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- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), part 2 of 2
- for newsgroup rec.music.dylan
- Please email corrections and suggestions to:
- akp1@midway.uchicago.edu (Adam K. Powers)
- Last update: 28 February 1994
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- CONTENTS:
-
- Part 1 - What is available on Internet? (previous article):
- 0. What has been changed since the previous posting of the FAQ?
- 1. What is rec.music.dylan, anyway?
- 2. Glossary of terms and acronyms common to this newsgroup.
- 3. Is there a Bob Dylan discography available online, or some
- way to order Dylan CDs via Internet?
- 4. Where can I find lyrics, tablature and other Bob Dylan
- information via Internet?
- 5. Is there some way that I can get lists of Bob Dylan concert
- tapes and unreleased recordings from past years?
- 6. When and where will Bob Dylan be performing next?
- 7. What is EDLIS?
- 8. What if I want to talk about Dylan on-line at all hours?
-
- Part 2 - Where else can I get information, off-line? (this article):
- 9. Where can I buy Bob Dylan collectors' items?
- 10. What books about Dylan's life and music are available?
- a. Bob Dylan biographies
- b. Studies of Dylan as a performer, lyricist, etc,
- and related works.
- c. Reference books
- 11. Are there magazines about Dylan to which I could subscribe?
- 12. I just read an article about Bob Dylan in my newspaper...
- 13. What are bootlegs, and how do I find them?
- 14. Where can I get a copy of...?
-
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- 9. Where can I buy Bob Dylan collectors' items?
-
- Some of us have the good fortune to live in places that have an
- adequate supply of record stores, well informed collectors with the
- latest gab on your favorite artists, and record shows; if you aren't
- in such a location, you may feel out of touch. Don't fret! Even the
- most avid record hounds use mail-order as a reliable way to purchase
- books, posters, and memorabilia (not to mention information regarding
- new records, tours, etc...)
- Here are a few recommended sources:
-
- U.S.: Rolling Tomes - P.O. Box 1943, Grand Junction, Colorado 81502.
- Phone: 303-245-4315 Monday through Friday 10-6 Mountain time,
- 24 hr. fax: 303-243-8025. They accept Mastercard, Visa, checks,
- money orders, and international money orders drawn from a U.S. bank
- in U.S. funds. This is an essential source for Dylan fans in the
- United States and across the world - their inventory covers everything
- from back issues of fan magazines to books to records and videotapes.
- Rolling Tomes is also the distributor for several Dylan magazines,
- namely Homer, Isis, Look Back, On the Tracks, Rolling Thunder, and
- Telegraph [see question 11 for details and subscription rates].
-
- U.S.: Goldmine Magazine - 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001.
- This is a collectors forum with advertising from record dealers all
- over the world, published biweekly. They will send a free trial
- issue to you if you request one... Goldmine contains loads of
- mail-order information, so you'll need a few hours poring over an
- issue (often with a magnifying glass) to sort it all out.
-
- U.K.: My Back Pages - P.O. Box 117, Carlisle CA1 2UL.
- Accepts pounds sterling or US dollars by check, postal money order,
- or international money order. Another good source for books,
- and also distributes the magazine Isis.
-
- U.K.: Wanted Man - P.O. Box 22, Romford, Essex RM1 2RF.
- Distributes The Telegraph magazine.
-
- 10. What books about Dylan's life and music are available?
-
- The number of publications about Bob Dylan continues to grow rapidly:
- Here is a three-part overview of some of the better-known books,
- divided by subject material. This is only the tip of the iceberg -
- better to check a catalog or your local libraries and bookstores for
- greater detail.
-
- If you read the following list and think you might want to read many of
- these books but could never afford them, do not despair! Inform your
- local library of the vast, untapped multitude of popular music resources
- by recommending some of these titles to them. Do not be afraid; most
- librarians do not bite. After all, what good is a public library that
- does not take suggestions from its public? These books are, for the most
- part, well-written commentary on the life and music of one of the most
- significant popular songwriters of this century, and are a worthy addition
- to a library collection...
