Dylan Mania available soon

Dylan Mania, a new various artist collection, will be available soon. The 17 covers (*3 "exclusive on digital") included were selected by Béatrice Ardisson. The CD is from the Naïve label of Paris, more info at their website.
Thanks to John W. Bakke for the tip

See May 7 post for update

New album from Guru Monkey

Guru Monkey, the full band behind the Japan-based J and J (Joel Shawn and J.P. Walker), have released a new album. Some Trains Don't Pull No Gamblers... offers 16 tracks:

Quinn The Eskimo / Wagon Wheel (Dylan/Secor) / Seven Days / Takes A Lot To Laugh, Takes A Train To Cry / Bob Dylan's 115th Dream / I Threw It All Away / Please Crawl Out Your Window / Tryin' To Get To Heaven / Silvio (Dylan/Hunter) / Cry A While / Tombstone Blues / Idiot Wind / Bob Dylan's Dream / I'm Not There (1956) / Series Of Dreams / Percy's Song

You can hear a few tracks and get contact info on their new MySpace page for the album.
To be added to Dylan Cover Albums soon.

New J.M. Baule album soon

J.M. Baule of Spain is nearing completion of his new album John Wesley Hardin (yes, no "g".) The 14 track collection of Castellano translations include Series Of Dreams, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, Mississippi, and others. More details will be posted when available. You can hear a few of the new tracks on MySpace.

New Jazz vocal covers

The Jazz world is digging deeper into the Dylan songbook. You can listen to these two new releases on-line:

• Danish band String Swing featuring vocals by Alice Carreri cover Things Have Changed on their album Waiting for the Good Times. The track is featured on their website stringswing.dk
CD available from amazon.com

• Paris vocalist Louisa Bey covers Everything Is Broken on her CD Turning Me Jazz. The track can be heard on her MySpace page.
CD available from amazon.com

Spring reminder...

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New download-only covers album

The Hitmakers: Bob Dylan (listed by most providers as "Hits of Bob Dylan") is a new download-only collection of Dylan covers by several studio groups, some of which previously appeared on various generic, download-only cover albums ("Hits of the '60s", "Slow Dance Party", etc.)
3 of the 4 "bands" on this collection have appeared before, only The World-Band is new. It's possible some of these tracks have appeared under other names, for example I think the Magic Time Travelers are the same recordings as those by Graham Blvd.
The album has been added to Dylan Cover Albums HERE.
Album available from amazon-mp3.

Note: Amazon lists all tracks (except Lay Lady Lay by Tune Robbers) as by The World-Band, other sources show the track and performer list as:

Make You Feel My Love -- The World-Band
If Not For You -- The World-Band
Things Have Changed -- The World-Band
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight -- The World-Band
Knockin' On Heaven's Door -- Love Pearls Unlimited
Mighty Quinn -- The World-Band
Blowin' In The Wind -- The Magic Time Travelers
Like A Rolling Stone -- The World-Band
Maggie's Farm -- The World-Band
All Along The Watchtower -- The Magic Time Travelers
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right -- The Magic Time Travelers
Lay Lady Lay -- Tune Robbers
Farewell Angelina -- The Magic Time Travelers
Mr. Tambourine Man -- The Magic Time Travelers
Steel Bars -- The World-Band

Den Fiori digital reissue

The 2002 album of Dylan covers by Den Fiori has been reissued as a download-only album by Chacra Music, titled simply Bob Dylan, with new artwork and no change in content.
The original album is also available to download, so why a 2nd version?
The album's listing at Dylan Cover Albums has been updated, links to both versions at amazon-mp3 are provided there.

DataBase update

From now on, the date and statistics of the latest Dylan Covers DataBase update will be noted below the DataBase link in the right sidebar.
Date (m/dd/yy) - (new additions) - new total.

Dan Hicks covers S.H.B...

Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks cover Subterranean Homesick Blues on their new album Tangled Tales.
Available from amazon.com

Classic Protest Songs

Classic Protest Songs, a new compilation from Smithsonian Folkways, includes two Dylan covers from the Folkways archives: Blowin' In The Wind by The New World Singers and Masters Of War by The Bergerfolk.
CD or MP3s available from amazon.com and the Folkways site

R.I.P. Bud Shank

Bud Shank, probably the earliest jazz musician to cover Dylan tunes, died Thursday at age 82. Shank's 1964 album Folk 'N Flute credited to Bud Shank & the Folkswingers contained three Dylan instrumentals: Quit Your Lowdown Ways, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right and Blowin' In The Wind. The Folkswingers included Joe Pass on guitar, other players are not credited on the LP.
LP: World Pacific WP/WPS-1819. Note: Various discographies date this LP anywhere from 1963-1966. The World Pacific discography at Both Sides Now Publications lists it as a 1964 release.

1,000 Blowin' In The Winds

The 1,000th cover of Blowin' In The Wind has been added to the Dylan Covers DataBase.

19 new in Dylan Title Tracks

Dylan Title Tracks has been updated with 19 new items, for a new total of 1,506.
Included is this Richie Havens 1968 UK sleeve, the first Oxford Town in Title Tracks.

Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara and John W. Bakke for this month's Title Tracks additions.

H.P. Bushoff's Blowin' In The Wind sleeve want-list has been updated, if you can help please contact him.