Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985)

Bob Dylan: Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985)

Last chapter in the acclaimed Bootleg Series unveils 54 previously unreleased recordings

Includes outtakes from Shot of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque on 2LP

Extensive liner notes and track-by-track commentary

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan - Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) on Friday, September 17.

The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy's highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series revisits an often-forgotten, rich vein in Dylan's vast and complex catalog, shining fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking as a songwriter and a recording artist from 1980 through 1985.

In the early 1980s, while the music industry was grappling with the arrival of new trends and technology, from MTV to compact discs to digital recording, Bob Dylan was writing and recording new songs for a new decade, creating an essential new chapter in his studio catalog. Bob Dylan — Springtime In New York (1980-1985) celebrates the rich creative period surrounding Dylan's albums Shot Of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate takes, rehearsal recordings, live performances and more.

According to the Producer's Note in the album: "The alternate takes selected for this set are different than the ones released on previous volumes of The Bootleg Series. They are included here to illustrate the musical journey Bob Dylan undertook during these years."

In his liner notes for Bob Dylan — Springtime In New York, Damien Love writes, "And that's the real story of this gloriously untrammeled collection. The songs. The songs stripped free of trappings, tampering, passing tastes, and judgments. The songs broken down to the sound of people really doing this, right now, acting on instinct. The songs rough and rowdy, bruised and tender, joking and crying, nagging and striving and yearning. The songs were always there, and here they are still, keeping pace with us."

 

 

Side A

1. Jokerman – Infidels alternate take

2. Need a Woman – Rehearsal

3. Fur Slippers – Shot of Love outtake

Side B

1. Someone’s Got a Hold of My Heart – Infidels outtake

2. Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight [version 1] – Infidels alternate take

3. Blind Willie McTell – Infidels outtake

Side C

1. Too Late [band version] – Infidels outtake

2. Sweetheart Like You – Infidels alternate take

3. Seeing the Real You at Last – Empire Burlesque alternate take

Side D

1. New Danville Girl – Empire Burlesque outtake

2. Dark Eyes – Empire Burlesque alternate take

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