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Time Out Of Mind Archival Reappraisal
Coverage from The Joker and the Thief, The Los Angeles Times, and others
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The Topic
Recent coverage is dominated by Fragments: Time Out Of Mind Sessions, which revisits Dylan's 1996-1997 recording period through a remix, outtakes, alternates, and live recordings. The material consistently emphasizes how songs from Time Out Of Mind developed across studio sessions and later performances, with Daniel Lanois, Michael Brauer, and Columbia/Legacy as recurring anchors. The topic is coherent and relatively stable: it is not a broad Dylan catch-all, but a focused archival reappraisal of one late-1990s album era. Historical context appears mainly as support for the current box set rather than as a separate strand. Signal density is moderate to dense, with strong cross-article agreement and little fragmentation.
First Article: 11/01/22
Latest Article: 06/11/26
Summary
- Fragments is the dominant current release, reframing Time Out Of Mind through a new remix and a large body of session material.
- Across the coverage, the main emphasis is on how songs changed between early studio stages, final album form, and later live performances.
- Daniel Lanois and Michael Brauer are the key production figures, representing the original atmospheric approach and the later remix perspective.
- Recurring songs such as Love Sick, Not Dark Yet, Mississippi, Standing In The Doorway, and Red River Shore function as the core material under reexamination.
- The release is treated as an archival reconstruction rather than a standard product cycle, with box-set packaging, essays, and session documentation reinforcing that frame.
- Some pieces lean into historical interpretation of Time Out Of Mind as a late-career reset, but this is more interpretive than contested.
- A small amount of older or secondary live-archive material appears in the cluster, but it does not outweigh the main Fragments focus.
History
This topic is new, but as new articles are added to it this area will summarize shifts, changes and expansions of the issues.
Featured
10-08-2025
Dylan's 1996 Atlanta House of Blues performances were remixed by Mark Howard for the Live '96 release.
01-26-2023
On 2023-01-27, Sony's Legacy Recordings released Bob Dylan's Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) worldwide as Bootleg Series Vol. 17.
01-25-2023
On 24 January 2023, writer Tim Cumming published a detailed review of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments focusing on the Time Out of Mind sessions and concerts.
Timeline: 1319 Days
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Additional Articles
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In 2023, Bob Dylan issued The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 Fragments, revisiting the 1996–1997 Oxnard and Miami sessions with a new mix, outtakes, and 1998–2001 live recordings.
Vish Khanna's 2023 review on vishkhanna.com analyzes Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996-1997 Vol. 17, detailing five Cant Wait variants and remix-driven shifts.
Uncut discusses Bob Dylan Fragments Time Out Of Mind Sessions 1996-1997, a five-disc Bootleg Series edition.
Pitchfork published a review of Bob Dylan Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996-1997 Bootleg Series Vol 17 on its website.
Dylan's Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) is reviewed as The Bootleg Series Vol 17, featuring remixes, outtakes, and live tracks from the Time Out of Mind era.
The Boston Harold Podcast / Harold Lepidus01-20-2023Dylan released Time Out Of Mind in 1997 in the United States, and the Fragments box set followed, highlighting production choices and archival material.
Bob Dylan's Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions Vol.17 releases January 27 via Columbia/Legacy, detailing 1996-1997 Time Out of Mind sessions.
From September 1996 to March 1997 Dylan worked with Daniel Lanois in California and Miami on Time Out Of Mind, and Fragments remixes the sessions for release.
Some 25 years after Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments revisits the album's studio sessions and late-1990s concerts.
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MOJO names Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments - Time Out Of Mind Sessions the top reissue in its annual 2023 roundup.
Rolling Stone reviews Fragments-Time-Out-of-Mind-Sessions (1996-1997), a five-disc Bootleg Series package centered on Time Out of Mind.
On 2023-02-16, NPR reported the release of Fragments: Time Out Of Mind Sessions 1996-1997 as Volume 17 of the Bob Dylan bootleg series.
In early 2023, Bob Dylan released The Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments, highlighting Time Out of Mind sessions with a new remix, outtakes, and live recordings.
Exclaim published a review on January 27, 2023 detailing Bootleg Series Vol. 17 Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996-1997.
On its planned Friday release, the Bootleg Series box set Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) revisits Bob Dylan's 1996-1997 recording sessions in Oxnard and Miami.
Glide Magazine reviews Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 17 Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996-1997, detailing remixes, outtakes, and live performances.
Dylan's Time Out Of Mind sessions 1996-1997 and The Bootleg Series Vol 17 were released in 2023 via archival release to illustrate Dylan's reinvention for a new audience.
On 2023-01-20 a blog post discusses Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind sessions in Bootleg Series Vol 17 Fragments, covering 1996-1997 recordings and related material.
Clash Magazine reviews Dylan's Time Out Of Mind Bootleg Series edition, detailing new mixes, outtakes, and live material.
