New in Dylan Cover Albums: Maria Muldaur

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums is Heart Of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs of Bob Dylan. The 12-track album by Bob's Greenwich Village contemporary touches on folk, country, jazz & blues and is highly recommended.
Heart of Mine has also been added to the Maria Muldaur Collector's Guide.

More info is available at mariamuldaur.com and Telarc Records

The tracklist:
Buckets Of Rain
Lay Lady Lay
To Be Alone With You
Heart Of Mine
Make You Feel My Love
Moonlight
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Golden Loom
On A Night Like This
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Wedding Song
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Release date is August 15.
Pre-order from: amazon.com / amazon.co.uk / amazon.de / amazon.ca

Dylan Title Tracks: 2 new sleeves

Two new sleeves have been added to Dylan Title Tracks, including this French Miriam Makeba sleeve of
I Shall Be Released.
Also added is a French EP with Don't Think Twice by The Four Seasons.
There are now 1,180 sleeves & albums displayed in Dylan Title Tracks.
Thanks to Anita Illing for the Miriam Makeba sleeve.

New in Dylan Cover Albums: Les Fradkin

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums is If Your Memory Serves You Well by Les Fradkin. On one of the more rockin' Dylan cover albums of recent vintage, Les showcases his multi-instrumental mastery and pop/rock vocals.
Les was discovered and signed by John Hammond, Sr. in 1969, and was the first musician to portray the role of "George Harrison" in the Original Cast of Beatlemania, the hit Broadway show of the late 1970's. He sang and played as a multi-instrumentalist on many Top 40 hit records throughout the early 1970's, and has now found great success on Internet sales charts.
More info, audio samples, and ordering info is available from
lesfradkin.com, CD Baby, and amazon.com.
The tracklist:
This Wheel's On Fire
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
The Times They Are-A-Changin'
Like A Rolling Stone
Just Like A Woman
Love Minus Zero/No Limit
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
Absolutely Sweet Marie
One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)

New in Dylan Cover Albums: Fernando Goin

Now officially added to the Vocals pages of Dylan Cover Albums is Fernando Goin Sings Dylan, a 13-track album by country-blues singer Fernando Goin of Argentina.
It is a very enjoyable album, with mostly acoustic renditions in the folk/blues vein. A few rarely covered Bob songs are here, most notably One More Weekend and Dirt Road Blues, along with the better known Dylan classics.
Audio samples and ordering information is available on the Acqua Records website in Argentina. Worldwide shipping is available through TangoStore.com.
Thanks to Nicolás Pichersky

The tracklist:
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
One More Weekend
Alberta
One More Night
Dirt Road Blues
Just Like A Woman
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
One Too Many Mornings
Make You Feel My Love
Abandoned Love
Billy
Blowin' In The Wind

Chris Smither to cover Dylan once again

Leave The Light On, the upcoming new album by Chris Smither, includes a cover of Visions of Johanna. To be released September 19.
Pre-order from: amazon.com

Rod Stewart to cover Dylan once again

Still The Same ... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time, Rod Stewart's first rock album in over 8 years, will be released October 10. Included is a cover of If Not For You.

Dylan Title Tracks: 2 new sleeves added

Two new sleeves have been added to Dylan Title Tracks, including this unusual Square-dance call record of Blowing In The Wind by J.E. "Little Joe" Goins.
Also added is a Japanese reissue sleve with Stevie Wonder's Blowin' In the Wind.
There are now 1,178 sleeves & albums displayed in Dylan Title Tracks.
Thanks to H.P. Bushoff for this week's additions.

New Cover Album: Les Fradkin

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums.
See July 27 post for details

The annual Michel & Bob Fest box

Michel Montecrossa has released another 6-CD boxset of recordings from his annual Michel & Bob Dylan Fest 2006. This year's edition includes 39 Dylan covers. The newest song covered is Jokerman. The 2 tracks of most interest are the first English-language covers of Down the Highway & Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking to be listed in the Dylan Covers DataBase.
For a full tracklist and other info read the press release.

More Polish translations on-line (#65-69)

More Polish cover mp3s from Sylwek Szweda. See his list HERE.
#65. Straciłem To Wszystko (I Threw It All Away)
#66. Ciemne Oczy (Dark Eyes)
#67. Sara
#68. Wszystko W Porządku, Mamo (Ja Tylko Krwawię)
. (It's Alright Ma, (I'm Only Bleeding))
#69. Billy

New in the DylanCover.com collection: Joe Ely

Winterlude
Joe Ely
to: Kate - a benefit for Kate's sake
various artist Christmas CD
CD: Western Beat Entertainment (no cat. #); 2005 (US)

Christmas in July! Although not really a Christmas song, the accordian backed Winterlude by Joe Ely doesn't seem out of place among the more traditional Christmas songs performed by these Americana/roots/alt-country performers including BR549, Buddy & Judy Miller, John Prine, Jason & The Scorchers, Steve Earle & others.

