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)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 19

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 19: Humdingers! Folksingers! Dead Ringers!

Give credit for the inspiration for this volume to Stew (of StewART fame), who has quietly, then not so quietly, insisted that this series could not be complete without a Dylan cover performed by Joan Baez. I’ve tried and failed to get Joan into several previous volumes, so this time decided to build the entire set around her, including ’60s contemporaries like Arlo Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, and Judy Collins as well as current artists whose styles blend in with these old-school folkies. We’ve also got a couple of bluegrass goodies, and some stripped down rock bombast in the form of the Lovemongers, a one-off group formed for an anti-Gulf War 1 benefit and featuring Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart (along with Sue Ennis and Frank Cox). In all, 15 new NSD perormers here, and four new songs, including the instrumental “Nashville Skyline Rag” (Nobody PLAYS Dylan Like Dylan, either).

Speaking of Ms. Baez, if anyone has a good live version (unofficial, of course) of her doing “Love is Just a Four Letter Word,” please PM me. Otherwise, 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 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Gordon Lightfoot (1965, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Burbank, CA)
02 The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Judy Collins (Jan 16, 1965, Sanders Theater Benefit Concert, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA)
03 Things Have Changed – Bob Walkenhorst (May 18, 2005, Molloy’s Irish Pub, Kansas City, MO)
04 All Along the Watchtower – John Mellencamp (Jul 25, 1984, Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH)
05 Don’t Think Twice – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Apr 21, 1998, Bottom Line, New York, NY)
06 Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) – Jeffrey Foucault (Nov 10, 2005, Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA)
07 Visions of Johanna – Chris Smither (Jan 30, 2007, The Furs, Lage Vuursche, The Netherlands)
08 Girl From the North Country – Roy Harper (Feb 5, 2007, Anti-Knock, Tokyo, Japan)
09 If Not For You – Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen (of Dolly Varden) (Aug 23, 2006, 311 S. Wacker, Chicago, IL)
10 Love Minus Zero – Al Stewart (Jul 18, 1999, Conejo Community park, Thousand Oaks, CA)
11 Nashville Skyline Rag – John Hartford and Norman Blake (Nov 9, 1971, WABN Radio, Cincinnati, OH)
12 Only a Hobo – Seldom Scene (Apr 26, 1992, Watson Stage, Wilkesboro, NC)
13 Country Pie – Dave Swarbick, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg and Geoff Muldaur (Sep 27th 1982, Lone Star Cafe’, New York)
14 I’ll Keep it With Mine – Fairport Convention (1968, Dutch TV, Amsterdam, Holland)
15 I Shall Be Released – Mama Cass, Mary Travers, Joni Mitchell (Jun 27, 1969, Johnny Cash Show, Nashville, TN)
16 John Brown – Staples Singers (Apr 19, 1968, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA)
17 When the Ship Comes in – Arlo Guthrie (Sep 20, 2002, Lowe’s Theatre, Worcester, MA)
18 With God on Our Side – Lovemongers (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart) (Feb 23, 1991, Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA)
19 Farewell Angelina – Joan Baez (Jul 14, 1989, Montreux Jazz Festival, Le Casino, Montreux, Switzerland)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 16

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 16: Yonder Stand Your Orphans

[NOTE: Second try on this one–the Hendrix cut was released on video, and has been banned. Sorry folks.]

When I began this project, my unstated goal was to compile an eight volume collection of Dylan covers. Having now doubled that target, I’ve got some special treats in store this time, including a batch of studio and demo recordings which give this volume a different feel.

We kick things off with a Waterboys demo of “Nobody ‘Cept You,” performed with just piano accompaniment by Mike Scott; this is a very different take on this “Planet Waves” outtake than the version issued on the so-called collector’s edition of “Fisherman’s Blues,” with a gospel feel that gives new meaning to the lyrics. Next up is George Harrison’s rendition of “Abandoned Love,” featuring some nice country-style picking. Later in the set, David Bowie adds some weird studio vocal effects to “Tryin’ to Get to Heaven.” The Walkabouts take on “Wedding Song” is lovely. Listen for Lou Reed’s comments to Nico at the end of this rough run-through of “I’ll Keep it with Mine.” And finally, the last track is a rare demo of the Bruce Springsteen Band covering “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” recorded at the Challenger Eastern Surfboard Factory (!) in Highlands, New Jersey early in 1972. (The Bruce Springsteen Band followed Steel Mill and Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom in Springsteen’s career, but preceded his signing with Columbia Records.)

