Bob Dylan & The Band – The 1974 Live Recordings (27 CD Boxset) (Pre-Order)

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Bob Dylan’s 1974 Tour marked his first time touring live in eight years and reunited him with The Band – who had become widely renowned in their own right since backing the artist nearly a decade earlier. Booked into arenas for the first time ever, Bob Dylan and The Band performed 30 dates in 42 days (often playing two sets per day) before an average audience of 18,500 – helping set a new standard for what rock concerts could look and sound like. And in front of those crowds, they brought an energy that Rolling Stone’s Ben Fong-Torres described as “searing and soaring, unified and precise…excellent in itself.” Music critic Robert Christgau compared the sound to Bob Dylan “running over his old songs like a truck.” 

 

Tour ‘74 kicked off January 3, 1974, at Chicago Stadium – the largest indoor arena in the world at the time it was built – with a tense and combative rip through ultimate deep-cut “Hero Blues,” an acoustic-gone-electric outtake from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan sessions, that he had scarcely performed before – or since. Additional rarities – like a wildly-reinvented “Ballad Of Hollis Brown,” “Song to Woody” (not performed since 1962) and Planet Waves outtake “Nobody ‘Cept You” – would be well received in the tour’s first nights. “We were booed off of every stage in Europe,” The Band’s Robbie Robertson recalled to Newsweek of their previous run together. “What happened tonight in Chicago is so reassuring for us.”

 

The reception wasn’t the only thing that had changed since Bob Dylan and The Band last toured together in 1966. Since then, The Band had released six LPs, played Woodstock and other famous stages, and recorded a series of historic sessions with Bob Dylan – from The Basement Tapes to Planet Waves. For his part, Bob Dylan had effectively retired from the road altogether following a 1966 motorcycle accident, yet was still “widely regarded as the most influential and significant star in the last 10 years of American popular music,” according to The New York Times.

 

Though they might not have known it at the time, Bob Dylan and The Band were at the vanguard of a new era. Tour ‘74 would help create the template for the major rock tour, and codify many of its shared experiences – from the sight of audiences holding up lighters en masse (as captured in the iconic cover image for Before The Flood), to the bright flash of the house lights during a show’s signal moment, in this case their performance of “Like A Rolling Stone.” Likewise many songs performed live for the first time on Tour ‘74 – “All Along The Watchtower,” “Forever Young” and the show’s eventual opener-and-closer “Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)” – would take on a life of their own.

 

At the outset, the 1974 Tour was captured on a stereo soundboard mix, on both 1⁄4” tape and cassette. By tour’s end, Asylum Records’ David Geffen had commissioned recordings on multitrack tape, the standard at the time, for eventual release on Before the Flood. The 1974 Live Recordings includes it all – the cassettes and 1⁄4” tapes, and the shows that were recorded on 16-track tape, newly-mixed for this collection.

 

Tracklist 

 

DISC 1

January 3, 1974 – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL

  1. Hero Blues
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Tough Mama
  4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  5. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  6. All Along the Watchtower
  7. Song to Woody
  8. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  9. Nobody ‘Cept You
  10. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  11. Forever Young
  12. Something There Is About You
  13. Like a Rolling Stone
  14. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 2

January 4, 1974 – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL

  1. Hero Blues
  2. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  3. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  4. Tough Mama
  5. Ballad of a Thin Man
  6. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  7. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  8. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  9. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
  10. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  11. Nobody ‘Cept You
  12. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  13. Maggie’s Farm

 

DISC 3

January 6, 1974 (Afternoon) – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

  1. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  5. Tough Mama
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. To Ramona
  11. Mama, You Been on My Mind
  12. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  13. Nobody ‘Cept You
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  16. Forever Young
  17. Something There Is About You
  18. Like a Rolling Stone

 

DISC 4

January 6, 1974 (Evening) – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  5. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
  12. Song to Woody
  13. Mr. Tambourine Man
  14. Nobody ‘Cept You
  15. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  16. Forever Young
  17. Something There Is About You
  18. Like a Rolling Stone
  19. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 5

January 7, 1974 – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  5. I Don’t Believe You

(She Acts Like We Never Have Met)

  1. Ballad of a Thin Man
  2. All Along the Watchtower
  3. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  5. Just Like a Woman
  6. Girl from the North Country
  7. Wedding Song
  8. Nobody ‘Cept You
  9. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  10. Forever Young
  11. Something There Is About You
  12. Like a Rolling Stone
  13. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 6

January 9, 1974 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada

  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  5. It Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. Just Like a Woman
  11. Girl from the North Country
  12. Wedding Song
  13. Nobody ‘Cept You
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 7

January 11, 1974 – Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Nobody ‘Cept You
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 8

