Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 for Bob Dylan

[twm]

Here are the SLOW TRAIN COMING session details as believed correct by Dylan collectors. If you compare the released tracks against the NOTES, you will establish which complete recordings have not yet been released.


1979 SLOW TRAIN COMING RECORDING SESSIONS
 
30 April 1979
 
1.Trouble In Mind
2.Trouble In Mind
3.Trouble In Mind
4.Trouble In Mind
5.Trouble In Mind
6.Trouble In Mind
7.Trouble In Mind
8.Trouble In Mind
 
Bootleg CD  The Genuine Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (track 7)
 
Official releases
7  released on single Columbia 1-11072, September 1979.
7  released on CD PURE DYLAN – AN INTIMATE LOOK AT BOB DYLAN, Sony Music 8 86979 88082 5, 21 October 2011.
 
Notes
Last verse on track 7 edited out on the released single.
Tracks 1 is a false start, all others are complete.
Track 7 is overdubbed 3,5 and 6 May 1979.
Track 7 is complete on The Genuine Bootleg Series Vol. 3.                       
 

1 May 1979

1.Precious Angel
2.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
3.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
4.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
5.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
6.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
7.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
8.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
9.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
10.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
11.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
   
Official releases
1  released on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia FC-36120, 28 August 1979 and Columbia CK-36120, (CD), 1986.
1 released on 3 CD box set DYLAN, Columbia 88697114202-D2, 1 October 2007.
1 released in remastered version on the CD/SACD SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 512349-6 as part of the CD box BOB DYLAN REVISITED, THE REISSUE SERIES, 24 March 2004.
1 released in remastered version on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 88691924312-26 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.
 
Notes
Track 1 overdubbed 5, 7, 10 and 11 May 1979.
Track 8 was considered for release and overdubbed 3 May 1979.
Tracks 10 is a false start, track 7 is incomplete.
 

2 May 1979
 
1.When You Gonna Wake Up
2.When You Gonna Wake Up
3.When You Gonna Wake Up
4.Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
5.Ye Shall Be Changed
 
Official releases
3, 4   released on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia FC-36120, 28 August 1979 and Columbia CK-36120, (CD), 1986.
3, 4   released in remastered versions on the CD/SACD SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 512349-6 as part of the CD box BOB DYLAN REVISITED, THE REISSUE SERIES, 24 March 2004.
3, 4   released in remastered versions on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 88691924312-26 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.
5  released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961-1991, Volume 3, Columbia 468 086 2, 26 March 1991.
3  released on single Columbia 1-11168, November 1979.
 

Notes
Track 3 overdubbed 4, 6, 10 and 11 May 1979.
Track 4 overdubbed 5 and 11 May 1979.
Track 5 overdubbed 4 May 1979.


3 May 1979

  1.Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
2.I Believe In You
3.I Believe In You
4.Slow Train
 
 
Official releases
2, 4  released on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia FC-36120, 28 August 1979 and Columbia CK-36120, (CD), 1986.
2, 4  released in remastered versions on the CD/SACD SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 512349-6 as part of the CD box BOB DYLAN REVISITED, THE REISSUE SERIES, 24 March 2004.
2, 4  released in remastered versions on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 88691924312-26 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.
2  released on BIOGRAPH, Columbia C5X & C3K 38830, 28 October 1985.
4  released on single Columbia 1-11235, January 1980.
 
Notes
Track 3 is incomplete.
Track 2 overdubbed 4 and 11 May 1979.
Track 4 overdubbed 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 May 1979.
 

4 May 1979
 
1.Gotta Serve Somebody
2.Gotta Serve Somebody
3.Gotta Serve Somebody
4.Gotta Serve Somebody
5.Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
6.Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
7.Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
8.Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
9.When He Returns
10.When He Returns
11.When He Returns
12.When He Returns
13.When He Returns
14.When He Returns
15.When He Returns
16.When He Returns
17.When He Returns
18.Man Gave Names To All The Animals
19.Man Gave Names To All The Animals
20.Man Gave Names To All The Animals
21.Man Gave Names To All The Animals
22.Man Gave Names To All The Animals
23.Man Gave Names To All The Animals
 