Of the live cuts here, the Staples Singers’ version of “Hard Rain” is a powerful standout, as is Southside Johnny’s chilling rendition of “Blind Willie McTell.” There’s some other pretty good stuff too…

And, oh yeah, enjoy!

01 Nobody ‘Cept You – The Waterboys (Piano demo, 1986)
02 Abandoned Love – George Harrison (Demo, 1984)
03 Lay Down Your Weary Tune – Tim O’Brien (Jul 7, 1999, The Station Inn, Nashville, TN)
04 Tangled Up in Blue – Jerry Garcia Band (Nov 26, 1988, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA)
05 Subterranean Homesick Blues – Dave Van Ronk (Apr 9, 1995, Bottom Line, New York, NY)
06 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Jayhawks (Apr 29, 1995, Slim’s, San Francisco, CA)
07 My Back Pages – Roger McGuinn (Apr 26, 1985, Mohawk Valley, Utica, NY)
08 Hard Rain – Staples Singers (Apr 19, 1968, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA)
09 Oh Sister/Knockin’on Heaven’s Door – Cat Power (Jul 20, 2000, Maida Vale Studio, London, England)
10 Blind Willie McTell – Southside Johnny (Feb 27, 1994, WXRK Studios, New York, NY)
**BANNED All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix (Jul 4, 1970, Middle Georgia Raceway, Atlanta, GA)
12 Tryin to Get to Heaven – David Bowie (Studio outtake, 1997)
13 Wedding Song – Walkabouts (Unreleased demo, 2001)
14 Don’t Think Twice – Nick Drake (1967-1968, Tamworth-in-Arden, England)
15 I’ll Keep it With Mine – Lou Reed and Nico (Bedroom tape, 1970)
16 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bruce Springsteen Band (Jan or Feb 1972, Challenger Eastern Surfboard Factory, Highlands, NJ)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 15

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Volume 15: Odds and Ends

With this volume, we conclude all the original music from KCRW’s John Wesley Harding-hosted “Oh Merci” special–I’ve also included an interesting intro Don Was provided for the unreleased, “Under the Red Sky”-era song “Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” These versions of the “Oh Merci” songs come from Brian in England, whose source was cleaner than the one posted a couple of weeks ago on Dime by Mark Persic (which also omitted the outtake “Mr. Alice” altogether). Again, big thanks to Brian, Mark and Michel for helping get this show back out there!

Overall this week, we’ve got nine new songs not previously featured on NSD, and a dozen new artists. A few notes about some of the performers on this collection: Planxty features vocals by the great Christy Moore; the Performing Gibsons include ex-Fairporters Iain Matthews and Richard Thompson; the Fairport line-up here features Sandy Denny, in her final stint with the group; the Yardbirds line-up includes Jimmy Page; and the late Rainer Ptacek was a longtime member of Giant Sand.

Lastly, someone out there sent me an MP3 of the Staples Singers doing “Hard Rain” and offered to send a lossless version–I’ve lost your contact info, but please do send it!

Enjoy!

From OH MERCI (Jul 4, 1993, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
01 Black Crow Blues – Peter Case
02 I Don’t Believe You – Cindy Lee Berryhill
03 Intro to Mr. Alice – Don Was
04 Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Was (Not Was)
05 Dear Landlord – John Wesley Harding
06 Tears of Rage – George Gerdes and John Wesley Harding

ODDS AND ENDS
07 Odds and Ends – Black Crowes (Sep 17, 2005, Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ)
08 Maggie’s Farm – Ratdog (Jun 22, 1997, Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA)
09 Don’t Think Twice – James Taylor (May 16, 2006, Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO)
10 I Pity the Poor Immigrant – Planxty (Aug 1980, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland)
11 Down in the Flood – Fairport Convention (Jul 16, 1974, BBC Studios, London, England)
12 It Takes a Lot to Laugh – Performing Gibsons (Apr 1971, BBC Radio One, London, England)
13 Country Pie – The Nice (Jun 2, 1969, BBC Studios, LOndon, England)
14 Most Likely You Go Your Way – Yardbirds (Apr 14, 1967, Stockholm, Sweden)
15 I Shall Be Released – Joe Cocker (Oct 19, 1969, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
16 Meet Me in the Morning – Rainer Ptacek (Dec 5, 1983, KXCI-FM Studios, Tucson, AZ)
17 All Along the Watchtower – Jeff Healey Band (Sep 24, 1990, Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 14

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Goes Acoustic Again (Volume 14)

Welcome back, friends, for our fourteenth heaping serving of Dylan covers. This week’s specials include George Harrison’s delicious 1970 demo recording of “I Don’t Want to Do It,” a song he would officially record and release nearly 20 years later on the soundtrack to “Porky’s Revenge”; and the David Rawlings Machine, featuring Gillian Welch, with a down home recipe for “Wicked Messenger.” Also on the menu are such old favorites as Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia, and the Byrds, and new treats like Nick Drake, Lucy Kaplansky and Chris Smither, all cooked up with a refreshing acoustic flavor.

