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The Ø "DYLAN: CONTRABAND" Ø book
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A Critique By Trevor Midgley
• IS A FAN’S-EYE VIEW OF OVER 200 OF BOB’S MOST COMMONLY AVAILABLE
BOOTLEG CD TITLES
• CONFIRMS PLAYING TIME, SOURCE, TRACK LISTINGS ETC., AND GIVES FRANK
ASSESSMENTS OF SOUND QUALITY, PRESENTATION, AND VALUE FOR MONEY.
• CONTAINS OVER 400 FULLY INDEXED PAGES
• IS TOTALLY INDEPENDENT - OWES NO ALLEGIANCE WHATEVER TO THE BOOTLEG
INDUSTRY
• WILL SAVE YOU MONEY!
FIRST PUBLISHED in 1998, "DYLAN: CONTRABAND" was written for the Average Fan. In the two years it took to write, NO-ONE SUBMITTED A SINGLE CD FOR REVIEW. I got off my bottom and travelled the country, north and south, to see what I (and by implication, anyone else) could find. Every disc was loaned either by small independent retailers or by market traders, and what went into the book were the two-hundred-plus most available discs that I came across during my travels. (Two hundred seemed a sensible cut-off point to avoid "DYLAN: CONTRABAND" becoming an overweight and unusable tome; that said, I actually ended up with two hundred and eight.)
EACH REVIEW contains source and track details (the correct info., not what appears on the box) together with full and frank assessments of the CD’s sound quality, presentation, and value for money.I had many chances to review exotic rarities from private collections, but in all cases I declined. Why? Because it ran against the spirit of "DYLAN: CONTRABAND", in that the Average Fan wouldn’t come across them in a month of Sundays.
"DYLAN: CONTRABAND" is the book I was looking for but never found when I first got into bootlegs. It’s a reference volume that fits neatly into a backpack, and gives a fans-eye-view of the CDs most folk are likely to encounter.In short, if you’re a Dylan fan - and you must be if you’ve read this far - this is one book you shouldn't miss. It can save you a lot of hard-earned cash!
THERE'S LOTS TO CHECK OUT on the D/C site. Start off with a visit to The Bootleg Forum. This is where you can tell the world your bootleg fantasies, and hopefully have your questions answered. Next stop must be Bob Dylan Desktop Themes (get your own back - wake your computer up with "Mixed Up Confusion"!).Wanna know the story behind "DYLAN: CONTRABAND"? Just click on "The Echo Of My Footsteps ...". If it's Bob's relationship with his electric guitars that turns you on, you'll be fascinated by "May Your Songs Always Be Strung".
Or maybe you're interested in Bob Dylan's Gigging Bands? Oh, and do try the Web Bonus Archive to discover reviews that don’t appear in the book. It's all here.
THE ORIGINAL PRINT VERSION of "DYLAN: CONTRABAND" was published by Desolation Row Promotions Ltd. It’s now available again as a fully searchable pdf file, deliverable as an email attachment or by CD. The choice is yours!Full details are above, but if you have any questions or queries, please email me.
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The 208 CDs reviewed in Ø "DYLAN: CONTRABAND" Ø ...
