Bob Dylan Talks Basement Tapes
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In his first non-print interview since 2004 Bob Dylan finally breaks his silence about The Basement Tapes.
The basement recordings were made during 1967, after Dylan had withdrawn to his Woodstock home in the aftermath of a motorcycle accident on July 29, 1966. Dylan has referred to commercial pressures behind the basement recordings in a 1969 interview with Rolling Stone: "They weren't demos for myself, they were demos of the songs. I was being PUSHED again into coming up with some songs. You know how those things go."In October 1967, a fourteen-song demo tape was copyrighted and the compositions were registered with Dwarf Music, a publishing company jointly owned by Dylan and his manager Albert Grossman.Acetates and tapes of the songs then circulated among interested recording artists.
Peter, Paul and Mary had the first hit with a basement composition when their cover of "Too Much of Nothing" reached number 35 on the Billboard chart in late 1967. Ian & Sylvia, also managed by Grossman, recorded "Tears of Rage", "Quinn the Eskimo" and "This Wheel's on Fire". In January 1968, Manfred Mann reached number one on the UK pop chart with their recording of "The Mighty Quinn". In April, "This Wheel's on Fire", recorded by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, hit number five on the UK chart. That same month, a version of "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" by the Byrds was issued as a single. Along with "Nothing Was Delivered",it appeared on their country-rock album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, released in August.The Hawks, officially renamed the Band, recorded "This Wheel's on Fire", "I Shall Be Released" and "Tears of Rage" for their debut album, Music from Big Pink, released in July 1968. Fairport Convention covered "Million Dollar Bash" on their 1969 album Unhalfbricking.
In July 1969, the first rock bootleg appeared in California, entitled Great White Wonder. The double album consisted of seven songs from the Woodstock basement sessions, plus some early recordings Dylan had made in Minneapolis in December 1961 and one track recorded from The Johnny Cash Show. One of those responsible for the bootleg, identified only as Patrick, talked to Rolling Stone: "Dylan is a heavy talent and he's got all those songs nobody's ever heard. We thought we'd take it upon ourselves to make this music available." The process of bootlegging Dylan's work would eventually see the illegal release of hundreds of live and studio recordings, and lead the Recording Industry Association of America to describe Dylan as the most bootlegged artist in the history of the music industry.
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Condolences to Dylan, on the passing of his longtime musical buddy, Robbie Robertson...
I love his voice more than any voice ever. Just the way he pronounces words is great to me. Weird thing to say but true.
@my-king
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I've never seen this. I follow you so had this pop up on my feed. I'm glad he's not like other artists who go crazy about bootleg tapes. He's a genius. If you haven't read his book you should.
@nikkiejanee1972
9 жыл бұрын
No....you're not weird. the way he talks, the way he writes, and especially the way he moves his face when he's talking, he's so extremely charismatic......it's all very very good:) people who don't love his voice are the ones who are weird. let's worry about those people.lol
@goodnitesteve
9 жыл бұрын
Conrad King I have read it. Not too many people had Showtime or interest in the documentary so I thought it right to compile all the Bob bits for your listening pleasure. It seems to have taken off on a few music websites and it's getting a crazy amount of views.
@my-king
9 жыл бұрын
Stephen Badolato good for you man! Congrats.
@Baltimore1894
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. Straight to Favorites folder!
Wish this was 4 hours long and not 4 minutes.. love hearing bob speak.
Having just read Robbie Robertson's "Testimony," it's especially cool to hear Dylan talk about that period at Big Pink/Woodstock
@MrUndersolo
6 жыл бұрын
Flora Bunda Reading It now. I agree.
Thanks so much for this so nice to hear this right from Bob! Thank you also for all your notes in the description!
thanks for putting these together
I came to this album only a few months ago...can't stop listening. And when it's not playing it's in my head. I want Acapulco at my funeral.
Great edit, Stephen. Thank you.
This is great, fills in a lot of gaps in the story. Thanks for the upload.
The clubhouse sported a typewriter in the kitchen and a tape recorder in the basement. It worked.
Awesome compilation. Great to hear the Zim just yacking, recollecting.
He said that he couldn't remember how he came to be in Woodstock, but his manager, Albert Grossman, had a weekend place up there and he persuaded Bob and Sarah to move up to get away from the increasing scrutiny that they were getting as a celebrity family in Manhattan. In time fans discovered where they lived up there, and made their lives another hell of constant bother, so they had to eventually move on.
@Richb144
Жыл бұрын
That is correct.
that's a nice pink house up there, you could get some work done, drive way could use some stone, but we'll worth rollin down to have a peek and reminisce, gives a good feeling to see it
Like Nigel Williamson the English rock critic, I am in awe. Is there anything this man can't do or hasn't done, brilliantly? Folk/rock writer and singer? Check. Biographer/creative writer? Check. D.J.? Check. Etc etc.
"Well I'm in the mood for some _nothin'_ too"
Pure, raw, creative genius. Not a choke thing. Love everything about the basement tapes.
THANK GARTH HUDSON
Ah, the Basement Tapes. Love that record
I had no idea any photographs of this period existed. 1st time I've seen this.
Apparently alot of tape was lost because it was at Neil Young's house and it burnt down, Going to Acapulco, beautiful song, mentions Rosey in one of his later songs
@gerrycurran8966
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Phil. I still have this album on vinyl, absolutely priceless. Gerry
@Richb144
Жыл бұрын
Never heard that a lot of the tapes were lost. Are you sure? I know Young's house burnt but I did not know there were any Basement tapes lost in the blaze.