-
- Also, library catalogues will help you get an overview of published
- monographs related to Bob Dylan. A good first catalogue to check is
- found in California, and access is easy if you already have full
- Internet access.
-
- telnet melvyl.ucop.edu
-
- If this union catalogue proves inadequate investigate the "use"
- command by typing in "help use" from within melvyl.
-
- If the hundreds of free online public access catalogues available
- on the Internet are not enough for you there are more
- sophisticated sources such as CURL, OCLC, First Search, RLIN,
- UTLAS, NACSIS and the like... But you will need a password and
- someone must pay the bill!
-
-
- 10a. Bob Dylan biographies
-
- Bob Dylan has never been accused of over-publicizing his private life.
- Consequently, you will find that most of the biographies concerning
- him are rather spotty for large periods of time, and often contradict
- one another on important details. Most of the older biographies focus
- heavily on the years up to 1966, and are pretty thin from there onward.
-
- _Bob Dylan: An Intimate Biography_ by Anthony Scaduto, New York:
- New American Library, 1979 [originally published 1972]. 366 p.
- ISBN: 0451086090 LCCN: 4040-7214 79-316819 /MN
- [Good basic coverage of the sixties Dylan, not without errors]
-
- _No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan_ by Robert Shelton.
- New York: Ballantine Books, 1987 [reprint of 1986 edition]. 661 p.
- ISBN: 0345347218 LCCN: 85-26781
- [a good overview of the early years, but many errors have been
- cited by other writers]
-
- _Dylan: A Biography_ by Bob Spitz. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991
- [update of 1989 edition]. 639 p.
- ISBN: 0070603308 LCCN: 88-12912
- [Probably the least-loved of the biographies - Spitz tends to be
- both mean-spirited and inaccurate in his reporting]
-
- _Behind the Shades: A Biography_ by Clinton Heylin, New York:
- Summit Books, 1991. 498 p.
- ISBN: 0671738941 LCCN: 91-8858 /MN
- [The only biography to provide good, detailed coverage of Dylan's career
- through the 1970's and 1980's]
-
- _Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary_ by Tim Riley, New York: Knopf, 1992. 356 p.
- ISBN: 0394578899 LCCN: 91-52808
- [Riley provides a decent overview through 1976, but dismisses Dylan's
- more recent career]
-
- _Song and Dance Man_ by Michael Gray
- ISBN: 052520685-X
- [currently out of print in the USA, but a new, updated edition will be
- published soon]
-
- _Blood on the Tracks: The Story of Bob Dylan_, Chris Rowley.
- Proteus Publishing, New York, 1984.
- ISBN: 0862761271
-
-
- 10b. Studies of Dylan as a performer, lyricist, etc, and related works.
-
- _Performing Artist, Vols. 1 & 2_ by Paul Williams.
- Vol. 1 (1960-1973) - Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1991. 310 p.
- ISBN: 0887331319 LCCN: 89-20527
- Vol. 2 (1974-1986) - Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1992. 334 p.
- ISBN: 0887331432 LCCN: 92-1769 /MN
- [Probably the best general studies of Dylan that have yet appeared.
- Williams largely eschews lyric analysis and biography in favor of an
- admittedly nebulous look at Dylan the "performer:" singer, songwriter,
- movie maker, song and dance man. You might not agree with everything
- Williams says, but there's no better survey of his output]
-
- _Dylan_ by Jonathan Cott. Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, 1984. 244 p.
- ISBN: 0385191618 LCCN: 84-4049
- _A Man Called Alias_ by Richard Williams. New York: Holt, 1992. 192 p.
- ISBN: 0805022554 LCCN: 92-14992
- [Both are good picture books, with adequate looks at Dylan's opus]
-
- _On the Road with Bob Dylan_ by Larry Sloman. 1978, out of print.
- [Highly recommended by readers of this newsgroup for its excellent
- coverage of the 1975 Rolling Thunder tour and its avoidance of the
- usual rock journalism cliches. Out of print, but a new printing
- is possible within the next year or so]
-
- _The Rolling Thunder Logbook_ by Sam Shepard. New York: Limelight
- Editions, 1987 [reprint of 1977 ed.]. 184 p.
