Midnight Train – catching Dylan on the cusp of a cataclysm

The decision in El Corte Ingles to pass on the “grey market” CD, Bob Dylan and The Band, with Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield - Midnight Train: Recorded Live Between 1964 and 1966, reported here a few weeks ago, was a mistake. I now know that because a reader kindly sent me a spare copy from his collection.

The first eight tracks are from the 1965 US tour rehearsals, the last two from Edinburgh, May 1966. It’s an intriguing document, catching Dylan on the cusp of a cataclysm – the switching on of the electricity.

Magnificent. Thank you, dear reader…



Gerry Smith