Speaking of Rawlings and Welch, they covered “Idiot Wind” at the PEN/New Yorker Tribute to Bob Dylan a few years back, under the nom du jour The Esquires. If anyone has a copy, I’d love to include it in a future volume of this series, so please PM me.

Big shout-outs are in order to Mark Persic, who streamed “Oh Merci” last week in as much of its entirety as our hosts permit, and also to my new friend Brian in England, who sent me the “Merci-ful” tracks I’ve not yet included in this series in somewhat better quality than the version that was streamed. I’ll include them in the next volume of this series.

As usual, 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, and by the way I’m still searching for live versions of Waylon Jennings doing “Things Have Changed” and Roger McGuinn doing “Golden Loom” live (there are soundboards from Apr 30, 1977 and May 2, 1977 in existence, perhaps listed as Byrds reunion shows), so if you have ’em, please PM me.

Bon appetit!

01 I Don’t Want To Do It – George Harrison (Demo, 1970)
02 Tomorrow is a Long Time – Nick Drake (Tanworth-in-Arden, 1967-1968)
03 Blowin’ in the Wind – Bruce Springsteen (Jun 18, 1988, Anti-Racism Festival, Chateau De Vincennes, Paris, France)
04 My Back Pages – Todd Sheaffer (May 29, 2004, Ronquillo Ranch, Somerset, NJ)
05 All Along the Watchtower – Michael Hedges Feb 1, 1986, Ordway Theater, St. Paul, MN)
06 It Ain’t Me Babe – Lucy Kaplansky (Mar 30, 2002, Stone Soup, Pawtucket, RI)
07 Mama You’ve Been on My Mind – Peter Mulvey (Dec 10, 2004, College Coffeehouse, Fairbanks, AK)
08 You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Lori McKenna (Apr 18, 2003, Iron Horse, Northampton, MA)
09 Girl From the North Country – Bill Morrissey (Apr 9, 1992, WERS-FM, Boston, MA)
10 Don’t Think Twice – Of a Revolution aka O.A.R. (Apr 9, 2004, The Pageant, St. Louis, MO)
11 Boots of Spanish Leather – Black Crowes (Sep 17, 2005, Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ)
12 Wicked Messenger – David Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch (Aug 30, 2006, Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville, VA)
13 Cross the Green Mountain – Bob Walkenhorst (Feb 9, 2005, Molloy’s Irish Pub, Kansas City, MO)
14 I Shall Be Released – Warren Haynes (Jun 26, 1997, Atomic Studios, Clinton,NJ)
15 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Todd Snider (Apr 15, 2005, Writer’s Room, Key West, FL)
16 Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds (Nov 7, 1970, Clark Memorial Gymnasium, Rochester, NY)
17 Simple Twist of Fate – Jerry Garcia and John Kahn (Jun 26, 1982, Warner Theatre, Washington DC)
18 Desolation Row – Chris Smither (Nov 2, 2002, Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 13

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 13: Mercy Walks the Plank

This volume should actually be subtitled “Merci Walks the Plank,” because it features a batch of songs from the 1993 KCRW special “Oh Merci,” hosted by John Wesley Harding on July 4, 1993 (not May 24, as I mistakenly wrote when I included one song, Paul Kelly’s “I Threw it All Away,” on Volume 11). In response to my plea for someone to make this show available, I got a PM from Michel, who told me he had a copy, but that the CDs had deteriorated since he got them in 1993. He got me the files, and sure enough, much of the show was unusable due to diginoise. What I present here is everything I could salvage (aside from the previously included Paul Kelly song). I’m especially sorry I can’t include the show’s first song, “Black Crow Blues” done by Peter Case, as I’d love to get a Peter Case performance in here, and Wes’s own two contributions, “Dear Landlord” and “Tears of Rage,” which are fantastic. But I’m thrilled to finally include a Dave Alvin cover, and the Rosie Flores performance is also great. Hopefully this partial set will spur someone to upload the whole thing, or PM me with the missing songs. If you have the Dylan bootleg “Inside the Rain,” you have one track I don’t: “Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” performed here by Was (Not Was); see http://www.bobsboots.com/CDs/cd-i-48.html for details.

