Bob Dylan - The Naked Empire
Godfather records

Silver CD -> WAV (EAC) -> FLAC (Flac frontend) -> You

Empire Burlesque sessions,
New York City and Los Angeles July 1984 - April 1985

Excellent Stereo

I've been hoping for this bootleg to show up on trackers, after reading the reviews of it online. Of course, those "bootleg-guides" can't be trusted, but I've been pleased with the "Godfather" releases of the Oh Mercy outtakes and Blood On The Tracks outtakes...(which I bought before getting into this fantastic Hungercity site.) (on a sidenote: Some of them "bootleg review sites" seem to be both clueless about the quality of the original recordings and respectless of the torrent society and people who share the recordings in the first place)
But anyway, "The Naked Empire" didn't show up on any trackers....so I bought it in a store yesterday; something I rarely do when it comes to Bob Dylan....the best material is to be found online, for free. Made an exception for "Naked Empire"

According to various "bootleg-sites" online, it features well known material - but in upgraded sound.
Can't let you know my opinion on this, as my "Empire Burlesque outtakes CDRs" are not with me at the moment, for comparision.
But I think it's a very listen..this one.

Featuring Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.
Info about musicians (below) is taken from the covers. Artwork for the front and back included (had to remove some horrible watermarks with paint-software). Couldn't find scans of the innersleeves.


Enjoy....Erik_Snow

TRACKLIST:

01. New Danville Girl *
02. Tight Connection To My Heart ****
03. Clean Cut Kid ***
04. I'll Remember You * 
05. Seeing The Real You At Last *
06. Something's Burning Baby *
07. Trust Yourself *
08. Emotionally Yours *
09. When The Night Comes Falling ****
10. Never Gonna Be The Same Again ****
11. Waiting To Get Beat ****
12. Straight A's In Love ***
13. The Very Thought Of You ***
14. Driftin' Too Far From Shore ***
15. Who Loves You More ***
16. Go 'Way Little Boy **


*    Cherokee Studio 
     Guitar: Ira Ingber 
     Bass: Carl Sealove 
     Keyboards: Vince Melamed 
     Drums: Don Heffington 
     Backing vocals: Madelyn Quebec 
 
**   Power Station Studios, NYC 
     Guitar: Ronnie Wood 
     Bass: Marvin Ettioni 
     Organ: Benmont Tench 
     Drums: Don Heffington 

***  Delta Sound Labs 
     Guitar: Ronnie Wood 
     Bass: John Davis 
     Piano/synth: Bob Dylan 
     Drums: Anton Fig 
     Backing vocals: Carolyn Dennis 

**** Shakedown Sound Studios 
     Guitar: Al Kooper 
     Guitar: Mick Taylor 
     Guitar: Ted Pearlman 
     Guitar: Stuart Kimball 
     Keyboards: Bob Dylan 
     Drums: Sly Dunbar 
     Bass: Robbie Shakespear 


Upped to Hungerity by Erik_snow, Aug. 2008