely reviled, but I think he does a nice job with “Don’t Think Twice”; as when I included Guns ‘N Roses, I’ve come down on the side of the music and tried to ignore personalities.

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and most of all the 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). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

01 Ballad of Easy Rider – Bruce Springsteen (Aug 20, 1981, Los Angeles Sports Arena)
02 This Wheel’s On Fire – The Byrds (Sep 20, 1970, Pacific Memorial Stadium, Stockton, CA)
03 Positively Fourth Street – Bryan Ferry (Mar 17, 2007, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, UK)
04 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – North Mississippi All-Stars (Feb 5, 2011, Criminal Records, Atlanta, Ga)
05 Walkin’ Down the Line – Eilen Jewell (Apr 29, 2010, Katalin, Uppsala, Sweden)
06 Ring Them Bells – Sara Jarosz (May 20, 2010, Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT)
07 Lay Lady Lay – Band of Heathens (Jul 27, 2009, Don Quixote’s, Felton, CA)
08 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Alejandro Escovedo (Jan 28, 2011, Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC)
09 Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – John Mayer (Jul 31, 2010, Bristow, VA)
10 Forever Young – Sara Watkins (Jun 19, 2010, Clearwater Festival, Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
11 All Over You – Cooper McBean (January 13, 2011, The Echo, Los Angeles, CA)
12 Blowin’ in the Wind – Jonathan Richman (Feb 4, 2010, Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL)
13 A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Ryan Bingham (Oct 3, 2007, The King King, Hollywood, CA)
14 Every Grain of Sand – Deacon Blue (Dec 28, 1991, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall)
15 Visions of Johanna – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Aug 9, 2010, Ebisu LIQUIDROOM, Tokyo, Japan)
16 Dirge – Sophie Hunger and Erik Truffaz (Nov 3, 2010, Studio 15 de la RSR, Lausanne, Switzerland)
17 Going Going Gone – Mark Lanegan (Aug 2, 2002, Urbino, Italy)
18 Wagon Wheel – Mumford and Sons with Gilliam Welch and David Rawlings (Jun 12, 2010, Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN)

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Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 34: So Long, Honey Babe

Why do we admire Suze Rotolo? I think it’s because she kept her secrets, even at the risk of letting herself be defined (publicly, at least) by a handful of songs written by an articulate but temporarily bitter ex-boyfriend. When she did finally break her silence, it was with a discretion and dignity rare in our modern celebrity culture. So this volume is dedicated to Suze (and does not contain a version of “Ballad in Plain D”).

01 Boots of Spanish Leather – Patti Smith (Dec 30, 2010, The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY)
02 Mama You’ve Been on My Mind – Allan Toussaint (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City)
03 Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Steve Earle (Feb 27, 2011, Center for the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA)
04 Tomorrow is a Long Time – The Gourds (Apr 29, 2009, The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI)
05 One Too Many Mornings – Rumpke Mountain Boys (Jul 17, 2010, Private Party, Athens, OH)
06 Blowin’ in the Wind – Arlo Guthrie and Donovan (Jun 20, 1981, Folkfestival auf der Donauinsel, Vienna, Austria)
07 Masters of War – Don McLean (May 25, 1975, Hard Rock Club, Manchester, England)
08 A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Carrie Elkin (Nov 26, 2009, Prince Albert, Trafalgar St, Brighton)
09 Mr. Tambourine Man – Abbey Lincoln (Jul 12, 2002, Graz, Mariahilferplatz)
10 I Want You -Sophie B. Hawkins (Aug 16, 1992, La Brique, Montreal, QC)
11 All Along the Watchtower – Devon Allman’s Honeytribe (May 22, 2010, Aflac Outdoor Games, Uptown’s Riverfront AT&T Stage, Columbus, GA)
12 Ring Them Bells – Jill Sobule with Cyndi Lauper (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY)
13 Isis/Love Sick – Ryan Adams (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY)
14 Going, Going Gone – Jay Farrar (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY)
15 Fragment – Wesley Stace (Nov 5, 2009, Cafe Fontana, Maple Shade, New Jersey)

