Bob Dylan’s complete professionally recorded second leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue will be released as a 39-disc collection featuring 381 performances, including 371 tracks that have never previously been issued.
by Paul Cashmere
Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings will be released on November 6, bringing together the professionally recorded shows from the second leg of Dylan’s landmark 1976 tour in a 39-CD collection. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will also issue the complete May 16, 1976 Fort Worth concert as a three-LP set, remixed from the original multitrack tapes.
The 1976 recordings document the tour from its opening night at Lakeland, Florida’s Civic Center on April 18 through to the final show at Salt Lake City on May 25. The box set contains 381 tracks, with 371 being previously unreleased, and includes performances from venues across Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.
A new release from the Fort Worth concert, “Going, Going, Gone”, has been issued ahead of the collection. The Fort Worth show is also significant because five performances from the concert appeared on Dylan’s 1976 album Hard Rain, while material from the May 23 Fort Collins performance was used for the NBC television special of the same name.
The collection provides a substantially broader picture of a tour that has previously been represented through selected recordings rather than a comprehensive sequence of performances. The official announcement describes the new set as capturing all professionally recorded shows from the second leg using the original tape sources.
The second Rolling Thunder Revue leg reunited Dylan with Joan Baez, who performed with him on a number of dates, including versions of “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Railroad Boy”. The touring musicians included Rob Stoner on bass, Scarlet Rivera on violin, Howie Wyeth on drums, Mick Ronson on guitar, Steven Soles, David Mansfield and T Bone Burnett.
Burnett, reflecting on the tour for the new collection, describes Rolling Thunder as a formative moment that preceded the emergence of punk artists including The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Ramones and The Sex Pistols. His assessment places the tour within a broader shift in live rock performance during the mid-1970s.
Mikal Gilmore provides the liner notes for the box set, while the package also contains rare photographs. The Fort Worth vinyl edition contains 22 tracks and presents the complete concert rather than selections assembled from multiple dates.
The new release substantially extends Dylan’s documented Rolling Thunder catalogue. The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, issued in 2002, was the first major official collection to draw together recordings from the 1975 tour. That two-disc release preceded the much larger 14-CD Bob Dylan: The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, issued in 2019.
The 2019 collection concentrated on the first leg of the tour, incorporating five complete professionally recorded Dylan sets alongside rehearsals and rarities. It included 148 tracks, more than 100 of them previously unreleased. The earlier 2002 release had drawn primarily from the 1975 performances, while the 2019 box set provided a much more extensive account of that first phase.
The 1976 collection therefore shifts the focus to the second leg, including the period in which the songs associated with Desire were becoming established in Dylan’s live repertoire. “One More Cup of Coffee”, “Oh, Sister”, “Romance in Durango” and “Isis” appear repeatedly across the 1976 performances, alongside long-established material such as “Mr. Tambourine Man”, “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and “Lay, Lady, Lay”.
The scale of the new archive also allows performances to be compared from one night to another. Several songs appear in materially different arrangements or with variations in length and completeness, while the inclusion of complete concerts such as Fort Worth provides a fuller picture of how the set developed during the tour.
The 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue also occupies an unusual place in Dylan’s recording history because the official releases to date have represented the period through selected performances, broadcasts and later archival compilations. The new 39-disc collection brings those surviving professionally recorded performances together in chronological form, allowing the second leg to be heard across its full documented span.
The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings will be released November 6 on Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. The Fort Worth three-LP set will be released on the same date.
