Bob Dylan ZIMMERMAN TEN OF SWORDS (10 LP) Tarantula
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ZIMMERMAN: TEN OF SWORDS ~ BOB DYLAN
The legendary "Ten of Swords" boxed set.
Ten LP's
One hundred thirty eight Bob Dylan alternative recordings spanning the years 1961-1966.
I bought this boxed set as a new item shortly after it came out in 1985. When I bought the set I played the records once to tape record them and then put them away. They have been stored ever since in nice plastic lined sleeves. You might see this boxed set at auction now and then but I doubt you will see one with the vinyl in this condition. All ten records are in essentially new condition.
From the cover: "The only definitive collection! 10 record set over 8 hours of music. 134 previously Unreleased tracks"
When this boxed set came out it set a new standard for alternative releases and whoever created it clearly did it as a labor of love. The records are pressed on the Tarantula label (Tarantula CL 16319). The material focuses on vintage Dylan recordings taken from the years 1961- 1966. It incorporated music from all the circulating Dylan studio outtakes, the Whitmark and Leeds Music demos, the Minneapolis Hotel tape, the Gaslight tapes, the Albert Hall '66 concert - etc.. All of the recordings were taken from the best quality master tapes known to exist at the time. The records were pressed on high quality vinyl. The labels were professionally printed. The box was made of sturdy pressed cardboard. And the set came complete with a nice sixteen page booklet.
This is what Rolling Stone had to say about this release when it came out.
Rolling Stone Magazing (471, April 10, 1986)
Following the success of Biograph, an illegal boxed set of Bob Dylan recordings has begun to turn up in record stores around the country, creating quite a stir among Dylan fans. The ten-record set, called Ten of Swords after a card in the tarot deck, contains material Dylan recorded between 1961 and 1966. Selling for as much as eighty dollars, Ten of Swords is a ascinating--and for collectors, indispensable--companion to the seven official Dylan albums released during that same time period.
The collection's 134 tracks (118 different songs, more than eight hours of material) include numerous gems. A few highlights: the entire 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert [now known to be 17 May 1966 Manchester], one of Dylan's greatest performances; revealing outtakes from the seminal Bring It All Back Home and Highway 61 sessions; and a nearly eight-minute poem, "Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie," from a concert at Carnegie Hall.
Equally important, the pressings are of good quality, with, for the most part, little surface noise. The recordings have been professionally packaged in chronological order, and the box includes a well-written sixteen-page booklet providing detailed notes on the material.
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As stated above all ten of the records being auctioned here are shiny and in barely played condition. The sixteen page booklet is also in almost new condition. The box shows some minor wear on the outside and a few small stains (see pictures). Otherwise the box is intact and in VG(+) condition. I have tried to post a complete set of pictures. If anyone would like to see photos showing other aspects please let me know.
Index of images:
image 1 - Box Front
image 2 - Box Back
image 3 - Booklet
image 4 - Disc one label
image 5 - Box Sides
image 6 - Box Top & Bottom - Inside & Outside
image 7 - Box Top Corners
image 8 - Box Bottom Corners
image 9 - Examples of the vinyl
image 10 - Complete Set
TRACK LISTING
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Side 1: Minnesota Hotel Tapes (25:16)
1. Candy Man 12/22/61 (3:06)
2. Baby, Please Don't Go 12/22/61 (4:15)
3. Hard Times in New York Town 12/22/61 (2:17)
4. Stealin' 12/22/61 (2:13)
5. Poor Lazarus 12/22/61 (3:24)
6. I Ain't Got No Home 12/22/61 (2:07)
7. It's Hard to Be Blind 12/22/61 (3:01)
8. Dink's Song 12/22/61 (4:49)
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Side 2: Minnesota Hotel Tapes (25:19)
9. Wade in the Water 12/22/61 (2:58)
10. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Do 12/22/61 (3:47)
11. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 12/22/61 (2:59)
12. Sally Girl 12/22/61 (1:42)
13. Gospel Plow 12/22/61 (1:29)
14. Man of Constant Sorrow 12/22/61 (3:30)
15. Naomi Wise 12/22/61 (3:03)
16. I Was Young When I Left Home 12/22/61 (5:51)
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Side 3: Minnesota Hotel Tapes (25:43)
17. Cocaine 12/22/61 (2:17)
18. Ramblin' Round 12/22/61 (3:20)
19. VD Blues 12/22/61 (1:57)
20. VD Waltz 12/22/61 (0:52)
21. VD City 12/22/61 (1:48)
22. VD Gunner's Blues (Landlady) 12/22/61 (2:37)
23. Black Cross 12/22/61 (4:56)
24. Long John 12/22/61 (6:21)
25. The Story of East Orange New Jersey 12/22/61 (1:32)
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Side 4: BOB DYLAN sessions (25:45)
26. Sally Girl 04/25/62 (2:22)
27. Baby Please Don't Go 04/25/62 (2:03)
28. Milk Cow Calf's Blues/Good Morning Blues 04/25/62 (2:42)
29. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues 04/25/62 (3:52)
30. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle 04/24/62 (2:07)
31. Talkin' Hava Negeila Blues 04/25/62 (0:50)
32. Worried Blues 07/09/62 (2:37)
33. Wichita (Going to Louisiana) 04/25/62 (3:06)
34. Going to New Orleans 04/25/62 (3:14)
35. Quit Your Lowdown Ways Whitmark Demos Dec 1962 (2:46)
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Side 5: Leeds Music Demos (23:30)
36. He was a Friend of Mine Jan 1962 (4:00)
37. Man on the Street [false start] Jan 1962 (1:07)
38. Hard Times in New York Town Jan 1962 (1:53)
39. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues Jan 1962 (3:35)
40. Standing on the Highway Jan 1962 (2:30)
41. Poor Boy Blues Jan 1962 (2:55)
[The box back and the record label for side 5 do not list this track,
however there are 9 bands on the vinyl! Page 5 of the booklet reads:
"NOTE: the box cover and record label copy mistakenly lists only 8
songs on this side, omitting "Poor Boy Blues"."]
42. Ballad for a Friend Jan 1962 (2:20)
43. Man on the Street Jan 1962 (1:27)
44. Rambling, Gambling Willie Jan 1962 (3:30)
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Side 6: THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN sessions (25:08)
45. Mixed Up Confusion 11/00/62 (2:32)
46. Corrina, Corrina 04/25/62 (2:42)
47. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues *04/25/62 (3:50)
48. Let Me Die in My Footsteps [takes 1] *04/25/62 (4:08)
49. Baby, I'm in the Mood for You 07/09/62 (2:56)
50. Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie *04/24/62 (4:15)
51. The Death of Emmett Till Whitmark Demos Dec 1962 (4:28)
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Side 7: Whitmark Demos (23:56)
52. Ain't Gonna Grieve Aug 1963 (1:25)
53. Long Time Gone Mar 1963 (3:45)
54. Long Ago, Far Away Nov 1962 (2:30)
55. Hero Blues May 1963 (1:37)
56. Whatcha Gonna Do? Aug 1963 (3:28)
57. Gypsy Lou Aug 1963 (3:42)
58. Guess I'm Doin' Fine Jan 1964 (4:00)
59. Walkin' Down the Line Mar 1963 (3:19)
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Side 8: Whitmark Demos (25:00)
60. All Over You Mar 1963 (3:43)
61. Bound to Lose, Bound to Win Mar 1963 (1:21)
62. I Shall Be Free Apr 1963 (4:25)
63. I'd Hate to Be You on That Dreadful Day Mar 1963 (1:57)
64. When the Ship Comes In Sep 1963 (2:51)
65. The Times They Are A-Changin' Sep 1963 (3:00)
66. Tomorrow Is a Long Time Dec 1962 (3:40)
67. Farewell Dec 1963 (3:55)
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Side 9: The Gaslight Tape (23:34)
68. Ballad of Hollis Brown Oct 1962 (5:40)
69. Kind Hearted Woman Blues Oct 1962 (2:30)
70. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Oct 1962 (3:25)
71. Black Cross Oct 1962 (4:00)
72. No More Auction Block Oct 1962 (2:55)
73. Rocks and Gravel Oct 1962 (5:00)
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Side 10: The Gaslight Tape (23:51)
74. Barbara Allen Oct 1962 (7:51)
75. Moonshine Blues Oct 1962 (4:08)
76. Motherless Children Oct 1962 (3:10)
77. Handsome Molly Oct 1962 (2:45)
78. John Brown Oct 1962 (5:55)
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Side 11: The Gaslight Tape (23:51)
79. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Oct 1962 (3:10)
80. Ain't No More Cane Oct 1962 (1:58)
81. Cocaine Oct 1962 (2:55)
82. The Cuckoo Is a Pretty Bird Oct 1962 (2:18)
83. West Texas Oct 1962 (5:35)
84. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Oct 1962 (6:36)
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Side 12: (22:39)
85. Ramblin' Down Through the World New York Town Hall 04/12/63 (2:00)
86. Who Killed Davey Moore? New York Town Hall 04/12/63 (3:56)
87. Hero Blues New York Town Hall 04/12/63 (2:51)
88. Dusty Old Fairgrounds Carnegie Hall 10/26/63 (5:31)
89. Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie Carnegie Hall 10/26/63 (7:52)
90. Mr. Tambourine Man Whitmark Demos Jun 1964 (5:45)
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Side 13 (25:08)
91. Rocks and Gravel FREEWHEELIN' sessions 04/25/62 (2:20)
92. Kingsport Town FREEWHEELIN' sessions 11/14/62 (3:24)
93. Whatcha Gonna Do? FREEWHEELIN' sessions 11/14/62 (3:03)
94. Moonshiner THE TIMES sessions 08/12/63 (5:17)
95. Suze (The Cough Song) THE TIMES sessions 10/24/63 (2:07)
96. Seven Curses THE TIMES sessions 08/06/63 (3:52)
97. Mama, You Been on My Mind [guitar] Whitmark Demos Jun 1964 (2:53)
98. Mama, You Been on My Mind [piano] Whitmark Demos Jun 1964 (2:09)
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Side 14 (24:26)
99. Eternal Circle THE TIMES sessions 10/24/63 (3:00)
100. Walls of Red Wing FREEWHEELIN' sessions 04/23/63 (5:07)
101. Only a Hobo THE TIMES sessions 08/12/63 (3:30)
102. Paths of Victory THE TIMES sessions 08/12/63 (3:40)
103. Percy's Song THE TIMES sessions 10/24/63 (7:03)
104. Farewell THE TIMES sessions 08/06/63 (2:09)
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Side 15 (26:27)
105. Lay Down Your Weary Tune THE TIMES sessions 10/24/63 (4:45)
106. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag 1 THE TIMES sessions 10/24/63 (1:04)
107. I'll Keep It with Mine BACK HOME sessions 01/24/65 (4:21)
108. Denise ANOTHER SIDE sessions 06/09/64 (3:04)
109. That's All Right Mama/Sally FREEWHEELIN' sessions 10/26/62 (3:12)
110. East Laredo Blues 1 THE TIMES sessions 10/23/63 (3:17)
111. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag 2 THE TIMES sessions 10/24/63 (3:27)
112. California ANOTHER SIDE sessions 06/09/64? (3:00)
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Side 16 (24:53)
113. If You Gotta Go, Go Now BACK HOME sessions 01/15/65 (3:00)
114. Love Minus Zero/No Limit BACK HOME sessions 01/14/65 (3:52)
115. She Belongs to Me BACK HOME sessions 01/14/65 (3:12)
116. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue BACK HOME sessions 01/14/65 (3:38)
117. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? HWY61 sessions 07/30/65 (4:08)
118. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a HWY61 sessions 06/15/65 (3:38)
119. From a Buick 6 HWY61 sessions 07/30/65 (3:11)
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Side 17 (24:23)
120. Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence HWY61 sessions 06/15/65 (4:12)
121. Desolation Row HWY61 sessions 08/02/65 (11:22)
122. She's Your Lover Now BLONDE sessions 01/21/66 (7:43)
123. Miami Sales Message Levy's Recording Studio, London 05/12/65 (0:54)
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Side 18: Sessions with the Hawks (The Band) (24:15)
124. Medicine Sunday 10/05/65 (1:00)
125. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 10/05/65 (0:58)
126. I Wanna Be Your Lover 10/05/65 (3:26)
127. Visions of Johanna 11/30/65 (7:44)
128. She's Your Lover Now BLONDE sessions 01/21/66 (6:40)
129. Number One (#1) 10/05/65 (4:13)
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Side 19: Manchester, England (not Royal Albert Hall) (23:54)
130. Tell Me, Momma 05/17/66 (4:22)
131. I Don't Believe You 05/17/66 (5:56)
132. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 05/17/66 (4:07)
133. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 05/17/66 (5:55)
134. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 05/17/66 (3:34)
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Side 20: Manchester, England (not Royal Albert Hall) (22:39)
135. Tune-Up & Admonition 05/17/66 (1:30)
136. One Too Many Mornings 05/17/66 (3:42)
137. Ballad of a Thin Man 05/17/66 (7:24)
138. Like a Rolling Stone 05/17/66 (8:16)
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*Originally released on the withdrawn THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN album.
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