The rest of Vol. 13 is a hodge-podge of soundboard or fm cuts that fit the spirit of the “Oh Merci” songs. Special treats include a Dylan Medley by Richard Thompson, from an all-requests show, and Jack Johnson’s musical version of Dylan’s poem on Woody Guthrie. The last track is by Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, the infamous early Bruce Springsteen group that featured something like a dozen members (including a Monopoly player) and only played a few shows in 1971. I count a twelve new acts in this set, and eight new songs not featured in previous NSD volumes.

As usual, 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, and if anyone has a live version of Waylon Jennings doing “Things Have Changed” or Roger McGuinn doing “Golden Loom” live (there are soundboards from Apr 30, 1977 and May 2, 1977 in existence, perhaps listed as Byrds reunion shows) please PM me.

Enjoy!

OH MERCI, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, Jul 4, 1993
01 Watching The River Flow ñ Steve Wynn
02 The Times They Are A-Changiní ñ The Williams Brothers
03 Everything Is Broken ñ Will T. Massey
04 Pledging My Time ñ Russ Tolman
05 Just Like A Woman – Ronee Blakley
06 Youíre A Big Girl Now ñ Dave Alvin
07 Girl From The North Country ñ George Gerdes
08 Tonight Iíll Be Staying here With You ñ Rosie Flores

NO MERCI (From the NSD Archives):
09 Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie – Jack Johnson (Feb 11, 2002, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
10 Love Sick – White Stripes (Jun 9, 2002, Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC)
11 Up To Me – Roger McGuinn (Sep 14, 1976, WLIR Living Room, Glen Cove, NY)
12 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Danny and Dusty (May 19, 1985, Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA)
13 Oxford Town – Tim O’Brien (Mar 27, 2002, Canopy Club, Urbana, IL)
14 Don’t Think Twice – Billy Bragg (Oct 1, 2006, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA)
15 Mama You’ve Been on My Mind – Jeff Buckley (Oct 11, 1992, WFMU, Orange, NJ)
16 Not Dark Yet – Mercury Rev (Apr 1, 2000, Zenith Cinerama, Tel Aviv, Israel)
17 Hard Times in New York – Cat Power (Jul 20, 2000, BBC Studio, London)
18 Medley: Tears of Rage/ Desolation Row/ Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues/It Takes a Lot to Laugh – Richard Thompson (Mar 4, 1992, Bottom Line, New York, NY)
19 I Wanna Be Your Lover – Blue Aeroplanes (Jul 3, 1993, Roskilde Festival, Denmark)
20 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom (May 15, 1971, Newark State University, Union, NJ)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan like Dylan – Vol. 37-38

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – Varied Artists Vol. 37-38

Lineage:
downloaded from tracker 2019-06-24. r5. Many thanks to JS for all the original collection and compilation
LL blog > Transmission 2.94 > iMac 3.6 GHz (os10.14.6 Mojave) > xACT 2.47 (st5, md5) > Transmission 2.94 >
checksums included in torrent with original checksum files. (ffp, md5)

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. I don’t wonder much how they decided on the misleading description.

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.

JS starts to get a bit ‘burned’ starting in here somewhere. See below. I can’t 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 can start to understand his reluctance when I asked him if he’d want to put them back up again (mid 2018 I think).

warm up that .torrent client, ’cause here we go!

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, VOl. 37: Crying Like a Fire in the Sun

How time flies. I had this one ready to go for the tenth anniversary of the Love + Theft release (September 11) when my cable modem went kaput. By the time Comcast came out and fixed it, I had missed the date and it’s been sitting on my hard drive ever since. So, at last, here it is. Also, the tracks for Vol. 38 are already ready, so that should be along soon.

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.

Lastly, if you are interested in MP3 covers (Dylan and others), check out my blog at http://smallfiguresinavastexpanse.blogspot.com/. I’m going to try to make it a daily thing for the foreseeable future. Say hi in the comments section so I know you came by.

