Bob Dylan Announces Massive 39-Disc Box Set Chronicling 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue

The 1976 leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue — Bob Dylan‘s all-star caravan tour where he crisscrossed the country with Joan Baez and a band that included guitarists Mick Ronson and T-Bone Burnett and violinist Scarlet Rivera — will be chronicled in the massive, 39-disc box set The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings. The package, which arrives November 9, includes 381 tracks, and 371 of them have never been officially released. There’s also a booklet with liner notes from veteran Rolling Stone writer Mikal Gilmore. For a preview of the set, check out a live rendition of the Planet Waves deep cut “Going, Going, Gone” from a May 16, 1976, tour stop in Fort Worth, Texas. The initial leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue took place between October 30, 1975, and December 8, 1975, primarily hitting smaller halls across the East Coast of the United States with little advance notice. Dylan brought a camera crew around for the ride, providing material for his 1978 movie Renaldo and Clara and Martin Scorsese’s 2019 pseudo-documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese. (In 2019, every show in the vault from this tour was released on the box set Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings.) The 1976 leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue hit larger venues and spread out across a wider section of America. The penultimate show in Fort Collins, Colorado, was filmed for the NBC television special Hard Rain. A companion live album with the same title hit stores at the same time, though some of the tracks were taped May 16 in Fort Worth, Texas. The nine tracks on Hard Rain and a recording of “Seven Days” from an April 21, 1976, show in Tampa, Florida, on the first volume of the Bootleg Series were the sum total of live material officially released from the 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue prior to this new collection. Editor’s picks A quirk of European copyright meant these recordings would enter the public domain if they weren’t released within fifty years of their creation. This has compelled Dylan’s record label to release several copyright protection packages in the past, though some of them were under-the-radar discs available in just a handful of record stores. The shows on this new set would have entered the public domain on January 1, 2027, if this set hadn’t been created. Sadly, the final stop on the Rolling Thunder Revue in Salt Lake City on May 25, 1976, isn’t part of this box set because Dylan’s camp sent the recording equipment home following the Fort Collins TV taping a couple days earlier. It’s become somewhat of a holy grail show for Dylan obsessives since it featured the sole live rendition of the Blood on the Tracks epic “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts” to this day, and the only “Gates of Eden” on the entire tour. (One contemporaneous newspaper account says Dylan also performed Desire‘s “Black Diamond Bay,” but this was likely an error.) Four years ago, Dylan super-fans launched a campaign to find an audience tape of the show, but it didn’t produce any results. In all likelihood, it simply doesn’t exist. But even without the mythical Salt Lake City tape, The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings gives the Dylan fan community quite a lot to chew on over the next few years, at least until the inevitable 1978 tour box arrives in the final weeks of 2028. The track list for Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings: April 18, 1976 – Civic Center, Lakeland, FL Related Content Disc 1Visions of JohannaIf You See Her, Say HelloVincent van GoghWeary Blues from Waitin’I’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many Mornings – Incomplete April 20, 1976 – Bayfront Civic Center Auditorium, St. Petersburg, FL Disc 2/3 Disc 2Mr. Tambourine ManIt’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)Vincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsSeven Days Disc 3Railroad BoyWild Mountain ThymeBlowin’ in the WindShelter from the Storm – IncompleteI Threw It All AwayTonight I’ll Be Staying Here with YouJust Like a WomanIt Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryMozambiqueLay, Lady, LayIdiot Wind – IncompleteGotta Travel On April 21, 1976 – Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL Disc 4Seven Days øRailroad BoyWild Mountain ThymeBlowin’ in the WindShelter from the Storm – IncompleteGoing, Going, GoneRomance in DurangoLay, Lady, LayIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel Onø Previously released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 April 22, 1976 – Unaired TV Show (The Midnight Special), Starlight Ballroom, Belleview-Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, FL Disc 5Mr. Tambourine ManThe Times They Are A-Changin’Blowin’ in the WindI Dreamed I Saw St. AugustineWhen I Paint My MasterpieceLike a Rolling StoneIsisJust Like a WomanKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorLay, Lady, Lay April 23, 1976 – Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL Disc 6Mr. Tambourine ManIt’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)Vincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsIsis – Incomplete Disc 7Blowin’ in the Wind – IncompleteRailroad BoyI Pity the Poor ImmigrantRomance in DurangoI Threw It All AwaySeven DaysYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, LayMozambiqueIdiot Wind – IncompleteKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On April 25, 1976 – University of Florida Field, Gainesville, FL Disc 8Mr. Tambourine ManSimple Twist of FateVincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsIsis Disc 9Blowin’ in the WindDink’s SongRailroad BoyI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormI Threw It All AwayJust Like Tom Thumb’s BluesOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)Going, Going, GoneMozambique – IncompleteLay, Lady, LayIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On April 27, 1976 – Tully Gymnasium, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Disc 10Mr. Tambourine ManIf You See Her, Say HelloVincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsIsis Disc 11Blowin’ in the WindWild Mountain ThymeI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the Storm – EditI Threw It All Away Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Going, Going, Gone MozambiqueLay, Lady, LayIdiot Wind – EditKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On April 28, 1976 – University of West Florida Field House, Pensacola, FL Disc 12Mr. Tambourine ManJust Like a WomanVincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsIsis Disc 13Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyI Pity the Poor Immigrant – IncompleteShelter from the StormI Threw It All AwayStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)Going, Going, GoneLay, Lady, LayIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On April 29, 1976 (Early) – Expo Hall, Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL Disc 14Mr. Tambourine ManSimple Twist of FateVincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmIsis Disc 15Blowin’ in the WindI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormI Threw It All AwayGoing, Going, GoneLay, Lady, LayIdiot WindGotta Travel On April 29, 1976 (Late) – Expo Hall, Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL Disc 16Mr. Tambourine ManIt’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)Vincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsIsis – Edit Disc 17Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormI Threw It All AwayStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoGoing, Going, GoneLay, Lady, Lay – IncompleteGotta Travel On – Incomplete May 1, 1976 – Reid Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS Disc 18Mr. Tambourine ManSimple Twist of FateVincent van GoghI’ll Be Your Baby TonightMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsIsis Disc 19Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormI Threw It All AwayStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainYou’re a Big Girl Now – EditYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, LayMozambiqueIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 3, 1976 (Early) – The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA Disc 20Mr. Tambourine ManTangled Up in BlueVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmMozambiqueIsis May 4, 1976 – Louisiana State University Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA Disc 21Mr. Tambourine ManSimple Twist of FateVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmMozambiqueIsis Disc 22Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyWild Mountain ThymeI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormOh, SisterStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainYou’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, LaySeven DaysIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 8, 1976 – Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX Disc 23Mr. Tambourine ManIt’s All Over Now, Baby BlueVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmMozambiqueIsis – Incomplete Disc 24Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainYou’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, LayIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel OnWill the Circle Be Unbroken May 10, 1976 – Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX Disc 25A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna FallMr. Tambourine ManVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmMozambiqueIsis Disc 26Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyWild Mountain ThymeI Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainOne of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)You’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – IncompleteOh, Sister – IncompleteLay, Lady, LayIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 11, 1976 – Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX Disc 27Mr. Tambourine ManSpanish Is the Loving TongueVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmMozambiqueIsis – Incomplete Disc 28Blowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyDeportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)I Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormRomance in DurangoI Want YouYou’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoOh, SisterLay, Lady, LayGoing, Going, GoneIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 12, 1976 – Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX Disc 29Mr. Tambourine ManIt Ain’t Me, BabeVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmMozambiqueIsis – IncompleteBlowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyDeportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)I Pity the Poor Immigrant Disc 30Shelter from the StormStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainI Want YouYou’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoOh, SisterLay, Lady, LayGoing, Going, GoneIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 15, 1976 – Gatesville State School for Boys, Gatesville, TX Disc 31I Pity the Poor ImmigrantMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsStuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainOh, SisterYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoTonight I’ll Be Staying Here with YouGoing, Going, Gone May 16, 1976 – Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Fort Worth, TX Disc 32Mr. Tambourine ManIt Ain’t Me, BabeVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsMozambiqueIsisBlowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyDeportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)I Pity the Poor Immigrant Disc 33Shelter from the StormI Threw It All Away *Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again *Oh, Sister *You’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, Lay *Going, Going, GoneIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On *Previously released on the 1976 Columbia Records album Hard Rain May 18, 1976 – State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, OK Disc 34Mr. Tambourine ManSimple Twist of FateVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsMozambiqueIsis Disc 35Blowin’ in the Wind – IncompleteRailroad BoyDeportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)I Pity the Poor ImmigrantShelter from the StormOh, SisterLeopard-Skin Pill-Box HatYou’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, LayI Want YouGoing, Going, GoneIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 19, 1976 – Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS Disc 36Mr. Tambourine ManIt Ain’t Me, BabeVincent van GoghMaggie’s FarmOne Too Many MorningsMozambiqueIsisBlowin’ in the WindRailroad BoyDeportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – IncompleteI Pity the Poor Immigrant Disc 37Shelter from the StormOh, SisterOne of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainYou’re a Big Girl NowYou’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoIt Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryLay, Lady, Lay – IncompleteGoing, Going, GoneIdiot WindKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorGotta Travel On May 23, 1976 – Hughes Stadium, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Disc 38Mr. Tambourine ManIt Ain’t Me, BabeVincent van GoghMaggie’s Farm *^One Too Many Mornings *^Mozambique ^IsisBlowin’ in the Wind ^Railroad Boy ^Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) ^I Pity the Poor Immigrant ^ Previously released on the 1976 Columbia Records album Hard Rain ^ Previously broadcast on the 1976 NBC-TV special Hard Rain Trending Stories Disc 39Shelter from the Storm *^Oh, SisterI Want YouTangled Up in BlueYou’re a Big Girl *You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoLay, Lady, LayGoing, Going, GoneIdiot Wind *^Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door ^Gotta Travel OnA Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall ^ Previously released on the 1976 Columbia Records album Hard Rain ^ Previously broadcast on the 1976 NBC-TV special Hard Rain