The Tapes. Volume 23. Empire Burlesque. 26 July 1984 - 1 April 1986
26 July 1984, New York City, New York, Delta Sound. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Driftin' Too Far From Shore #1 Knocked Out Loaded
? Driftin' Too Far From Shore #? Tempest Storm
2. Firebird
3. Who Loves You More Tempest Storm
4. Wolf
5. Clean Cut Kid #1 Overdubbed 15 January 1985 Empire Burlesque
6. Clean Cut Kid The Bootleg Series Vol. 16
?? Clean Cut Kid #? Tempest Storm
7. The Very Thought Of You Tempest Storm
September 1984, New York City, New York, The Power Station. Lone Justice recording session
1. Go Away Little Boy Tempest Storm
2. Go Away Little Boy Lone Justice: The World Is Not My Home
3. Clean Cut Kid
Bob Dylan (guitar), Ryan Hedecock (guitar), Ron Wood (guitar), Marvin Etzioni (bass), Benmont Tench (organ), Don Heffington (drums).
1, 3 Bob Dylan (vocal). 2 Maria McKee (vocal & harmonica).
November 1984, Los Angeles, California, Oceanway Studios. (Important Words)
1. In The Summertime (Ray Dorset)
2. In The Summertime (Ray Dorset)
3. In The Summertime (Ray Dorset)
4. Freedom For The Stallion (Allen Toussaint) The Genuine Basement Tapes Vol. 2
5. Freedom For The Stallion (Allen Toussaint)
6. Freedom For The Stallion (Allen Toussaint)
7. Instrumental # 1
8. Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kris Kristofferson)
9. Instrumental # 2
10. Instrumental # 3
11. Instrumental # 4
12. Instrumental # 4
13. Instrumental # 4
14. Instrumental # 5
1. New Danville Girl
2. New Danville Girl #2 The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, Tempest Storm
3. Queen Of Rock 'n' Roll
4. Look Yonder
7 December 1984, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Look Yonder
9 December 1984, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Gravity Song
10 & 11 December 1984, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. New Danville Girl
Note. This take maybe the master which was later used for overdubbing 14-23 May 1986 and released on Knocked
1. Something's Burning, Baby #1 Empire Burlesque
?? Something's Burning, Baby $2 ?? Tempest Storm
2. The Girl I Left Behind (trad.)
22 December 1984, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. I'll Remember You
2. Prince Of Plunder
3. Seeing The Real You At Last
December 1984??, Probably Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Unidentified Studio. The Cruzados recording session
1. Rising Sun (Steven Hufsteter/Tito Larriva/Tony Marsico/Chalo Quintana) The Cruzados
Bob Dylan (harmonica) with The Cruzados: Tito Larriva (lead vocal & guitar), Steven Hufsteter (guitar), Tony Marsico (bass & vocal), Chalo Quintana (drums).
5 January 1985. Not in Bjorner
I'll Remember You (Alternate take) The Bootleg Series Volume 16
1. Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)overdubbed Empire Burlesque
1. Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, Tempest Storm
2. Clean Cut Kid
Peggi Blue, Queen Esther Marrow, Carolyn Dennis (backing vocals). Richard Seher (synthesizer) and Bashiri Johnson (percussion) were added at an overdub session at Shake Down Studio, New York City, New York, March 1985.
28 January 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Seeing The Real You At Last #1 Empire Burlesque
? Seeing the real you at last #? Tempest Storm
1. We Are The World (Jackson/ Ritchie) We Are The World (dubbed by 16 and 19)
2. - 21 We Are The World (Michael Jackson/Lionel Ritchie)
2, 3 Bob Dylan (vocal), 4, 5, 6, 14-21 Bob Dylan (vocal) overdub on basic track. 7, 10, 12 Bob Dylan (vocal) 8, 9, 11, 13 Bob Dylan (vocal)
1. Trust Yourself #1 Empire Burlesque
?? Trust Yourself #1 with end of tape Tempest Storm
2. Queen Of Rock 'n' Roll
3. I'll Remember You Empire Burlesque, Tempest Storm
12 and 14 February 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Straight A's In Love
2. Straight A's In Love The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, Tempest Storm
3. I See Fire In Your Eyes
4. Waiting To Get Beat Tempest Storm
5. Emotionally Yours #1 The Bootleg Series Vol. 16
6. Emotionally Yours #2 Empire Burlesque, Tempest Storm
?? Emotionally Yours
7. The Very Thought Of You
8. Seeing The Real You At Last The Bootleg Series Vol. 16
19 February 1985, New York City, New York, The Power Station, Studio A. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky #1, $1 Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (#1, 2 or 3) Disc 5 track 9
2. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky #2, $2 Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (#1, 2 or 3) Disc 5 track 10
3. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky #3, $3 The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (#2,4 or 5)
4. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky #4
5. When The Line Forms
6. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky #5
7. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
20 February 1985, New York City, New York, The Power Station,. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
2. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
3. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
4. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
5. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
6. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
7. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
8. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
9. Never Gonna Be The Same Again Empire Burlesque, Tempest Storm
1. Something’s Burning Baby #1 Clean Cuts???
23 February 1985, New York City, New York, The Power Station, Studio A. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
2. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
3. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
4. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky Empire Burlesque, Tempest Storm
24 February 1985, New York City, New York, The Power Station, Studio A. Empire Burlesque recording session
Note. No tracks are known from this recording session.
6 March 1985, New York City, New York, The Power Station, Studio B. Empire Burlesque recording session
1. Dark Eyes
2. Dark Eyes
3. Dark Eyes The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (3 or 4)
4. Dark Eyes
5. Dark Eyes
6. Dark Eyes Empire Burlesque
Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica & guitar).
6 March 1985, New York City, New York, The Power Station. Empire Burlesque recording session
No tracks are known from this recording session.
April 1985, New York City, New York. Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare recording overdub session
1. No Name On The Bullet (Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare) Language Barrier
Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 April 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio.
1. Too Hot To Drive By
2. As Time Passes By
12 June 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio.
1. Freedom For The Stallion (Allen Toussaint)
2. Jam 1
3. Jam 2
16 June 1985, Los Angeles, California, Oceanway Studios.
1. Freedom For The Stallion (Allen Toussaint)
2. Jam 3
3. Jam 4
12 July 1985, New York City, New York, The Home Of Ron Wood. Rehearsals before Live Aid appearance
13 July 1985, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John F. Kennedy Stadium. Live Aid Concert
1. Ballad Of Hollis Brown 19850713
2. When The Ship Comes In 19850713
3. Blowin' In The Wind 19850713
4. We Are The World (Michael Jackson/Lionel Ritchie)
1-3 Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, Keith Richards (guitars). 4 Bob Dylan (guitar), shared vocals by Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Mick Jagger, Peter Paul And Mary, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner and many more.
Summer 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. Sun City recording sessions
1. Sun City (Steve van Zandt) Artists United Against Apartheid/Sun City/Alias 3
2. Sun City (Steve van Zandt)
Bob Dylan (harmonica).
22 August 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Gymnasium Of First Methodist Church.
Blackbird (Lennon, McCartney)??????????
Video shooting of When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky and Emotionally Yours
September 1985, Los Angeles, California, Probably Universal Studios. Farm Aid Rehearsals
1. I Shall Be Released #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
2. Gotta Serve Somebody The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
3. Across The Borderline (Cooder/ Hiatt/ Dickinson) #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
4. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
5. Trouble The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
6. Clean Cut Kid The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
7. I'll Remember You The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
8. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
9. Maggie's Farm The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
10. In The Garden #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
11. Shot Of Love The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
12. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
13. Union Sundown The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
14. Come Together (John Lennon/ Paul McCartney) #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
15. This Was My Love (Jim Herbert) #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
16. Lonesome Town (Baker Knight) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
17. License To Kill #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
18. I Shall Be Released #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
19. Lenny Bruce The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
20. Rocky Road Blues (Bill Monroe) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
21. Never Gonna Be The Same Again The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
22. Baby Stop Crying #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
23. Shake (Bob Dylan) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
24. Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson) #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
25. Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
26. Dead Man, Dead Man #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
27. Heart Of Mine #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
28. Baby Stop Crying #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
29. Come Together (John Lennon/ Paul McCartney) #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
30. This Was My Love (Jim Herbert) #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
31. Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache (Thompson/May) #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
32. Under The Boardwalk (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
33. Seeing The Real You At Last The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
34. Dead Man, Dead Man #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
35. Emotionally Yours The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
36. I And I #1 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
37. Heart Of Mine #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
38. In The Garden #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
39. Under The Boardwalk (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young) = 32 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
40. Save The Last Dance For Me (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
41. Heart Of Mine The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
42. I And I #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
43. Trust Yourself The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
44. This Was My Love (Jim Herbert) #3 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
45. Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache (Thompson/ May) #2 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
46. Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache (Thompson/ May) #3 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
47. I Shall Be Released #3 The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
13 Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Petty (guitar &vocals), Mike Campbell (guitar), Benmont Tench (keyboards), Howie Epstein (bass), Stan Lynch (drums), Debra Byrd, Queen Esther Marrow, Madelyn Quebec, Elisecia Wright (backing vocals).
