Outtakes and live performances, 1983-1984
A CS production, November 2013
1. Don't Fly Unless It's Safe - outtake
2. Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight - outtake
3. Man Of Peace - June 11, 1984
4. Sweetheart Like You #1 - outtake
5. Jokerman - David Letterman Show, 1984
6. Dirty Lie - tour rehearsal, 1984
7. I & I - outtake
8. Don't Start Me Talkin' - David Letterman Show, 1984
9. To Each His Own - tour rehearsal, 1984
10. Treat Her Right - Letterman Rehearsal
11. This Was My Love #2 - outtake
12. Enough Is Enough - June 28, 1984
13. Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart - outtake
14. Julius And Ethel - outtake
15. Tell Me - outtake
16. Almost Done #2 - tour rehearsal, 1984
17. Union Sundown - outtake
18. Blind Willie McTell - outtake
19. License To Kill - David Letterman Show, 1984
20. Dark Groove - outtake
The songs here fall primarily into four categories: outtakes from Infidels, live performances from the 1984 Tour of Europe, rehearsals for that tour, and songs from Dylan's appearance with The Plugz on David Letterman's television program.
The outtakes are among the most treasured unreleased songs that you'll ever hear. This is largely because they are generally considered to equal or surpass the final release of the record. In some cases, the difference between this and the final release is the mix. Mark Knopfler had apparently created an entirely unique mix of the record before it was fully remixed prior to release; "I & I" is one such song. Most of the outtakes here, however, are very different from the tracks released on the album, or have not been released in any form; "Julius and Ethel" and "This Was My Love" are two that remain fully in the vaults. Even the songs that were eventually released on The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3, "Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart," "Tell Me," and the legendary "Blind Willie McTell," are radically different on this compilation.
The live songs and rehearsals are the slimmest selections found on Faithful. Though "Tangled Up In Blue" received an extensive rewrite for the year, you can find it and many other reworkings of old classics on the official release Real Live, a link to which is found below. Instead, I have presented only contemporary songs. "Man Of Peace" benefits tremendously from the energy of a live airing, and "Enough Is Enough" was never recorded in a studio. "Dirty Lie" and "Almost Done" are two songs which could have become extraordinary additions to Dylan's catalog, but are not known to have been played again after these sessions; they remain deeply compelling sketches.
The true gems of this release, in my opinion, are the tracks from the David Letterman Show. This is one of the most passionate, fierce performances that Bob Dylan delivered in the '80s, or at any other time. Each of the tracks has something to say, from the aggressive cover of "Don't Start Me Talkin'," to the wildly impressionist debut of "Jokerman," to the sincere indictment of man's pride in "License To Kill." We are lucky to have this moment preserved in such a high quality recording.
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