Welcome to one of the first on-time Bob Dylan Friday’s in a while. I’m doing this right back where I started it – in my bed in Los Angeles. Yeah, it’s amazing and bringing back a lot of memories. The bootleg I have for you today is called “Stuck Inside of New York” from 80s Bob. It was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on October 19, 1988. I can only say that it must be synchronicity that I was born 17 days prior to this concert’s happening, and it’s one of, if not the only times, that Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream and Subterranean Homesick Blues were played live. The bonus tracks from from a gig at Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT from September 4th of the same year. This bootleg wasn’t released until 1991 on some Italian label, but I’m sure glad it was.
Here’s what Bob’s Boots has to say about this gig: As with much of the late 80′s, Dylan’s vocals are intense and powerful. The three piece band led by GE Smith is raw and energetic. The mix is very warm and full. The performance is marvelous. Dylan takes a huge bite out of the Big Apple from Radio City. Coincidentally, Warner Brothers released the incredible ‘Traveling Wilburys Vol.1″ while Dylan was playing in this ‘showplace of the nation’. This might have lent a hand to a little extra sparkle and drive to be found in this tour de force. This Italian Label was noted for incredible packages and sound quality. This set is no exception. The package includes a six page fold out with classy looking graphics, beautiful photos, and a great write up of the event. The topper for this package is that both discs are silk-screened with a Dylan photo.
Tracklist:
Disc one
Subterranean Homesick Blues
I’ll Remember You
John Brown
Stuck Inside Of Mobile
Simple Twist Of Fate
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
Highway 61 Revisited
Gates Of Eden
With God On Our Side
Disc two
One Too Many Mornings
Barbara Allen
Silvio
In The Garden
Like A Rolling Stone
Waggoner’s Lad
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Bonus:
Maggie’s Farm
It Ain’t Me Babe
Masters Of War
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