19 September 1985, Los Angeles, California, Universal Studios. Farm Aid Rehearsals
2.What'd I Say (Ray Charles) 19850921
3.Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed) 19850921
4.Shake (?) 19850921
5.I'll Remember You 19850921
6.Then He Kissed Me (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector) 19850921
7.Instrumental Blues
8.Forever Young 19850921
9.Forever Young
10.Unidentified Instrumental
11.Trust Yourself
12.Louie, Louie (Richard Berry) 19850921
13.That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith) 19850921
22 September 1985, Champaign, Illinois, University Of Illinois, Memorial Stadium. Farm Aid Concert
1. Clean Cut Kid
2. Shake (Bob Dylan) Farm Aid 1985 TV Broadcast
3. I'll Remember You Farm Aid 1985 TV Broadcast
4. Trust Yourself Farm Aid 1985 TV Broadcast
5. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith) Farm Aid 1985 TV Broadcast
6. Maggie's Farm Farm Aid 1985 TV Broadcast
31 October 1985, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, Cherokee Studio. (After The Empire)
1. Baby Coming Back From The Dead After The Empire
2. Nothing Here Worth Dying For #1 After The Empire
3. Won't Go Back 'Til They Call Me Back Again After The Empire
4. Let Me Come, Baby After The Empire
5. Bring It On Home To Me After The Empire
6. I'm Ready For Love After The Empire
7. 26 Stories High After The Empire
8. You Can Have Her #1 After The Empire
9. My Sweet Baby (Around & Around) After The Empire
10. Nothing Here Worth Dying For #2 After The Empire
11. You Can Have Her #2 After The Empire
12. Find Me After The Empire
13. Nothing Here Worth Dying For #3 After The Empire
14. Right Hand Road Blues After The Empire
15. That's All (Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes) After The Empire
20 November 1985, London, England, The Eurythmics Church.
1. Unidentified Instrumental
2. Unidentified Instrumental
23 November 1985, London, England, The Eurythmics Church.
1. Under Your Spell (Bob Dylan & Carole Bayer Sager) 1986 EARLY SESSIONS
1. The Bells Of Freedom (Stevie Wonder) Internet
2. I Shall Be Released You Don't Know Me
3. Blowin' In The Wind Hard To Find 4
4. Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder)
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Madelyn Quebec, Peggi Blu, and Queen Esther Marrow (backup vocals). 1 Stevie Wonder (shared vocal). 2 Stevie Wonder’s band Wonderlove. 3 Stevie Wonder (shared vocal), Mary Travers (shared vocal), Noel Paul Stookey (shared vocal & guitar), Peter Yarrow (shared vocal & guitar). 4 Orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones. Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, The Boys Choir Of Harlem, Bill Cosby, André Crouch, Neil Diamond, Eastern Highschool Blue & White Marching Machine, Amy Grant, Dick Gregory, Gregory Hines, Whitney Houston, Judy Jamison, Al Jarreau, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Wynton Marsalis, Bette Midler, Eddie Murphy, Michael Peters, Pointer Sisters, The Reach Ensemble, Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, The Shiloh Gospel Choir, Elizabeth Taylor, Cicely Tyson, Barbara Walters, Dionne Warwick, Ben Vereen (shared vocal).
1986 True Confessions, part one: Down Under (5 Feb - 10 March)
5 February 1986, Wellington, New Zealand, Athletic Park. (Across The Borderline
1. Train Of Pain (?)
12. I'm Moving On (Hank Snow)
6 February 1986, Wellington, New Zealand, Park Royal Hotel
1. Instrumental including Roll Over Beethoven and What A Wonderful World Tape 19860206
2. A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke) Tape 19860206
3. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers) Tape 19860206
4. Everyday (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) Tape 19860206
5. Not Fade Away (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) Tape 19860206
6. Silhouettes (Frank C. Slay Jr./Bob Crewe) Tape 19860206
7. You Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson) Tape 19860206
8. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (James Dean/Paul Riser/William Weatherspoon) Tape 19860206
9. Trying To Get To You (Charlie Singleton/Rose McCoy) Tape 19860206
10. Sincerely (Alan Freed/Harvey Fuqua) Tape 19860206
11. Unidentified Song Tape 19860206
12. Unidentified Song Tape 19860206
13. A Thousand Miles Away (James Sheppard/W. H. Miller) Tape 19860206
14. Dear John (?) Tape 19860206
15. Charlie Brown (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) Tape 19860206
16. Poison Ivy (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) Tape 19860206
17. Maybe Baby (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) Tape 19860206
18. I Love You (?) Tape 19860206
19. Are You Sincere (Wayne Walker) Tape 19860206
20. Crying In The Rain (Howie Greenfield/Carole King) Tape 19860206
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar) with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
The Queens Of Rhythm: Debra Byrd, Queen Esther Marrow, Madelyn Quebec, Elisecia Wright (backing vocals)
Bob Dylan may or may not be playing on tracks 6, 7, 14, 16 and 17.
