Product Description
An unreleased live recording from Dylan's transition to electric guitar! San Francisco performance in December 1965. Immediately after the release of the masterpiece album "Highway 61 Revisited," this was the ignition point in rock history! Newly unearthed master tapes recorded by poet A. Ginsberg. This was the era of Bob Dylan's transformation into rock, as depicted in the film "A Complete Unknown." After releasing the masterpiece "Highway 61 Revisited," which marked Dylan's shift to electric guitar, at the end of August, he embarked on an extensive US live tour for three months until the end of the year. The stage featured a groundbreaking two-part structure for the time, consisting of acoustic solo performances and band performances. In the first part of the acoustic set, Dylan's creative energy, which had already transcended the boundaries of protest songs, produced a steady stream of new songs, including "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Ruined City" which showcases Dylan's brilliant poetry, and "Joanna's Vision," which was still unrecorded and working out as "Freeze Out." The audience listened intently to Dylan's unique style in the silence. The second part featured a rock performance backed by R. Robertson, R. Danko, R. Manuel, and G. Hudson (drums), who would later become "The Band." This performance in San Francisco, California (December 12th), near the end of the tour, was a time when the band was in top form after three months. The audio, recorded by poet Allen Ginsberg on tape, likely from a favorable position as someone involved with the event, has a close and stable sound image, realistically conveying the atmosphere of this historic live performance. Detailed Japanese liner notes covering the circumstances, anecdotes, and tracklist of the time. From Eternal Grooves' "ROCK OFF" series! Licensed by JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers). Album cover uses licensed photos from Getty Images Japan. Tracklist: Acoustic set 01. To Ramona 02. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 03. Desolation Row 04. Visions of Johanna (Freeze Out) 05. Mr. Tambourine Man Electric set 06. Tombstone Blues 07. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 08. Long Distance Operator 09. It Ain't Me Babe 10. Ballad of a Thin Man 11. Positively 4th Street 12. Like A Rolling Stone Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA. December 11, 1965 Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar), Robbie Robertson (guitar), Richard Manuel (piano), Garth Hudson (organ), Rick Danko (bass) and Bobby Gregg (drums).
