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Waiting for a Miracle — Bob Dylan 1996 Page 1 of 67 Waiting For A Miracle — Bob Dylan 1996 page 1 of 67 WAITING FOR A MIRACLE BOB DYLAN 1996 by Olof Björner A SUMMARY OF RECORDING & CONCERT ACTIVITIES. NEW RELEASES, TAPES & BOOKS. © 1997 by Olof Björner All Rights Reserved. This article may be reproduced, re-transmitted, redistributed and otherwise propagated at will, provided that this notice remains intact and in place. © Olof Björner 26 February 2009 Waiting For A Miracle — Bob Dylan 1996 page 2 of 67 CONTENTS: 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................3 2 THE YEAR AT A GLANCE ........................................................................................................................................3 3 CALENDAR ..................................................................................................................................................................4 4 NEW RECORDINGS ...................................................................................................................................................6 4.1 NEW RELEASES ............................................................................................................................................................6 4.1.1 Brett Whiteley compilation ................................................................................................................................6 4.1.2 Feeling Minnesota soundtrack ..........................................................................................................................7 4.1.3 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concert ..................................................................................................................8 4.1.4 Jerry Maguire soundtrack .................................................................................................................................9 4.2 RECORDINGS FROM 1996 ........................................................................................................................................... 10 4.3 NEW TAPES ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 4.3.1 May 1989 Rehearsals ...................................................................................................................................... 12 4.3.2 The Genuine Bootleg Series - Take Two ......................................................................................................... 13 4.3.3 Early rehearsals for The Never-Ending Tour ................................................................................................. 14 4.3.4 Other new old tapes ........................................................................................................................................ 14 5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES ......................................................................................................... 15 5.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.2 THE MUSICIANS ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.3 THE SHOW ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 5.4 US SPRING TOUR ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 5.4.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................. 16 5.4.2 The songs ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 5.4.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 5.4.4 Comments ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 5.5 EUROPE SUMMER TOUR ............................................................................................................................................ 27 5.5.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................. 27 5.5.2 The songs ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 5.5.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 5.5.4 Comments ........................................................................................................................................................ 36 5.6 THE US FALL TOUR .................................................................................................................................................. 38 5.6.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................. 38 5.6.2 The songs ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.6.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 5.6.4 Comments ........................................................................................................................................................ 48 5.7 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................. 49 5.7.1 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 49 5.7.2 Alphabetical song list ...................................................................................................................................... 52 6 NEW BOOKS .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 7 REFERENCES & SOURCES .................................................................................................................................... 56 8 APPENDIX: SET-LISTS ............................................................................................................................................ 57 © Olof Björner 26 February 2009 Waiting For A Miracle — Bob Dylan 1996 page 3 of 67 1 INTRODUCTION For the first time during the nineties Dylan slowed down just a little bit. Not quite as many shows, or other guest performances, no audio, video or multi-media. But as in 1994 and 1995 the overall good quality of the live performances won high praise from fans and critics alike. The things that many fans were waiting for: the release of a new self-penned album and a change of the live act concept or at least a long over-due change of the touring band, did not happen. 2 THE YEAR AT A GLANCE Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ring of fire sessions Nomura Securities International Private Show Release of Strange Brew, the Brett Whiteley compilation US Spring Tour Europe Summer Tour Release of Feeling Minnesota soundtrack Release of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame US Fall Tour Release of Jerry Maguire soundtrack Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec © Olof Björner 26 February 2009 Waiting For A Miracle — Bob Dylan 1996 page 4 of 67 3 CALENDAR January Dylan records Ring Of Fire in Los Angeles. It is later released on the Feeling Minnesota soundtrack. January Rumors of new Dylan Album called Coupe de Ville. January Rumors of Dylan recording in New York. January Dylan receives three Grammy nominations: ☺ Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for Knockin' On Heaven's Door on MTV Unplugged. ☺ Best Rock Song for Dignity on Greatest Hits Volume III. ☺ Best Contemporary Folk Album for MTV Unplugged. February 2 Dylan plays a concert at a privately sponsored corporate event for 250 persons! The show took place in Phoenix, Arizona at The Pavilion in the Biltmore Hotel, a 15,000 square-foot multi-use facility which was set up as a nightclub for this event. The show was sponsored by Nomura Securities International, Inc., a subsidiary of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. is the largest brokerage house in Japan with sales of 6.6 billion dollars in 1994. Interestingly enough, Nomura helped to underwrite a US issue of Sony stock in 1961. The rehearsals for this show included 500 Miles, I'm A Man, (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle, I'm Moving On and Matchbox. Also rumored from these rehearsals are four or five unidentified songs, believed to be new Dylan compositions. At least two of these were done with vocals, the other were instrumentals. March More recording
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