Bob Dylan – Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17 (2023) Hi-Res
Quality: FLAC 24 bit / 96 kHz (Tracks)
Artist: Bob Dylan
Title: Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17
Released: 2023
Style: Folk Rock, Blues, Singer-Songwriter
RAR Size: 2,91 Gb
Tracklist:
CD 01
01. Love Sick (2022 Remix) (5:22)
02. Dirt Road Blues (2022 Remix) (3:34)
03. Standing in the Doorway (2022 Remix) (7:42)
04. Million Miles (2022 Remix) (5:51)
05. Tryin’ to Get to Heaven (2022 Remix) (5:23)
06. ‘Til I Fell in Love with You (2022 Remix) (5:15)
07. Not Dark Yet (2022 Remix) (6:28)
08. Cold Irons Bound (2022 Remix) (7:14)
09. Make You Feel My Love (2022 Remix) (3:31)
10. Can’t Wait (2022 Remix) (5:46)
11. Highlands (2022 Remix) (16:32)
CD 02
01. The Water Is Wide (5:42)
02. Red River Shore (Version 1) (6:50)
03. Dirt Road Blues (Version 1) (5:29)
04. Love Sick (Version 1) (5:13)
05. Tryin’ to Get to Heaven (Version 2) (5:07)
06. Make You Feel My Love (Take 1) (4:10)
07. Can’t Wait (Version 1) (4:52)
08. Mississippi (Version 2) (5:13)
09. Standing in the Doorway (Version 2) (7:07)
10. Not Dark Yet (Version 1) (7:10)
11. Cold Irons Bound (6:08)
12. Highlands (14:06)
As with most Dylan albums—even the masterworks—controversies immediately set in. The recording sessions were disorganized, cacophonous events, with conflicts between the artist and producer Daniel Lanois. Dylan disliked the sound of the final product, ending the partnership with Lanois after two albums. Deeper insight into the making of the album is now possible thanks to the Fragments volume of the always excellent Bootleg Series. More than just a collection of outtakes, this set crucially includes a new 2022 mix by Michael H. Brauer that strips out much of Lanois’ trademark shimmering production and sonic luster, stripping them back to the kind of mix Dylan supposedly preferred.
The most obvious result of the remix is that it becomes even clearer that these melodies, mainstays in his live shows ever since, are truly among his best ever. The often-erratic swirl of instrumentation on the original album—three drummers and two pedal steel guitars playing at once—reorders itself and makes more sense. “Make You Feel My Love,” for example, becomes a very clean mix of vocals and the powerhouse keyboard duo of Augie Meyers and Jim Dickinson. Throughout the new mixes, Dylan’s vocals (always a matter of taste) become more prominent. For fans of the original album, a dozen outtakes and alternate versions provide depth and insight and include the near classic “Red River Shore,” an unrequited love story unreleased until 2008, and an early take of “Mississippi” which appeared on his next album, Love and Theft. A deeper dive than most of the Bootleg series, Fragments embodies the idea of essential.