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Bob Dylan - 25 November 1964 San José (1964)

Track listing:
  1. The Times They Are A-Changin' 3:22
  2. Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues 4:23
  3. To Ramona 4:51
  4. Gates Of Eden 9:23
  5. If You Gotta Go, Go Now 3:14
  6. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 8:48
  7. Mr. Tambourine Man 6:59
  8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 6:46
  9. Talking World War III Blues 4:54
  10. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 4:50
  11. Bob Blackmar interview 13:24

Notes

Civic Auditorium
San José, California
25 November 1964

These recordings aren't for everybody. They are audience concert recordings, primitive by today's
standards. The sound is distant and echoey, and there is noise sounds to be from adjusting/
bumping the recorder or microphone. The performances, however, are worth giving a listen, imho,
particularly "Gates of Eden" and "It's All Right, Ma" and "Tambourine Man" on disc 1. Bob really
has the audience in his pocket--you can hear their delighted responses to "WWIII," "John Birch,"
and "If You Gotta Go." (He was pretty funny in those days.)
As I said, this isn't for everybody; but according to Olof, there are only 7 existing recordings
of shows from 1964: These 2; 2 from the Newport Folk Festival (July 24 &26); Forest Hills (Aug.8
guest appearance with Joan B.,); Philadelphia, PA (Sept. ??); and The "All Hallow's Eve" show
(Oct. 31--"Live 1964"). http://www.bjorner.com/64.htm#_Toc491259081

The Bob Blackmar radio interview, a 13+ minute track, is virtually unintelligible, but you can
make out some of Bob's characteristic sparring with the interviewer.