Back in 2013, Columbia Records released a Box Set called ‘Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Collection Vol.1’. The box contained thirty five studio albums and six live LP’s. it also contained a unique collection of songs called ‘Side Tracks’ which contained previous released material that was not included on any of the standard studio or live records. With a total playing time pushing 35 hours, you would think that it would be the final word in completeness and I was actually amazed that it contained the 1973 outtakes LP, ‘Dylan’ which has pretty much been ignored since it slipped out.
As is the way of these things, it was not complete. Not only did it not contain any of the albums in their mono mixes as these had actually seen the light of day three years earlier. Even though that mono compilation only contained the albums and none of the stand alone singles Dylan released during that period, the 2013 box also did not include some songs that had slipped out as singles A or B sides, on soundtracks albums etc.
Even though some of these songs have made it out of the archive since then, some of them are still waiting for a re-release. For this years Record Store fantasy release, I have compiled a set of those missing songs from the 2013 Box Set onto one LP. I wanted to keep these songs in the order in which they were released, but that would have meant not only that one side was four minutes longer than the other, but if this had been released, that longer side would have been pushing 28 minutes which would not have made for a good listening experience.
I also like to throw in a bonus single with my fantasy Record Store Day releases, but with this one, I had enough material for an E.P. This was because even though the scope of the Box Set only goes up to 2013, the artwork I have chosen for this compilation goes up to 2020, so I wanted to see if there were any single releases in those seven years that would be appropriate and there was. There is a live recording released in 2013. It was recorded when Dylan played live at The Gaslight Cafe in 1962, but strangely was not released when that gig finally received an official release. There is also a cover of The Beatles ‘Things We Said Today’ which comes from ‘The Art of McCartney’ tribute album. That was released as a download single as well. To finish off are two remixes of ‘Masters Of War’ were released in 2019 as a download so it would be good to have these on a physical release.
Side A
- Corrina, Corrina (1962 Mono Single B-Side)
- Just Like Tom Thumb Blues (1966 Live Single B-Side)
- Spanish Is Allowing Tongue (1970 Single B-Side)
- George Jackson (1971 Big Band Version Single A-Side)
- Rita Mae (1976 Single B-Side)
- Angel Flying Close To The Ground (1983 Single B-Side)
Side B
- If You Gotta Go, Go Now (1967 Single A-Side)
- Trouble in Mind (1979 Single B-Side)
- Let It Be Me (1981 Single B-Side)
- Band Of The Hand (1986 Single A-Side)
- Shelter From The Storm (1996 Jerry Maguire OST)
- Most Likely You Go Your Way & I’ll Go Mine (2007 Mark Ronson Remix On Line Single)
Bonus E.P.
Side A
- Motherless Children (1962 Live Download Only)
- Things We Said Today (2017 Download Single)
Side B
- Masters Of War (2019 Download Single The Avener Rework)
- Masters Of War (2019 Download Single SherGun Remix)
The cover was adapted from user Kıvılcım Er on the www.behance.net website.