Joker777 now available at Amazon Japan

Joker777's It's a Shared LOVE is now available from
Amazon Japan. See Sept. 17 post.

Les Fradkin now available from iTunes

Les Fradkin's If Your Memory Serves You Well is now available for download at iTunes

Collector's guide Updates: BAP and Arlo Guthrie

• BAP:
added details of new 2006 reissue series. Several BAP albums have been reissued with bonus discs, including a few new & old Dylan covers:

1. Rockt andere kölsche Leeder (1979)
Original album includes Alptraum eines Opportunisten (influenced by Motorsycho Nitemare), the Bonus-CD adds a 2006 live version of Hurricane (sung in English, previously unreleased)
info at bap.de • Available from: amazon.de

2. Vün Drinne Noh Drüsse (1982)
Original album includes Wie 'ne Stein (Like A Rolling Stone), the Bonus-CD adds a 1983 live version of Su'ne Morje (One Too Many Mornings), previously available on the band's 1983 live album Bess Demnähx.
info at bap.de • Available from: amazon.de

3. Zwesche Salzjebäck un Bier (1984)
Includes Zofall un e janz klei‘ bessje Glöck (influenced by Simple Twist Of Fate), no Dylan-content on the Bonus-CD.
info at bap.de • Available from: amazon.de

4. Ahl Männer, aalglatt (1986)
No Dylan-content on the original album, the bonus CD includes the 1986 live-version of Like A Rolling Stone from the 1986 various artist LP WAAhnsinn (with Wolfgang Ambros, Anne Haigis & Kevin Coyne; sung in Austrian/Kölsch/English) and a previously unreleased 1988 live version of Vatter (influenced by Father of Night.)
info at bap.de • Available from: amazon.de

Note: BAP covers performed in the Kölsche German dialect except as noted. Songs described as "influenced by" are not true covers, as they have Kölsche lyrics by Wolfgang Niedecken that are not translations of the Dylan lyrics.
Thanks to Dirk Krah for the BAP info

• Arlo Guthrie:
+ 1984 LP/CD HARP by Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert & Pete Seeger with Mr. Tambourine
Available from: amazon.com
+ 2001 various artist CD Celebration: Philadelphia Folk Festival - 40th Festival with Walkin' Down The Line.
Available from: amazon.com

New in the DylanCover.com collection: Peter Pan Pop Singers

The Mighty Quinn
Peter Pan Pop Singers and Orchestra
The Unicorn
LP: Peter Pan Records 8068; 1968? (US)

Maybe buying this children's music LP is a sign that my collecting has gone too far... but in my defense it was only 1¢ on eBay, for a well-worn copy. Fortunately the Mighty Quinn band was not too bad, apparently not a favorite of the previous owner. You would expect songs on a kid's music album to be upbeat, but this rendition by a mixed male and female chorus is surprisingly lackluster. The "orchestra" is comprised of an organ, sax, and percussion. A product of S.P.C. Inc., Newark, New Jersey USA, no date on cover or label, but I'd guess 1968 when the Irish Rovers had their hit with The Unicorn (perhaps the LP number 8068 is also a hint.)

The Very Best of Jerry Garcia

The recently released The Very Best of Jerry Garcia compilation contains 3 Dylan songs, as far as I know all previously available. Included is the studio version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door, and live versions of Positively 4th Street (1975) and Señor (1990). Available from: amazon.com

New cover: Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation

Rounder Records has announced the October 24th release of Soundstage Presents Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, a DVD of the band's appearance on the PBS-TV program broadcast on June 24. The DVD adds bonus songs recorded at the same performance but not included in the broadcast, including a cover of Girl From The North Country.
Thanks to Michael Tearson for the tip.

New in the DylanCover.com collection: Buddy Miles Express

All Along The Watchtower
Buddy Miles Express
Hell And Back
CD: Ryko/Black Arc RCD 10305; 1994 (US)

The feedback drenched intro would have made Jimi proud.
5:05

Used copies for under $5 from:
amazon.com

New in the DylanCover.com collection: Blue Merle

Buckets Of Rain
Blue Merle
The Fires EP
CD-EP: Island 0 75021 01828 0; 2004 (US)

This Limited Edition (of 3,000) 6-track EP was released a few months before the debut album of the Nashville band Blue Merle. They're unusual for an alt-rock band in that they play mostly acoustic, their usual setup includes acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, an upright bass & drums. Their 4:26 studio version of Buckets Of Rain is exclusive to this EP. Found my copy (#2593) on eBay for 99¢ !
Just for fun: If you have a copy of this EP, use the "comment" link at the end of this post and log in the serial number of your copy & your location.

