Odetta Sings Dylan reissued in U.S.

Odetta Sings Dylan is being reissued on CD in the U.S. for the first time by DRG Records. The new CD has the same two bonus tracks and artwork as the 2000 BMG/Camden CD released in Europe. More info at DRG Records.
To be released September 2.
Available from: amazon.com

New in Dylan Cover Albums: Ton Vincent

New to Dylan Cover Albums is Black Coat: Ton Vincent Speelt Bob Dylan, a self-released CD-R of 13 solo acoustic Dylan covers by Ton Vincent of Bredevoort, The Netherlands, recorded there last winter.
More info at Ton's Dutch language website tonvincent.nl
Ton has several videos, including some Dylan songs, on YouTube
The Tracklist:

Don't Think Twice / Mr. Tambourine Man / Man In The Long Black Coat / Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Forever Young / Tomorrow Is A Long Time / You're A Big Girl Now / Girl From The North Country / Oh Sister / Make You Feel My Love / Blowin' In The Wind / Bob Dylan's Dream / I Shall Be Released

Thanks to Dirk Krah for reporting this CD
Thanks to Ton Vincent

Jefferson Starship covers Chimes Of Freedom

Jefferson Starship's first new album in a decade is a collection of folk standards. Jefferson's Tree of Liberty includes a cover of Chimes Of Freedom. Other tracks include Wasn't That A Time, I Ain't Marching Anymore, and Pastures Of Plenty.
To be released September 2.


Pre-order from: amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | amazon.de

Downloads & streams...

• Zimming Point has several new covers available for download or listening.
Po' Boy, Heart Of Mine, and Long Distance Operator are available for download from zimmingpoint.com
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (rough-mix), Country Pie (acoustic) and I Am A Lonesome Hobo are available for listening at their MySpace page.

• The Laptop Sessions is a series of video covers and originals by Chris Moore, Jim Fusco and Jeff Copperthite. Included are 20 Dylan cover videos, most by Chris Moore. The videos can be seen HERE, and also on YouTube.
Two of the early Dylan covers have been compiled on mp3 albums, available for free download HERE (account required.)
The Laptop Sessions Volume 1 includes Living The Blues, and Volume 2 has Like A Rolling Stone, both performed by Chris Moore.
Also available for free download is a 2003 recording of To Be Alone With You by Jim Fusco, available HERE (account required.)

• God Nose, a side project of Negativland, offers a free download of their 2002 cover of I'm Not There on their webpage. (Left-click the download link, don't do the usual right-click/save-as)

• The Manglers, a Sweden-based trio, has listen-only covers of All Along The Watchtower and Subterranean Homesick Blues on their MySpace page.

First-of-month updates for August 1, 2008

The Dylan Covers DataBase has been updated,
adding 252 new covers for a new total of 22,896.
Click here to view New Additions Only
91 new images were added.

Dylan Title Tracks
added 5 new items, for a new total of 1,396.
Thanks to Ronald Born and Michael Tearson for this month's Title Tracks additions.

Thanks for all submissions & contributions to the DylanCover.com websites during July.

Artists who had covers added to the DataBase
during July 2008:
A Reggae Beat, Akrasia, Tom Astor, Baby Boomer Band, Joan Baez (3), The Beatitudes, Roger Bennet, Black Crowes (2), Billy Bragg, David Bromberg (3), Bronco Bob , Sam Bush Band, Eric Carlson, Jon Carroll & Love Returns (2), Albert Castiglia (3), Tina Cernero, Eric Clapton (2), Lindell Cooley, Cracker (2), Cubensis (13), Dark Star Orchestra, The Dead, Delilah Jones (6), Al Diesan and His Band (2), Ani DiFranco (2), Chris Duarte Group, Duck Gang (2), Bill Dyckns, Dylan Night Band (21), Earth Bombs Mars, John Eaton, Todd Eberwine Band (2), Entrance, Falling Martins, The Freres Flamingo, Frogwings, Jerry Garcia Band (2), Gov't Mule (3), Graham Blvd (10), Grateful Dead (3), Great American Taxi, Paul Green, Tony Greene, Greensky Bluegrass, Richie Havens, Levon Helm (2), Hempstring Duo, Hexbelt, The High 48s, Holy Water Undertoe (2), Hooch & Maly, Hooch Gang, JGB, Joker777, Juego Listo (2), Mark Jungers and The Whistling Mules, J Roland Kelly, Steve Kimock & Friends, Kult, Leftover Salmon, Phil Lesh & Friends (5), Little Feat (2), Little Women (4), Damian Luca, John MacLean, Jono Manson, Markus & Komplizen, Mary & the Ringtones, Cara Matthew, Max Creek, Maybe Tomorrow, John Mckenna, Nigel McTrustry, Mills Family Band, MonaLisa and Band (3), Mud City Ramblers (2), Nadine, David Nelson Band (2), M.J. Nelson (3), Neo Pseudo (2), Pat Nevins and Stu Allen (5), New Riders of the Purple Sage (2), New York Public Library, North Mississippi Allstars (3), Ô Paradis, Siobhán O’Brien, Wade Ogle, Operant Lab Band, Sam Payne, The Peacheaters, Andy Pratt (2), Wendy Quinlan & Ralph Benatar, The Radiators (4), Ratdog (2), Peter Ratzenbeck, David Rawlings & Gillian Welch, Rex 84, Matt Roehr, Chuck Rogan, Mick Rogers (2), Pete Ross & the Paesanos, Rumpke Mountain Boys (2), The Runnies, Leon Russell, Marc Scibilia, Darrell Scott, Sfuzzi East/West (13), Share & Share Alike, Silkworm with the Crust Brothers, Singing Horsemen, Sky Sounds Orchestra, The Slackers, The Slipstreams, Scott Sloane, The Soup, The South Texas Escapers, Spoonful James, Stoneman Family, Struckdown, The Swell Season (3), Hans Theessink & Peter Ratzenbeck, Thiéfaine – Personne, Tiny Tim, Randy Travis, Marco Trillian & Sergio Gimigliano, The Trouble Boys, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival (2), Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat, Jonathan Veira, Roch Voisine, Voluntary String Band, Sloan Wainwright (2), Bob Walkenhorst (2), Rachael Warwick, White Lord Jesus, Widespread Panic, Keller Williams with Ben Kaufmann, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Zone