Seven 4K UHD Is the New Blu-ray Pick of the Week

seven 4k uhd cover

Christmas time is weird. I mean it is lovely, and wonderful, but it is also like a black hole time warp. We took off for a week around Christmas to visit my in-laws. We came back the Monday before New Year. So I worked for one day and then had a day off. Then I worked Thursday and Friday but things were kind of slow, so there wasn’t actually much to do. Today it was so cold that none of my subcontractors came out to work so yet again a slow day.

It is hard to remember to do anything on a day like this. I almost forgot to write this article. Luckily we are still in the post-Christmas doldrums so there isn’t much coming out.

I’m on record as a pretty big David Fincher fan and Seven is one of my favorite films from him. I love a good serial killer movie and this is one of the very best. I actually just got my copy of this new 4K release of the film and I’ll be writing a review for Cinema Sentries soon so I won’t say any more.

Also out this week that looks interesting:

Yojimbo/Sanjuro 4K UHD: I’m very much on record as being an Akira Kurosawa fan. These two films star Toshiro Mifune as a masterless samurai who outwits pretty much everyone aren’t the best films from the famed director but they might be the most fun to watch.

Drag Me To Hell: Sam Raimi got his start making horror films, then he spent a decade making dramas, westerns, and three Spider-Man films. Drag Me to Hell was his return to horror. It is pretty good too. They’ve made a sequel so naturally it is now getting a 4K UHD release.

Saturday Night: I haven’t watched Saturday Night Live in decades. I periodically toss on clips from a recent show via YouTube and I never find it funny. But back in the day, I loved it. This film about the opening night of the very first show has gotten mixed reviews, but I’m somewhat intrigued.

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 31-32

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – Vol. 31-32

I included some art in these last ones. It may/may not have any relationship to our subject. As always if you don’t want them, just set your client to opt out.

Lineage:
downloaded from tracker 2019-06-26. r5. Many thanks to JS for all the original collection and compilation
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checksums included in torrent with original checksum files. (ffp, md5)

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 31: I Left My Mind Behind

It’s been a little over a year since I did one of these, so there was lots to choose from. Three songs here are new to the series: “Dignity,” “Goin’ To Acapulco,” and “Standing in the Doorway.” Plenty of new artists too. This one goes out to the blogger at Music Ruined My Life, who has been making the series available in MP3.

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice 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). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

NOTE: Lots of people ask me for past volumes in the series. If you are able to re-upload past volumes, please do! And if you’re willing to trade past volumes, please put a note in the comments section so the needy can get in touch. Thanks, Jeff

01 Blowin’ in the Wind – Suzanne Vega & Vanessa Paradis (Studio 128 La Plaine Saint-Denis, France)
02 Dignity – Elliott Murphy (RADISSON SAS HOTEL, BEITOSTÿLEN, SEPT. 8 ñ 2007)
03 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Richmond Fontaine (Sep 11, 2009, The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, North Yorkshire, England)
04 Sweetheart Like You – Don Henley (Shoreline Amphitheater – Mountain View, CA Sunday – October 11th, 1992)
05 Girl of the North Country – The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon) (2010-08-16 Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA)
06 Simple Twist of Fate – Diana Krall and Elvis Costello (Praza da Quintana, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain July 27th. 2010)
07 Subterranean Homesick Blues – Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks (THE ARK ANN ARBOR Michigan JAN 14 2009)
08 Oxford Town – Crooked Still (Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, New York, July 15, 2010)
09 Pledging My Time – Peter Case (Third & Lindsley – Nashville, TN – July 18, 2010)
10 Just Like a Woman – Charlotte Gainsbourg (The Crocodile Seattle WA April 14, 2010)
11 Down in the Flood – Flatt and Scruggs (Osaka, Japan March 1968)
12 Goin’ to Acapulco – David Rawlings Machine (Largo Los Angeles, CA, February 21, 2009)
13 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson (The Egg, Albany NY, October 18, 2009)
14 One More Cup of Coffee – Frazey Ford 9Sep 7, 2010 KCRW Radio FM Broadcast Santa Monica, California)
15 Standing in the Doorway – David Nelson Band Dec 19, 2009, Arena Thatre, Point Arena, CA)
16 Forever Young – The Swell Season (Archa theatre, Prague, Czech Republic, June 8, 2008)

