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Here’s some more information about the album and pre-release activities.

You will have seen the far from informative Press Release and then, hopefully, had a look at the album cover on bobdylan.com together with the interview with Bill Flanagan. What you’ve seen is just the first of what will be 5 or 6 weekly episodes. Additional episodes will go out on bobdylan.com but will also be aired via other media – to be determined. A written version is likely to be serialised. “Beyond Here Lies Nothing” is seen as the focal track and will be aired on the radio from March 31st. From that date it will also be available on iTunes. The album will come in 3 formats -
1.Standard version, in jewelcase with 4-panel booklet
2. Deluxe version, in a slipcase, containing the standard album in a jewelcase plus a DVD featuring an interview with Roy Silver, Dylan’s first manager, which is an outtake from the ‘No Direction Home’ documentary. Included in the interview is the original demo (audio only) of “Blowin’ In The Wind”. There will also be a CD in the slipsleeve featuring the ‘Friends and Neighbors’ episode of Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour. There will also be a sticker and poster featuring the album cover image
3. 2LP, pressed on 180 gram vinyl and including the album on CD, as an insert.
4. iTunes – details to be announced but with the one track available early as above. There will not be an iTunes version of the bonus DVD tracks.

There should be a promotional video of “Beyond Here Lies Nothing” at some stage as well as a promotional 7” with “Beyond Here Lies Nothing” on the A-side and a live version of “Down Along The Cove” (from Bonnaroo) on the B-side.

John

cheers for the info john and the tickets.

With the CD being included in the LP, why would anyone buy the CD?

less money, and most younger folk don't even own a record playa

Archer wrote:

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less money, and most younger folk don't even own a record playa

Actually, including the CD with the record is acknowledging the fact that vinyl has made a strong comeback with the new generation. Why do you think every single new release by every new band has vinyl out? For their 50-something year old fans? Ha! Yeah right!

thanks john

youre right. i read somewhere that while the sales of CDs are dropping the vinyl sales are rising. Even ultra pop artists release their stuff on Vinyl. It has survuved everything and my guess is that vinyl will be around for many many years after the CD dies.

For many young people like me its either FLAC/mp3 or vinyl. The older generation should remember this before posting messages like these. We buy more vinyl than you guys think. nothing beats a vinyl.

Whilst you are probably right that vinyl will outlive cds (whose death is much overpredicted) it is a tiny niche market for 'new' music on vinyl and that is not going to change.

Also a bizarre choice to add the cd as an insert to the vinyl package. The best idea, and one that seems more and more common with the niche vinyl indie stuff is to include a download coupon for mp3 files.

wait til you see the price

thanks TO Dr. Filth

I don't know if it has been posted already, but on amazon.com, you have the details:

Disc: 1
1. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
2. Life Is Hard
3. My Wife's Home Town
4. If You Ever Go To Houston
5. Forgetful Heart
6. Jolene
7. This Dream Of You
8. Shake Shake Mama
9. I Feel A Change Comin' On
10. It's All Good
Disc: 2
1. Howdy Neighbor (J. Morris) - Porter Wagoner & The Wagonmasters(Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
2. Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend (M.Gabler/R. Tharpe) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
3. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (L. Robin/J. Styne) - T Bone Burnett(Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
4. La Valse De Amitie (O. Guidry) - Doc Guidry(Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
5. Make Friends (E. Mcgraw) - Moon Mulligan (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
6. My Next Door Neighbor (J. McCain) - Jerry McCain (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
7. Let's Invite Them Over (O. Wheeler) - George Jones & Melba Montgomery (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
8. My Friends (C. Burnett/S. Ling) - Howlin' Wolf (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
9. Last Night (W. Jones) - Little Walter (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
10. You've Got a Friend (C. King) - Carole King (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
11. Bad Neighborhood (Caronna/M. Rebennack) - Ronnie & The Delinquents (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
12. Neighbours (M. Jagger/K. Richards) - The Rolling Stones(Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
13. Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals (B. Rose/M. Dixon/R. Henderson) - Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
14. Why Can't We Be Friends (S. Allen/H. Brown/M. Dickerson/J. Goldstein/L. Jordan /C. Miller/H. Scott/L. Oskar) - War (Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan: Friends & Neighbors)
Disc: 3
1. Roy Silver (DVD content)
2. The Lost Interview (DVD content)

Every answer to the puzzle reveals yet another question...is Jolene an original or a cover??

It's an original. It's certainly not an homage to Dolly Parton.

Excellent, wasn't expecting an answer to that one that we could take as gospel,cheers John! Do you know anything else about the style of the song per chance? Another mid tempo rocker or something quieter?

JudasPriest wrote:

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Excellent, wasn't expecting an answer to that one that we could take as gospel,cheers John! Do you know anything else about the style of the song per chance? Another mid tempo rocker or something quieter?

No, I don't. Sadly I haven't heard the album yet.