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Re: [ARSCLIST] Dylan's "Great White Wonder" - query
Thanks to the several list members who responded to this
query. More
responses will be welcome, although it may be that
subscribers have nothing more to
say. I gather that the two LPs I have are not what were
released as either GWW
or as the Basement Tapes. Rather, they contain some
earlier material, along
with tracks issued later with the GWW and Basement Tapes
LPs.
If you were describing these two LPs, how would one
identify them? Are they
familiar, in this form, to anyone? And if so, what are
they called?
Paul Charosh
This site: http://www.bobsboots.com/boots/0GWanswersnum.html
has some info about the various iterations of GWW, with
photos of thediscs from each incarnation. The titles you
list are most likely written (as best guesses) by the
previous owner of the disc.
Dylan bootleg-ography is a huge subject in and of itself,
and I'm sure some web explaoration will find many sources of
information/disinformation, but regarding GWW, here is a
quote from the above-mentioned site:
"There is a near endless variety of ways in which this LP
can be found. The same companies have packaged the same
album many ways. Some of these packages have been altered
by the distributors, retailers, and even by the end line
consumer. Along with the minor intentional alterations
(such as changes in insert color) there are inadvertent
minor changes such as differing hues of the same color
cardboard stock used for jackets, or raw vinyl used to press
the LP. It would be not only a herculean task to try to
document every insignificant minor unintentional variant,
but would serve little practical purpose, and would be way
beyond the scope even of this in-depth examination. "
-Matt Sohn