Bob Dylan - Jewels And Binoculars

Label: Vigotone, VT-192-217

Herein on 26 CD's are all the extant recordings of the Bob Dylan / Hawks 1966 World Tour (apart from those still locked away in the vaults), along with interviews, alternate studio performances and mixes, and even some informal hotel room recordings. In addition, this set contains an exact reproduction of the rare 1966 tour program as well as a 100 page book of text and photos documenting the tour and Bob Dylan in 1966.

The 1966 Dylan / Hawks World Tour is the stuff of legend. But unlike most legends from a bygone era, the goods are here to back this one up. Right here, in this boxed set. Listen and enjoy.

The 1966 Dylan / Hawks World Tour is the stuff of legend. But unlike most legends from a bygone era, the goods are here to back this one up. Right here, in this boxed set. While knowing the historical context of these performances will no doubt increase the listener's enjoyment of them, it's not crucial to the understanding of why they are so exalted. All one needs to do is LISTEN.

Herein are all the extant recordings of that tour (apart from those still locked away in the vaults), along with interviews, alternate studio performances and mixes, and even some informal hotel room recordings. Even a cursory listen to them will reveal one clear truth -- that Dylan was ON every night (and every day) in 1966. "On" both in terms of performing splendidly and his bringing his art to new levels, but also "on" in the sense that he was DYLAN (not Bob or Bobby, and surely not Robert Zimmerman) every single moment, on stage and off. From his biting put down of an Australian journalist ("are YOU successful?"), to his clever ways of dealing with audience hostility ("if you wouldn't clap so hard") to his weary yet triumphant "thank yeeeeew" that ends the famed Manchester concert, he was INSIDE everything he did, with every ounce of his being.

Except for some brief flashes during the 1979/80 "Born Again" Tour, and a few magical nights of the "Never-Ending Tour", Dylan (or any other rock performer, for that matter) has never again achieved this level of intensity, or challenged his audience so greatly while not being pretentious, condescending or boring. It's clear that the quality of the performances were in direct relationship with the hostility coming from the crowd, but it was more than that. Dylan just KNEW he was right about the quality of his music, and nothing could (or did) sway him. And even if Dylan's motorcycle crash in the summer didn't bring this era to a close, something else (burnout? drug OD?) WOULD have. Levels of brilliance of this sort are not designed to be maintained. But the residue is still with us. So listen up!

Mr. Jones
June 2000

Letter to John Lennon Regarding a Birthday Present

Dear John,

Greetings from your No. 1 fan from the States.

Being a sincere and devoted Lennonite, I have for some time (a year, to be precise) been puzzled as to what I could give you for a birthday gift. I mean, what do you GIVE the man who has everything? At last, while reading A SPANIARD IN THE WORKS upside down through right side up glasses, I have at last hit upon the solution! Wham! Zowie! El Pifco!!

The only thing you don't have of course, is--ME! Now, before lovely Mrs. Lennon begins to doubt my honourable intentions, let me explain:

NATURALLY, I know you adore your Cyn, and love nothing more than being with her. SO, for the past several months I have undergone a rigorous training course in the arts of bed-making, dish washing, floor sweeping, dusting, and various other chores which will make me an efficient and indispensable household item. Therefore, I can relieve Mrs. Lennon of her tedious household chores, and enable her to spend that time with you. Also I am accustomed to caring for children of all sizes and ages, and will be only too glad to add the care of your small son to my duties.

My services are offered to you for a FREE home trial, beginning on your birthday and continuing indefinitely (sorry, not trading stamps). I'll be arriving in London on October 9th, all ready to begin. All I need are directions to your residence (perhumps Good Dog Nigel could guide me in?). If you like we can finalize details on August 13th, when we shall both be in Detroit to attend your Concert(s), which I am looking forward to a great deal.

Gosh, don't get all misty--although I can certainly understand how overwhelmed you must be by my unique offer.

Your Loving Fan with
Housemaid's Knee,
Judy Johnson
Howell, Michigan

John replies:--
Well, quite honestly I don't know what to say (which makes a change), but nevertheless, never let it be said that Lennon's stuck for words! I've had lots of offers (hee, hee), but never one like this. I'm not underestimating your ability or anything like that Judy, it's just that we've got a lady to clean the house for us, but I'll have a word with one or two or my other influential friends, and see if they need anyone.

Letter to the Beatles Regarding "Yellow Submarine"

Dear Beatles,

Could you please tell me if you recorded "Yellow Submarine" to see if it would sell because YOU were singing it? Let's face it, it sounds like the Sally Bash Army on a Saturday afternoon. I just don't believe you take this recording seriously because you're usually such perfectionists. Please, please, we want our Beatle music, not a third-rate, amateur tin pot band.

For pity's sake don't give the newspaper's a real chance to tear you to pieces.

