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Live at The Gaslight 1962 is a single CD release including ten songs from early Bob Dylan performances at the Gaslight cafe in New York City's Greenwich Village. Released in 2005 by Columbia Records, it was initially distributed in an exclusive 18-month deal with Starbucks, after which it is expected to be released to the general retail market.
These Gaslight recordings have circulated among Dylan collectors for many years. They made their first appearance on bootleg LPs no later than 1973, and have appeared, in various forms, on several bootleg LPs and CDs and on many Dylan fan CDR projects. The full set of recordings, including 17 tracks, is usually referred to by Dylan collectors as the "Second Gaslight Tape," but some refer to the recordings as a compilation of the "Second" and "Third Gaslight Tape," believing them to be compiled from two different sets at the Gaslight. The source recording is not continuous, and its exact provenance has not been firmly established.
Two tracks from these recordings were previously released on official Dylan albums: "No More Auction Block" appeared on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 in 1991 and "Handsome Molly" appeared on the Japanese release Live 1961-2000 - Thirty-Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances. A third track, "The Cuckoo (Is A Pretty Bird)" was included on a promotional CD distributed in U.S. retail markets in association with the official release of Chronicles, Vol. 1.
Track listing
All songs Traditional; adapated and arranged by Bob Dylan, except where noted.
- "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan) - 6:40
- "Rocks And Gravel" (Bob Dylan) - 4:58
- "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) - 3:09
- "The Cuckoo (Is A Pretty Bird)" - 2:18
- "Moonshiner" - 4:05
- "Handsome Molly" - 2:44
- "Cocaine" - 2:56
- "John Brown" - 5:53
- "Barbara Allen" - 7:49
- "West Texas" - 5:37
External links
- Still On The Road 1962 -- discographical reference
- Gaslight cafe (1959 photo)
- Gaslight history by Al Aronowitz
