The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: - 2025 European Sony Music Label 139 track 8CDBox

The 8CD Deluxe set includes 139 tracks – 48 never-before released performances, as well as 38 super-rare cuts plus a hardcover book with extensive liner notes by Sean Wilentz and over 100 rare photographs. The 2CD and 4LP highlight editions include 42 tracks. * All tracks previously UNRELEASED unless otherwise noted ** Previously released on 50th Anniversary Collection 1962 and The 50th Anniversary Collection 1963 (Sony)

Tracklisting.

Disc 1.

1. Let the Good Times Roll
December 24, 1956 – Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN
2. I Got a New Girl
May 1959 – Home of Ric Kangas, Hibbing, MN
3. San Francisco Bay Blues
4. Jesus Christ
September 1960 – Home of Bob Dylan, Minneapolis, MN
5. East Virginia Blues
6. K.C. Moan
7. Hard Travelin’
Late 1960 – Madison, WI
8. Pastures of Plenty
9. Remember Me
February 1961 – Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, East Orange, NJ
10. Song to Woody
11. Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
September 6, 1961 – The Gaslight Cafe, NYC
12. Ain’t No Grave
Summer 1961 – Home of Mell and Lillian Bailey, NYC
13. I Ain’t Got No Home
May 13, 1961 – Coffman Theater, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
14. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
15. Devilish Mary
May 1961 – Minneapolis, MN
16. Introduction: Riverside Church
17. Handsome Molly
July 29, 1961 – Saturday of Folk Music (WRVR-FM), Riverside Church, NYC
18. Introduction: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
19. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
20. The Girl I Left Behind
21. Introduction: Pretty Boy Floyd
22. Pretty Boy Floyd
23. Railroading on the Great Divide
October 1, 1961 – Gerdes Folk City, NYC
24. Introduction: Fixin’ to Die
25. Fixin’ to Die
1961 – Folklore Center, NYC
26. I’ll Fly Away – Take 1 (Alternate Take)*
September 29, 1961 – Carolyn Hester sessions,Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC

Disc 2.
1. Introduction: In the Pines
2. In the Pines
3. Gospel Plow
4. Introduction: Young But Daily Growing
5. Young But Daily Growing
6. Man on the Street
7. This Land Is Your Land*
8. Pretty Polly
November 4, 1961 – Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC
9. man of constant sorrow – Rehearsal (Alternate Take, Nov 20, 1961)
10. HOUSE CARPENTER – Take 1 (Outtake, Nov 22, 1961)*
11. YOU’RE NO GOOD – Take 2 with Take 6 Insert (Alternate Take, Nov 20, 1961)
12. HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE – Take 2 (Outtake, Nov 20, 1961)*
13. ramblin’ round – Take 2 (Outtake, Nov 22, 1961)*
Bob Dylan sessions Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
14. Story: East Orange, New Jersey
15. Stealin’
16. Po’ Lazarus
17. Dink’s Song*
18. I Was Young When I Left Home*
19. In the Evening
20. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
21. Cocaine
December 22, 1961 – Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN

Disc 3.
1. The Death of Emmett Till
2. Conversation: Folksinger’s Choice, 1
3. Roll On, John*
4. Conversation: Folksinger’s Choice, 2
5. Hard Times in New York Town
Broadcast March 11, 1962 – Folksinger’s Choice,WBAI-FM Studios, NYC
6. Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues
March 1962 – Home of Mell and Lillian Bailey, NYC
7. Ballad of Donald White
September 20, 1962 – Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC
8. Midnight Special – Rehearsals
9. Midnight Special – Take 17 (Alternate Take)
February 2, 1962 – The Midnight Special sessions, Webster Hall, NYC
10. Wichita (Album Version)*
11. It’s Dangerous (Album Version)*
March 2, 1962 – Three Kings and the Queen and Kings and the Queen, Volume Two sessions, Cue Recording Studios, NYC
12. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance**
13. Talkin’ New York**
14. Corrina, Corrina*
15. Deep Ellum Blues**
16. Introduction: Blowin’ in the Wind
17. Blowin’ in the Wind*
April 16, 1962 – Gerdes Folk City, NYC
18. Rambling, Gambling Willie – Take 3 (Outtake)**
19. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle – Take 2 (Outtake)**
April 24, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
20. Rocks and Gravel – Take 3 (Outtake)**
April 25, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
21. Paths of Victory
22. Train A-Travelin’ (Album Version)*
October-December 1962 – Broadside Office, NYC
23. Hiram Hubbard**
24. Quit Your Low Down Ways**
25. Let Me Die in My Footsteps**
26. Ramblin’ on My Mind**
27. Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)**
July 2, 1962 – The Finjan, Montreal, Canada

Disc 4.

