This was a very fruitful tour, as Dylan reinvented classic songs and sharpened his interpretation of newer releases. These songs are all performances from Bob Dylan's esteemed residencies in Paris and London during the winter of 1990. There will be more notes concerning the unreleased 1992 Bromberg Sessions, from which "Catskill Serenade" is drawn, next week. Because those sessions involved extensive overdubs, these outtakes are also generally a bit raw, for better or for worse. The Under The Red Sky outtakes are consistently intriguing as well, since in most there are lyrics that were eventually cut from the released versions the final portion of 2X2 is noteworthy in this regard. The version of this song recorded for a promo video is worth seeking out, but apparently was officially released in 1990 and therefore not eligible for Series of Dreams. Some of the finer details in the outtakes are fascinating - "Political World" retains several verses excised from its release on Oh Mercy, and "Most of the Time" is intriguingly a vocal take completely separate from the releases on Oh Mercy and Tell Tale Signs. Similarly, "Hard Times" has been accentuated with a small band, including an accordion the effects are transcendent. The tracks from Good As I Been To You and World Gone Wrong benefit from acoustic band arrangements. If you are unfamiliar with the Supper Club recordings from 1993, those will be of special interest.
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