- ISBN: 0879100699 LCCN: 86-27366
- [Contains great photos of the 1975 tour]
-
- _Wanted Man - In Search of Bob Dylan_ edited by John Bauldie. New York:
- Citadel Press, 1991. 224 p.
- ISBN: 0806512660 LCCN:
- [A collection of interviews with other performers and personalities who
- have worked with Dylan over the years. Many of these interviews have
- been quoted in part by the major biographers, and give an interesting,
- scattershot but effective portrait of Dylan as seen through the eyes of
- his collaborators]
-
- _A Darker Shade of Pale: a Backdrop to Bob Dylan_ by Wilfrid Mellers.
- New York, Oxford Univ. Press, 1985. 255 p.
- ISBN: 0195036220 LCCN: 85-272 /MN
- [Serious musical analysis of Dylan through 1970 - recommended for fans
- with a strong background in music theory and history]
-
- _Across the Great Divide: The Band and America_ by Barney Hoskyns.
- New York: Hyperion Press, 1993. 439 p.
- ISBN: 1562828363 LCCN: 93-17243
- [A bio of long-time Dylan collaborators, The Band; contains a good
- deal of information on Dylan's work with them, especially on the 1966
- and 1974 tours]
-
- _Alias Bob Dylan_ by Steven Scobie. Red Deer, Alberta: Red Deer
- College Press, 1991. 192 p.
- ISBN: 0889950695 LCCN: 91-188326 /MN
- [Lyric analysis]
-
- _Voice Without Restraint: A Study of Bob Dylan's Lyrics and Their
- Background_ by John Herdman, New York: Delilah Books, 1982, 164 p.
- ISBN: 0933328184 LCCN: 81-69870
- [Lyric analysis, with a discography & bibliography]
-
- _Jokerman: Reading the Lyrics of Bob Dylan_, Aidan Day.
- Oxford: B. Blackwell, 1988, 189 p.
- ISBN: 0631158731 LCCN: 88-6104
- [Lyric anaylsis]
-
- _Performed Literature: Words and Music by Bob Dylan_ Betsy Bowden.
- Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982, 239 p.
- ISBN: 025334347X LCCN: 81-7217
- [Lyric analysis, with a discography & bibliography]
-
- Songbooks: (if you know of other Dylan songbooks, please tell us!)
- ==========
- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1963
- The Times They Are A-Changin'. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1964
- Bringing It All Back Home. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1965
- Highway 61 Revisited. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1965
- Bob Dylan Songbook. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1965
- Blonde on Blonde. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1966
- Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1967
- John Wesley Harding. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1967
- Bob Dylan: A Collection. New York: Warner Bros. Publications, 1968
- Bob Dylan: A Retrospective. New York: Warner Bros. Publications, 1968
- Nashville Skyline. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1969
- Song Book. New York: Warner Bros. Inc., 1970
- Self Portrait. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1970
- New Morning. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1970
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Berlin: Rolfe Budde Musikverlag, 1973
- Planet Waves. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1974
- Blood on the Tracks. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1975
- The Basement Tapes. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1975
- Desire. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1976
- The Songs Of Bob Dylan,
- 1966 through 1975. New York: Knopf, 1976
- Street Legal. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1978
- Slow Train Coming. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1979
- Saved. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1980
- Shot of Love. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1981
- Infidels. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1983
- Empire Burlesque. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1985
- Knocked Out Loaded. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1985
- Down In The Groove. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1988
- Oh Mercy. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1989
- Bob Dylan: An Anthology. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1990
- Rock Score. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1990
- Under The Red Sky. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1990
- Good As I Been To You. New York: Music Sales Corp., 1992
-
-
- 10c. Reference books
-
- _Lyrics 1962-1985_ by Bob Dylan. New York: Knopf, 1990 [reprint of
- 1985 revision of _Writings and Drawings_]. 527 p.
- ISBN: 039454278-9 LCCN: 85-40408
- [The official lyric book, covering *most* of Dylan's songs - but the
- printed lyrics sometimes don't match the recordings, and there are
- many songs omitted...]
