PR Forum

Royal Albert Hall, London
May 9, 1965
Soundboard

This is the second of three remasters of truly abysmal 1965 recordings that were considered the worst of all Dylan live recordings ever. This is the attempt to make them listenable and, although the results are far from high-quality, the huge importance of these recordings make them essential to every Dylan collector. PR

1. The Times They Are A-Changin'
2. To Ramona
3. Gates Of Eden
4. If You Gotta Go, Go Now
5. It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
6. Love Minus Zero / No Limit
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. Talking World War Iii Blues
9. Don't Think Twice It's All Right
10. With God On Our Side
11. She Belongs To Me
12. It Ain't Me Babe
13. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
14. All I Really Want To Do
15. It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Bonus disc:
DON'T LOOK BACK SNIPPETS
1. Backstage tuning
2. The Times They Are A-Changin' / Talking World War III Blues / It's All Right Ma / Gates Of Eden / Love Minus Zero/No Limit / All I Really Want To Do
3. Time magazine interview - The Sawoy Hotel, May 9, 1965
4. Time magazine interview - The Sawoy Hotel, May 9, 1965

Greetings. Of the three 1965 recordings that you remastered in 2012, this has the best sound by far. This recording is very listenable and enjoyable, and I would rate it a B+. This one is truly essential.
The Forest Hills recording is so awful, even after your brave attempt to resurrect its sound, that I would rate it a D-. What makes this worth listening to is the energy with which Dylan attacks this performance.
The Sheffield recording is easier to listen to than Forest Hills. I would rate it a D+, mostly because every treble sibilant has huge amounts of crunch, even after gross equalization to suppress it. Before, I would have fled the room with bleeding ears, now it is merely unpleasant and annoying. The music emerges as well as it can. Fortunately, these are acoustic sessions which are easier to listen to than more complicated orchestrations.
Thank you for your service in presenting these invaluable historic recordings in the best possible fidelity.

I was well aware that some great improvements were impossible to achieve, but I only tried to make these recordings slightly more listenable because all of them are truly historic recordings. I spent ten times more time than usual but I would hate myself if I never tried to do something with that.

Thank you.