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 32: Tales of Dark Heat and Vain Love

In celebration of Mr. Dylan’s return to Dime, here’s a Street Legal edition of NSD. I send this out with a warm thank you to Chopen, who has reposted the missing volumes of the series both here and at HC.

Finally, I’d like to wish you all a Happy Festivus. When you are done listening to this collection it will be time for the Airing of Grievances, followed by the Feats of Strength.

01 Changing of the Guard – Frank Black and the Catholics (Jul 21, 1999, John Peel Session, London, England)
02 New Pony – Palace Brothers (April 1997, WNUR Airplay, Evanston, IL)
03 Is Your Love in Vain? – Ian Hunter (Sep 16, 1981, The Bayou, Washington DC)
04 Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) – Greensky Bluegrass (Nov 9, 2007, The Stage Stop, Rollinsville, CO)
05 Where Are You Tonight (Journey Through Dark Heat) – Stockholm Syndrome (Mar 14, 2010, The Black Sheep. Colorado Springs, CO)
06 Like a Rolling Stone – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (May 19, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA)
07 The Times They Are a-Changing – Sinead O’Connor (Jul 8, 2010, Arena del mare, Porto Antico, Genova, Italy)
08 Billy #4 – Tom Russell and Gretchen Peters (Jun 17, 2010, Third and Lindsey, Nashville, TN)
09 Lenny Bruce – Stan Ridgeway (Sep 11, 2010, City Winery, New York, NY)
10 Positively Fourth Street – Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits (Dec 11, 2010, Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA)
11 Girl From the North Country – Rosanne Cash (Nov 19, 2009, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
12 Ballad in Plain D – Ashley Hutchings All Stars (Jun 2, 1988, Town Hall, Royton Lancashire, England)
13 Simple Twist of Fate – Jeff Tweedy (Aug 15, 2010, Joe’s Field @ Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA)
14 Just Like a Woman – Counting Crows and Augustana (Aug 13,2010, MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT)
15 Buckets of Rain – Fistful of Mercy (Nov 11, 2010, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA)
16 I’ll Keep it With Mine – Dean and Britta (Oct 15 2009, Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse, Melbourne, Australia)
17 Fragment – DP MacManus (Nov 3, 2002, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL)

Jackson Browne – Jackson, MI (01/22/78)

Jackson Browne
Jackson Coliseum
Jackson, Mississippi
January 22, 1978

Transfer: .wav file > Peak Pro 6 (pitch adjusted) > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

01 Take It Easy
02 The Fuse
03 Here Come Those Tears Again
04 Late For The Sky
05 Fountain Of Sorrow
06 Your Bright Baby Blues
07 Rock Me On The Water
08 Jamaica Say You Will
09 Cocaine
10 Song For Adam
11 Doctor In My Eyes
12 Running On Empty
13 Shaky Town
14 Love Needs A Heart
15 You Love The Thunder
16 Band Introductions
17 The Late She
18 The Pretender
19 The Load-Out >
20 Stay
21 The Road And The Sky

Known Faults:
-None

A solid show and good capture from the middle of the “Running On Empty” Tour. Recorded close to the stage likely using a recorder with an internal mic, we do get some instances of the music overpowering the mic creating some slight distortion.

A much longer show than what we have for Birmingham I posted from two nights before (Birmingham may be incomplete though there are no tell-tale cuts). It’s nice to get “Jamaica Say You Will” and “Song For Adam” which appear inconsistently throughout the tout.