Best Wishes,

Pauline,
Aldershot, Hants.

John replies:--
What do you mean "the Sally Bash Army on a Saturday afternoon"? I'll have you know that was our piece-de-resistance written specially for Ringo--we think it's a gas. As for saying we don't take our music seriously . . . . . . . . . . . . . well. The reason we released it as a single with "Eleanor Rigby", was apart from liking them both, we didn't want anyone else to cover them.

The Beatles Complete: July 10(b) to July 17, 1963

Label: Silent Sea Productions, BC630710B.V1

JULY 10(b), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #7. BBC. Studio #2, BBC Aeolian Hall, London. 1:30-3:30 pm.
1. Memphis (2:18)
2. Do You Want To Know A Secret? (2:23)
3. Till There Was You (2:57)
4. Matchbox (2:26)
5. Please Mr. Postman (2:41)
6. The Hippy Hippy Shake (1:55)

JULY 16(a), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #8, BBC. Paris Theatre, London. 3:00-5:30 pm.
7. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) (2:20)
8. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (2:33)
9. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (2:39)
10. To Know Her Is To Love Her (2:53)
11. The Honeymoon Song (2:07)
12. Twist And Shout (2:37)

JULY 16(b), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #9, BBC. Paris Theatre, London. 6:00-8:30 pm.
13. Long Tall Sally (2:15)
14. Please Please Me (2:12)
15. She Loves You (3:03)
16. You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:19)
17. I'll Get You (2:11)
18. I Got A Woman (3:02)

JULY 10(c), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #10, BBC. Studio #2, BBC Aeolian Hall, London. 8:45-10:30 pm.
19. She Loves You (same as track 15) (2:43)
20. Words Of Love (2:01)
21. Glad All Over (1:57)
22. I Just Don't Understand (3:13)
23. (There's A) Devil In Her Heart (2:42)
24. Slow Down (2:56)

JULY 17, 1963 - RADIO
"Easy Beat" BBC. Playhouse Theatre, London. 8:45-9:45 pm.
25. I Saw Her Standing There (2:36)
26. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (2:10)
27. There's A Place (1:52)
28. Twist And Shout (2:31)

Performers: John Lennon sings lead on 1, 5, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24, 27 and 28; shared lead on 7, 15, 19, 20 and 26; and backup on 2, 8, 9, 23 and 25, and plays rhythm guitar on all tracks. Paul McCartney sings lead vocal on 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 25; shared lead on 7, 15, 19, 20; and backup on 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28; and plays bass guitar on all tracks. George Harrison sings lead on 2, 8, 21, 23; shared lead on 26, and backup on 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22 and 28, and plays lead guitar on all tracks. Ringo Starr sings lead on 4 and plays drums on all tracks.

Producers: tracks 1-24 produced by Tony Henebery. Tracks 25-28 produced by Bernie Andrews.

Composers: all written by Lennon-McCartney except 1 by Berry, 3 by Willson, 4 by Perkins, 5 by Holland-Bateman-Gorman-Dobbins-Garrett, 6 by Romero, 7 by Thomas-Biggs, 8 and 20 by Holly, 9 by Leiber-Stoller/Penniman, 10 by Spector, 11 by Theodorakis-Sansom, 12 and 28 by Russell-Medley, 13 by Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell, 16 by Robinson, 18 by Charles-Richards, 21 by Schroeder-Tepper-Bennett, 22 by Wilkin-Westberry, 23 by Drapkin, 24 by Williams and 26 by Thompson.

Photos: the cover and back photos were shot inside and outside of EMI's Abbey Road Studios on July 1, 1963, probably by EMI staff photographer John Dove. The inside portraits were shot in June of 1963 by Dezo Hoffmann.

The Beatles Complete: February 11(c) to March 5, 1963

Label: Silent Sea Productions, BC630211C-V.1

FEBRUARY 11(c), 1963 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 7:30-10:45 pm.
1. Anna (Go To Him), tk 3, RS1 (2:56)
2. Boys, tk1, RS1 (2:25)
3. Boys, tk1, RS'76 (2:21)
4. Chains, tk1, RS1 (2:24)
5. Twist And Shout, tk2, RS1 (2:34)
6. Twist And Shout, tk2, RS'76 (2:30)

FEBRUARY 20(a), 1963 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 10:30 am-1:00 pm.
7. Misery, tk16, RM1, U.S. edit (1:46)
8. Misery, tk16, RS1 (1:48)
9. Baby It's You, tk5, RS1 (2:39)

