In Concert – Brandeis University 1963

In Concert – Brandeis University 1963
A black-and-white photo of Dylan playing harmonica and guitar onstage
Live album by
Bob Dylan
ReleasedApril 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)[1]
RecordedMay 10, 1963 (1963-05-10)
VenueBrandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
GenreFolk
Length38:22
LabelColumbia
Bob Dylan chronology
The Original Mono Recordings
(2010) 		In Concert – Brandeis University 1963
(2011) 		Tempest
(2012)

In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 is an album from a concert performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at the Brandeis Folk Festival at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, on May 10, 1963.

A tape of the concert was found in the basement of San Francisco critic Ralph Gleason, a co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, after Gleason's death, and was issued in 2010 by Columbia Records. It was offered as a bonus disc by Amazon.com with either The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 or Dylan's The Original Mono Recordings for a limited time after its release.[2] The album was officially released on April 12, 2011, in the United States, and a day earlier in Europe.[1]

In the sleeve notes accompanying the CD, Dylan critic Michael Gray writes: “This is the last live performance we have of Bob Dylan before he became a star. Within weeks, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is issued; Peter, Paul and Mary release their "Blowin' in the Wind" which sells two million; and in late July Dylan arrives at the Newport Folk Festival as a newcomer and leaves as its stellar success.”[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Dylan, except where noted

1st set
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance" (incomplete)Dylan, Henry Thomas1:57
2."Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" 4:40
3."Ballad of Hollis Brown" 7:10
4."Masters of War" 6:30
Total length:20:17
2nd set
No.TitleLength
5."Talkin' World War III Blues"6:24
6."Bob Dylan's Dream"5:57
7."Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues"5:44
Total length:18:05

References

  1. ^ a b "News | The Official Bob Dylan Site". Bobdylan.com. July 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Greene, Andy (August 31, 2010). "Dylan's New 'Bootleg' to Feature Unearthed Live Show". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Gray, 2011, In Concert: Brandeis University 1963 sleeve notes.