DataBase update: +47

47 added to the DataBase today.
Click the "UPDATE" link in the right sidebar to browse the new additions.

Joni & JT sing Mr. Tambourine Man

Available only from the project's website is Amchitka: the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace. The first disc features Phil Ochs & James Taylor, the 2nd disc is Joni Mitchell.
During her set, Joni's own Carey segues into a nearly 7 minute Mr. Tambourine Man, with JT joining her midway.

The CD is available only from amchitka-concert.com

More CDs/LPs/books added to FOR SALE page

RARE DYLAN COVER CDs and LPs FOR SALE >CLICK HERE!
More CDs (Byrds, Hollies) and LPs (4 Seasons, Serge Kerval) added. Plus a few Dylan books.

Willie covers B.I.T.W.

Willie Nelson covers Blowin' In The Wind - a short 1:42 - on a new benefit CD released today.
100% of the net proceeds from the sale of the Coal Country Music various-artist CD go to the Alliance for Appalachia to stop mountaintop removal.
More information at the album's webpage.
CD or full-album download available from amazon.com

Pat Guadagno's Bob Fest '09 added to Dylan Cover Albums

That's a Bob Dylan Song: Bob Fest '09 has been added to Dylan Cover Albums HERE (tracklist and additional links and info available there.)
The 2-CD, 29-song album was recorded at Pat Guadagno's annual Bob Fest, May 19 2009 at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.
It's a great concert, highly recommended. Several members of the Tired Horses band sing lead or share vocals on a few songs.
CD or mp3-download are available from CD Baby

Fall Reminder...

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--D.P.

Dylan tribute at bt.etree.org

A Halloween night Dylan tribute show in Berkeley California, credited to "Ghosts Of Electricity" (a one-off band including Stu Allen, Pat Nevins, Mark Karan and others,) is available at bt.etree.org. 23 songs from the show are available in two separate incomplete tapings.
Show #529637 is missing the last few songs.
Show #529641 is missing the first set but includes the end of the show and encores.

That's a Bob Dylan Song: Bob Fest '09

Pat Guadagno has released a recording of the 2009 edition of his annual Bob Fest in New Jersey: That's a Bob Dylan Song: Bob Fest '09
See update above

19 New in Dylan Title Tracks

The first-of-month update of Dylan Title Tracks added 19 new items, for a new total of 1,592.
Included is this 1967 (or 68-?) German sleeve by The Guardians with Love Minus Zero on the B-side. This one was new to the DataBase, too.
Thanks to Ronald Born and Manuel Garcia Jara for their submissions to Title Tracks this month

Lo Mejor de Bob Dylan por “Al Burton”

Added to Dylan Cover Albums is another of those 1970s Spanish cassettes, all with the same eleven tracks but credited to many different performers. This newest example is Lo Mejor de Bob Dylan by Al Burton.
Thanks to HP Bushoff for spotting this on eBay, and to Manuel Garcia Jara for label info.

The list of variations so far:
Danny Roberts: Los Exitos de Bob Dylan (Spain LP)
Al Burton: Lo Mejor de Bob Dylan (Spain cassette)
Bill Collins: Tribute to Bob Dylan (US cassette)
Johnny Desvan: Tributo a Bob Dylan (Spain cassette)
Rod Lansing: Exitos de: Bob Dylan (Spain cassette)
Zuk Milton: Hits of Bob Dylan (Spain cassette)
Jane Reynolds y Johnny Desvan:
.......Tributo a Joan Baez y Bob Dylan (Spain cassette)
uncredited: Grandes Creaciones de Bob Dylan (Spain LP)
uncredited: Sounds Like Bob Dylan (UK cassette)

Notice: Webhost upgrades

Everything seems to be working after upgrades were done by my webhost last night. E-mail service to @dylancoveralbums.com addresses was interrupted for a while but is now working again.

Rockridge Synthesizer Orchestra reissued digitally

The Rockridge Synthesizer Orchestra Plays Bob Dylan has been reissued digitally and is available from iTunes, using this new cover art.
The listing for the original 1997 instrumental CD has been updated HERE.
Thanks to Michael Tearson

Busy week for the DataBase

Click the "UPDATE" link in the right sidebar for the many new covers added to the Dylan Covers DataBase this week... 94 today and 64 earlier this week.
Thanks to all who have reported new covers!

Part 5: Zimming Point MP3s - Only here!

Here's the fifth (and last) installment of mp3 links from Zimming Point to be available only here at the Blog in Plain D.
(Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4)

WORKINGMAN'S BLUES #2.mp3
Cut at the end, but much of the song is there
HUCK'S TUNE.mp3
A different version than the one at zimmingpoint.com
DUNCAN & BRADY.mp3
Not a Dylan cover of course, but many know the song from Bob's performances

I hope you've enjoyed the opportunity to hear these recordings. My thanks to JB Heinink and Zimming Point for allowing me to post them here exclusively.
For more details of these recordings, visit zimmingpoint.com. There you can find links to several more tracks: Down In The Flood, Huck's Tune, Forgetful Heart and Standing In The Doorway.

More Aufray news...

There are reports of a "Collector's Edition" of Aufray's New Yorker to be released on 12/14. Perhaps the missing track will appear on that.
The promotional version of the CD came in a very nice 6¾-inch (17cm) square hard-bound gatefold holder, perhaps the Collector's Edition will be similar (just my guess!)
Thanks to Jean Fernandez

Aufray released, minus a song

Hugues Aufray's New Yorker was released in France today.
Apparently Tu Dois Servir Quelqu’un (Gotta Serve Somebody), included in early published tracklists and on advance and promotional versions of the album is NOT on the retail CD.
Thanks to Jean Fernandez for the report

Part 4: Zimming Point MP3s - Only here!

Here's the fourth installment of mp3 links from Zimming Point to be available only here at the
Blog in Plain D.
(Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3)

I FEEL A CHANGE COMING ON.mp3
JOLENE.mp3

The fifth (and final) installment will be posted next Wednesday.
For more details of these recordings, visit zimmingpoint.com. There you will find links to several more tracks: Down In The Flood, Huck's Tune, Forgetful Heart and Standing In The Doorway.
Thanks to JB & Zimming Point

Spanish titles added to Páez albums

The Spanish song titles have been added to the two Esteban Páez albums of translations.
Thanks to Anton Bohnen for forwarding the titles provided by the artist.

Twitter list: Going, going, GONE

My Twitter listing of new Dylan covers has been discontinued.
After a month and 250+ "tweets," only a few people were using it - only 2 of those with any obvious Dylan-cover interest. This is not counting the many nuisance "follower collectors" and spam accounts that must be tolerated or blocked.
I see no reason to continue the Twitter account for other purposes, so it will be deleted in a few days.
Anyone really interested in the service provided there can monitor and/or bookmark the DataBase Update page ("Update" link in right sidebar of the Blog home page) this provides the same information, just not so often - once a week (or more) as warranted.
Other Dylan cover news can be found right here at
The Blog in Plain D.
--Dave

Nobody Sings Dylan #30

Volume 30: Time is the Enemy has been added to the Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan series page of Dylan Cover Albums.

Links to the BitTorrents of all 30 volumes at dimeadozen.org are available on the page, and artwork for most volumes can be found HERE, or in the comments section of each torrent page.