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C O N T E N T S
INTRODUCTION
1. CALENDAR
2. THE 1966 WORLD TOUR
2.1 Dates
2.2 Tapes
3. RECORDINGS
4. BLONDE ON BLONDE
5. EAT THE DOCUMENT
6. SONGS 1966
7. SOURCES
8. SUGGESTED READINGS
INTRODUCTION
The year many regard as Bob Dylan's best, with the famous World Tour
spanning North America, Australia and Europe and the recording of one of
the best rock albums ever, BLONDE ON BLONDE. In July Bob Dylan's life
life was saved by a motorcycle accident.
1. CALENDAR
January A faked interview is conducted over the phone with Nat
Hentoff, in response to Playboy's "editing" of the
original interview. This often cited interview is later
published in the March 1966 issue.
January 25 First BLONDE ON BLONDE session with The Hawks in New York.
January 26 Dylan appears in the early morning talk show of Bob Fass,
participating in a two hour long phone-in.
February Release of the single 'One Of Us Most Know/Queen Jane
Approximately'
February 4 The North American tour continues with a show in Louisville,
Kentucky.
February 14-17 Recording for BLONDE ON BLONDE is resumed in Nashville
with local studio musicians.
March 8 -9 Last BLONDE ON BLONDE sessions in Nashville.
March 12 Robert Shelton interviews Dylan on a flight between Lincoln,
Nebraska and Denver, Colorado. The interview is published
twenty years later in Shelton's book "No Direction Home".
March 26 Last concert in North America for almost eight years in
Vancouver.
April Release of the single 'Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35/
Pledging My Time'. In the US this stays 10 weeks on the
charts, peaking as #2. In England it reaches #7 at best.
April 13 The World Tour proper starts with a show at the Sydney
Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
April 21 Parts of the press conference at the Adelaide airport is
broadcast at the local radio.
April 28 Press conference in Stockholm and interview by Klas Burling
are broadcast by Swedish radio.
May 16 Release of BLONDE ON BLONDE.
May 24 The show at Dylan's 25th birthday at the Olympia in Paris
is recorded to be broadcast on French radio on May 29.
At the last minute the broadcast is vetoed by Dylan.
May 27 Royal Albert Hall, London. This turns out to be the last
show of the 1966 World Tour.
April-May The European leg of the World Tour is again filmed by
D.A. Pennebaker. It is later edited by Bob Dylan and
Howard Alk. The premiere is delayed until February 8, 1971.
Late May Vacation in Spain with Sara.
June Release of single 'I Want You/Just Like Tom Thum's Blues',
the B-side being a live version from Liverpool, May 14. 1966.
Early Summer Birth of first son, Jesse Byron.
July 29 While riding around Albert Grossman's estate in Woodstock,
Dylan falls off his motorcycle and is hospitalized.
All concert and radio/TV engagements for the rest of the
year are first put forward, then cancelled.
August Release of single 'Just Like A Woman/Obviously Five
Believers'.
2. THE 1966 WORLD TOUR
2.1 Dates
~~~~~~~~~ Tape
February 4 Louisville, Kentucky
5 * Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York
6 * Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10 Ellis Auditorium Amphitheater, Memphis, Tennesee
11 Richmond Shrine Mosque, Richmond, Virginia
13 Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
?? New Haven, Connecticut
19 Auditorium, Ottawa, Canada
20 Place des Arts, Montreal, Canada
?? PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, Canada
24 Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25 Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26 * Island Gardens, Hampstead, New York
March 3 Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida
11 Kiel Opera House, St Louis, Missouri
12 Persching Memorial Auditorium, Lincoln, Nebraska
13 Denver, Colorado
?? Los Angeles, California
?? Santa Monica, California
24 Tacoma, Washington
25 Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
26 PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, Canada
April 9 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
13 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia
15 Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
16 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia
19 * Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
20 * Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
22 Palais Royal, Adelaide, Australia
23 Capitol Theatre, Perth, Australia
29 * Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
May 1 KB-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2 * Adelphi Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
6 * ABC, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10 * Colston Hall, Bristol, England
11 Sofia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales
12 Odeon, Birmingham, England
14 * Odeon, Liverpool, England
15 DeMontfort Hall, Leicester, England
16 Gaumont Theatre, Sheffield, England