Thanks once again to my long time trading ally MR for the file.

Samples and artwork provided…

mjk5510

Jackson Browne – Columbia, MD (08/27/77)

Jackson Browne
August 27th, 1977
Merriweather Post Pavilion,
Columbia, MD.

Source: Audience capture from Cassette (low gen / trade tape)
Transfer: cassette in Tascam CC-222 MK II > analog out > to SONY- ICD-SX750 PCM / wav recorder 16/44 > USB to desktop > CDWAV (track split) > Stamp ID3 Tag Editor > TLH checksums & torrent.

intro
The Fuse
Rock Me On The Water
The Late Show
Here Come Those Tears Again
Love Needs A Heart
For A Dancer
The Road
Linda Paloma
For Everyman
You Love The Thunder
Running On Empty*
merch rap
Before The Deluge
Sleep’s Dark & Silent Gate
The Pretender
The Load Out > Stay*
crowd / encore:
Doctor My Eyes

*omitted tracks officially released on “Running On Empty” lp.

Personnel:
Jackson Browne ñ vocals, guitar, acoustic piano
Rosemary Butler ñ background vocals, co-lead vocal on “Stay”
Craig Doerge ñ Keyboards
Doug Haywood ñ background vocals
Danny Kortchmar ñ lead guitar
Russ Kunkel ñ drums
David Lindley ñ lap steel guitar, fiddle, co-lead vocal on “Stay”
Leland Sklar ñ bass guitar

Jackson Browne – Los Angeles, CA (08/13/77)

JACKSON BROWNE
Los Angeles, CA — Universal Amphitheatre
1977-08-13 — 78:48

Superb songs beautifully voiced in front of an excellent band. Did my best with track splits and titles; all completions, corrections, or other improvements gratefully received. Thanks and appreciation are owed the recordist, of whose name I am unaware, for the fine source recording. The torrent has applause in balance, many talk and some music levels raised, and hoots, etc. removed or reduced. It is a fresh transfer from my clone and therefore will differ from previous versions of this performance, if any.

Faults: The talk and applause are full of whistles, cheers, and sometimes chatter. Generally the music is clear making this very clearly a worthwhile listen.

-applause-
The Fuse
Rock Me on the Water
The Late Show
Here Come Those Tears Again
-talk-
Love Needs a Heart
For a Dancer
-talk-
Cocaine
-talk-
The Road
-talk-
For Everyman
-talk, tuning-
You Love the Thunder
-tuning-
Running on Empty
-talk-
Before the Deluge
-band intro-
Sleep’s Dark and Silent Gate
The Pretender

note:
t22: a one-second dropout removed

songwriter: Jackson Browne, except
t05: with Nancy Farnsworth
t07: with Valerie Carter, Lowell George
t10: by Gary Davis, Zachary Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Maxwell Kuehn, Brandon Schwartzel
t12: by Danny O’Keefe

musicians:
Jackson Browne – vocals
Danny Korchmar – guitar
Leland Sklar – bass
Russell Kunkel – drums
Craig Doerge – keyboards
David Lindley – fiddle
Doug Haywood –
Rosemary Butler – harmony vocals

No artwork.

Source: cassette master > ? > DAT > ? clone > my clone or transfer (DAT: 16bits/32khz)
Transferred by stevemtl: DAT > Sony PCM-R500 (analogue out) > lucid AD9624 (>.wav(16bit/48khz)) > Roland R44 > SD chip > my fingers > slot on computer > HD
Mastered by stevemtl: HD > Sound Forge (L2 dither > 24/48: L2 overall level adjust, edit, fades) > r8brain (vhq downsample > 24/44.1) > Sound Forge (L2 dither > 16/44.1) CDwave (track cut) > TLH (flac level 8, ffp, md5) > TLH (torrent marker)
Circulated by stevemtl: Torrent marker uploaded to DIME on
2021-10-18.