-
- _Positively Bob Dylan: A Thirty Year Discography, Concert & Recording
- Session Guide, 1960-1991_ by Michael Krogsgaard. Ann Arbor, MI:
- Popular Culture, 1991. 498 p.
- ISBN: 1560750006 LCCN: 89-92336
- [The most frequently quoted reference guide on rec.music.dylan,
- and a truly massive undertaking - this book provides an exhaustive
- list of every Bob Dylan recording in circulation. There are minor
- errors throughout, and new tapes surface regularly, but this is an
- essential guide for any serious collector...]
-
- _Stolen Moments: The Essential Bob Dylan Reference Book_ by Clinton
- Heylin. [Another guide to Dylan sessions & so on...]
-
- _Tangled Up in Tapes_ by Glen Dundas. [ditto, preferred over
- Krogsgaard by some, although the format is quite different]
-
- _Strangers and Prophets_ by Phill Townsend, 1992-.
- [A guide to compact disc bootlegs, provides photos and detailed
- information. Essential to serious collectors...]
-
- _The Bob Dylan Concordance_ by Steve Michel, 1993.
- [Provides a comprehensive index to Dylan's songs by the lyrics.
- If you ever wonder what song that line stuck in your head came from,
- this book is for you. An excellent companion to the 'official' lyric
- book, and a great resources for fans of Dylan's writing]
-
- _I Just Write 'Em As They Come: An Annotated Guide to the Writings
- of Bob Dylan_ by Tim Dunn. ["The Dylan song encyclopedia"]
-
- _The Bible in the Lyrics of Bob Dylan_ by Bert Cartwright, 1993.
- [A good look at Dylan's use of biblical references in his lyrics.
- Flawed but fascinating]
-
- _The Dylan Companion_ edited by Elizabeth Thomson & David Gutman,
- Delta Press, May 1991. [At the back it has a 20 page bibliography,
- listing tons of books and articles about Dylan from the very beginning
- forward]
-
-
- 11. Are there magazines about Dylan to which I could subscribe?
-
- There are several highly regarded periodicals devoted to Dylan's
- career - again, this is not a complete listing, but merely a guide:
-
- The Telegraph (UK - Wanted Man, P.O. Box 22, Romford, Essex RM1 2RF,
- 3 times a year, subscriptions currently $45/year via Rolling Tomes)
- is the oldest and perhaps best known Dylan fan magazine.
-
- Isis (UK - P.O. Box 132, Coventry, West Midlands CV3 5RE,
- bi-monthly, subscriptions currently $64.95/yr. via Rolling Tomes)
- is excellent for information regarding bootleg audio & video material
- plus a comprehensive guide to Dylan's constant touring.
-
- ICE (US, P.O. Box 3043, Santa Monica, CA 90408, monthly, subscribe
- directly for $30/yr in North America, $40/yr elsewhere) is a newsletter
- that provides information on new CDs, re-issued CDs, underground CDs,
- and planned releases, all from reliable sources. Again, not a Dylan
- magazine, but usually contains something regarding Dylan CDs...
-
- Goldmine (US, 700 E. State St, Iola, WI 54990, (715) 445-2214,
- FAX (715) 445-4087. Subscriptions $35/yr.)
- This is a record and CD collectors' publication, published
- twice a month, known for being a forum for bootleg buyers and
- sellers. Goldmine has phased out detailed advertisements from all
- but the largest dealers, including a crackdown on classified ads.
- This includes tapes and videos, but *not* CD's. Subscriptions are $35
- for a year; you can call and order by Visa/MC, or mail them a check or
- money order. If you call them they will send you a free sample copy.
-
- On The Tracks: The Unauthorized Bob Dylan Magazine (US - published
- by Rolling Tomes [address above], quarterly, US subscriptions currently
- $24.95/yr, or $39.95/yr to also receive the monthly newsletter,
- Series of Dreams) Features interviews, columns by well-known Dylan
- commentators, such as Paul Williams, and importantly, includes the
- Rolling Tomes catalog within its pages. The companion newsletter
- covers the gritty details such as concert dates, setlists, news events
- and rumors.