17 * Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
19 Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland
20 * ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
21 Odeon, Newcastle, England
24 Olympia, Paris, France
26 * Royal Albert Hall, London, England
27 * Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2.2 Tapes
~~~~~~~~~
Bristol May 10
Dublin, May 5___________ | ___Liverpool, May 14
Stockholm, April 29___________ | | | _Manchester, 5/17
Melbourne, April 19/20___________ | | | | | Edinburgh, 5/20
Hempstead, February 22___________ | | | | | | | London, 5/26
Pittsburgh, February 6___________ | | | | | | | | | same 5/27
White Plains, February 5___________ | | | | | | | | | | | _Misc
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mono audience x x x x x x
Incomplete x x x x x x x x x x x
PA (see below) a b c d e f g
Mono film sndtr x
She Belongs To Me S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1
To Ramona S 2 2
Visions Of Johanna S 3 3 3 3 3 X 3 3 3 X 3 X
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue S 4 4 4 4 X 4 4 4 4
Desolation Row S 5 4 5 5 5 X 5 5 5 5
Love Minus Zero - No Limit S 6 5 6
Mr Tambourine Man S 7 6 7 7 X 7 7 7 X
Tell Me, Momma 8 8 8 8 X 6 8 X X
I Don't Believe You 9 9 6 9 7 9 X
Positively 4th Street 7
Like A Rolling Stone 8 15 15 X 9
4th Time Around S 2 2 2 X 2 2 2 X 2
Baby Let Me Follow You Down 10 9 7 10 8 10 X X
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 11 10 8 11 X 9 11 X X
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 9 12 10 12 X
One Too Many Mornings 13 10 13 11 13 X
Just Like A Woman S 6 X 6 6 6
Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 14 14 X 8 X
Notes
~~~~~
These dates are not undisputed among the Dylan scholars. The dates above
are taken from Krogsgaard. Please refer to Glen Dundas "Tangled Up In Tapes
Revisited" for a more detailed discussion.
a. 1-7 mono PA recordings, 8-10 mono TV broadcast.
b. Mono PA.
c. Mono PA. "Tell Me Momma" used as Dwarf Music demo.
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" released on single, June 1966 and on
MASTERPIECES, March, 1978.
d. 1-5 stereo PA, 6-11 mono PA.
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985.
e. 13,15 mono PA.
f. Stereo PA. "Visions Of Johanna" released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985.
g. Stereo PA.
In addition to the above "I Don't Believe You" from Belfast, May 6 was
released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985.
Comments
~~~~~~~~
The audience tapes from this period are generally very poor. Only Pittsburgh,
February 6 is listenable. The tape from Stockholm is very fragmentary.
The guy who taped this concert supposedly had a Beatles concert on the
other side of the tape and therefore only taped the beginning of most songs!
The PA tapes are on the other hand very good and have been widely bootlegged
through the years.
3. RECORDINGS
Jan 25 First BLONDE ON BLONDE session
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Columbia Studios, New York City.
1. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
2. Visions Of Johanna
Backed by Robbie Robertson (guitar), Garth Hudson (organ),
Rick Danko (bass), Sandy Konikoff (drums).
1 released on single, early 1966.
1 released on BLONDE ON BLONDE, May 16, 1966.
Stereo studio recordings.
February Second BLONDE ON BLONDE session
14-17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Columbia Music Row Studios, Nashville.
1. Visions Of Johanna
2. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
3. Fourth Time Around
4. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
5. Sad-Eyed lady Of The Lowlands
6. She's Your Lover Now
1-5 backed by Wayne Moss (guitar), Jerry Kennedy (guitar),
Al Kooper (organ), Hargus "Pig" Robinson (piano) and
Kenney Buttrey (drums).
2-5 Henry Strzelecki (bass).
1 Joe South (bass).
2-5 Joe South (guitar).
6 Bob Dylan solo on piano.
1-5 released on BLONDE ON BLONDE, May 16, 1966.
4 released on single, 1967
2 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL 2, Nov. 17, 1971.
Stereo studio recordings.
March 8 Third BLONDE ON BLONDE session
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Columbia Music Row Studios, Nashville.
1. Pledging My Time
2. Just Like A Woman
3. Absolutely Sweet Marie
Backed by Wayne Moss (guitar), Jerry Kennedy (guitar),
Charlie McCoy (guitar), Robbie Robertson (guitar),
Al Kooper (organ), Hargus "Pig" Robinson (piano),
Henry Strzelecki (bass) and Kenney Buttrey (drums).
Released on BLONDE ON BLONDE, May 16, 1966.
1 released on single April, 1966.
2 released on single August, 1966.
2 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, March 27, 1967.
2 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978.
2 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs,
November 17, 1984.
2 released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985.
Stereo studio recordings.