12/- A Pound 1965 Interview, The Acetates On The Tracks Vol. 1 (1962-1965) Acetates On The Tracks Vol. 2 (1965-1974) Acetates On The Tracks Vol. 3 (1974-1984) Acetates On The Tracks Vol. 4 1964-94 Acoustic Troubadour After The Crash Vol. 1 After The Crash Vol. 2 All American Boy All Hallows' Eve & More Answer Me Apollo Landing At The Flood Banjo Tape & NYC Town Hall, The Bathed In A Stream Of Pure Heat Beacon Blues Again Before The Crash Vol. 1 Before The Crash Vol. 2 Blackbushe Blood On The Tapes Blown Out On The Trail Blue-Eyed Boston Boy Bob Dylan & The Hawks Play Fucking Loud Bob Dylan At The Hollywood Bowl Bob Dylan In Concert Bob's Full House - Brixton III Border Beneath The Sun Breadcrumb Sins Broadside Can't Wait Vol. 1 Clean Cuts (Henry Porter's 115th Dream) Come Baby, Rock Me Complete Supper Club Recordings, The Completely Unplugged Contract With The Lord (Parts 1 & 2) Covering Them Critics Choice Vol. 1 & 2, The Critics Choice Vol. 3, The Critics Choice Vol. 4, The Critics Choice Vol. 5 & 6, The Critics Choice Vol. 7, The Critics Choice Vol. 8, The Dared To Be Free Darkness At The Break Of Noon Deeds Of Mercy, The Dignity Dirty Lies Down In The Flood Driftin' Too Far From The Shore Dylan Gets To The Point Dylan Plays Dead Dylan/Cash Sessions, The Early Years Vol I, The Early Years Vol. II, The Emmett Grogan Acetates & Other Rarities, The Empire Strikes Back, The Even Harder To Find Exclusive Series '94 Exclusive Series '95 F*** The Play List! - Brixton II Farewell Bloomfield Fifth Time Around First Supper Flagging Down The Double E's Folksingers Choice Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Outtakes, The French Girl, The Friend Of The Devil Friend To The Martyr (Outfidels), A Friends & Other Strangers (The Band) From The Coast Of Barcelona (1984 set) From The Coast Of Barcelona (1993 set) From The Mountains Of Madrid Genuine Basement Tapes Vol 1, The Genuine Basement Tapes Vol 2, The Genuine Basement Tapes Vol 3, The Genuine Basement Tapes Vol 4, The Genuine Basement Tapes Vol 5, The Genuine Bootleg Series Take 2, The Genuine Bootleg Series, The Guided By The Eternal Light Guitars Kissing & The Contemporary Fix Hammersmith Highlights Hard Times In New York City Hard To Find Hard To Find: Volume 2 Hardest To Find (Lost Diamonds 1986-96) Have Mercy Hear The Document! Heartbreaker Blues Highway 61 Revisited Again Highway 61 Revisited Again... 'n' Again Highway Of Diamonds Vol. 2, A Himself Hold The Fort (Lock Up The Warehouse) House Of The Blues Hunted (Like A Crocodile) Hurricane Carter Benefit, The If Not For You Illusion Of Time, The Important Words In The Heart Of Oregon Infinity On Trial Isle Of Wight (Lavender version) Isle Of Wight (Wanted Man version) Japan 1994 Jokerman Jokerman And Queen Mary Laguna Beach Lake Compounce Festival Park Leicester '66 Les Temps Changent Live At The Pitstop 78 - Gaza Strip Live, Finjan Club, Montreal, July 2 1962 Ljubljana '91 London England Loud And Strong Love Minus Zero Love Songs For America Lucky 13 Lucky Luke Lucky Not To Be Destroyed Madison Square Garden Maestro Manchester Prayer Master Of Woodstock Melbourne, Australia Midas Touch, The Midfyn Million Miles Minnesota Tapes, The Modern Minstrel More Sunrises Moving Violation Napoleon In Rags Nashville 1969 Never Ending Tour, The (1991 set) Never Ending Tour, The (1993 set) Never Mind The Bollocks Here's Bob Dylan New Found Faith North Wind Blowing Northern Songs Not Dark Yet Not Much Is Really Sacred Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears Now's The Time For Your Tears Oh Mercy Outtakes Old Orchard Beach '89 One Hand Waving Free Outside The Empire Paradise Hawaiian Style Paradise Regained Peco's Blues Pedlar Now Speaks, The Plymouth Rock Poet & The Players, The Possum Belly Overalls Press Conferences 1986 Private Affairs Of Bob Dylan, The Real Voice Of America, The Reference Recording - The Greatest Single Ever Made Revisiting Autobahn '95 Rich For Poor Romantic Facts Of Musketeers Romantic Tales Of Musketeers Roseland Rough Cuts Royal Albert Hall 1966 Rundown To Maggie Satisfied Man Second Supper Sensei Singing With The Crow Sings For His Supper Skippin' Reels Of Rhyme Songs From The Soundboard '97 Songs Of Darkness Songs Of Light Songs That Made Him Famous Soul Sounds Inside My Mind Statue Of Liberty Staying Here With You Stuck Inside Of New York Studs Terkel's Wax Museum Stumblin' Along Summer Night 1995 Summer Of Love: Highway Of Diamonds Tailgates & Substitutes Talking Too Much Tempest Storm Testament Thin Wild Mercury Music Through A Bullet Of Light Through A Glass Darkly Toad's Place Vol. 1 Toad's Place Vol. 2 True Stories Unplugs It Once More Voices In The Garden Wanted Man Washington 1994 Wicked Messenger, The Wiener Club Of Spalding, The With One Hand Waving Free... With One Hand Waving Free... Vol. 2 You Ain't Going Nowhere You Don't Know Me
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