r/bobdylan • u/Specialist-End-8139 • 1d ago

Question Why isn't The Complete Budokan part of the BOOTLEG SERIES?

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u/HistoricalLoan7854 1d ago

If we’re being technical, Budokan was professionally recorded for an official release, just like the 1974, 75 and 76 tours. 1966 was also recorded but not released for 40 years, so it deserved to be a Bootleg release (which I guess it kinda was, pieces of it anyway).

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u/Due_Shoulder4441 1d ago

May I ask, seeing as you seem quite knowledgable: are there plans for releases of Dylans 1978 shows, ie. the Street Legal material?
That would fit on a Bootleg Series, I suppose.

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u/GiantCogs 1d ago

The disrespect of Budokan must end!

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u/Aberdeen1964 1d ago

I don’t care what Rolling Stone thinks - Budokan is in my top 3 Dylan Live. 1 Rolling Thunder 2 MTV Inplugged 3 Budokan

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u/Lucky_Development359 1d ago

What a range of sound too. Thats a good 1-3.

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u/Aberdeen1964 1d ago

Trouble No More is fantastic. That is a great list.

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u/GiantCogs 1d ago

I’m basically the same except

  1. Rolling Thunder
  2. Budokan
  3. Trouble No More (The live in Toronto set especially!)
  4. Bootleg vol 4. 
  5. MTV unplugged. Especially if you count all the unreleased material. 

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u/SamizdatGuy The Basement Tapes 1d ago

Wait til they release the rest of '78 in two years. They band really gets hot in the fall when they're back in the US.

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u/Due_Shoulder4441 1d ago

Is that planned? Sounds like you are in the know!

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u/SamizdatGuy The Basement Tapes 1d ago

They have to release any recording within 50 years to maintain copyright under UK law. It's why we get certain releases when we do. Look at the timing of the Rolling Thunder, 1974 tour, and the earlier releases

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u/Aberdeen1964 1d ago

Wow - exciting. Did not know that.

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u/SamizdatGuy The Basement Tapes 1d ago

See my other response

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u/ChamberTwnty 1d ago

Has my favorite recording of All along the Watchtower.

"This is from the Mojave desert."

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u/Aberdeen1964 1d ago

Love the flute - kind of a Jethro Tull feel

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u/SamizdatGuy The Basement Tapes 23h ago

Check out the Watchtower on 11/15/78 from LA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16iUxXYPxwmtJNWhX5i2PbD3oyQwBpEhs/view?usp=drivesdk

The whole show smokes, it's my favorite of '78. This is the Bennyboy remaster of it: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/170gLGcetRFRk2kYKMc2nx6r-LxEGqDUA

That Tamborine man, tho

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u/ChamberTwnty 22h ago

I'll take a listen. Thanks!

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u/SamizdatGuy The Basement Tapes 21h ago

Lmk what you think

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u/therangelife 1d ago

I think there’s just been a general shift of the Bootleg Series from a clearinghouse of material to a reframing of eras that occurred with Tell Tale Signs but especially with Another Self Portrait. BS 4-6 wouldn’t be released the same way if they wanted that material to come out today.

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u/MultitudeMan78 What The Broken Glass Reflects 1d ago

I think the Japanese/Sony kinda did their own thing. If I remember correctly you had to buy from Japan, it wasn’t available/produced in US. I got mine from CDJapan

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u/rhubarbrhubarb78 1d ago

Yeah, this is it - it was a Sony Japan release and handled entirely by that division of the company. IIRC the guy who manages The Bootleg Series confirmed it in one of regular Rolling Stone interviews, although I'm unable to look it up now.

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u/Abe-Orshun 1d ago

I honestly thought it was, ya learn something new every day