-
- Who Threw the Glass (Australia - quarterly, AUS$12 for subscription,
- contact Shane Youl <sfy@mel.dit.CSIRO.AU> for more information) contains
- analysis & discussion of Dylan's ongoing works...
-
- The Famous Etiquette Book (UK, available from PO Box 2935, Solihull,
- West Midlands, B91 2LQ, UK. Subscription is 5 pounds sterling for 5 issues,
- payable to Phill Townsend) TFEQ is a news-sheet produced by Phill Townsend
- (Crazy Joe in ISIS) that gives updates on Dylan CD boots as they become
- available. This information later becomes available in ISIS and Series of
- Dreams, and eventually in Townsend's book(s).
-
- Why A Pig? (UK, subscriptions are for 4 issues, c/o PO Box 3239,
- London SW6, UK. Cheques/POs/IMO should be made payable to "Why A Pig?"
- UK subs: 10 pounds; Europe subs: 12 pounds; USA subs: $15 sea, $20 air)
- Devoted to covering the 'underground' CD market regarding many performers.
-
- Rolling Thunder (Italy - three times a year, issues $12 each through
- Rolling Tomes) Described in the Rolling Tomes catalog as "large format,
- nice layout and photos. Mostly Italian text."
-
- There are a number of discontinued magazines that are still in print
- or available as back orders, such as Homer the Slut (UK) and Look Back
- (US). For more information, contact Rolling Tomes.
-
-
- 12. I just read an article about Bob Dylan in my newspaper...
-
- Mark Carter provides a cutting service to which everyone should
- contribute. If you see something in a newspaper, magazine or
- journal of even the remotest relevance to Bob Dylan and his work
- then you should send it to him. If it is something you would throw
- away then send the original, otherwise send a photocopy. Include all
- relevant information of the date, publication, place, page numbers, etc.
-
- Send your contributions to:
-
- Mark Carter,
- 25 Marlborourgh Road
- Norwich
- Norfolk NR3 7AP
- England
-
- Just because the article appeared in the New York Times doesn't
- mean that someone else has already sent it! Duplications are trivial,
- but omissions are glaring errors :-). Submissions from publications
- with limited circulation and non-English newspapers are especially
- encouraged, since the rest of the world will probably never know of
- these articles unless you clip them!
-
- 13. What are bootlegs, and how do I find them?
-
- A bootleg is any recording, live or studio, which is not officially
- sanctioned by the artist's recording company for sale or distribution.
- In the U.S., it is legal to tape a radio show or television special
- for your own personal use, but it is illegal to sell or rebroadcast
- such a recording. It is also illegal to record concerts without the
- artist's consent, and anyone who makes or distributes bootleg
- recordings can be subject to prosecution.
-
- A pirated recording, however, is an illegal copy of an official
- release by an artist. Anyone who tapes a legally available CD or
- record and then tries to sell you a copy is violating the copyright
- on that recording and is knowingly depriving the artist of royalties.
- The record industry does its best to search out pirates and prosecute
- them. Pirated recordings (often made in countries like Thailand
- or Indonesia, where authorities are easy to bribe or too busy to
- notice) do deprive the company and artist of money, and are thus
- far worse than bootlegs - the record industry claims that it loses
- hundreds of millions of dollars every year to record pirates. These
- are usually the cheapo tapes with blurry covers (or no jacket at all)
- that are sold in flea markets and the like. Avoid like the plague.
-
- On the other hand, counterfeit recordings are generally very
- professional in appearance (supposedly there are thousands of pirated
- copies of the Beatles' _Let It Be_ album in circulation that are nearly
- indistinguishable from the official Apple Records release).
- A counterfeit recording is an exact copy of a legitimate recording
- (often with a few distinguishing flaws) that is illegally distributed as
- the real thing.
-
- Nevertheless, there are literally thousands of bootleg recordings of
- Dylan performances and even studio sessions that are widely circulated
- among collectors, and certain countries (such as Italy) have lenient
- copyright laws which allow many of these recordings to be pressed on
- compact disc. These discs are usually distributed as expensive
- "live/rare" material and can only be found through record specialty
- stores (usually the same places that sell used records) and individual
- dealers, some of whom do mailorder business.