Official releases
3, 8, 17, 23  released on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia FC-36120, 28 August 1979 and Columbia CK-36120, (CD), 1986.
3, 8, 17, 23  released in remastered versions on the CD/SACD SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 512349-6 as part of the CD box BOB DYLAN REVISITED, THE REISSUE SERIES, 24 March 2004.
3, 8, 17, 23  released in remastered versions on SLOW TRAIN COMING, Columbia 88691924312-26 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.
3 released on BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3, Columbia 477805 2, 15 November  1994.
3  released on THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN, Columbia SONYTV28CD,  2 June 1997.
3  released on BIOGRAPH, Columbia C5X & C3K 38830, 28 October 1985.
3 released on DYLAN ON DYLAN, Westwood One (Radio Station Discs), 17 November 1984.
3  released on single Columbia 1-11072, September 1979.
3  released in Sweden on THE VERY BEST OF BOB DYLAN, Columbia COL 498540 2, 5 May 2000.
3 released on 3 CD box set DYLAN, Columbia 88697114202-D2, 1 October 2007.
3 released on BLUES, Columbia/Legacy 88697009172, 19 December 2006.
3 released as an animated video on the DVD GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY-THE GOSPEL SONGS OF BOB DYLAN, Columbia Legacy CK 89015, 24 March 2003.
8  released on single Columbia 1-11235, January 1980.
23  released on single Columbia 1-11168, November 1979.
 
Notes
Tracks 6, 12–16, 18–21 are incomplete.
Track 3 overdubbed 4 and 11 May 1979.
Track 23 overdubbed 7 May 1979.

[jbaent]

It looks that there is one track not available in any bootleg or edition...

Thanks TWM!

[twm]

One out-take, a number of alternate takes and maybe some pre-overdub versions.

[quizzaciously]

A great speech from His Bobness as always: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2016/dylan-speech.html

[Love Expresso]

Yes, I like how he compares himself with Shakespeare without sounding arrogant!   

LE

[jbaent]

Is there any version of "Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One"? I think I don't have that song...

[Marijo58]

A great speech from His Bobness as always: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2016/dylan-speech.html

Yes quizzaciously I agree with you this is a really great interesting speech!!!

[Marijo58]

Yes, I like how he compares himself with Shakespeare without sounding arrogant!   

LE

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thumbsup

[twm]

As others have noted, Dylan's Nobel speech was very interesting. For me, I was particularly interested to read his reference to Shakespeare, having written the following earlier in this thread (in Reply # 21, to be precise): 

As for Dylan's place being in popular culture, we should remember that Shakespeare, in his time, wrote his plays not just to be performed but also to be popular. Were he writing plays today, would this invalidate his being considered for this prize? Let alone winning it one year?

To change the subject to "Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One", there is one cover version as I recall and Dylan himself performed it live a few times. You can find it on-line. Here are the lyrics from Mr Bob's website:



Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
 When a man he serves the Lord, it makes his life worthwhile
 It don’t matter ’bout his position, it don’t matter ’bout his lifestyle
 Talk about perfection, I ain’t never seen none
 And there ain’t no man righteous, no not one
 
 Sometimes the devil likes to drive you from the neighborhood
 He’ll even work his ways through those whose intentions are good
 Some like to worship on the moon, others are worshipping the sun
 And there ain’t no man righteous, no not one
 
 Look around, ya see so many social hypocrites
 Like to make rules for others while they do just the opposite
 
 You can’t get to glory by the raising and the lowering of no flag
 Put your goodness next to God’s and it comes out like a filthy rag
 In a city of darkness there’s no need of the sun
 And there ain’t no man righteous, no not one
 
 Done so many evil things in the name of love, it’s a crying shame
 I never did see no fire that could put out a flame
 
 Pull your hat down, baby, pull the wool down over your eyes
 Keep a-talking, baby, ’til you run right out of alibis
 Someday you’ll account for all the deeds that you done
 Well, there ain’t no man righteous, no not one
 
 God got the power, man has got his vanity
 Man gotta choose before God can set him free
 Don’t you know there’s nothing new that’s under the sun?
 Well, there ain’t no man righteous, no not one
 
 When I’m gone don’t wonder where I be
 Just say that I trusted in God and that Christ was in me
 Say He defeated the devil, He was God’s chosen Son
 And that there ain’t no man righteous, no not one
 
Copyright Copyright © 1981 Special Rider Music

[jbaent]

So there is not any version of the Slow Train Coming sessions of that song?

I like the STC lyrics, althought I´m not religious, they are really well written from someone who just convert to christianism...

[twm]

Two songs recorded at the SLOW TRAIN COMING sessions that did not appear on the album were: "Ye Shall Be Changed" and "Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One". Both were considered for THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vols.1-3 (the first in the series) but, in the end, only "Ye Shall Be Changed" was included in that release.

As far as I can recall, Dylan's recording of "Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One" from the SLOW TRAIN COMING sessions has never been released and, though we cannot know for sure, it is therefore likely to be included in any "Gospel Years" release in THE BOOTLEG SERIES.  I do not know the precise details of the 1 May 1979 session but there appear to have been at least 4 complete takes of the song (Takes 3, 6, 7 and 8, which are Nos. 4, 8, 9 and 11 on 1 May 1979 list in Reply # 45 above). Take 6 (No. 8 in that list) was the take considered for release before.