9 and 10 February 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Festival Studios.
1. Band Of The Hand Band Of The Hand/Alias 3
10 February 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Entertainment Centre.
1. Justine (Don Harris/Dewey Terry)
11 February 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Entertainment Centre.
23. Baby, Got To Go (?)
24. Uranium Rock (Warren Smith)
24 February 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Entertainment Centre.
1. Justine (Don Harris/Dewey Terry) Man On The Street 2, disc 5
2. Positively 4th Street Live On The Radio '86
3. Clean Cut Kid Man On The Street 2, disc 5
4. I'll Remember You Hard To Handle, Live On The Radio '86
5. Trust Yourself Man On The Street 2, disc 5
6. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith) Live On The Radio '86
7. Masters Of War Live On The Radio '86
8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Man On The Street 2, disc 5
9. Girl From The North Country Man On The Street 2, disc 5/6??, Hard To Handle
10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Man On The Street 2, disc 5
11. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (Cecil A. Null) Live On The Radio '86
12. Just Like A Woman Hard To Handle, Live On The Radio '86
13. I'm Moving On (Hank Snow) Man On The Street 2, disc 5
14. Lenny Bruce Man On The Street 2, disc 6
15. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky Hard To Handle
16. Ballad Of A Thin Man Hard To Handle
17. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 Man On The Street 2, disc 6
18. Seeing The Real You At Last Man On The Street 2, disc 6
19. Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson) Man On The Street 2, disc 6
20. I And I Man On The Street 2, disc 6
21. Like A Rolling Stone Man On The Street 2, disc 6
22. In The Garden Hard To Handle
23. Blowin' In The Wind Man On The Street 2, disc 6
24. Uranium Rock (Warren Smith) Man On The Street 2, disc 6
25. Knockin' On Heaven's Door Man On The Street 2, disc 6
25 February 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Entertainment Centre.
1. Justine (Don Harris/Dewey Terry)
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Clean Cut Kid
4. Emotionally Yours
5. Trust Yourself
6. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith)
7. Masters Of War
8. The Times They Are A-Changin'
9. To Ramona
10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Hard To Handle
11. Dark Eyes E-bootleg One Time Played
12. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (Cecil A. Null)
13. Just Like A Woman
14. I'm Moving On (Hank Snow)
15. Lenny Bruce Hard To Handle
16. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
17. Lonesome Town (Baker Knight) Man On The Street 2, disc 6
18. Ballad Of A Thin Man
19. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
20. Seeing The Real You At Last
21. Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson)
22. I And I
23. Like A Rolling Stone Hard To Handle, Live On The Radio '86
24. In The Garden
25. Blowin' In The Wind Live On The Radio '86
26. Uranium Rock (Warren Smith)
27. Knockin' On Heaven's Door Hard To Handle, Live On The Radio '86
1 March 1986, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Lang Park.
21. All Along The Watchtower
8 March 1986, Nagoya, Japan, Gymnasium. (Precious Memories)
1. Justine (Don Harris/Dewey Terry) 19860308
2. Positively 4th Street 19860308
3. Clean Cut Kid 19860308
4. I'll Remember You 19860308
5. Trust Yourself 19860308
6. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith) 19860308
7. Masters Of War 19860308
8. It Ain't Me, Babe 19860308
9. To Ramona 19860308
10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 19860308
11. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (Cecil A. Null) 19860308
12. Just Like A Woman 19860308
13. I'm Moving On (Hank Snow) 19860308
14. Lenny Bruce 19860308
15. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky 19860308
16. Lonesome Town (Baker Knight) 19860308
17. Ballad Of A Thin Man 19860308
18. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 19860308
19. Seeing The Real You At Last 19860308
20. Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson) 19860308
21. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 19860308
22. I And I 19860308
23. Like A Rolling Stone 19860308
24. In The Garden 19860308
25. Blowin' In The Wind 19860308
26. Uranium Rock (Warren Smith) 19860308
27. Sukiyaki (Rohusuke Ei/Hachidai Nakamura) 19860308
28. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 19860308
1 April 1986 New York City, New York, Greene Street Recording, Kurtis Blow recording session.
1. Street Rock (Kurtis Blow, Bill Black & Taschim) Kurtis Blow: Kingdom Blow/Alias 3
Kurtis Blow (vocal, keyboards & drum programming), Bob Dylan (shared vocal)