A VINYL HEADSTONE Almost In Place Ray Stavrou A VINYL HEADSTONE Almost In Place A VINYL HEADSTONE Almost In Place A VINYL HEADSTONE Almost In Place Contents Page Introduction iii Acknowledgements iv Dust Of Rumours v The Albums 1 The Labels 455 Bibliography 487 Extra, Extra 495 Albums Titles Index 503 Song Title Index 506 Sources Index 511 Vinyl Reference Index 527 i ii Introduction The first Bob Dylan bootleg “Great White Wonder” was issued in 1969. The last Bob Dylan vinyl bootlegs were issued in the early 1990’s when the ubiquitous CDs took their place. During the intervening years over 700 different vinyl titles were issued. These varied considerably in quality, number of issues, content, rarity etc. Many attempts to analyse and categorise these records have been made throughout the years. The first critically accepted publication was Great White Answers by Dominique Roques. This was first published in July 1980. It documented “about 260 records and 250 pictures of covers and labels.” The 1980’s saw the most prolific increase in bootleg vinyl with the emergence of the European (mostly German) producers. Raging Glory by Dennis R. Liff, 1986, was the next serious attempt to update Great White Answers to preserve the information from that publication and to update it with the degree of detail that Great White Answers had initiated. To Live Outside The Law by Clinton Heylin in 1989 provides an even more comprehensive coverage. This publication is much easier to read although much less detailed in terms of issue variations, matrix numbers etc. It is this minutiae of detail that ultimately makes the collection process such an addictive activity. The most complete record of bootleg history which was never published is (was) Nobody Has Any Respect by Jean Louis Dreau and Mr. Smith. In ISIS number 44 (Aug - Sept 1992) “Mr. Smith” writes that “... when the book says it’s ready, then it’s ready... ” Unfortunately, although the book was ready i.e. almost in place, it was not actually published. A few black and white proof copies do exist but the limitations of the software available at the time have been part of the reason why this magnificent document has not been generally available. My own ambition has been to present the most accurate bank of information available and, with the help of the technology available today, to present these unique artifacts in colour. There are some images of sleeves and labels which would other- wise remain in the hands of a diminishing minority of collectors. To access these priceless records I have contacted collectors world wide. Most of these collectors have been happy to allow me to photograph their records, scan their labels and to be involved in the overall exercise. As far as the history is concerned I have relied heavily on the above mentioned publications. Rather than paraphrase or interpret these historic comments I have included them, or extracts of them, as part of the record description. In this way I hope to present an as informative as possible view of each record. This is a first edition printed in August 2003 The decision to produce the first edition in loose leaf form provides for any additions or alterations to made. If you have any alterations, additions, comments or suggestions you can e-mail me at [email protected] Your copy is number ONE HUNDRED of a limited edition of TWO HUNDRED. iii Acknowledgments This book is a distillation of a great amount of work that has been done over the past 40 years or so. The reference works used extensively throughout include; Positively Bob Dylan by Michael Krogsgaard. (The Telegraph #52 - 56 contains new information collated by Krogsgaard) Great White Answers by Dominique Roques Raging Glory By Dennis Liff and Nobody Has Any Respect, the great unpublished work by Jean Louis Dreau and Steve White. The people who have given help, advice or access to their collections include practically all of the Dylan fans that I know together with my friends and family. Special mention though has to be given to: John Baldwin Paul Bellamy Danny Clayton Chris Cave Chris Cooper Steinar Daler John Delany Manfred Endtner John Green (sadly missed) Alex Greenaway Larry Hansen Clinton Heylin Dave Harrison Craig Jamieson Stuart Johnston Masato Kato Harvey Kornhaber Reidar Mikalsen Harald Muller Andrew Muir Marty Nelson John Nye Norman O’Brien Ken Parsons Allen Purvis Pete Rehill Mr. Smith Bruce Stephenson John Stokes Manuel Vardavas Keith Wootton iv THE DUST OF RUMOURS ALBUMS WHICH DON’T ACTUALLY EXIST (OR WHICH HAVE BEEN CREATED INDIVIDUALLY): Over the years there have been many albums which have been said to exist. In some cases there may have been plans for their production. In other