Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 20: A Land of Wolves and Thieves
To celebrate reaching twenty volumes of this series, we've got ten new songs to the NSD canon this time out, and a dozen new artists. Among the songs are such genuine rarities as the early gem "Troubled and I Don't Know Why," and "I Must Love You Too Much," co-written in the late-seventies with Helena Springs. Also on hand are Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter's version of the rarely covered "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"; one of Dylan's earliest songs, "Song to Woody," sung by British folk pioneer Wizz Jones; and much, much more...
A couple of notes: the beginning of "Trust Yourself" is cut off, but the song is so rarely covered that I decided to include it anyway; and there's some brief digi-noise on "Man Gave Names to the Animals," but this terrific version still merits inclusion.
As always, thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the folks who've sent me recordings, the fine artists who've created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). Please keep the suggestions and files coming--if you've got something good, PM me.
Enjoy!
01 Song to Woody - Wizz Jones (Live 1989 or 1990, Dublin, Ireland)
02 Troubled And I Don't Know Why - Hayes Carll (Sep 17, 2005, Third Floor Cantina, Bryan, TX)
03 Trust Yourself - Bottle Rockets (Sep 1, 2006, Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria, Spain)
04 Down in the Flood - Dave Alvin, Peter Case and Chris Smither (Aug 31, 2003, Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather CA)
05 Open the Door, Homer - Robyn Hitchcock (Feb 3, 1992, Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV)
06 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Chris Hillman with Emmylou Harris (Apr 11, 1991, American Music Shop, Nashville, TN)
07 Moonlight - Maria Muldaur (Jan 13, 2007, Prairie Home Companion, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA)
08 I Must Love You Too Much - The Band (May 10, 1996, Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ)
09 Love is Just a Four Letter Word - Joan Baez (Jun 1977, Palladium, New York, NY)
10 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - Robert Hunter (May 8, 1997 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY)
11 Man Gave Names to the Animals - Jerry Douglas Band with Tim O'Brien and Maura O'Connell (Nov 14, 1998, Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH)
12 The Man in Me - The Frames (Oct 22, 2005, Park West, Chicago, IL)
13 Born in Time - Eric Clapton (Mar 30, 1998, Target Center, Minneapolis, MN)
14 All Along the Watchtower - Willie Nile (Jul 19, 1996, Pitea, Sweden)
15 Shelter From the Storm - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Aug 14, 1999, Speyer, Germany)
16 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - The Alarm (Apr 12, 1986, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA)
17 Hard Rain - Bryan Ferry (May 1977, Sydney, Australia)