January 14, 1974 (Afternoon) – Boston Gardens, Boston, MA

  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  5. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 9

January 15, 1974 – Capital Centre, Largo, MD

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Wedding Song
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 10

January 16, 1974 – Capital Centre, Largo, MD

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. One Too Many Mornings
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Nobody ‘Cept You
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 11

January 17, 1974 – Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 12

January 19, 1974 (Afternoon) – Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL

  1. All Along the Watchtower
  2. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  3. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  4. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  6. Gates of Eden
  7. Just Like a Woman
  8. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  9. Forever Young
  10. Something There Is About You
  11. Like a Rolling Stone
  12. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 13

January 21, 1974 – The Omni, Atlanta, GA

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 14

January 22, 1974 – The Omni, Atlanta, GA

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  9. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  11. Gates of Eden
  12. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
  13. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  14. Forever Young
  15. Something There Is About You
  16. Like a Rolling Stone
  17. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 15

January 26, 1974 (Afternoon) – Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 16

January 26, 1974 (Evening) – Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Something There Is About You
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

 

DISC 17

January 30, 1974 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. All Along the Watchtower
  5. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  6. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – released on Before the Flood
  7. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  8. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  9. Gates of Eden
  10. Just Like a Woman
  11. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Incomplete
  12. Forever Young
  13. Something There Is About You
  14. Like a Rolling Stone
  15. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  16. Blowin’ in the Wind

 

DISC 18

January 31, 1974 (Afternoon) – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

  1. All Along the Watchtower
  2. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  3. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  4. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  6. Gates of Eden – Incomplete
  7. Forever Young
  8. Highway 61 Revisited – released on A Musical History (The Band)
  9. Like a Rolling Stone – Incomplete

 

DISC 19

January 31, 1974 (Evening) – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower – Incomplete
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Highway 61 Revisited
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  19. Blowin’ in the Wind

 

DISC 20

February 9, 1974 (Afternoon) – Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. All Along the Watchtower
  5. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  6. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  7. She Belongs to Me
  8. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  9. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  11. Wedding Song
  12. Forever Young
  13. Highway 61 Revisited

 

DISC 21

February 9, 1974 (Evening) – Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

  1. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  2. Just Like a Woman
  3. Wedding Song
  4. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  5. It’s All Right, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  6. Forever Young
  7. Highway 61 Revisited
  8. Like a Rolling Stone
  9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  10. Blowin’ in the Wind

 

DISC 22

February 11, 1974 (Afternoon) – Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

  1. All Along the Watchtower
  2. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  3. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  4. She Belongs to Me
  5. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  6. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  7. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  8. Wedding Song
  9. Forever Young
  10. Highway 61 Revisited
  11. Like a Rolling Stone – Incomplete
  12. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  13. Blowin’ in the Wind

 

DISC 23

February 11, 1974 (Evening) – Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  11. Just Like a Woman
  12. Gates of Eden
  13. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Incomplete
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Highway 61 Revisited – Incomplete
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Maggie’s Farm
  19. Blowin’ in the Wind

 

Disc 24

February 13, 1974 – The Forum, Inglewood, CA

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay – released on Before the Flood
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – released on Before the Flood
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. She Belongs to Me
  11. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  12. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
  13. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  14. Just Like a Woman
  15. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  16. Forever Young
  17. Highway 61 Revisited
  18. Like a Rolling Stone – released on Before the Flood
  19. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  20. Blowin’ in the Wind – released on Before the Flood (first two verses only)

 

DISC 25

February 14, 1974 (Afternoon) – The Forum, Inglewood, CA

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man – released on Before the Flood
  7. All Along the Watchtower – released on Before the Flood
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  10. She Belongs to Me
  11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
  12. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  13. Just Like a Woman
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  15. Forever Young
  16. Highway 61 Revisited
  17. Like a Rolling Stone
  18. Blowin’ in the Wind – released on Before the Flood (last verse only)

 

 

Disc 26

February 14, 1974 (Evening) – The Forum, Inglewood, CA (Pt. 1)

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine) – released on Before the Flood
  2. Lay, Lady, Lay
  3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe – released on Before the Flood
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man
  7. All Along the Watchtower
  8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
  9. Mr. Tambourine Man
  10. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

 

Disc 27

February 14, 1974 (Evening) – The Forum, Inglewood, CA (Pt. 2) 

  1. She Belongs to Me
  2. The Times They Are A-Changin’
  3. Just Like a Woman – released on Before the Flood
  4. Gates of Eden
  5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – released on Before the Flood
  6. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – released on Before the Flood
  7. Forever Young
  8. Highway 61 Revisited – released on Before the Flood
  9. Like a Rolling Stone
  10. Maggie’s Farm
  11. Blowin’ in the Wind

 

All tracks previously unreleased unless otherwise noted*

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