cases records have been made to exist in limited quantities or as one - offs by collectors or dealers. The main object of this book is to itemise records which have been produced for general circulation, albeit in some cases limited quantities. There are other titles which must be itemised. These are either rumoured and which do not exist at all or records which have been produced by dealers or collectors to feed the obsession and / or to create a mystique. This is a bit of a “mine field”. Where do you draw the line? Is a limited edition of say , 1, 2 or 3, an actual issue or a private cre- ation? Listed below are the titles which have been mentioned or reported over the years but, for which, no established records are avail- able. The most celebrated of the rumoured records are the infamous “White Bear” titles of January / February ‘74 shows as reported in “Bob Dylan, His Unreleased Recordings”: Ceremonies Of The Horsemen - Montreal 11 Jan ‘74. Epitaph To Amerika - Philadelphia 6 Jan ‘74 (afternoon) Forty Red White And Blue Shoestrings - Philadelphia 6 Jan ‘74 (evening) Great American Hawks - Toronto 10 Jan ‘74 In The Waters Of Oblivion - Philadelphia 7 Jan ‘74 It’s Been A Long, Long Time - Ann Arbor 2 Feb ‘74 Live In The Big Apple (Live In The Big Red Apple) - Uniondale 28 Jan ‘74 Long Distance Information -Memphis 23 Jan ‘74 Love Songs - Hollywood 19 Jan ‘74 (afternoon) Mom’s Apple Pie - Charlotte 17 Jan ‘74 On The Road Again - Chicago 3 Jan ‘74 Pony Express - Fort Worth 25 Jan ‘74 Rare Spots - Largo 16 Jan ‘74 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre - Los Angeles 14 Feb ‘74 (afternoon) Sand And Ashes - Boston 14 Jan ‘74 (afternoon) Second Time Around - Chicago 4 Jan ‘74 Swansong - Boston 14 Jan ‘74 (evening) Tarantula (Tarantula XI) - Largo 15 Jan 74. Nhar: “The Book Bob Dylan His Unreleased Recordings”, carried detailed track and source listings for 18 mythical double albums from the 1974 tour. All were supposed to have been released within 6 weeks of the concert they featured and were only supposed to be available in the immediate locale of the concert. Collectively they are known as the White Bear albums (the label they were supposed to be released on.) All were supposed to be from P.A. tapes. Long argument ensued about the existence of the albums and by the late 1970’s they had been discounted. They are all included for the historical perspective and to put the record straight once and for all. None of these albums exist, this is accepted fact, the photocopies of covers that appeared in the ‘80’s being frauds. Note some have very similar titles to albums that did get released and should not be confused.” v Alphabetically, other rumoured or non existent albums include; Acadian Driftwood (Untitled) - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto 1 Dec ‘75. This is the acetate of a bootleg which was not released. Nhar: “Acadian Driftwood” is a title used for an article about this disc in ISIS. The logo and address / phone number given on the cover for “Mastering Lab” check out with the Los Angeles phone directory so it would seem that this was where the acetate was made. However it would seem from other clues that the money and the will to produce it came from the Toronto area which explains our attribution of Canada as the source. Several of the other Rolling Thunder bootlegs are rumoured to have had their origins in Toronto which would further enhance the theory that this was a projected release that, for reasons unknown, never made it.” Acetate (The) - Basement Tapes. Could be “Basement Tapes” (Untitled) with the SIDE 1 / SIDE 2 matrix. Best Of Daddy Rolling Stone - Listed in Raging Glory. Probably does not exist. Billion Dollar Bash - Basement Tapes and studio sessions - Listed in “Bob Dylan - An Illustrated Discography” does not exist. Blowing In The Mind - Westlake Stadium, Adelaide 18 March ‘78 - Listed in Raging Glory - existence not confirmed. Bob Dylan Collector’s Box - 3 LP box set. Isle Of Wight and BBC Studios, June ‘65 - Probably a dealer variation or collector edition. Bob Dylan Through The Years - 4 LPs - Listed in “Bob Dylan His Unreleased Recordings” does not exist. Born Again Blues - Listed in The Telegraph issue number 1 page 14 - does not exist. Boston ‘75 - Listed in The Telegraph issue number 21 does not exist. Could be confused with “Concert For Sam And Larry”. Buffalo 1986 - Rich Stadium Buffalo, 4 July 1986. Listed in Rolling Telegraph Supplement 6. Does not exist. The concert did appear on “The Fourth Of July Song And Dance”. Call Me Any Name You Like - Referred to on other Desolation Row Record releases. See “Bob Dylan EP”, “Everybody’s Wearing A Disguise” and “May Your Song Always Be Sung”.