MARCH 5, 1963 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 2:30 am-9:00 pm.
10. From Me To You, tk1 (1:32)
11. From Me To You, tk2 (1:59)
12. From Me To You, tk3 (1:57)
13. From Me To You, tk4 (1:54)
14. From Me To You, tk5 (2:18)
15. From Me To You, tk6 (0:08)
16. From Me To You, tk7 (2:10)
17. From Me To You, tk8 (2:13)
18. From Me To You, edit piece 1, unnumbered tk (0:21)
19. From Me To You, edit piece 2, tk 9 (0:27)
20. From Me To You, edit piece 3, tk 10 (0:12)
21. From Me To You, edit piece 4, tk 11 (0:21)
22. From Me To You, edit piece 5, tk 12 (0:09)
23. From Me To You, edit piece 6, tk 13 (0:22)
24. Thank You Girl, tk1 (2:12)
25. Thank You Girl, tk2 (0:27)
26. Thank You Girl, tk3 (0:08)
27. Thank You Girl, tk4 (2:02)
28. Thank You Girl, tk5 (2:08)
29. Thank You Girl, tk6 (2:23)
30. Thank You Girl, edit piece 1, tk7 (0:15)
31. Thank You Girl, edit piece 2, tk8 (0:28)
32. Thank You Girl, edit piece 3, tk9 (0:29)
33. Thank You Girl, edit piece 4, tk10 (0:38)
34. Thank You Girl, edit piece 5, tk11 (0:47)
35. Thank You Girl, edit piece 6, tk12 (0:54)
36. Thank You Girl, edit piece 7, tk13 (0:33)
37. One After 909, tk1 (1:25)
38. One After 909, tk2 (3:01)
39. One After 909, tk3 (1:53)
40. One After 909, tk4 (2:32)
41. One After 909, edit piece, tk5 (1:16)
42. From Me To You, edit of unknown tks, RS1 (1:55)
43. One After 909, edit of tks 4 & 5, RM1 (2:54)

Performers: John Lennon sings lead on 1, 5, 6, 9, 37-41 and 43; shared lead on 7, 8, 10-36 and 42, and backup on 2-4; and plays acoustic guitar on 24-36, harmonica on 4, 17-19 and 42 and rhythm guitar on tracks 1-23 and 37-43. Paul McCartney sings shared lead on 7, 8, 10-36 and 42; and backup on 1-6, 9, 37-41 and 43; and plays bass guitar on all tracks. George Harrison sings lead on 4; backup on 1-3, 5 and 6, and plays lead guitar on all tracks. Ringo Starr sings lead on 2 and 3 and plays drums on all tracks. George Martin plays piano on 7 and 8 and celeste on 9.

Producers: all produced by George Martin.

Composers: all are by Lennon-McCartney except 1 by Alexander, 2-3 by Dixon-Farrell, 4 by Goffin-King, 5-6 by Russell-Medley and 9 by David-Bacharach-Williams.

Photos: all were taken in London on March 5, 1963 by John Dove; the cover shot outside EMI House, the back photo in the EMI Abbey Road Studios canteen and the inside shot in Studio #2.

Sources: "Alternates Vol. 3" CD Quarter Apple PCS 7277: 42. "Anthology 1" CD Apple/Capitol 34445: 43. "Introducing The Beatles" LP Vee-Jay VJLP 1062: 7. "MFSL 1-101/102" CDR: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9. "Rock And Roll Music" LP Capitol SKBO 11537: 3 and 6. "The Ultimate Collection Box 2, Disc 2" CD Yellow Dog YDB 202: 10-41.

Completion: February 11(c), 1963, Studio - "Anna (Go To Him)" RM1, "Boys" RM1, "Chains" RM1 and "Twist And Shout" RM1 are on the "Please Please Me" CD Apple/Capitol 46435. February 20(a), 1963 - "Misery" RM1 and "Baby It's You" RM1 are on the "Please Please Me" CD Apple/Capitol 46435. March 5, 1963 - "From Me To You" RM1 is on the "Past Masters Volume One" CD Apple/Capitol 90043.

The Beatles Complete: January 1 to September 5, 1962

Label: Silent Sea Productions, V.1

JANUARY 1, 1962 - STUDIO
The Decca Audition. Decca Studios, London. 11:00 am-12:00 noon.
1. Like Dreamers Do, tk 1, RM1 (2:34)
2. Money (That's What I Want), tk 1, RM1 (2:23)
3. Till There Was You, tk 1, RM1 (3:00)
4. Sheik Of Araby, tk 1, RM1 (1:41)
5. To Know Her Is To Love Her, tk 1, RM1 (2:37)
6. Take Good Care Of My Baby, tk 1, RM1 (2:29)
7. Memphis, tk 1, RM1 (2:20)
8. Sure To Fall (In Love With You), tk 1, RM1 (2:02)
9. Hello Little Girl, tk 1, RM1 (1:38)
10. Three Cool Cats, tk 1, RM1 (2:24)
11. Crying, Waiting, Hoping, tk 1, RM1 (2:01)
12. Love Of The Loved, tk 1, RM1 (1:51)
13. September In The Rain, tk 1, RM1 (1:54)
14. Besame Mucho, tk 1, RM1 (2:39)
15. Searchin', tk 1, RM1 (3:03)

