Bob Dylan, 
3/5/87, 
Los Angeles, 
Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood

Down In The Groove recording session.

LB-4774

Lossless version. 

Most below 16k.

Very heavy band at 16k. 

Lego parapets on small occasional part that goes up to 21k 
(lossy versions have nothing above 16k and lego parapets sometimes).

Four different raw takes and then four "edited and amplified" tapes.

Excellent sound [A].


Bob Dylan, 
xx/xx/63, 
various

LB-9994; 
More From The Vaults (Scorpio / SC-BD-63-03)

Some tracks have nothing above 13k except lego parapets like Hurricane with most lossy but not all.

Very good to excellent sound [B+].



Olof Bjorner

8585
 
Sunset Sound Studios
Hollywood
Los Angeles, California

5 March 1987
 
Down In The Groove recording session.
 
1.Street People (?)
 
2.Sidewalks, Fences & Walls (Maurice Gimbel & Jerry Williams Jr)
3.Sidewalks, Fences & Walls (Maurice Gimbel & Jerry Williams Jr)
4.Sidewalks, Fences & Walls (Maurice Gimbel & Jerry Williams Jr)
5.Sidewalks, Fences & Walls (Maurice Gimbel & Jerry Williams Jr)
 
6.Sugaree (Jerry Garcia)

7.My Prayer (?)
 
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Jesse Ed Davis (guitar), Gary Ray (clarinet), 
Robert Tsukamoto (bass), Mark A. Schatzkammer (drums).

Tracks 1, 6, 7 are not in circulation.

Stereo studio recordings.

Tracks 2-5 20 minutes.

 
Bobsboots

Sidewalks, Fences, and Walls

In February 2007, a reel to reel tape was placed for sell on eBay for 12,500 US dollars. 
The tape was either a copy of, or... more likely; the original half track Bob Dylan master 
that contained four takes of the 1979 Solomon Burke song Sidewalks, Fences, and Walls. 
The song was recorded by Dylan for possible inclusion on Down In The Groove. 
All takes of the song are finished versions mixed down from the 2'' multi-track, and are of officially releasable quality. 
Producer David Briggs (who was producer for and personal friend of Neil Young throughout his career) supervised the 1987 recording sessions. 

After the sessions were complete, CBS retained possession of the 2" master, 
but David Briggs gave this particular mix down master to a friend of his. 
The friend held on to it for 20 years, and then decided to put it up for sale to finance a business. 
All four takes now circulate in collector circles, because when the master reel remained unsold, 
the owner began selling cassette copies for $50 USD each on eBay. 
An individual who bought a copy began the circulation of the four takes on the Dylan Pool and on Expecting Rain in mp3 format.

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