March 9 Forth BLONDE ON BLONDE session
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Columbia Music Row Studios, Nashville.
1. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
2. I Want You
3. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
4. Temporary Like Achilles
5. Obviously Five Believers
Backed by Wayne Moss (guitar), Jerry Kennedy (guitar),
Joe South (guitar), Robbie Robertson (guitar),
Al Kooper (organ), Hargus "Pig" Robinson (piano),
and Kenney Buttrey (drums).
1,2,4 Charlie McCoy (guitar).
1,2,4,5 Henry Strzelecki (bass).
1,2,4 Charlie McCoy (bass and trumpet).
1,2,4 Charlie McCoy (harmonica).
1 Bill Aikins (trombone).
Released on BLONDE ON BLONDE, May 16, 1966.
1 released on single April, 1966.
2 released on single June, 1966.
3 released on single 1967.
5 released on single August, 1966.
1,2 released on BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, March 27, 1967.
1,2 released on MASTERPIECES, March, 1978.
1 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One Radio Station Discs,
November 17, 1984.
2 released on BIOGRAPH, October 28, 1985.
Stereo studio recordings.
4. BLONDE ON BLONDE
This double album was released May 16, 1966 and on CD first time April 1987
with several shorter mixings, later remixed and rereleased in full length.
Approximately 73 minutes.
BLONDE ON BLONDE stayed 30 weeks on the US charts and peaked as #9.
In England it reached #3 and stayed 10 weeks in the Top 10.
Tracks: Rec date Single Official live
~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
Side A: Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 March 9 April '66 Before The Flood
Pledging My Time March 8 April '66
Visions Of Johanna Febr 14-17
One Of Us Must Know January 25 Early '66
Side B: I Want You March 9 June '66 At Budokan
Dylan & The Dead
Stuck Inside Of Mobile Febr 14-17 July '65
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Febr 14-17 '67 Hard Rain
Just Like A Woman March 8 August'66 Before The Flood
At Budokan
Bangla Desh
Hard To Handle
Side C: Most Likely You Go Your Way March 9 '67 Before The Flood
Temporary Like Achilles March 9
Absolutely Sweet Marie March 8
Fourth Time Around Febr 14-17
Obviously Five Believers March 9 August'66
Side D: Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands Febr 14-17
Bangla Desh - The benefit concert in Madison Square Garden, 1971.
Before The Flood - Tour with The Band, 1974.
Hard Rain - 2nd Rolling Thunder Revue, 1976.
At Budokan - Far East Leg of World Tour, 1978.
Hard To Handle - With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in Sydney, Febr. 1986.
Dylan & The Dead - Mini Tour with The Grateful Dead, July 1987.
Tracks: Live renditions [year:#, a=acoustic]
~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
Side A: Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 69:1, 74:30, 86:57, 87:18, 89:13, 90:11
Pledging My Time 87:3, 89:2, 90:1
Visions Of Johanna 66:12a, 74:1, 88:1, 89:3, 89:1a, 90:1a
One Of Us Must Know 76:1, 78:56
Side B: I Want You 75:1, 76:, 78:57, 81:20, 86:1a, 87:10,
88:4, 89:30, 90:2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile 76:8, 87:10, 88:31, 89:33, 90:32
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 66:6, 74:6, 76:2, 84:13, 86:2, 88:2,
89:19, 90:9
Just Like A Woman 66:5a, 71:2, 74:25a, 75:28, 76;1a,
76:3, 78:108, 80;19, 81:52, 84:27,
88:10, 89:20, 90:7
Side C: Most Likely You Go Your Way 74:66, 76:1, 89:42, 90:9
Temporary Like Achilles -
Absolutely Sweet Marie 88:21, 89:6, 90:8
Fourth Time Around 66:9a, 74:1a, 78:1
Obviously Five Believers -
Side D: Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands -
Only circulating live renditions are counted. 1990 includes the Europe
Summer Festival Tour.
5. EAT THE DOCUMENT
Eat The Document was filmed in Europe April-May 1966 as a sequel to Don't Look
Back. It as directed and filmed by D.A. Pennebaker and edited by Bob Dylan and
Howard Alk two years later in the summer of 1968. Eat The Document premiered
at the New York Academy Of Music, February 8, 1971.
Eat The Document documents Dylan's tour of Europe back-stage, on stage and
off stage. It is filmed in colour and runs approximately 52 minutes.
It is not available as commercial home video.
