Chapaev36 — 10 years ago(December 24, 2015 01:38 AM)

I think that it is a shame that this period in Dylan's music never produced a proper album. What we have instead are the Basement Tapes and, now most recently, the Basement Tapes Complete.
The former was missing too many great songs and was a bit of a cheat, including several Band songs that were not from the sessions (and were frankly not very good).
The latter is a treasure trove of rarities, but not a proper album.
So what would be you most ideal playlist? After listening to the Basement Tapes complete, selecting favorite tracks and tweaking the order a little bit I have come up with this:

1. Odds and Ends (take 2)
2. Goin' To Acapulco
3. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread (take 2)
4. This Wheel's on Fire
5. Lo and Behold! (take 2)
6. Wild Wolf
7. All You Have To Do is Dream (take 2)
8. Crash On the Levee (take 2)
9. I Shall Be Released (take 2)
10. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (take 2)
11. Quinn the Eskimo (take 2)
12. Tears of Rage (take 3)
13. Too Much Of Nothing (take 2)
14. Open the Door, Homer (take 1)
15. I'm Not There
16. Sign On the Cross
    For a proper vinyl length, I'd probably remove Quinn the Eskimo and Open the Door, Homer, both of which are slightly less than essential. Otherwise this is my ideal track order.