Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 38

 Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 38: Time To Carve Another Notch

They say illegal downloading is killing recorded music, and I'm starting to believe them: from a peak of about 1500 downloads on a new volume of NSD, we're now down to around 300. I guess everyone else is getting them off Pirate Bay (or Music Ruined My Life). And now with the competition from Amnesty International's four CD Dylan cover set, I really expect to take a hit. But there is some spectacular music here, and that's the important thing.

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who've sent me recordings, the fine artists who've created cover artwork, and especially the performers and most of all the composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). If you've got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

Happy Thanksgiving--Jeff.

01 Tryin' to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door - Lucinda Williams (Oct 29, 2011, Keswick Theater, Glenside, PA)
02 Absolutely Sweet Marie - Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard (Jan 26, 2010, Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO)
03 Tangled Up in Blue - Bruce Hornsby (Jun 5, 1996, Community Arts Center, Williamsport, PA)
04 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Lisa Hannigan (Nov 10, 2009, The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA)
05 Cold Irons Bound - Kerri Powers (Feb 28, 2004, Blackstone River Theater, Cumberland, RI)
06 Tough Mama - Chris Robinson Brotherhood (Mar 28, 2011, The Echoplex, Echo Park, CA)
07 Meet Me in the Morning - Carolyn Wonderland (Oct 19, 2011, Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA)
08 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Fruit Bats (Mar 26, 2010, The Mill, Iowa City, IA)
09 This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger & the Trinity (Nov 28, 1968, Berlin, Germany)
10 Boots of Spanish Leather - Mandolin Orange (Apr 9, 2011, Forty Acres Concert Series, Chapel Hill, NC)
11 Daddy You Been on My Mind - Keren Ann (Mar 11, 2011, Le Figaro, Paris, France)
12 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome - Ron Sexsmith (Aug 15, 1995, Idiot's Delight with Vin Scelsa, WXRK-FM, New York City)
13 I Shall Be Released - Grace Potter (Jul 24, 2009, FloydFest, Floyd, VA)
14 All Along the Watchtower - Santana (Aug 23, 1987, Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angel's Camp, CA)
15 A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall - Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy (Apr 15, 2011, Wanee Music Festival, Music Park, Live Oak, FL)