Many thanks to all readers who have submitted Top 10 lists. They’ve generated a lot of interest. As the flow shows no signs of abating, The Dylan Daily will continue welcoming/posting lists for a while, before trying to interest the appropriate (wo)man in a suit at Sony. So please keep them coming…
Thanks to Andy Miller:
“I've just visited bobdylan.com and watched the trailer again. It's not looking good. "...Over 2,000 concerts, 600 songs etc etc..." but the same predictable half dozen song clips for the trailer.
“I agree with all the other readers arguing this could be the time for Sony to break beyond yet another 'Best Of...' for the supermarket shelves.
“But is anybody really there at Sony taking any notice and, on the off chance that they are, how could we lobby most effectively? Can the Dylan Daily somehow be a conduit for such a process?
“And, on the off chance, here's my 10, covers included:
Ballad of Donald White
Song to Woody
Idiot Wind (from Hard Rain)
Caribbean Wind (early studio version)
Lone Pilgrim
Mr Tambourine Man (Prague 95 first night - with electrical glitch edited out)
Restless Farewell (from Sinatra's 80th)
The Wild and Wicked Youth (Belfast 98)
The Times We've Known (New York 98)
Things Have Changed”
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And thanks to JB Heinink
“I'm really sure that Sony will not include out-takes in the new "Dylan" 3CD. I'm only hoping that they finally release the unreleased CRAWL OUT stereo-mix:
http://www.zimmingpoint.com/gww/modules/news/article.php?storyid=126
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Would you like to win a free copy of Nigel Williamson’s excellent Rough Guide to Bob Dylan (2nd ed, 2006)?
If so, simply send The Dylan Daily a list of the 10 Dylan songs (ranked 1 to 10) – you’d most like to see included on DYLAN, the new 3CD compilation, due 1 October. Please send to: songs@dylandaily.com
Your list will be posted on The Dylan Daily web site, and then aggregated with the other lists to produce a composite fans’ choice list of 51 tracks, which will be widely publicised and sent to Sony.
Your name will be entered in a prize draw and the lucky winner will be asked for his/her postal address and receive a free copy of the Rough Guide, kindly provided by the publishers at launch last year.
Please send your Top 10 Dylan songs list now, before you forget!
If you already have a copy of the Rough Guide, please send your Top 10 list anyway – the more contributions, the more authoritative will be the eventual list of top Dylan songs – the 51 track compilation the fans would like to see!