Check availability of used copies from: amazon.com

20 New & Old Downloads

• New Polish translation by Sylwek Szweda:
#72. Buty z hiszpańskiej skóry (Boots Of Spanish Leather)
sylwek.efbud.com.pl

• Watching The River Flow by Benny and The Bangers (Swedish band). From their 1993 album Lord Hill Live
bennyandthebangers.com..[> musik]

• Simplicity played an all-Dylan show at Michigan's Beaver Island Music Festival 7/21/06. The complete show is available in separate track files at the Live Music Archive:
Maggie's Farm / It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry / It's All Over Now, Baby Blue / Visions of Johanna / Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat / Simple Twist of Fate / Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts / Make You Feel My Love / Positively 4th Street / On a Night Like This
archive.org

The day before, Simplicity played 4 songs at a soundcheck:
Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat / She Belongs To Me / On a Night Like This / Simple Twist of Fate
archive.org


These last two may have been posted in the past, but have resurfaced recently for various reason:

• Kris Kehr: from his free album download In the Basement of the House of Delight:
When I Paint My Masterpiece, She Belongs To Me, One Too Many Mornings
(+ some Dylan-related traditionals)
www.kriskehr.com..[> music]

• Meet Me In the Morning by Jerry Lightfoot's Band of Wonder featuring Carolyn Wonderland and Vince Welnick. Live at The Vibe, Austin, TX - 5/16/03
www.carolynwonderland.com
Note: Austin blues guitarist Jerry Lightfoot passed away recently at age 55.

Dylan Title Tracks: 4 additions

After a long drought, some new additions to Dylan Title Tracks:

Three EPs with both Blowin' In The Wind and Don't Think Twice have been added to both song's pages of Dylan Title Tracks, including 1965 Australian and New Zealand Trini Lopez EPs and a 1964 French EP by The Harry Simeone Chorale.

Also added is the 2005 CD-EP Like A Rolling Stone by Sonicwerks.

Technically, the NZ EP Trini Sings Peter Paul & Mary Hits doesn't qualify for Title Tracks since the song titles do not appear on the sleeve front, but I have included it for sake of completeness. It does however qualify for Dylan Covers on Non-Dylan Tributes and has been added there.

There are now 1,189 sleeves & albums displayed in
Dylan Title Tracks.

Thanks to H.P. Bushoff for the Trini Lopez scans & info.

Alan Lorber reissued... questions remain

Available for purchase on several download sites (including eMusic) is Bob Dylan: Times They Are A-Changin' by the Alan Lorber Orchestra. Apparently the 6 Dylan songs included here are from the 1966 Lorber-produced Metropolitan Pops Orchestra album, note the artwork uses a variation of the same Peter Max design. Notation on this new release reads "Recorded May, 1966. Abbey Road Studios, London, with members & soloists of The London Symphony & Ted Heath Band." Added are Dylan Overture and the traditional Man Of Constant Sorrow. I haven't heard the tracks yet, so I don't know what Dylan Overture is, possibly a medley?
Tracks from the MPO that are not included are It Ain't Me Babe, She Belongs To Me, Positively 4th Street, and Mr. Tambourine Man.
This release does not answer the questions on my Mysteries page. For example, was this album ever released on the MGM label under Lorber's name?
More info at the Iris Music Groups album webpage
Also released by Iris Music Group is a 6-track collection of Lorber's Peter Paul & Mary covers, but Blowin' In The Wind is not included, but Man Of Constant Sorrow is repeated! That release also uses a variation of the artwork from the Metropolitan Pops Orchestra's PP&M LP.
Some retailers (such as Amazon.com) are listing this as a CD release, but I have found no evidence to support that. For now I have added it to the Download Albums page. If it does surface as a CD release, it will be transferred to the Instrumentals page.
The tracklist:
Dylan Overture (Dylan content unknown)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Don't Think Twice
One Too Many Mornings
All I Really Wanna Do
Like A Rolling Stone
Man Of Constant Sorrow
The Times They Are A Changin'

3rd Jewels & Binoculars coming

According to lindseyhorner.com, Jewels & Binoculars have or will soon record their 3rd album of jazz Dylan covers. Guesting on the album will be guitarist Bill Frisell, himself no stranger to Dylan covers. Lindsey Horner is the bassist for the Michael Moore-led trio.
The trio's previous albums are on the Dylan Cover Albums Instrumental pages HERE.
Thanks to Dirk Krah for the tip.