@rainblaze.
Жыл бұрын
@@Richb144 i think that was a misplaced assumption on the OP's part. Dylan was far to astute to leave his work at anybodies but his publishers place. Regardless of what he says to a journalist. He always gave good copy. And seldom gave he truth. And never the twine would meet.
thank you!
strap your self to the tree with roots you ain't going nowhere...🎼🎵🎼
Where did these interview snippets come from?
Fascinating ... mystery where all this comes from, what date, what place ... still, it's fascinating and interesting and good to hear.
thanks for posting this. any idea when this was recorded? stay safe and well. charles
@brookejenkins2516
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing. . .
Not that I ever did anything with it.. but I can remember.. a really long time ago.. as Bob Dylan mentioned-using names from the phone book as an impetus for song writing.. lol.. But we were young.. and youth gives you the power of creation.. As we age,our art can be refined.. but that wonderful surge of innovative creation comes from a place of feeling immortal.. YOUTH..!!
great times never to be repeated
Fascinating.
nice listening to Bob Dylan ..storytelling
@sharonholland7062
8 жыл бұрын
Ellen Price ..☺
Basement ‘You could get your thoughts together there’ Music writing etc. Dylan talks freely about Woodstock and the Basement tapes made, away from the world where all riots and first hearttransplant happened! So away from it all great music was created for which Thank Dylan and all Musicmen ❤️🌹🌞
Thank you Bob! What else is there to say?!
Great voice!
Thanks. It just ended too soon.
@bobdylanger3022
7 жыл бұрын
hibbingnow.. agreed... could have listened to this for hours 😉
like the song says, 'those were the days, my friend'
Where did these interviews originate from? A documentary? If so, which one?
Found it in a music store early 70s on green vinyl white cover no pictures.
Incredible to hear As the World Turns and Dark Shadows, China's hydrogen bomb, and the heart transplant all cited as influences.
whats this from? i love the basement tapes s omuch , i try to take as much inspiration from them as possible
I guess Jeff Rosen has many hours of Dylan interviews. Hopefully someday they shall ALL be released.
Gosh for someone who doesn't like to talk, but interesting enough..thanks for posting down in the basement tapes and hope that stays where it was created. Loved the bands writing of those songs off course but that basement tapes goofed up tom waits favorites as he forgot about blonde on blonde,
@Carmela-el7fi
8 ай бұрын
Tom waits favorite album is basement tapes😢
Unreal
Nothing.Too much of nothing,from nothing.You got to love it!
Orson Wells got nuthin on Bob Dylan
@robertpetrie6847
6 жыл бұрын
boxingjerapah ?
I hope they reaaaaalllyyy really make a movie on this facet and phase of bob dylans life!! coz it's so well lived and how multidimensional! ✨✨ I hope Austin Abrams gets a chance next time.. I'm ok with timothee chalamet doin dylan now
When exactly was this recorded?
@goodnitesteve
9 жыл бұрын
I think in the past year. It's from the Lost on the River documentary from Showtime.
@nikkiejanee1972
9 жыл бұрын
His voice sounds exactly the same as when he was talking on 'No Direction Home'. So everyone talks about how his singing voice keeps getting worse, yet his speaking voice hasn't changed since 2001 when he originally did those interviews. I think that's pretty cool, I guess 'things haven't changed' because his voice is still incredibly hot!!! Love4dylan
@shikirramorcom4471
7 жыл бұрын
nikkiejanee1972 u
Obviously theres another ‘basement tape’ out there from dylan. I cant imagine that hes never done another with maybe a different crew
Rip it up
@EricScottBloom
9 жыл бұрын
DARK SHADOWS!!!!! LOLOLOLOL
@98chuchi
7 жыл бұрын
Can't play right now guys my stories are on lol.
Check out "The New Basement Tapes" T-Bone Burnett produced
"the basement!" he's sooo hot
So I can see Robbie. But is the other guy Bob or Rick? He looks like Lennon. Can’t figure it out.
@lordofthemound3890
Жыл бұрын
To me, it looks like Rick on the left and Robbie on the right.
Is this really bob?
#ugottalisten2b4udie #ugottacthisb4udie
@Kingcaruth
7 ай бұрын
Steve ...more please, please.
Gotcha on all that Bob, but can we talk politics, philosophy and organic farming?
I don't believe this is an authentic recording of Bob Dylan speaking. Sounds like a very, very good imitation to me but I don't think it is real. The way he says, "before we went down into the BASEMENT to put it on tape.." or the way he talks about the "events of the day," and "we did our thing, we wrote "Million Dollar Bash" to go along with the "Summer of Love." I just don't think he'd be that obvious and I've heard many many interviews with him and seen all the movies -- this recording doesn't ring true. Hey -- maybe it IS him -- but it sounds like a very good impression.
@billmurphy77
9 жыл бұрын
it's on his website. it's him.
@goodnitesteve
9 жыл бұрын
It's him I took it from the Lost on the River documentary.
@nikkiejanee1972
9 жыл бұрын
Are you crazy.....the way he says 'the basement' and 'nothing'. Nobody else can duplicate that charisma. Besides, I'm sure Dylan would be extremely upset to have some imposter doing interviews in his name. No conspiracy theory here just pure beautiful Dylan;)
@grandstreet9496
9 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm happy to have been proven wrong about this!
@goodnitesteve
9 жыл бұрын
I hope there's more in the future, but so far this is it!