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★ 回頭找尋於1962-1964年間未曾發表的作品，包括多支DEMO以及先前系列中15首未曝光之曲目，一刀未剪的真情流露、原汁原味的經典重現！
跨越多個世代以及不同社會階層，巴布．狄倫為民權運動代言，對政府抗議，關懷社會諸多議題，包覆哲學的詩歌，廣為吸納美國傳統民謠、搖滾、鄉村和藍調音樂，甚至包括爵士和搖擺樂元素，寫下不朽的曠世成就！這張名為《The Witmark Demos》的精選系列第九集，回頭找尋1962-1964年間未發表的作品，包括多支DEMO及先前未曝光之曲目，蒐集最簡約的民謠質樸味覺，相伴的空心吉他、鋼琴、口琴，少不了的濃烈迴盪歌謠裡頭。毫無修飾的誠懇演繹，一刀未剪的真情流露、原汁原味的經典重現！
曲目：
1. Man On The Street (Fragment)
2. Hard Times In New York Town
3. Poor Boy Blues
4. Ballad For A Friend
5. Rambling, Gambling Willie
6. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
7. Standing On The Highway
8. Man On The Street
9. Blowin' In The Wind
10. Long Ago, Far Away
11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
12. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
13. The Death of Emmett Till
14. Let Me Die In My Footsteps
15. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
16. Quit Your Low Down Ways
17. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You
18. Bound To Lose, Bound To Win
19. All Over You
20. I'd Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day
21. Long Time Gone
22. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
23. Masters Of War
24. Oxford Town
25. Farewell
26. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
27. Walkin' Down The Line
28. I Shall Be Free
29. Bob Dylan's Blues
30. Bob Dylan's Dream
31. Boots Of Spanish Leather
32. Walls of Red Wing
33. Girl From The North Country
34. Seven Curses
35. Hero Blues
36. Whatcha Gonna Do?
37. Gypsy Lou
38. Ain't Gonna Grieve
39. John Brown
40. Only A Hobo
41. When The Ship Comes In
42. The Times They Are A-Changin'
43. Paths Of Victory
44. Guess I'm Doing Fine
45. Baby Let Me Follow You Down
46. Mama, You Been On My Mind
47. Mr. Tambourine Man
48. I'll Keep It With Mine
The Witmark Demos are seeing their first commercial release nearly five decades after they were first recorded. The 47 songs feature Dylan - accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano - recorded for his first music publisher, Leeds Music in January 1962 and for his second publisher, M. Witmark & Sons, between 1962 and 1964. Listening to these recordings, one can trace Dylan's dramatic growth as a songwriter from early traditionally styled songs like "Man On The Street" and "Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie" through the social commentary of "Blowin' In The Wind," "The Times They Are A Changin'" and "Masters Of War," and the groundbreaking lyrical genius of "Mr. Tambourine Man." All of these songs, and all the others on The Witmark Demos, were written - and their subsequent demos recorded - before Bob Dylan turned 24 years old.
Among the many gems found on The Witmark Demos are 15 Dylan songs that were recorded by the artist only for these sessions, and which have never been officially released to the public until now. These include the plaintive "Ballad For A Friend," the civil rights era-inspired "Long Ago, Far Away" and "The Death Of Emmett Till" and the poignant "Guess I'm Doing Fine."
While many of these early songs on The Witmark Demos found their way onto Bob Dylan's own albums, much of the world's first exposure to them was through their recordings by others, including Peter, Paul and Mary and Stevie Wonder ("Blowin' In The Wind"), Judy Collins ("Tomorrow Is A Long Time") and The Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man"). It's a testament to the lasting cultural impact of these songs that they have been covered by more than a thousand artists in the nearly 50 years since these demos were created.
The Witmark Demos also features a deluxe booklet featuring in-depth liner notes by noted music historian Colin Escott, as well as rare photographs of Dylan captured during the same period as these early recordings.
