The last time I even attempted to listen to all of 1974 was when Les Kokay dropped his “Tour ‘74” document. When was that…15-20 years ago? I couldn’t pass up this set for the price, and the soundboards are exciting. So…damn you, Bob…I guess I’ll try again. Ray, you’re in line with the consensus that the tour started strong and Before the Flood was not a good document. I suspect that I gave up all those years ago because I heard the quality dropping.
Interesting side note that I think I shared with you once before… I really got into collecting 30 years ago with the help of a guy named Dan Marowski (RIP), whose first Dylan audience tape is (I believe) the only known audience copy of Bloomington, IN ‘74. He was a good guy who should be remembered and I would’ve enjoyed exchanging thoughts on this with him.
Maybe I’ll take the Charlotte disc down to the old Coliseum and take a selfie :)
Many thanks. My copy isn't due to arrive in New Zealand until 30 Sept. This post will help make the daunting task of working through this monster collection a lot easier.
Wow! Wow! Thanks for all this. Tough Mama. I’ve always loved that song, so i will be happy to get a good version of that one. I am looking forward to the acoustic stuff on this set. Because of the time required, it’s good to know the highlights…how many of the full sets are they going to sell? That’s one thing about the age of streaming, for releases like this, they never have everything.
The last time I even attempted to listen to all of 1974 was when Les Kokay dropped his “Tour ‘74” document. When was that…15-20 years ago? I couldn’t pass up this set for the price, and the soundboards are exciting. So…damn you, Bob…I guess I’ll try again. Ray, you’re in line with the consensus that the tour started strong and Before the Flood was not a good document. I suspect that I gave up all those years ago because I heard the quality dropping.
Interesting side note that I think I shared with you once before… I really got into collecting 30 years ago with the help of a guy named Dan Marowski (RIP), whose first Dylan audience tape is (I believe) the only known audience copy of Bloomington, IN ‘74. He was a good guy who should be remembered and I would’ve enjoyed exchanging thoughts on this with him.
Maybe I’ll take the Charlotte disc down to the old Coliseum and take a selfie :)
Many thanks. My copy isn't due to arrive in New Zealand until 30 Sept. This post will help make the daunting task of working through this monster collection a lot easier.
Wow! Wow! Thanks for all this. Tough Mama. I’ve always loved that song, so i will be happy to get a good version of that one. I am looking forward to the acoustic stuff on this set. Because of the time required, it’s good to know the highlights…how many of the full sets are they going to sell? That’s one thing about the age of streaming, for releases like this, they never have everything.
Wow! Thank you for pulling this together. What a great time to be a Bob Dylan fan.
27 discs, 430+ tracks ... and a spanner.