01 Masters of War – North Mississippi All Stars (Nov, 7, 2007,UB Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY)
02 License to Kill – Elvis Costello (May 24, 2011, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY)
03 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Uncle Tupelo (Jun 30, 1989, Cicero’s, St. Louis, MO)
04 Senor – Donna the Buffalo (Jul 19, 2003, GrassRoots Festival, Infield Stage, Trumansburg, NY)
05 Subterranean Homesick Blues – Reckless Kelly (Feb 20, 2001, Henfling’s Tavern, Ben Lomond, CA)
06 She Belongs to Me – Jackson Browne with Watkins Family Hour (Dec 21, 2010, Largo, Los Angeles, CA)
07 Maggie’s Farm – Hayes Carll (May 24, 2009, Threadgill’s South Austin, TX)
08 Mr. Tambourine Man – Robyn Hitchcock (Mar 12, 2011, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art,
North Adams, MA)
09 Gates of Eden – Arlo Guthrie (Aug 21, 1987, the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA)
10 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Seldom Scene (Aug 29, 2010, Theater At Lime Kiln, Lexington, VA)
11 Boots of Spanish Leather – Martin Simpson (Apr 9, 2010, The Met, Bury, UK)
12 You’re a Big Girl Now – The Waterboys (Jul 1, 2011, Tall Ships Festival, Waterford, Ireland)
13 Ring Them Bells – Ann and Nancy Wilson (Nov 6, 1993, Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA)
14 Forever Young – The Pretenders (Jul 17, 2009, Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, UK)
15 I Shall Be Released – Jeff Buckley (Date Unknown 1993, Sine Cafe, New York, NY – from Every Monday Night on Dime Tracker http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=232756)

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 38: Time To Carve Another Notch

They say downloading is killing recorded music, and I’m starting to believe them: from a peak of about 1500 downloads on a new volume of NSD, we’re now down to around 300. I guess everyone else is getting them off Pirate Bay (or Music Ruined My Life). And now with the competition from Amnesty International’s four CD Dylan cover set, I really expect to take a hit. But there is some spectacular music here, and that’s the important thing.

Happy Thanksgiving–Jeff.

01 Tryin’ to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door – Lucinda Williams (Oct 29, 2011, Keswick Theater, Glenside, PA)
02 Absolutely Sweet Marie – Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard (Jan 26, 2010, Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO)
03 Tangled Up in Blue – Bruce Hornsby (Jun 5, 1996, Community Arts Center, Williamsport, PA)
04 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Lisa Hannigan (Nov 10, 2009, The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA)
05 Cold Irons Bound – Kerri Powers (Feb 28, 2004, Blackstone River Theater, Cumberland, RI)
06 Tough Mama – Chris Robinson Brotherhood (Mar 28, 2011, The Echoplex, Echo Park, CA)
07 Meet Me in the Morning – Carolyn Wonderland (Oct 19, 2011, Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA)
08 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Fruit Bats (Mar 26, 2010, The Mill, Iowa City, IA)
09 This Wheel’s On Fire – Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger & the Trinity (Nov 28, 1968, Berlin, Germany)
(a studio version was used as start/end theme for the tv show AbFab)
10 Boots of Spanish Leather – Mandolin Orange (Apr 9, 2011, Forty Acres Concert Series, Chapel Hill, NC)
11 Daddy You Been on My Mind – Keren Ann (Mar 11, 2011, Le Figaro, Paris, France)
12 You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome – Ron Sexsmith (Aug 15, 1995, Idiot’s Delight with Vin Scelsa, WXRK-FM,
New York City)
13 I Shall Be Released – Grace Potter (Jul 24, 2009, FloydFest, Floyd, VA)
14 All Along the Watchtower – Santana (Aug 23, 1987, Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angel’s Camp, CA)
15 A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall – Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy (Apr 15, 2011, Wanee Music Festival, Music Park,
Live Oak, FL)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol., 9 – May Your Songs Always Be Sung

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan: May Your Songs Always Be Sung (Vol. 9)

Putting together this series, the biggest challenge has been finding covers of songs other than “the hits.” Perhaps you can never have too many versions of “All Along the Watchtower,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” and “Like a Rolling Stone,” but it can be even more rewarding to hear a new interpretation of a lesser known or rarely performed song, like Maria McKee’s version of “New Pony” or Tom Russell doing “Seven Curses” (both featured on NSD Vol. 6). So this time out I’ve decided to include only songs not featured on previous volumes of this project.

The highlight for me is Lou Reed’s solo rendition of “Foot of Pride.” Lou butchered this tune at Dylan’s 30th anniversary concert; here, without a band to confuse his sketchy sense of rhythm, he conquers it. I’ve never really gotten this song–“Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man/ So can a woman who passes herself off as a male” has to be the weirdest opening couplet in Dylan’s canon–but this version makes me a believer.