Available from: amazon.com / amazon.co.uk / amazon.de / amazon.ca

New soundtrack with 4 covers: Lady In The Water

The soundtrack of M. Night Shyamalan's new film Lady In the Water includes 4 Dylan covers. To my knowledge, 3 of the 4 are unique to this soundtrack.
The CD has been added to the Collector's Guide to Dylan Covers on Soundtracks.


The Times They Are A-Changin' - A Whisper In The Noise
(see June 7th post)
Every Grain Of Sand - Amanda Ghost
It Ain't Me Babe - Silvertide
Maggie's Farm - Silvertide
Thanks to Michael Tearson for the tip.

Available from: amazon.com / amazon.co.uk / amazon.de / amazon.ca

New Dylan Cover Album from Argentina

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums.
See July 25 post for details

New cover: Jazzamor

The Frankfurt, Germany based bossa nova/jazz/lounge duo Jazzamor covers Don't Think Twice, It's All Right on Travel, their 3rd & latest CD. More info at their website http://www.jazzamor.com/
Thanks to Dirk Krah for the tip.
Available from: amazon.de

Dylan tribute concert in NYC November 9

"The Music of Bob Dylan" at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in New York on November 9, 2006. The show, a benefit for The Music For Youth Foundation, will feature 20 artists performing the music of Bob Dylan. Confirmed so far are: Patti Smith, Phil Lesh, Philip Glass, Rosanne Cash, Cat Power, Lee Renaldo Project, Medeski Martin & Wood, Natalie Merchant, Warren Haynes & Gov't Mule, Al Kooper & The Funky Faculty and Chris & Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes.
http://www.musicforyouth.org/bobdylan/

The Beards Live: July 8, 2006

The Beards have made available on-line their tribute concert to Dylan and The Band from the Musincanto Festival in Verona, Italy on July 8, 2006. The show includes 10 Dylan covers + 4 songs of The Band.
Also available are previews of 2 songs from their forthcoming Tribute to Bob Dylan CD.
http://www.thebeards.it/generale.html

Man Of Peace
Mighty Quinn
Up On Cripple Creek
Long Distance Operator
Shooting Star
Highway 61 Revisited
This Wheel's On Fire
Million Dollar Bash
I Shall Be Released
Ballad Of A Thin Man
The Shape I'm In
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
King Harvest
The Weight

Thanks to Emanuele Marchiori

Maria Muldaur update III

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums.
See July 29 post for details

Jamie Saft Trio update, updated

The tracklist for The Jamie Saft Trio Plays Bob Dylan CD (see July 5 post):
What Was It You Wanted
Ballad of a Thin Man
Dignity
God Knows
Trouble
Dirge
Living the Blues
Disease of Conceit
Thanks to Michael Tearson

Maria Muldaur update II

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums.
See July 29 post for details

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Dylan Title Tracks: updated with 2 sleeves

Two new sleeves have been added to Dylan Title Tracks, including this Fairport Convention sleeve, country of origin unknown. It is similar to the Swedish sleeve but with different colors. Anybody know?
Also added is a Byrds Hey Mr. Tambourine Man bootleg LP.
There are now 1,176 sleeves & albums displayed in Dylan Title Tracks.
Thanks to Ole Lien for this week's additions.

Maria Muldaur update

Now officially added to Dylan Cover Albums.
See July 29 post for details

Listen to Bob in Japan

Added to Dylan Cover Albums is this Japanese edition of the Listen to Bob Dylan compilation from Drive-Thru Records. The purple cover is the 4th color variation reported. Previously known are the green US, yellow/gold UK (& Euro?), and red Australian versions. Reports of additional colors from these or other countries are welcome.

Thanks to Arie de Reus for the scan and info.

New in the DylanCover.com collection: The Sounds of Our Times

Too Much Of Nothing
(instrumental)
The Sounds of Our Times
Arranged and Conducted by Jack Pleis
Play Love Is Blue
LP: Capitol ST 2892 (stereo); 1967 (US)

The Sounds of Our Times was one of the many faceless studio groups that recorded "hits-of-the -day" albums in the '60s. This album is noteworthy for it's cover of Too Much Of Nothing instead of the usual Dylan cover suspects.
From the rear cover: "The Sounds of Our Times play the hit songs of our times in big, fresh, new, exciting arrangements for strings, brasses, guitars, alto sax, rhythm, and the haunting, expressive sound of the Vox electronic harpsichord."

Coming soon: The Jamie Saft Trio

Due for release August 22 is a new Dylan cover album, The Jamie Saft Trio Plays Bob Dylan. The album by Saft's New York-based piano trio will feature several guest vocalists. More details as they become available.
Pre-order from: amazon.com / amazon.co.uk / amazon.de / amazon.ca
Thanks to Dirk Krah for the tip.

First-of-month updates for July 1

The Dylan Covers DataBase has been updated, adding 160 new covers for a new total of 15,731. Included is the first DataBase listing of an artist from the Faroe Islands, All Along The Watchtower by Høgni Lisberg, from his 2006 CD Morning Dew.
Also 51 new images and many new links were added.
Click here to show New Additions Only

Dylan Covers On-Line has been updated, adding 20 new cover links for a new total of 619.

Thanks to all who contributed to the DylanCover.com websites during June.