Album of the Week! | BOB DYLAN :: POSSUM BELLY OVERALLS [1970] - Zerosounds

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POSSUM BELLY OVERALLS (1970)

Bob Dylan - Possum Belly Overalls (1970) Zerosounds

Zero says:

The sound quality on this bootleg is very good. Most of the 1970 material is available through the CBS Studios Reference Recording archives. It was produced by Bob Johnson. This session also produced the "If Not For You" version that was released on the official  "The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3". Produced by Bob Johnson as well, this session was three days after the "Nashville Skyline" LP was recorded in the same studio, with different musicians. 

The cover art is from a very rare 1973 Japanese CBS / Sony 7" vinyl single release of "A Fool Such As I b/w Lily Of The West". It was drawn by Japanese artist Nov Yabuki.

Tracklistings: 

Nashville, 1969: 

Ghost Riders In The Sky 

Cupid 

All I Have To Do Is Dream 

Gates Of Eden 

I Threw It All Away 

I Don't Believe You 

Matchbox (Carl Perkins)

Your True Love (Carl Perkins)

Las Vegas Blues +

Fishing Blues (fragment) (Henry Thomas)

Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance 

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 

New York, 1970:

Song To Woody 

Mama You Been On My Mind * 

Don't Think Twice [inst]* 

Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney) * 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues * 

Da Doo Ron Ron (Barry/Spector)* 

One Too Many Mornings [inst]* 

One Too Many Mornings * 

Bonus: 

Folsom Prison Blues (J. Cash) 

Ring Of Fire (Carter/Kilgore)

The 1969 material includes:

Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Billy Wotten (guitars) Marshall Grant (bass)

W.S. Holland (drums).

The 1970 sessions include:

George Harrison (guitar)

Charlie Daniels (bass & backing vocals)

Billy Mundi (drums)

*Bob Johnson (piano)

+ It is unknown whether this spontaneous Dylan song is copyrighted. The working title is also unknown.

Björner refers to it as Telephone Wire

Krogsgaard calls it Las Vegas Blues

Heylin uses the title When’s My Swamp Gonna Catch Fire? 

Source / Venue: 

CBS Studio Nashville, TN May 3, 1969

CBS Studio B, NYC May 1, 1970

Bonus: 

Columbia Records Studio, Nashville, TN May 3, 1969

Really if you don’t have this, you need it!