The Basement Tapes [Original recording remastered]

Bob Dylan, The Band, Bob Dylan & the Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony Legacy
• ASIN: B001NERPHS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,946 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Odds and Ends

2. Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast)

3. Million Dollar Bash

4. Yazoo Street Scandal

5. Goin' to Acapulco

6. Katie's Been Gone

7. Lo and Behold!

8. Bessie Smith

9. Clothes Line Saga

10. Apple Suckling Tree

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Too Much of Nothing

2. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread

3. Ain't No More Cane

4. Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)

5. Ruben Remus

6. Tiny Montgomery

7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

8. Don't Ya Tell Henry

9. Nothing Was Delivered

10. Open the Door, Homer

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This is Dylan and the Band havin' a ball with folk, bluegrass, country, blues and rock in Woodstock in '67; now this is freewheeling, and it's many a fan's favorite Dylan record. Newly remastered!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars As Warm as a Flannel Blanket August 4, 2009

By Glenn Gallagher VINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

The Basement Tapes makes me feel warm and comfortable, like putting on a warm flannel blanket on a chilly night. The songs are relaxed and low-key, with an unpretentious style that invites the listener into this timeless collection of real Americana tunes. Many of the songs feel like they could have been written in the 1800's, they have such a timeless quality.

As far as the actual music, most of the songs are generally what you could call folk-rock, in that eclectic style The Band did so well. The singing is relaxed and pleasant, with none of the vicious snarl that Dylan had used when he moved from acoustic folk to electric. I think a lot of the charm of this album is because the musicians believed they were only recording rough demos that were never meant for public release. Hence, there was no pressure to be perfect. But what perfection they achieved in their relaxed, low-fi setting. If you like The Band, you will like this album. If you like Dylan, you will like this album. Even if you don't like The Band or Dylan, you may still like this album, which stands as a unique musical accomplishment.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars MUCH Improved Sound....Beware, however...... August 22, 2009

By R. D. Towle

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

....of cheap (in my case, Argentinian) South American imports being sold as the advertised Sony Legacy product. When I got mine, I noticed that the Sony logo looked weird and that the double jewel case seemed kind of cheap. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the product info was in Spanish and that the country of origin was Argentina. Although I doubt that the sound was negatively affected and the info in the booklet was in English, I noticed today at Barnes and Noble that the official domestic release is a digipac, which made me wonder if my copy was missing anything (like new photos, liner notes, etc.) Some of you may not care, but all things considered, I'd rather have the domestic US release, especially since that's what I thought I was buying.

P.S. JUST TO CLARIFY: This only applies to Amazon marketplace items, not if you buy it from Amazon direct. You might want to buy from them in this case to make sure you get the legitimate release. I wish I had....and I would be wary of buying all of the latest Dylan remastered releases from Marketplace vendors, especially if they are really cheap in price. Sometimes cheapest isn't always best....

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Did the other reviewers of this actually own the re-mastered versions???? April 11, 2009

By Comment Man

Format:Audio CD

I don't know what to say except to wonder if the other reviewers actually have listened to this remastering.

This is it this is a brilliant remastering. It doesn't sound anything like the older release of this material.(I mean the commercial release, not the illegal bootleg)It is incredible, it blows my mind, hey not all of us are comfortable buying illegal bootlegs and then swearing they are superior...this is great great stuff.

I am sure I will be pitied by folks who write this off based on the awful earlier release of the basement tapes and have not listened to this remastering, tough, life is tough, you don't hear this. you don't even have a best friend....

love love love love love this release