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The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006


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Artist: Bob Dylan
Label: Sony
Category: Music

List Price: $13.97
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2677

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

MPN: 734747
UPC: 886973474723
EAN: 0886973474723
ASIN: B001EGS5AG

Release Date: November 4, 2008
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Tracks:

  • Mississippi
  • Most of the Time
  • Dignity
  • Someday Baby
  • Red River Shore
  • Tell Ol' Bill
  • Born in Time
  • Can't Wait
  • Everything Is Broken
  • Dreamin' of You
  • Huck's Tune
  • Marchin' to the City
  • High Water (For Charley Patton)

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Editorial Reviews:

Album Description
Bob Dylan's Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 is the 8th installment in the best-selling and critically lauded Bootleg Series which launched in 1991 which was released by Columbia Records in October and is now available for the first time as a one disc package. A treasure-trove of 13 songs, Tell Tale Signs features previously unreleased recordings and alternate versions of tracks from sessions which generated some of Bob Dylan's most acclaimed and commercially successful albums from the last two decades, including Time Out Of Mind, Modern Times and Oh Mercy.


Customer Reviews:   Read 2 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars GREAT Dylan !!!   January 8, 2009
Anthony Contini
Bob has done it yet again, I can't wait for more, however this will hold you until then


5 out of 5 stars A Glimpse Into The Mind of Bob Dylan   December 31, 2008
T. McCool (Lafayette, IN United States)
There are three editions of Tell Tale Signs. This is the single disc edition, which contains the same tracks as the first disc of both the two and three disc versions. What you choose to purchase depends on how deep you want to go into the vault.

This single disc edition more than satisfies. Every song on this disc shares something with songs that have appeared on previous CDs - mostly from Oh Mercy and Time Out Of Mind. Yet, they sound like entirely different songs. What you have here are working versions of songs, but they sound so complete that could have been released "as is." They might share a title, a few verses, or a chorus, but this sounds like I'm hearing a brand new Bob Dylan CD. Most Of The Time is essentially the same song, but Bob's phrasing is different, and he accompanies himself on piano. It's gorgeous and sounds like a completely different song.

The CD ends with proof that Bob isn't finished with a song once it's committed to CD. A live version of High Water (for Charley Patton), a song that first appeared on "Love and Theft," has a new arrangement and different vocal phrasing. Bob's creative process is ongoing, and his art is never completely finished until he's performed a song for the last time. Bob still has a lot more to show us. May he continue until his last breath.



5 out of 5 stars Infinitely better   December 24, 2008
Kajal Mukhopadhyay (New York, NY USA)
The tracks in this collection are definitely better than the original published versions. I guess this is just possible because of Bob Dylan.


4 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Album!   December 20, 2008
Robert A. Alps (Evanston, IL United States)
If the listing for this item is correct, then I would highly recommend not buying it. The listing shows one disc from the Bootleg Series Vol. 8. It was already unclear how many discs belong to that volume because of the fact that the "regular" release had 2 discs and the "Special Edition" had 3 discs but cost $100 more!! This appears to be disc 1 from either of the other two sets. Why pay $12 for this when $17 gets you 2 discs. I rated this 4 stars because the music is absolutely that good. In fact, the only reason I did not put 5 stars was because of the odd configuration. By all means get some version of this, if only to hear Red River Shore.



5 out of 5 stars Buy it now   December 19, 2008
Saint Vegas
After first listen I couldn't have been more pleased. Bands would kill just to have his bootleg career. I believe this stands on its own merit right up with the best regular studio release albums. Red River Shore, High Water, no, I'm not gonna try to list high points, the album is one big high point. I honestly was hesitant to purchase in rough economical times but if you can swing it, buy it. I'm so glad I did

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