Support Jackson Browne by attending gigs (including virtual) if and as available and purchasing official releases and merchandise.
Please pass on in a lossless format only; reserve mp3 and other degrades for your own use exclusively.
Do not sell or profit in any other material way from this recording.

Jackson Browne – Morrison, CO (08/11/77)

Jackson Browne
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison, Colorado
August 11, 1977

Transfer: Tape Trade > unknown transfer to CDR > xACT 2.39 > Peak Pro 6 (pitch adjusted -20 cents) > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

01 The Fuse
02 Rock Me On The Water
03 Linda Paloma
04 The Late Show
05 Here Come Those Tears Again
06 Love Needs A Heart
07 For Everyman
08 The Road
09 Cocaine
10 For A Dancer
11 You Love The Thunder
12 Running On Empty
13 Before The Deluge
14 Sleepís Dark And Silent Gate
15 The Pretender

Known Faults:
-The Fuse: first few seconds cut

The LP ìRunning On Emptyî was released on December 6, 1977, the album concept was to record on the fly songs, not previously released, in locations associated with touring (on stage, hotel rooms, buses, backstage). A unique concept that is widely viewed as his most accessible album and the last of a brilliant run of five releases beginning with 1972ís ìJackson Browneî (1980 began a string of less than stellar releases as Jackson tended to fall victim to the excessive over-production of the 1980ís).

Red Rocks marked the opening night of the tour and live debut of many of the songs that would ultimately end up on the ìRunning On Emptyî release four months later. The live songs on the release were taken from August 27th Columbia, MD, September 6th & 7th Holmdel, NJ and the September 17th Universal City shows. The basic structure of the set remained the same as the 1976 tour, the only drawback I can see is the shows could have been an hour longer and maintained a high level of musical output. This tour showed Jackson to be both a singer songwriter and a showman.

The raw tape came with a number of issues needing to be repaired before release. It ran slightly fast throughout and has been pitch adjusted. The frequency spectrum leaned heavily to the high end making it a bit shrill in places with a small bit of high end distortion, it’s at time a little rough around the edges. Mastering took care of a vast majority of these issues and the results, though not perfect, are quite listenable.

Samples provided and artwork includedÖ

mjk5510

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 29-30

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – Vol. 29-30

JS starts to get a bit tired of the whole effort starting in here somewhere and I can’t say I blame him at all. And I don’t have to collect the tracks and put ’em into an attractive collection and get the ball rolling and all that. I do start to understand his reluctance when I asked him if he’d want to put them back up again (mid 2018 I think).

On the other hand department – another struggle could be the VU collection for those, like me, who don’t have them all. Are they still active here? Other candidates: Pink Floyd; Neil Young; John Mellencamp; nominations for yr choice candidate, like eg. some women, maybe?

warm up that .torrent client, ’cause here we go! done by Monday?

Search on the web, shows this on Amazon –
https://www.amazon.com/Nobody-Sings-Dylan-Like/dp/B0039L1J6Q#customerReviews
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Import Label: Righteous ASIN: B0039L1J6Q VARIOUS ARTISTS (Artist)
The peculiar thing about this release is the title, “Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan.” These are NOT Dylan songs, but his covers of traditional songs. One wonders how they decided on the misleading description.

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 29: Time is a Jet Plane

It’s been a long time, but after finally getting my hands on the Esquires’ (David Rawlings and Gillian Welch) version of “Idiot Wind,” I figured it was time for a comeback. There are three others from that same PEN tribute to Dylan, plus lots of other new names and four songs not previously in the series. Plus the Flatt and Scruggs version of “Mama You’ve Been On My Mind,” as seen on The Beverly Hillbillies (where it was dedicated to Granny).

