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DETERMINED TO STAND BOB DYLAN 1987 by Olof Björner A SUMMARY OF RECORDING & CONCERT ACTIVITIES, RELEASES, TAPES & BOOKS. © 2004 by Olof Björner All Rights Reserved. This text may be reproduced, re-transmitted, redistributed and otherwise propagated at will, provided that this notice remains intact and in place. Determined To Stand – Bob Dylan 1987 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 3 2 1987 AT A GLANCE .......................................................................................................................................... 3 3 THE 1987 CALENDAR ..................................................................................................................................... 3 4 DOWN IN THE GROOVE ................................................................................................................................ 4 5 SUMMER TOUR WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD ...................................................................................... 6 5.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 6 5.2 THE MUSICIANS ........................................................................................................................................... 6 5.3 THE SHOW .................................................................................................................................................... 6 5.4 THE DATES ................................................................................................................................................... 6 5.5 THE SONGS .................................................................................................................................................. 7 5.6 STATISTICS .................................................................................................................................................. 9 5.6.1 Show Statistics ........................................................................................................................................ 9 5.6.2 Song statistics ......................................................................................................................................... 9 5.6.3 Album statistics .................................................................................................................................... 10 5.7 COMMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 10 5.7.1 Songs .................................................................................................................................................... 10 5.7.2 Recommended shows ............................................................................................................................ 10 6 TEMPLES IN FLAMES – TOUR OF EUROPE .......................................................................................... 11 6.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 11 6.2 THE MUSICIANS ......................................................................................................................................... 11 6.3 THE SHOW ................................................................................................................................................. 11 6.4 THE DATES ................................................................................................................................................ 12 6.5 THE SONGS ................................................................................................................................................ 13 6.6 STATISTICS ................................................................................................................................................ 20 6.6.1 Show statistics ...................................................................................................................................... 20 6.6.2 Song statistics ....................................................................................................................................... 20 6.7 COMMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 21 6.7.1 Guests ................................................................................................................................................... 21 6.7.2 Songs .................................................................................................................................................... 21 6.7.3 Recommended shows ............................................................................................................................ 21 7 1987 TOUR SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 22 7.1 ALBUM STATISTICS .................................................................................................................................... 22 7.2 SONGS PLAYED .......................................................................................................................................... 23 8 SONGS 1987 ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 9 SUGGESTED READINGS .............................................................................................................................. 25 10 SOURCES ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 11 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................. 26 12 THE 1987 SETLISTS ....................................................................................................................................... 27 2 Determined To Stand – Bob Dylan 1987 1 INTRODUCTION After spending some time recording material for Down In The Groove in the spring, Dylan reappeared together with The Grateful Dead for six summer shows in July. However the boyish image from last summer is now dramatically changed to the extreme opposite. Dylan is suddenly an old man, bearded, with an aching back, nearsighted, silent between songs and silent between shows. During the summer tour with The Grateful Dead and the Temples In Flames Tour in Europe in the fall he says not one single word in 36 concerts and he gives no interviews at all. Dylan 1987 - what happened? 2 1987 AT A GLANCE Jan Febr March April May June July August Sept October Nov December Taj Mahal concert Warren Zevon recording session Down In The Groove recording sessions George Gershwin celebration concert Ringo Starr recording session U2 concert U2 recording session Tour with The Grateful Dead Temples In Flames Tour Jan Febr March April May June July August Sept October Nov December 3 THE 1987 CALENDAR 19 February Dylan makes a guest appearance at a Taj Mahal concert at Palomino in Hollywood, California. February Another sideman job, this time Dylan is playing harmonica on a Warren Zevon recording session. The released track is called The Factory and is found on the Sentimental Hygiene album, released in August, 1987. 5 March Recording sessions for Down In The Groove start in the Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California. 11 March Dylan appears at one of the tribute concerts to George Gershwin at the 50th anniversary of his death. He performs Soon and the performance is broadcast by ZDF-TV in West Germany, 7 July 1987. 15 April Dylan records the song Wish I Know Now What I Knew Then, supposedly an original Dylan song with Ringo Starr and his band at the Three Alarm Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The song remains unreleased but circulates. 20 April Dylan makes yet another guest appearance, now at a U2-concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. 16 June Last Down In The Groove recording session. June Dylan and The Grateful Dead rehearse in Club Front in San Rafael, California. 3 Determined To Stand - Bob Dylan 1987 June Dylan finds time to join U2 in Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee to record a joint composition with Bono, Love Rescue Me. It is released on the U2 album Rattle And Hum, October 1988. July Dylan and The Grateful Dead perform six shows together. 5 September The European tour, named Temples In Flames starts with two shows in Israel, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. 17 October The tour ends in London, England, with four shows at the Wembley Arena. 4 DOWN IN THE GROOVE The recording of Down In The Groove took place during a number of sessions starting in March and ending in June. Most songs recorded were covers. A number of titles are probably just the sound engineer’s best guess, and these songs may or may not be Dylan compositions. There are many details missing and the summaries below give only a fragmentary picture. Summary: released on Date Song DITG1 P12 P23 BEST4 FLK5 5 March Street People Side Walks Sugaree My Prayer 27 March Sally Sue Brown X X X Wood In Steel Heaven Shake Your Money Chain Gang If You Need Me 3, 11 April