From February 1961, Bob Dylan played at clubs around Greenwich Village, befriending and picking up material from folk singers there, including Dave Van Ronk, Fred Neil, Odetta, the New Lost City Ramblers and Irish musicians the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. In September, Dylan played harmonica on folk singer Carolyn Hester’s third album, bringing him to the attention of the album’s producer John Hammond, who signed Dylan to Columbia Records. Dylan’s first album, Bob Dylan, released March 19, 1962, consisted of familiar folk, blues and gospel with just two original compositions. The album sold 5,000 copies in its first year, just enough to break even. Across this period, Dylan performed for many radio stations, recording live sessions that were later broadcast. These included sports for Oscar Brandt, Jimmy Faier, Cynthia Gooding and a host of other presenters. The set also includes early live performances Bob recorded in Canada and at the McKenzie’s apartment in New York. Featuring 3 CDs choc-full of early Dylan recordings, this set will prove a delight for Bob Dylan’s millions of fans still flying the flag for this icon of American song. Tracks:DISC ONE 1 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 4:15 2 Fixin’ To Die 4:30 3 Smokestack Lightning 3:12 4 Hard Travelin’ 3:41 5 The Death Of Emmett Till 5:20 6 Standing On The Highway 3:19 7 Roll On, John 3:16 8 Stealin’, Stealin’ 3:24 9 Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad 3:31 10 Baby Please Don’t Go 2:15 11 Hard Times In New York Town 3:02 DISC TWO 1 Death Of Emmett Till 5:14 2 Stealin’ 3:03 3 Hiram Hubbard 7:12 4 Blowin’ In The Wind 5:32 5 Rocks And Gravel 7:27 6 Quit Your Lowdown Ways 4:08 7 He Was A Friend Of Mine 5:49 8 Let Me Die In My Footsteps 6:31 9 Two Trains Runnin’ 4:23 10 Ramblin’ On My Mind 4:18 11 Muleskinner Blunes (Blue Yodel #8) DISC THREE 1 Introduction 0:47 2 Handsome Molly 4:29 3 Omie Wise 8:07 4 Po’ Lazarus 5:14 5 Mean Old Southern Railroad 4:14 6 Acne 2:45 7 Man On The Street 2:31 8 He Was A Friend Of Mine 4:43 9 Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues 6:20 10 Song To Woody 3:20 11 Pretty Polly 6:38 12 Car, Car 2:33 13 Sally Gal 3:09 14 Girl I Left Behind 5:44 15 Hard Times In New York 1:59 16 The Death Of Emmett Till 4:27 17 House Of The Rising Sun 3:25 18 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 1:09 19 Baby Let Me Follow You Down 3:22 20 Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues 4:25 21 Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor 3:15