MARCH 7, 1962 - RADIO
"Teenager's Turn" BBC. Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, 8:00-8:45 pm.
16. Dream Baby (1:57)
17. Memphis (2:21)
18. Please Mr. Postman (2:18)

MAY 24, 1962 - STUDIO
Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers. Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg.
19. Sweet Georgia Brown, RS'97 (2:04)
20. Swanee River, RS'64? (2:54)

JUNE 6, 1962 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 7:00-10:00 pm.
21. Besame Mucho, tk?, RM1 (2:30)
22. Love Me Do, tk?, RM1 (2:31)

JUNE 11, 1962 - RADIO
"Here We Go" BBC. Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8:00-9:00 pm.
23. Ask Me Why (2:25)
24. Besame Mucho (2:34)
25. A Picture Of You (2:32)

AUGUST 22, 1962 - CONCERT
The Cavern Club, Liverpool. "Know The North" Granada TV. Afternoon.
26. Some Other Guy (2:06)

SEPTEMBER 4, 1962 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 7:00-11:15 pm.
27. How Do You Do It, tk 2, RM1 (1:57)

SEPTEMBER 5, 1962 - CONCERT
The Cavern Club, Liverpool. "Know The North" Granada TV. Evening.
28. Some Other Guy (2:10)
29. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (with voice-overs) (1:02)

Performers: except where noted the lineup is George Harrison, lead guitar; John Lennon, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney, bass; Pete Best, drums. Ringo Starr takes over on drums on tracks 26-29. John sings lead on 2, 5, 7, 9, 17, 23 and 27; shared lead on 26 and 28; and back-up on 4, 8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22, 24, 25 and 29. Paul sings lead on 1, 3, 8, 12-16, 18, 21, 22, 24 and 29; shared lead on 26 and 28; and back-up on 2, 4-6, 9-11, 19, 20, 23, 25 and 27; and possibly the piano on 19 and 20. George joins John on rhythm guitar on 19 and 20; sings lead on 4, 6, 10, 11 and 25; and back-up on 2, 5, 9, 12, 14-16, 18-20, 23, 24, and 29. Tony Sheridan sings lead and plays lead guitar on 19 and 20. Track 20's inclusion is based on the strong probability that it is the second track known to have been recorded at this session.

Producers: Mike Smith, 1-15; Peter Pilbeam, 16-18 and 23-25; Bert Kaempfert, 19-20; George Martin and Ron Richards, 21-22; George Martin, 27. Unknown, 26, 28 and 29.

Composers: 1, 9, 12, 22 and 23 by Lennon-McCartney; 2 by Bradford-Gordy; 3 by Willson; 4 by Snyder-Wheeler-Smith; 5 by Spector; 6 by Goffin-King; 7 and 17 by Berry; 8 by Perkins-Cantrell-Claunch; 10 and 15 by Leiber-Stoller; 11 by Holly; 13 by Dublin-Warren; 14, 21 and 24 by Velasquez-Skylar; 16 by Walker; 18 by Holland-Bateman-Gordy; 19 by Bernie-Pinkard-Casey; 20 by Foster; 25 by Beveridge-Oakman; 26 and 28 by Leiber-Stoller-Barrett; and 27 by Murray.

Photos: the cover shot, colorized by the crafty Silent Sea graphics department, was taken by Albert Marrion in June of 1962 at his Wallasey studio, the same locations where he had shot the back photo on December 17, 1961. The inside photo was taken at the Cavern Club, Liverpool by Les Chadwick in September of 1962.

Sources: collector's high-bias cassette: 16-18 and 23-25. "Anthology 1" CD Apple/Capitol 34445: 10, 22. "Anthology 1" VHS Apple-Capitol 3392V: 26 and 29. "Back-Tracks" CD Classical CL 001: 21 and 27. "Hamburg Twist" EP Polydor PRE 240003: 19. "Mach Shau!" CDR: 20. "March 5, 1963": CD Vigotone VT-123: 2-9 and 11-14. "Ultimate Collection Box 1 Disc 1" CD Yellow Dog YDB 101: 1, 15 and 28.

Completion: September 4, 1962, studio - "Love Me Do" RM1, edited from unknown takes, is on the "Past Masters Volume One" CD Apple/Capitol 90043.

November 25, 1963 - Late Scene Extra

Taped: Monday 25 November 1963
Aired: Wednesday 27 November 1963

At Granada TV Centre in Manchester, The Beatles mimed 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and 'This Boy' and were later interviewed with Ken Dodd by Gay Byme for Granada's Scene and Late Scene Extra programmes.