New in Dylan Cover Albums: Joker777

Added to the Dylan Cover Albums Vocals pages is It's a shared LOVE, a 7-track CDR by Japan's Joker777 with Shiva Rainbow Blues Band. The 33-minute CDR is an audience recording of a July 6, 2006 performance in Tokyo, including 6 Dylan covers and the blues standard Sweet Home Chicago.
These tracks can be heard at SoundClick.com
Contact address to order the CDR: e-mail

The Dylan covers:
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
One More Cup Of Coffee
Oh, Sister
From A Buick 6
Maggie's Farm
Like A Rolling Stone

New Collector's Guide: The Country Gentlemen

A Country Gentlemen page has been added to Dylan Covers Collector's Guides. Listed are 6 Dylan covers by the legendary bluegrass quartet, illustrated by 7 albums, including 1972's The Award Winning Country Gentlemen with Walking Down The Line.
This is the 107th Artist Collector's Guide.

New cover downloads + streams

• Maggie's Farm by U.S. singer-songwriter A.J. Bascom, from his 2006 album Notes From Berlin. ajbascommusic.com [> Listen to Music]

• One More Cup Of Coffee by Raleigh NC folk-rock band Milagro Saints, from their 2001 album Midnight America. milagrosaints.com [> Listen to Music]

• Italian guitarist Luigi Catuogno has a classical guitar instrumental cover of Sara available HERE [bottom of page].

• Tokyo singer Joker777 has added a listen-only stream of The Wicked Messenger to his SoundClick webpage.

All these tracks will be added to the Dylan Covers On-Line list at the October 1 update.

Barb Jungr: another pair of Dylan covers

Barb Jungr's 2 albums after her 2002 all-Dylan album Every Grain Of Sand contained 2 Dylan covers each, and her latest release from Linn Records continues that trend. Walking In The Sun, subtitled Barb sings Blues & Gospel, includes the rare Trouble In Mind (only the 2nd version in the Dylan Covers DataBase) and Blind Willie McTell.
The new CD has been added to the Barb Jungr Collector's Guide.
More info at Linn Records and barbjungr.com
To be released Oct. 2. Pre-order from: amazon.co.uk
Note: a SACD Hybrid disc with a CD-compatible HDCD layer.
Thanks to John Morrison for the news tip.

Pickin' on Dylan... again

CMH Records has reissued their Pickin' on Dylan collection, with a new title and artwork and two new tracks. North Country: Pickin' on Bob Dylan adds Everything Is Broken and Things Have Changed to the original 12 tracks. The new version has been added to the Instrumentals page listed under David West & CMH studio players.
More info at CMH Records.

New covers around the world

Spain
Santiago y Luis Auserón (co-founders of Radio Futura) cover Ballad of a Thin Man in Spanish (Balada de un tipo flaco) on their album Las Malas Lenguas.
Thanks to Mr Zimmerboy for the tip





Germany
Blues singer Colored Wolf (a.k.a. Wolfgang Kallert) covers Highway 61 Revisited on his new CD blue.sing. (CD: Mood 6772)
Thanks to Werner Hagn for the tip

...and thanks to all who keep me informed of Dylan covers world-wide.

New page: Dylan Cover Albums Directory

I have added a Directory page to Dylan Cover Albums, listing all the albums & other items on the major pages of that site (Vocals, Translations, Instrumentals, E.P.s, Various Artists, Shared, Near Misses.)
The list is presented with thumbnail images of all the albums, listed in alphabetical order by artist, with compilations at the end of the list sorted as they appear on the Various Artists pages. Filter links at the top of the Directory page display each category separately. Also included are links to the minor pages of the site. The Directory replaces the former "Album List" page.

To access the Dylan Cover Albums Directory, use the new link on the main page of Dylan Cover Albums.

New additions to Festivals & Tribute Concerts

I have added 2 new items to the Festivals & Tribute Concerts page of Dylan Cover Albums:
• Bob Dylan Acoustic Tribute: Club Lingerie, Hollywood CA, February 28, 1988
This 3-CDR show is/was available for download on BitTorrent sites. Includes performances by Carla Olson, Steve Wynn, Carmaig de Forrest, Sid Griffin, a then unknown Lucinda Williams and others. No artwork was provided for this show.
• Dylan On The Edge: Internationaler Bob Dylan-Kongress, Frankfurt am Main, 11.-13. Mai 2006
A circulating recording of the broadcast of the tribute concert at the 2006 Dylan Congress in Frankfurt. Performances by Michael Moore's Jewels and Binoculars, Wiglaf Droste and Munich punk/rock band FSK.

