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Bob Dylan: Caribbean Wind
Unreleased Studio Recordings from 1980 – 1981
Flac 16 bit/44.1khz Stereo
I have copied all of what CS wrote in his blog as well as the download of this set which was in AIFF format to begin with. When I encoded to Flac (level 8) and then decoded the Flac files they are mysteriously Wav files that sound no different than the originals so I think the sound is fine! I have also included the front and back jewel box covers for those who want to print them out. Anyway- no idea on how these were captured or from where. They appear to be lossless and at 16 bit/44.1khz as even the AIFF files burned to disc without a hitch.
01 Mystery Train - Outtake, 1981
02 Heart Of Mine - Outtake, 1981
03 Caribbean Wind - Outtake, 1980
04 Wind Blowing On The Water - Outtake, 1981
05 Shot Of Love - Outtake, 1981
06 Watered-Down Love - Rough Mix, 1981
07 Hallelujah - Outtake, 1981
08 Let It Be Me - Outtake, 1981
09 Is It Worth It? - Outtake, 1981
10 Let's Keep It Between Us - Outtake, 1980
11 Magic - Outtake, 1981
12 Dead Man, Dead Man - Rough Mix, 1981
13 Ah Ah Ah Ah (High Away) - Outtake, 1981
14 In The Summertime - Rough Mix, 1981
15 Borrowed Time - Outtake, 1981
Welcome to a lovely and oft-overlooked corner of Bob Dylan's recording career - the sessions that led to 1981's Shot of Love. Shot of Love is a remarkably good record, whatever else you've heard, and was Dylan's last to sound like a bunch of people playing in the same room until Love & Theft in 2001. There was no sleek shine to this production, and consequently it breathed with the passion found in much of the man's best work. Unfortunately, many of the finest recordings from these sessions were not released on that album. In particular, "Yonder Comes Sin" and "Caribbean Wind" are absolutely essential, and "Heart of Mine" was recorded in a much better rendition than the one that appears on the official release.
Outside of these classics, more minor gems were recorded. No collection of Dylan outtakes would be complete without these covers of "Mystery Train" and "Let It Be Me." The fragmentary songs, including "Hallelujah" (not the Leonard Cohen song) and "Borrowed Time" make one wonder what could have been; "Is It Worth It" and "Ah Ah Ah Ah (High Away)" point to the reggae-influenced road ahead to Infidels, and contribute to the overall Caribbean sound of this era.
The other studio cuts are intriguing as well. "Let's Keep It Between Us" is a fairly recently unearthed prototype for a song that would become transcendent on the road in Fall, 1980; you can find a live recording of the song on Rise Again: Live, Fall 1980. The rough mixes of "Dead Man, Dead Man," "Watered-Down Love," and "In The Summertime" are all interesting, but "Watered-Down Love" stands above the others, retaining an extra verse not present on the official release but conspicuous in live performances from 1981. It's likely that, like the longer version of "Dead Man, Dead Man" that appears on 2017's Trouble No More, this extra verse was cut for time constraints on the 1981 Shot of Love LP. "In The Summertime," too, stands out for the inclusion of a mournful harmonica that extends the song by a full minute beyond its officially released version.
A handful of songs have been cut from this updated publication of an earlier Thousand Highways compilation. Of these, "The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar" was abandoned for its similarity to the officially released studio performance; the only difference was an extended conclusion in which the band eventually stops playing. Live recordings have also been omitted to improve the sense of cohesion. An extended two-disc collection representing the 1981 tours will cover this material.
I hope you enjoy this newest compilation, and include it in your collections alongside the inimitable Shot of Love and extraordinary Trouble No More. It was a blast to put together. Until next time, keep yourself healthy and listen to some good tunes.
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