Dylan's Time Out of Mind sessions are revisited in Disc One of Fragments, the Bootleg Series, with a stripped down remix that removes Lanois' high tech production.
Dylan's Fragments: The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 box set presents Time Out Of Mind session material from 1996-1997 in Oxnard and Miami, remixed by Michael H. Brauer for a more direct, organic listening experience.
On 2023-01-30, godisinthetvzine.co.uk published a review of Dylan's Fragments Time Out Of Mind Sessions 1996-1997 Bootleg Series Vol. 17.
Time Out of Mind sessions (1996–1997) in Minnesota were revisited in 2022 by Michael H. Brauer for the Bootleg Series Fragments.
Bob Dylan approved a new mix of Fragments: Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997), released as the seventeenth Bootleg Series volume.
Dylan's Time Out Of Mind sessions from 1996-1997 are released as Bootleg Series Vol. 17 Fragments, featuring a 5CD/10LP set with a new Lanois-assisted remix.
SuperDeluxeEdition reviews the Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions box set, detailing the 2022 remix and the 1996-1997 sessions on the site.
Flood Magazine reports that Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 17 Fragments, released in 2023, surveys Time Out of Mind era outtakes and live performances from 1998 to 2001.
TheLineofBestFit reports on Dylan's Fragments Bootleg Series focusing on Time Out of Mind sessions and notes a 2022 remix edition.
Bob Dylan’s Fragments — Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996–1997) compiles five discs of session outtakes, early takes and live versions illuminating the Time Out of Mind era.
Bob Dylan's Time Out Of Mind and the five disc Fragments (1996–1997) are examined, with a new stereo mix spanning Teatro recordings in California (1996) and Criteria sessions in Miami (1997) to illuminate Dylan's working practices.
On 2023-03-06, On the Record reviewed Bob Dylan's Fragments Bootleg Series box set revisiting the 1996–1997 Time Out of Mind sessions recorded in Miami.
This review discusses Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments, focusing on the Time Out of Mind sessions and related recordings.
Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 17 Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) collects 60 tracks on five discs and presents a brighter remix of Time Out of Mind.
In 2023, a UK newspaper review assesses Bob Dylan's Fragments: The Bootleg Series Vol. 17, focused on Time Out of Mind sessions.
Bob Dylan Fragments covers the 1996–97 Time Out Of Mind sessions in a Bootleg Series release, reviewed by a UK publication.
On 2023-01-23, Americana Highways published a review of Dylan Time Out of Mind Sessions box.
Spectrum Culture published a 2023-02-06 review of Dylan's Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997), Bootleg Series Vol. 17, analyzing production and alternate takes.
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Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue Austin performance on May 12, 1976 is released as a restored soundboard recording.
Dylan Reveals Bootleg Series Boxset for Time Out of Mind, Shares "Love Sick" Alternate Take If Valid
Bob Dylan will release The Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments — Time Out of Mind Sessions on January 27 via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, featuring remixes, outtakes, and live tracks.
Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions expands Dylan's Time Out of Mind with outtakes, live tracks, and a new mix drawn from late-1996 and early-1997 sessions.
Cult Following published on 2023-01-27 in the UK a review of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol 17 Time Out of Mind Sessions.
In February 2023, Yale Herald reported on Dylan's Time Out of Mind Fragments reissue featuring demos, outtakes, and live performances.
Bob Dylan's Fragments five-disc box set, drawn from the late 1990s Time Out of Mind sessions, is reviewed in American Songwriter.
Bob Dylan's Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) is released January 27 by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, featuring a remixed Time Out of Mind and archival material.
Under the Radar Magazine reviews Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996-1997, The Bootleg Series Vol 17, detailing a remix and four extra discs.
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Bob Dylan announced Fragments Time Out Of Mind Sessions Vol 17, a Bootleg Series release, due January 27 in the United States via Columbia and Legacy.
Bob Dylan Time Out Of Mind Atmos Mix explained with listening options on AppleMusic, Tidal, and Blu ray available in the Fragments box set.
Bob Dylan's Not Dark Yet Version 1 is released as part of Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Time Out of Mind Sessions.
Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 17, centered on Time Out Of Mind, documents Criteria Studios in Miami and 1998–2001 live material.
Dylan releases Fragments - Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) as Bootleg Series Vol. 17, featuring alternate takes, demos, and live recordings.
Columbia Records will release Fragments - Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 on January 27.
RTÉ Radio 1 named Fragments Time Out Of Mind Sessions as Album Of The Week, spotlighting Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol 17 and a 2022 remix in 2023 in Ireland.
Tony Attwood discusses the 18 November 2005 Birmingham NEC Arena concert as part of a series documenting one Dylan concert per year since 1961.
Bob Dylan Fragments Time Out Of Mind Sessions Vol 17 five disc set is covered by a January 27, 2023 Tinnitist article detailing its contents and origins.
Columbia Records announced Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol. 17, to be released January 27, 2023 in deluxe and standard editions worldwide.