New in the DylanCover.com collection: Lost Dogs

Lord Protect My Child
Lost Dogs
Scenic Routes
CD/Cassette: Brainstorm/Word; 1992 (US)

CDs of Lost Dogs' out-of-print Scenic Routes, their 1992 debut album, are advertised for some lofty prices, but I found a sealed cassette for only a few dollars. The band combines alt-country, gospel & Christian styles, all clearly evident on Lord Protect My Child. Ten years later, they reprised the song on the limited-edition album "Green Room Serenade Part Tour." The band has released several albums since.
thelostdogs.com

New pages provide direct links to covers

I have added two new pages to DylanCover.com, replacing several older pages. On both new pages, clicking any linked song title opens a list of covers of the song selected, derived from the Dylan Covers DataBase. The lists open in new windows, so bypass any pop-up blockers if necessary.
• Alphabetical Song List: a list of all Dylan songs, arranged A-Z. The page features illustrations of many Dylan non-album songs, and replaces the previous series of A-Z Song List pages.
• By Dylan Album Song List: a list of Dylan songs arranged by Dylan album date of release (not date of recording.) This page replaces the previous series of "Bob's Originals" pages. The list is illustrated and includes all Dylan albums and major compilations.
Any existing links to any of the old Song List or Bob's Original pages should automatically redirect to the 2 new pages, respectively.
Any reports of bad or broken links would be appreciated. I'm not perfect :)

New in the DylanCover.com collection: Kevin Max

When He Returns
Kevin Max
The Imposter
CD: Northern Records NRCD005; 2005 (US)

Kevin Max was a member of the successful Christian music group dc Talk. His cover of When He Returns is accompanied by just a solo piano, but much of The Imposter, his 5th solo album, has more of an alt-rock sound.

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

First-of-month updates for September 1, 2006

The Dylan Covers DataBase has been updated, adding 185 new covers for a new total of 16,217.
Also 104 new images and many new links were added.
Click here to view New Additions Only

Dylan Covers On-Line added 12 new cover links for a new total of 653.

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

Covers by these artists were added to the DataBase during August 2006:
506 Crew, The Alarm, Alkbottle, Kiri Alone, anonymous/uncredited, Geoff Baker, Barefoot Manner, Black Crowes (3), The Blue Rags (2), Blueground Undergrass (3), Bride (2), Brother Scott, Joe Brown, Bubble-Town, Katie Buckhaven, Frenchy Burrito (3), Bernard Cade, Johnny Cash & Cass Elliott, Caution Jam (2), Pierre Cavalli, Gus Clark, Tom Cochrane, Common Ground, Tyrone Cotton, Coup d'Blues, Crooked Still, Dark Hollow (7), The Dedringers (3), Brian Dolzani, Donna The Buffalo, ekoostik hookah, Mark Erelli, Jackson K. Eskew (9), Merrell Fankhauser, Dick Foley, Jerry Garcia Band (14), George George and David, Gov't Mule, Grapefruit Ed (2), Grateful Dead (2), David Gray, The Great Atomic Power, Great Plains Gypsies, Greensky Bluegrass, Grimis (3), Arlo Guthrie, Steve Hackett, Ben Harper, Sophie B. Hawkins, Martin (Tinu) Heiniger (2), Hexbelt (2), Judy Hill, Polo Hofer, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Hudson, Elana James, JGB (2), Josh Johnston, Joker777 (3), The Kennedys, Rami Kleinstein, Charlie Landsborough, The Last Waltz Ensemble, Legion of Mary (2), David Leigh, Phil Lesh & Friends, Little Bob, Little Feat, Little Women, Johnny Logan, Dave Matthews, Max Creek (2), Miracle Train (2), Mr. Blotto, Named By Strangers, Ove Ofteness (6), Tim Palmieri, The Peasant Folk, Ilka Posin (3), Bonnie Raitt, Ron Randolf (2), Ratdog (5), David Roth, Rudy Rotta (2), Sammy and the Wabos, Todd Sheaffer, Sonoma, Eddie Spaghetti, Los Speakers, Dave Stein Bubhub, Joe Stickley's Blueprint, Susan & The SurfTones, Sylwek Szweda (3), Tamaris, Alan Tew Orchestra, Tin Men, Trampled by Turtles, Ken Tucker & The Back Porch Pilgrims, U2 (2), Dave Van Ronk (2), Voice Magic, Peeni Waali, Bob Walkenhorst (3), Widespread Panic (3), Wild Turkeys (5), Keller Williams, Workingman's Ed (2), Yonder Mountain String Band, Pete Yorn