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. An extra big big shout-out to PDiamond for sending me copies of all the earlier volumes after my hd crash; thanks as well to everyone else who offered! 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). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

01 Mama You’ve Been On My Mind – Flatt and Scruggs (1965, Houston, TX)
02 Drifter’s Escape – Arc Angels (Jun 24, 2009, Republic Park, Austi, TX)
03 Idiot Wind – The Esquires (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
04 I Threw It All Away – Graham Parker (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
05 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry – Rickie Lee Jones (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
06 Gotta Serve Somebody – Tracy Chapman (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
07 All Along the Watchtower – Robert Earl Keen (Dec 4, 1999, Late Show, Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA)
08 Dusty Old Fairgrounds – Jimmy Lafave (Oct 4, 2008,Oosterpoort, Groningen, Holland)
09 Down in the Flood – Derek Trucks (Apr 4, 2009, 107.1 WXPK, White Plains, NY)
10 Buckets of Rain – Danny Schmidt (Jul 15, 2006, Jon & Vanessa’s House Concert Austin, TX)
11 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Sir Douglas Quintet (Nov 4, 1990, Buffalo, NY)
12 Not Dark Yet – Eric Clapton (May 20, 2009, Royal Albert Hall, London, England)
13 Just Like a Woman – Marshall Crenshaw (Aug 22, 1992, The Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA)
14 Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Johnny Marr and the Healers (Feb 1, 2003, Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, California USA)
15 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs (Jul 17, 2006, Bowery Ballroom, New York City)
16 Wedding Song – Kate Gaffney (Jun 23, 2009, The Torch Club, Sacramento, California USA)

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 30: Time is the Enemy

In honor of Dylan’s new tour and album, here are 18 fresh covers in every style of fashion. All profits will be donated to charity. I don’t know who The Duhks are (or even how their name is pronounced), but “Wow!”

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice 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). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

Note: If anyone wants to re-up previous volumes, feel free, but please check the NAB list to make sure tracks don’t need to be removed first.

01 It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – The Duhks (FTC Stage One Fairfield, Connecticut September 3, 2009)
02 Walkin’ Down the Line – The Dillards (unknown date, 1965 The Golden Bear Huntington Beach, CA)
03 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Ramblin’ Jeffrey Lee (Slovensko Mladinskega Gledalisca, Ljubljana (Slovenia) 6th of November 1994)
04 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Eric Clapton (THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM SANTA MONICA CA. Nov 02/1978)
05 I Was Young When I Left Home – Antony and the Johnsons (23 march 2009 Koningin Elizabethzaal, Antwerp)
06 Isis – Neal Casal (Beverungen, Orange Blossom Special, June 13th, 1998)
07 Girl From the North Country – Conor Oberst, Jim James, and M. Ward (February 20, 2004, Pantages Threatre, Minneapolis, MN)
08 Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat ñ Beck (Hollywood Bowl- Hollywood California, September 20, 2008)
09 I Want You – Elliott Murphy (Reigen – Vienna – Austria, Apr 29, 2009)
10 Make You Feel My Love – Adele (FRI MAR 21, 2008, KCRW Radio Santa Monica, California)
11 The Eternal Circle ñ The Albion Band (The Thekla Bristol 25th April 1990)
12 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine – John Doe (1989.03.04 McCabe’s Guitar Shop Santa Monica, CA)
13 Well Well Well – Don Henley (Foxboro Stadium , The Walden Woods Benefit, Foxborough, Massachusetts September 6, 1993)
14 Shelter From the Storm – Robert Hunter (March 1, 1997, Boulder CO, Fox Theatre)
15 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Townes Van Zandt (THE DOWN HOME,JOHNSON CITY,TN.,USA, APRIL 18,1985)
16 New Pony – Dead Weather (July 22, 2009, KOOL HAUS, Toronto ON)
17 Like a Rolling Stone – Moonalice (May 2, 2009, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA)
18 Blowin’ in the Wind – Peter, Paul, and Mary (Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 1995) !!

Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most successful folk music groups of the 1960s. Unlike most folk musicians of the early 1960s who were a part of the burgeoning music scene in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Travers grew up there. A contralto, Travers released five solo albums in addition to her work with Peter, Paul and Mary. (picture w/ bob?) May she rest peacefully.