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$8.50
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ARTIST
TITLE
Blind Willie McTell
FORMAT
7"

LABEL
CATALOG #
TMR 740EP TMR 740EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/20/2021

"A long-awaited release, this is the 7" version of the Bob Dylan classic 'Blind Willie McTell'. The 7" features two previously unreleased takes of the song, with the A-side being exclusive to this vinyl release. The B-side (take 5) will be included as part of Spring In New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 (1980-1985). The recordings on this single feature a formidable lineup of session musicians, including Mark Knopfler, Mick Taylor, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. 'Blind Willie McTell' was the first track seriously worked on at the Infidels sessions and the last attempted as recording concluded almost a month later. In the end, it did not make the Infidels album, but in 1991, the acoustic piano-guitar version that Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler recorded the last day was released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3. The full band version from the first day of the sessions will now see the light of day as part of Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 (1980-1985). Two previously unreleased takes of the Infidels outtake 'Blind Willie McTell'. The A-side (take 1) is not available elsewhere and is exclusive here.