Tracklisting
April 18, 1976, Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
Disc 1
Visions of Johanna
If You See Her, Say Hello
Vincent van Gogh
Weary Blues from Waitin’
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings – Incomplete
April 20, 1976, Bayfront Civic Center Auditorium, St. Petersburg, FL
Disc 2
Mr. Tambourine Man
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Seven Days
Disc 3
Railroad Boy
Wild Mountain Thyme
Blowin’ in the Wind
Shelter from the Storm – Incomplete
I Threw It All Away
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You
Just Like a Woman
It Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Mozambique
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind – Incomplete
Gotta Travel On
April 21, 1976, Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
Disc 4
Seven Days ø
Railroad Boy
Wild Mountain Thyme
Blowin’ in the Wind
Shelter from the Storm – Incomplete
Going, Going, Gone
Romance in Durango
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
ø 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 5
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Blowin’ in the Wind
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Like a Rolling Stone
Isis
Just Like a Woman
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Lay, Lady, Lay
April 23, 1976, Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL
Disc 6
Mr. Tambourine Man
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Isis – Incomplete
Disc 7
Blowin’ in the Wind – Incomplete
Railroad Boy
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Romance in Durango
I Threw It All Away
Seven Days
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
Mozambique
Idiot Wind – Incomplete
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
April 25, 1976, University of Florida Field, Gainesville, FL
Disc 8
Mr. Tambourine Man
Simple Twist of Fate
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Isis
Disc 9
Blowin’ in the Wind
Dink’s Song
Railroad Boy
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
I Threw It All Away
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
Going, Going, Gone
Mozambique – Incomplete
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
April 27, 1976, Tully Gymnasium, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Disc 10
Mr. Tambourine Man
If You See Her, Say Hello
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Isis
Disc 11
Blowin’ in the Wind
Wild Mountain Thyme
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm – Edit
I 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
Mozambique
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind – Edit
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
April 28, 1976, University of West Florida Field House, Pensacola, FL
Disc 12
Mr. Tambourine Man
Just Like a Woman
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Isis
Disc 13
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
I Pity the Poor Immigrant – Incomplete
Shelter from the Storm
I Threw It All Away
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
Going, Going, Gone
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
April 29, 1976, Early, Expo Hall, Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL
Disc 14
Mr. Tambourine Man
Simple Twist of Fate
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
Isis
Disc 15
Blowin’ in the Wind
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
I Threw It All Away
Going, Going, Gone
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind
Gotta Travel On
April 29, 1976, Late, Expo Hall, Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL
Disc 16
Mr. Tambourine Man
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Isis – Edit
Disc 17
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
I 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
Lay, Lady, Lay – Incomplete
Gotta Travel On – Incomplete
May 1, 1976, Reid Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS
Disc 18
Mr. Tambourine Man
Simple Twist of Fate
Vincent van Gogh
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Isis
Disc 19
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
I Threw It All Away
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
You’re a Big Girl Now – Edit
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
Mozambique
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 3, 1976, Early, The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA
Disc 20
Mr. Tambourine Man
Tangled Up in Blue
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
Mozambique
Isis
May 4, 1976, Louisiana State University Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Disc 21
Mr. Tambourine Man
Simple Twist of Fate
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
Mozambique
Isis
Disc 22
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
Wild Mountain Thyme
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
Oh, Sister
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
Seven Days
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 8, 1976, Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX
Disc 23
Mr. Tambourine Man
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
Mozambique
Isis – Incomplete
Disc 24
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
May 10, 1976, Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX
Disc 25
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Mr. Tambourine Man
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
Mozambique
Isis
Disc 26
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
Wild Mountain Thyme
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Incomplete
Oh, Sister – Incomplete
Lay, Lady, Lay
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 11, 1976, Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
Disc 27
Mr. Tambourine Man
Spanish Is the Loving Tongue
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
Mozambique
Isis – Incomplete
Disc 28
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
Romance in Durango
I Want You
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Oh, Sister
Lay, Lady, Lay
Going, Going, Gone
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 12, 1976, Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX
Disc 29
Mr. Tambourine Man
It Ain’t Me, Babe
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
Mozambique
Isis – Incomplete
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Disc 30
Shelter from the Storm
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
I Want You
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Oh, Sister
Lay, Lady, Lay
Going, Going, Gone
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 15, 1976, Gatesville State School for Boys, Gatesville, TX
Disc 31
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Oh, Sister
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You
Going, Going, Gone
May 16, 1976, Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Fort Worth, TX
Disc 32
Mr. Tambourine Man
It Ain’t Me, Babe
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Mozambique
Isis
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Disc 33
Shelter from the Storm
I Threw It All Away
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Oh, Sister
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
Going, Going, Gone
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
Previously released on the 1976 Columbia Records album Hard Rain
May 18, 1976, State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
Disc 34
Mr. Tambourine Man
Simple Twist of Fate
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Mozambique
Isis
Disc 35
Blowin’ in the Wind – Incomplete
Railroad Boy
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Shelter from the Storm
Oh, Sister
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
I Want You
Going, Going, Gone
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 19, 1976, Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS
Disc 36
Mr. Tambourine Man
It Ain’t Me, Babe
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm
One Too Many Mornings
Mozambique
Isis
Blowin’ in the Wind
Railroad Boy
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Incomplete
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Disc 37
Shelter from the Storm
Oh, Sister
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
You’re a Big Girl Now
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
It Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Lay, Lady, Lay – Incomplete
Going, Going, Gone
Idiot Wind
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Gotta Travel On
May 23, 1976, Hughes Stadium, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Disc 38
Mr. Tambourine Man
It Ain’t Me, Babe
Vincent van Gogh
Maggie’s Farm ^
One Too Many Mornings ^
Mozambique ^
Isis
Blowin’ 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
Disc 39
Shelter from the Storm ^
Oh, Sister
I Want You
Tangled Up in Blue
You’re a Big Girl
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lay, Lady, Lay
Going, Going, Gone
Idiot Wind ^
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door ^
Gotta Travel On
A 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
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