1. Baby, Please Don’t Go – Take 3 (Outtake)**
April 25, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
2. Worried Blues – Take 1 (Outtake)**
3. Baby, I’m in the Mood for You – Take 4 (Outtake)**
4. Bob Dylan’s Blues – Take 2 (Outtake)**
July 9, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
5. Introduction: Tomorrow Is a Long Time
6. Tomorrow Is a Long Time
7. This Land Is Your Land – The Last Verses
8. Long Time Gone
August 11, 1962 – Home of Dave Whitaker, Minneapolis, MN
9. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall*
10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right*
11. Barbara Allen*
12. The Cuckoo*
October 1962 – The Gaslight Cafe, NYC
13. That’s All Right – Take 5 (Outtake)**
October 26, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
14. Mixed-Up Confusion – Take 10 (Single Alternate Take)**
November 1, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
15. Ballad of Hollis Brown – Take 2 (Outtake)**
16. Kingsport Town – Take 2 (Outtake)*
November 14, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
17. Whatcha Gonna Do? –  Remake, Take 1 (Outtake)**
18. Hero Blues – Take 4 (Outtake)**
19. I Shall Be Free – Take 3 (Alternate Take)**
December 6, 1962 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC

Disc 5.
1. The Ballad of the Gliding Swan
Broadcast January 13, 1963 – “Madhouse on Castle Street,” BBC-TV Studios, London, England
2. Only a Hobo (Album Version)*
3. John Brown (Album Version)*
February 1963 – Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 sessions, Folkways Studio, NYC
4. All Over You**
February 8, 1963 – NYC
5. Oxford Town* (Demo)
March 1963 – Witmark Studio, NYC
6. Bob Dylan’s Dream*
7. Introduction: Walls of Red Wing
8. Walls of Red Wing**
9. Introduction: Tomorrow Is a Long Time
10. Tomorrow Is a Long Time*
11. Dusty Old Fairgrounds**
12. Introduction: Pretty Peggy-O
13. Pretty Peggy-O**
14. Who Killed Davey Moore?**
15. Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie*
April 12, 1963 – Town Hall, NYC
16. James Alley Blues**
April 18, 1963 – Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC
17. I Rode Out One Morning**
April 19, 1963 – Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC
18. House of the Rising Sun**
April 18, 1963 – Home of Mac and Eve McKenzie, NYC
19. Talkin’ World War III Blues
April 21, 1963 – Club 47, Cambridge, MA
20. Masters of War – Take 6 (Alternate Take)
21. Girl from the North Country – Take 4 (Alternate Take)

April 24, 1963 – Freewheelin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC

Disc 6.
1. Introduction by Cordell Reagon
2. Only a Pawn in Their Game
3. Blowin’ in the Wind
July 6, 1963 – SNCC Voter Registration Rally, Greenwood, MS
4. Eternal Circle
5. Liverpool Gal
6. West Memphis
July 17, 1963 – Home of Tony Glover, Minneapolis, MN
7. North Country Blues*
8. With God on Our Side*
July 27, 1963 – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI
9. Playboys and Playgirls*
July 28, 1963 – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI
10. Blowin’ in the Wind*
July 26, 1963 – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI; Bob Dylan: vocals and guitar
11. Slate: Boots of Spanish Leather
12. Boots of Spanish Leather – Take 1 (Alternate Take)
13. Seven Curses – Take 3 (Outtake)*
14. Farewell – Take 5 (Outtake)*
August 6, 1963 – The Times They Are A-Changin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
15. Bob Dylan’s New Orleans Rag – Remake, Take 3 (Outtake)
August 7, 1963 – The Times They Are A-Changin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
16. Moonshiner – Remake, Take 1 (Outtake)*
August 12, 1963 – The Times They Are A-Changin’sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
17. Introduction by Joan Baez
18. Troubled and I Don’t Know Why*
August 17, 1963 – Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NYC
19. Introduction by Ossie Davis
20. When the Ship Comes In**
August 28, 1963 – March on Washington, Washington, D.C.
21. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
September 1963 – Home of Ben Shapiro, Los Angeles
22. The Times They Are A-Changin’
September 1963 – California
23. One Too Many Mornings – Take 1 (Alternate Take)
October 24, 1963 – The Times They Are A-Changin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
24. Key to the Highway – Take 1 (Outtake)
October 23, 1963 – The Times They Are A-Changin’ sessions, Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, NYC

Disc 7.
1. The Times They Are A-Changin’*
2. Ballad of Hollis Brown*
3. Introduction: Who Killed Davey Moore?
4. Who Killed Davey Moore?*
5. Boots of Spanish Leather*
6. Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues*
7. Lay Down Your Weary Tune*
8. Introduction: Blowin’ in the Wind
9. Blowin’ in the Wind**
10. Introduction: Percy’s Song
11. Percy’s Song**
12. Seven Curses**
13. Walls of Red Wing**
14. Introduction: North Country Blues
15. North Country Blues*
16. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall*

October 26, 1963 – Carnegie Hall, NYC

Disc 8.
1. Talkin’ World War III Blues**
2. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right**
3. Story: Hootenanny Hoot
4. With God on Our Side*
5. Only a Pawn in Their Game**
6. Introduction: Masters of War
7. Masters of War*
8. Introduction: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
9. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll*

10. Introduction: When the Ship Comes In

11. When the Ship Comes In*

October 26, 1963 – Carnegie Hall, NYC

* All tracks previously UNRELEASED unless otherwise noted

** Previously released on 50th Anniversary Collection 1962 and

The 50th Anniversary Collection 1963 (Sony)

Release date: October 30th 2025