Contents
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Tell Me, Momma unknown concert
What Kind Of Friend Is This unknown hotel room
When Will I Be Loved (Phil Everly) unknown hotel room
What Kind Of Friend Is This unknown hotel room
I Can't Leave Her Behind unknown hotel room
Like A Rolling Stone unknown concert
Like A Rolling Stone unknown concert
I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash) backstage Sofia Gardens, Cardiff, May 11
I Don't Believe You ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, May 20
Ballad Of A Thin Man unknown concert
Ballad Of A Thin Man unknown concert
Ballad Of A Thin Man unknown concert
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Free Trade Hall, Manchester, May 17
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues unknown concert
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down unknown concert
Mr. Tambourine Man unknown concert
One Too Many Mornings Free Trade Hall, Manchester, May 17
On A Rainy Afternoon unknown hotel room
6. SONGS 1966
January One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
She's Your Lover Now [1,2]
February Fourth Time Around
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Tell Me, Momma [2]
Visions Of Johanna
March Absolutely Sweet Marie
I Want You
Just Like A Woman
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
Obviously Five Believers
Pledging My Time
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
May I Can't Leave Her Behind [3]
On A Rainy Afternoon [3]
What Kind Of Friend Is This [3,4]
Notes
~~~~~
[1] Two takes exist, one with The Hawks in December 1965 and the solo
version from January 1966.
[2] Covered by The Original Marauders on their album "Now Your Mouth Cries
Wolf" - Pied Piper 1977.
[3] Only version is in Eat The Document, not copyrighted until 1978.
[4] May be an arrangement only.
7. SOURCES
Clinton Heylin: Bob Dylan Stolen Moments
The Ultimate Reference Book.
Wanted Man 1988.
Michael Krogsgaard: Master Of The Tracks.
The Bob Dylan Reference Book of Recording.
October 1988.
Glen Dundas: Tangled Up In Tapes Revisited
A Collector's Guide to the Recordings of Bob Dylan.
SMA Services 1990.
Tim Dunn: I Just Write 'Em As They Come.
An Annotated Guide to the Writings of Bob Dylan
A Not-A-Ces Publishing Venture 1990.
Alex Russell: Flagging Down The "Double E"
- (Dylan, with allusions)
Richie Roberts, New York, 1983.
8. SUGGESTED READINGS
General background:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John Bauldie: The Ghost Of Electricity
Bob Dylan's 1966 World Tour
Wanted Man 1988
Anthony Scaduto: Bob Dylan
An intimate biography.
New American Library 1973
Robert Shelton: No Direction Home
The Life and Music of Bob Dylan
New American Library 1986
Article compilations:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Craig McGregor (ed): Bob Dylan. A Retrospective
William Morrow 1972
Elizabeth M. Thomson (ed):
Conclusions On The Wall
New Essays On Bob Dylan
Thin Man 1980
The Dylan Companion
MacMillan 1990
Articles:
~~~~~~~~~
Blonde On Blonde (review) Stephen Pickering in A Commemoration
Copenhagen Press Conference May 1966 in Occasionally #2
Eat The Document - article in Endless Road #5
Eat The Document: A Second Helping - article in Endless Road #6
Eat The Document: Another Piece In The Jigsaw - article by Graham Ashton
in Endless Road #7
Eye To Eye - A Conversation With D.A. Pennebaker - in The Telegraph #26
Freeze-Out, Visions Of Johanna And The Nightingale's Code - article by
Clinton Heylin in The Telegraph #16
God Bless America - article by Paul Williams in his book Outlaw Blues
London Press Conference May 1966 - in Occasionally #2
Lovers Emotions: An Analysis of Visions Of Johanna - in
Talkin' Bob Zimmerman Blues #4
Paris Press Conference, 1966 - in Positively Tie Dream
Stockholm Press Conference 1966 - in Endless Road #2
Tarantula - a perspective - article by Elia Katz in Praxis: One
Tarantula: A Question Of Interpreting - article by Stephen Pickering
in A Commemoration
Temporary Like Achilles - article by Nick de Somogyi in The Telegraph #27
The 1966 Line Recordings - article by Clinton Heylin in The Telegraph #25
The D.A. Pennebaker Interview - in The Telegraph #16
The Original 1966 Playboy Interview - in Whaaaat?
Understanding Dylan - article by Paul Williams in his book Outlaw Blues
Unreleased Tarantula-Released! - article by Stephen Pickering
in Talkin' Bob Zimmerman Blues #5
Visions Of Johanna - article by Nigel Hinton in The Telegraph #9
Visions Of Johanna: Dylan's Romantic Dilemma - article by Louis Morgan
in A Commemoration
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