-
- It is not within proper Internet/Usenet etiquette to make the sources
- of such black-market operations available publicly, so the only way
- that you will find bootlegs is by finding a store that sells them or
- posting a request for information and waiting for someone to respond
- via email. That is one FAQ that can't be answered publicly.
-
- Many people obtain 'live/rare' material by trading DAT or cassette tapes.
- This is obviously a lot cheaper than searching for profit-seeking dealers
- of CD bootlegs (most of these are mastered from cassettes, anyway),
- and is far less condemnable, so long as there is no payment involved.
- Rec.music.gdead, the newsgroup for the Grateful Dead, is one place
- where live tapes are traded legally - this is because the Grateful Dead
- allow their concerts to be taped from a special section of the audience
- and distributed for non-profit listening. If you follow the newsgroup
- for a while, you will invariably see discussions of unreleased Bob Dylan
- material. A friendly email response will often help locate someone with
- whom you can trade live Dylan tapes...
-
- If you do come across a Dylan CD and want to tell the newsgroup about
- it, simply imitate the format of other listings you have seen, or ask
- for help. Of importance are the songs included and their length, the
- title and manufacturer of the disc, the matrix number (printed in tiny
- characters on the inner ring of the disc), and the supposed origin of
- the recording.
-
-
- 14. Where can I get a copy of...?
-
- There are certain Bob Dylan items that are frequently referred to by
- writers, critics and fans, but are simply not available to the general
- public except as bootlegs [see item 13...]. Here are a few such items:
-
- The movie Renaldo and Clara - this four-hour movie (and a two-hour,
- edited version) was shown at a few theaters in 1978, received generally
- dismal reviews, and disappeared from sight. It will probably not be
- given official release on any format any time in the near future.
- It does, however, contain some great live footage from the 1975
- Rolling Thunder tour, during which this movie was recorded. Circulating
- videotape copies probably originated from a mid-1980's late-night
- television broadcast of this movie in Britain.
-
- The Hard Rain television special - filmed in concert in Fort Collins,
- Colorado, May 1976, this footage was broadcast on NBC, but has not seen
- official release on videocassette. Some, but not all, of the performances
- from this set are on the live album _Hard Rain_... There is an 'alternate'
- version of the Hard Rain special, with a very different song selection,
- from Clearwater, Florida, April 1976 that was never released but also
- circulates in the underground.
-
- The movie Eat the Document - a one-hour film shot by D.A. Pennebaker
- during the landmark 1966 'electric' tour of England. Again, this film
- was shown at a few theaters in 1971, and has had a rare television
- airing or two since, but is not in print. A short tape of outtakes
- from the movie was assembled by Pennebaker and circulates on videotape.
-
- The Royal Albert Hall concert - one of the most famous bootlegs of all
- time, also from the 1966 tour of England (many believe that this
- recording is really from Manchester or elsewhere). Contains some
- truly amazing live performances; the 'electric' set was received very
- poorly by the audience at hand. Near the end of the show, an
- irritated audience member yells out "Judas!" Dylan responds by saying:
- "I don't believe you... You're a liar!" before launching into a truly
- overpowering version of "Like a Rolling Stone," obviously directed at
- that same audience member... This audio bootleg is one of many fragments
- of of soundboard tapes circulating from the 1966 tour, and the origin
- of these tapes is a frequent topic of discussion among Dylan fans
- everywhere.
-
- Please note that the D.A. Pennebaker film of the 1965 British tour *is*
- in print on videocassette; it's called "Don't Look Back." Also in print
- on videocassette is an in concert videotape of Dylan with Tom Petty &
- the Heartbreakers from 1986, titled "Hard to Handle." There is also
- a movie titled "Festival" which covers several of the Newport Folk
- Festivals during the 1960's, including Dylan's infamous 1965 appearance
- with the Butterfield Blues Band.
-
- In short, the easiest way to find a particular out-of-print or rare item
- is to latch onto a discussion of that item, or to bring up the topic
- yourself. Most Bob Dylan fans are quite willing to share their addiction
- with others...
-
- (end part 2 of 2)
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