The Dylan Covers Vol. 15
Odds And Ends
Here is the info file from Jeffs98119, the compiler who uploaded this to Dime:
With this volume, we conclude all the original music from KCRW’s John Wesley Harding-hosted "Oh Merci" special–I’ve also included an interesting intro Don Was provided for the unreleased, "Under the Red Sky"-era song "Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore." These versions of the "Oh Merci" songs come from Brian in England, whose source was cleaner than the one posted a couple of weeks ago on Dime by Mark Persic (which also omitted the outtake "Mr. Alice" altogether). Again, big thanks to Brian, Mark and Michel for helping get this show back out there!
Overall this week, we’ve got nine new songs not previously featured on NSD, and a dozen new artists. A few notes about some of the performers on this collection: Planxty features vocals by the great Christy Moore; the Performing Gibsons include ex-Fairporters Iain Matthews and Richard Thompson; the Fairport line-up here features Sandy Denny, in her final stint with the group; the Yardbirds line-up includes Jimmy Page; and the late Rainer Ptacek was a longtime member of Giant Sand.
As usual, thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). Please keep the suggestions and files coming–if you’ve got something good, please PM me.
Lastly, someone out there sent me an MP3 of the Staples Singers doing "Hard Rain" and offered to send a lossless version–I’ve lost your contact info, but please do send it!
Enjoy! JS
From OH MERCI (Jul 4, 1993, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA)
01 Black Crow Blues – Peter Case
02 I Don’t Believe You – Cindy Lee Berryhill
03 Intro to Mr. Alice – Don Was
04 Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Was (Not Was)
05 Dear Landlord – John Wesley Harding
06 Tears of Rage – George Gerdes and John Wesley Harding
ODDS AND ENDS
07 Odds and Ends – Black Crowes (Sep 17, 2005, Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ)
08 Maggie’s Farm – Ratdog (Jun 22, 1997, Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA)
09 Don’t Think Twice – James Taylor (May 16, 2006, Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO)
10 I Pity the Poor Immigrant – Planxty (Aug 1980, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland)
11 Down in the Flood – Fairport Convention (Jul 16, 1974, BBC Studios, London, England)
12 It Takes a Lot to Laugh – Performing Gibsons (Apr 1971, BBC Radio One, London, England)
13 Country Pie – The Nice (Jun 2, 1969, BBC Studios, London, England)
14 Most Likely You Go Your Way – Yardbirds (Apr 14, 1967, Stockholm, Sweden)
15 I Shall Be Released – Joe Cocker (Oct 19, 1969, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
16 Meet Me in the Morning – Rainer Ptacek (Dec 5, 1983, KXCI-FM Studios, Tucson, AZ)
17 All Along the Watchtower – Jeff Healey Band (Sep 24, 1990, Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)