Thanks to all the folks who’ve sent me suggestions and files, as well as the tapers, the original uploaders, and especially the performers and composer. Pdiamond and dsgtrane have been kind enough to create great artwork for the first eight volumes, and hopefully one or both of them or someone else will do the same for this one. 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). Enjoy!

01 Wiggle Wiggle – John Wesley Harding (5-25-91, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA)
02 The Man in Me – Cracker (4-29-05,Twilight Criterium Music Fest, Athens, GA)
03 Disease of Conceit – The Waterboys (11-3-89, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA)
04 Foot of Pride – Lou Reed (6-8-93, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
05 Well Well Well – Ben Harper (8-2-05, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN)
06 Man in the Long Black Coat – Joan Osborne (5-4-96, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA)
07 I Threw it All Away – Elvis Costello (10-14-84, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA)
08 If You See Her Say Hello – Jeff Buckley (8-13-92, Knitting Factory, New York, NY)
09 Simple Twist of Fate – Elliot Murphy (3-16-04, Kulturzentrum Cobra, Solingen, Germany)
10 Abandoned Love – Chuck Prophet (4-16-05, King Tut’s, Glasgow, Scotland)
11 Tears of Rage – Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (1-31-03, Grand Lido Braco Resort, Jamaica)
12 Lord Protect My Child – Susan Tedeschi with the Persuasions (10-28-06, Nokia Theater at Times Square, New York, NY)
13 Ballad of Hollis Brown – Stephen Stills (7-25-95, Hard Rock Cafe and Casino, Las Vegas, NV)
14 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll – Christy Moore (11-12-06, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England)
15 With God on Our Side – Buddy Miller (5-4-03 Rhythm & Roots Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland)
16 Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands – Robyn Hitchcock (3-26-05, Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 11

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 11: Lookin’ For a New Friend

Happy new year, fellow Dylan cover fans! Volume 9 of this series featured songs that hadn’t been covered in the first eight sets. To kick off the second season of NSD, this one features artists who have not previously appeared in this series. One special note: track 5, “I Thew it All Away” performed by Paul Kelly, comes from a KCRW special called “Oh Merci!”, hosted by John Wesley Harding, on Dylan’s birthday in 1993. My friend Bob taped about 30 minutes of it, from which I’ve culled this track–but if anyone has the full show, please share it!

And while I’m making requests, here’s another, for Randall (in memory of his friend Mike): can someone send me a lossless version of Bruce Springsteen’s performance of “Forever Young” at the John Hammond tribute show? Randall gave me an MP3 version, and it’s beautifully heartfelt; I’d love to include a lossless version in a later volume of this series.

That’s it for now. Please keep the suggestions and files coming! 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). Enjoy!

01 Highway 61 Revisited – The Long Ryders (May 11, 1985, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA)
02 Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Mar 19, 2006, KEXP, Seattle, WA)
03 I’ll Keep it With Mine – Marianne Faithfull (Jun 30, 1999, Modernes, Bremen, Germany)
04 Girl From the North Country – Pete Townshend (Aug 15, 1998, Max Yasgur’s Farm, Bethel, NY)
05 I Threw it All Away – Paul Kelly (May 24, 1993, Oh Merci! special, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
06 You’re a Big Girl Now – Todd Snider (Sep 17, 2006, Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH)
07 You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Shawn Colvin (Nov 29, 2006, Union Chapel, London)
08 Don’t Think Twice – Steve Young (Jun 14, 1991, Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA)
09 Sweetheart Like You – Guy Davis (Nov 5, 2006, Lage Vuursche, Furs, Netherlands)
10 Queen Jane Approximately – Henry Kaiser (Aug 27, 1994, Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan)
11 Oh Sister – Black Crowes (2-15-97, Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands )
12 The Man in Me – My Morning Jacket (Jun 18, 2004, Brown-Forman Ampitheatre, Louisville, KY)
13 Man of Peace – Holmes Brothers (Apr 12, 2001, Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON)
14 I Shall Be Released – Kevn Kinney with Edwin McCain
15 Forever Young – Southside Johnny and Little Steven (Nov 21, 1993, WXRK-FM Studios, New York, NY)
16 Blowin’ in the Wind – Carlos Santana and Friends w/Steve Winwood (Jul 15, 2004, Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland)