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Thank you so much for this! As someone who has been super intimidated by the absolutely massive amount of NET bootlegs, this should be a great way to ease into the wealth of material. Really excited to start going through this.

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Well this is fantastically amazing! What a piece of work. Thank you so much! I am enjoying it right now. And - I actually created some cover art for it, if you are interested. If you can post your email address or something, I can attach it to an email. Thanks again. And by the way, your blog has been amazing this year. I don't think I've commented before, but I always read it. Much enjoyed.

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Another option to get you the artwork would be if you are OK with me posting a link to this article and compilation on the "Rare Dylan Recordings" forum on Expecting Rain, with full credit to you and, as I said, just a link back to this article. I can post the artwork there with the link. Let me know! Thanks.

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Feel free! This did start on Expecting Rain, after all. And you can email dylanlive@substack.com

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Ray, greetings and happy new year! I created artwork for the back/spines of the 14 CDs that make up this great collection. Check your email when you can please and let me know if you see any errors or things to change! Feel free to share here if you'd like to, would be great for all to use.

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Great - sending you a copy of the artwork I came up with in a sec. Then I'll post to that Dylan forum.

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Thanks for this. Spotted a few inconsistencies between the list and the files themselves. Managed to resolve some of these, but still 2 outstanding:

1. Floater - this is 26 Nov 2005, not 2009

2. If You See Her, Say Hello - this is 19 Oct 1994, not 20th

3. To Ramona – this is 02 Apr 1995, not 18 Oct (different Birminghams)

4. Trouble - this is 23 Oct 1989, not 25th

5. It's All Over Now Baby Blue - list has 17 Sep 2000 but file has 25 Apr 1999

6. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) – list has 27 Oct 2001 but file has 17 Sep 2000

If you could square those 2 off, it would make an old pedant happy.

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Went through and double checked, but I needn't have bothered - you were right on every count. Fixed, thanks. For the last two (and in general), the file tags are more accurate than me re-typing 'em into this post. Those other dates were probably runners-up or ties. So anyone who wants a couple bonus tracks can seek 'em out!

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What a nice job you did

there are some performances that are so overwhelming

I agree for instance for Man in the long black coat ( Prague 95)

Queen Jane ( Berlin 96)

When I think of others: Gates of Eden ( Köln 2000) license to kill ( Prague 95)

Poositevely 4th street ( Berlin 96) Tight connection ( New York 19 oktober 90)

Like a Roling Stone ( udine 08/07/96)

and many others i like to think about

some songs like Visions of Johanna there are of course 5 outstanding different

performances, like it is every time a different song, a different story and rich performance

Thank you for bringing those pearls in a beautiful necklace,

you sincerly

Fons Buyens

Nieuwmoer Belgium

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Excited to see my hometown of Paducah make it. Too bad I wasn't a fan until 2017.

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#97 On March 7, 2004, Bob played the Vic, not the Aragon, in Chicago. It was an odd four-night Chicago run where he played a different venue each night.

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Good eye, corrected. You'd think I would have spotted that myself - the Aragon was my first show!

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I was at the Aragon, too, and was terrified; that place is a fire-trap!

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What a HUGE Christmas present. I'm impressed. Thanks a lot, enjoy your Christmas, and January "vacation".

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