Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 23

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 23 – Buried in the Rocks

For anyone who found NSD 22 a little slow, this one should make up for it. There are some notes on performers at the bottom. As always, 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–if you’ve got something good, PM me.

Enjoy!

01 Maggie’s Farm – Tin Machine * (Jun 25, 1989, La Cigale, Paris, France)
02 Changing of the Guard – Patti Smith (Apr 18, 2007, Hiro Ballroom, New York, NY)
03 Everything is Broken – Kenny Wayne Shepard (Apr 21, 2007, Borgata Casino & Spa,
Atlantic City, NJ)

04 Subterranean Homesick Blues – Mitch Ryder and Engerling (Oct 2, 2002, Sinkkasten, Frankfurt, Germany)
05 Highway 61 Revisited – Bruce Springsteen and Wolfgang Niedecken (Jul 9, 1995, Cafe Eckstein, Berlin, Germany)
06 Ballad of a Thin Man – Robyn Hitchcock (Nov 25, 2006, Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA)
07 Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat – Frogwings ** (Dec 14, 1997, Paradise Rock Clu, Boston, MA)
08 Seven Days – New Barbarians *** (Apr 13, 1979, Rehearsal Studio, Culver City, CA)
09 Watching the River Flow – Steve Gibbons Band (Oct 5, 1974, BRMB Radio Sessions, Incognito Club, Birmingham, England)
10 Father of Night – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Sep 23, 1974, Radiohuset Studio 4, Stockholm, Sweden)
11 All Along the Watchtower – Dave Mason (Jan 27, 2007, Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood, NJ)
12 Hurricane – Phil Lesh and Friends **** (Nov 26, 2005, Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL)
13 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Eric Clapton and Band du Lac * (May 20, 2006, Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England)

*David Bowie band
** featuring Derek Trucks and Jimmy Herring
*** Keith Richards and Ron Wood
**** featuring Chris Robinson on vocals
* featuring Andy Fairweather Low and Paul Carrack

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 21

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 21: They’ll Stone You When You’re Playing Your Guitar

As you’ve probably guessed from its title, this volume features some great guitar players spinning their magic on Bob’s tunes.

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)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 20

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 20: A Land of Wolves and Thieves

To celebrate reaching twenty volumes of this series, we’ve got ten new songs to the NSD canon this time out, and a dozen new artists. Among the songs are such genuine rarities as the early gem “Troubled and I Don’t Know Why,” and “I Must Love You Too Much,” co-written in the late-seventies with Helena Springs. Also on hand are Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter’s version of the rarely covered “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts”; one of Dylan’s earliest songs, “Song to Woody,” sung by British folk pioneer Wizz Jones; and much, much more…

A couple of notes: the beginning of “Trust Yourself” is cut off, but the song is so rarely covered that I decided to include it anyway; and there’s some brief digi-noise on “Man Gave Names to the Animals,” but this terrific version still merits inclusion.

As always, 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–if you’ve got something good, PM me.

Enjoy!

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)