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Dylan Early Years Bootleg Set
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Executive Summary
Bob Dylan's early recordings are gathered in an expansive archival set that traces his folk roots and rising artistry from 1956 to 1963
- Through The Open Window spans 165 tracks from 1956 to 1963
- The set includes studio, home, live and Carnegie Hall recordings
- It documents Dylan's move from Guthrie influence to original songwriting
- Traditional folk, blues standards and early Dylan songs appear in alternate forms
- The release includes a 124-page book by Sean Wilentz
- Reviewers praise the audio restoration, packaging and chronological context
- The collection is framed as a major early Dylan archival release
Quick Facts
- What: A bootleg collection of early recordings and alternates
- Where: Recordings from New York Minneapolis and other early locations
- Why: To trace Dylan's formative years and artistic emergence
- Who: Bob Dylan and archival release reviewers
- When: 1956 to 1963 with 2025 release context
Coverage Timeline: 15329 Days
Featured Article
Flagging Down the Double E's / Ray Padgett
10-31-2025
An analytical guide examines the eight disc Through The Open Window set, chronicling Dylan's 1956–1963 tapes, studio sessions, and live performances and noting first appearances and improved transfers.
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Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, is reviewed as a comprehensive archive of Dylan's early performances.
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In a Rock and Roll Globe review, Bob Dylan's Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1956–1963 is examined as a significant early-years archival release.
Rolling Stone reviews Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18, surveying 1956-1963 recordings from New York and Minnesota to document his early artistic development.
On December 5, in a Real Life Rock Top 10 column, Greil Marcus surveys Bob Dylan's early-1960s recordings and recent Dylan-related books.
This review details how Legacy Recordings' Through the Open Window documents Bob Dylan's 1956–1963 development across 139 recordings, co-produced by Sean Wilentz and Steve Berkowitz.
On 2025-11-14, The Blue Moment published a review of Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, covering 1956–1963 recordings.
Paste Magazine reviews Bob Dylan’s Through the Open Window, the 18th Bootleg Series volume spanning 1956–1963, documenting early recordings and New York Carnegie Hall performances to trace Dylan’s emergence.
Bob Dylan's eight CD Bootleg Series Deluxe Edition traces his ascent from Minnesota to Greenwich Village and Carnegie Hall, including 139 tracks with 48 unreleased items.
Cult Following / Ewan Gleadow
10-31-2025
On 2025-10-31 a review assessed Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956–1963, a streaming compilation of 1956–1963 recordings and live performances including Carnegie Hall and Gerdes Folk City, for its archival context and alternate takes.
Time reviews Bob Dylan's The Cutting Edge 1965 66, a multi-format archival set covering January 1965 to March 1966 recording sessions.
Spring 2020, Brabazon and Redhead analyze Dylan's reissues and Sony's Bootleg Series in the American Popular Culture journal.
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On 2025-11-01, Maxazine published a review of Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, covering 1956–1963 recordings with 48 unreleased tracks and the 1963 Carnegie Hall concert.
Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 12 surveys 1965-66 sessions across multiple studios, including Nashville.
On December 22, 2025, The Second Disc published a review of Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963.
Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through the Open Window documents Dylan's formative years from a 1956 Minneapolis recording to a 1963 Carnegie Hall performance.
Hot Press reviews Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18, covering 1956-1963 recordings from Saint Paul, New York, and London, produced by Steve Berkowitz and Sean Wilentz.
On 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, later featured across two discs of this set.
Bob Dylan and collaborators release Through the Open Window, a 139-track boxed set of Minnesota recordings from 1956-1963, spanning St. Paul and Minneapolis venues to document Dylan's maturation.
Columbia Legacy announced Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, on 2025-11-08 to showcase archival recordings.
In 2025, Rock Cellar Magazine publishes an interview with Sean Wilentz and Josh Ritter about Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series release Through the Open Window.
Pitchfork reviewed Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window, The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, covering 1956-1963 recordings from St. Paul, New York studios, Newport Folk Festival, and Carnegie Hall.
Blogcritics reviews Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, covering recordings from 1956-1963 in Minnesota, New York, Newport, Washington, and Mississippi.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18, an eight-CD chronological collection of recordings from 1956–1963 across home, radio, clubs, Newport and studio sessions, documents Dylan's early artistic development.
KLOF Magazine reviews Bob Dylan's Through The Open Window Bootleg Series Vol 18 at klofmag.com in 2025 to assess the collection.
Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through The Open Window 1956-1963 centers on the October 26, 1963 Carnegie Hall show, compiled by Steve Berkowitz and Sean Wilentz and summarized on Metacritic in late October 2025.
Bilingual Culture Blog / Dr Christopher Rollason
12-01-2025
On 2025, Columbia released Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, an eight-CD collection of Bob Dylan recordings from 1956–1963, including the October 26, 1963 Carnegie Hall concert.
In this article for The Critic, the author describes Bob Dylan's immersion in traditional folk music and reviews the archival album Through the Open Window, covering recordings from the mid-1950s to 1963.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18, Through the Open Window, 1956–1963, features an 8-CD set including the complete 1963 Carnegie Hall concert.
Louder Than War reviews Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through The Open Window, assessing 1956-63 recordings across studio, home, club, and festival sources.
In 2005, Dylan's No Direction Home soundtrack, Bootleg Series Vol. 7, was released to accompany Scorsese's two-part documentary.
On 2025-12-17, Best Classic Bands published a review of Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, covering recordings from 1956–1963.
PopMatters reviews Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, covering recordings from 1950s Minnesota to October 1963 at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Clash Music reviews Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, a box set compiling Bob Dylan recordings from 1956–1963, including early demos and full Carnegie Hall shows.
The review details Bootleg Series Vol. 18, spanning 1956–1963 recordings across St. Paul, Madison, and New York, including Gerde's Folk City and Carnegie Hall.
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings released Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 on October 31, 2025.
On Halloween, Dylan's camp released The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956–1963 (Highlights), a 42-track collection of early recordings.
Blogger / Harold Lepidus
10-23-2025
On 2025-10-31, The Bootleg Series Through The Open Window Vol 18 documents Dylan's 1956–1963 recordings, concluding with the Carnegie Hall 1963 concert in New York.
A four-record archival box set of Bob Dylan's early recordings, including the October 26, 1963 Carnegie Hall concert, is reviewed with notes on release content and booklet visuals.
Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through the Open Window chronicles Dylan's early career from a 1956 private recording to the 1963 Carnegie Hall concert.
On December 14, 2025, Americana Highways published a review of Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, covering 1956–1963 recordings.
The Bootleg Series Volume 18 is out October 31 on Columbia Legacy.
Bootleg Series Volume 18 spotlights Dylan's earliest recordings, released in 2025, tracing his path from Minnesota to Greenwich Village.
On 2025-11-03, Cult Following reviewed I Was So Much Younger Then Vol. 2, a bootleg compilation of Bob Dylan's early 1960s recordings, noting archival value despite poor audio.
The article ranks 25 essential recordings from Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series, outlining decades of archival evolution and highlighting performances recorded in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The article documents Bob Dylan's songs written May–Oct 1963, Columbia's shelved Dylan In Concert compilation, and related performances and covers in 1963.
Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through the Open Window documents Dylan's 1956-1963 formative years in an eight disc set.
Glide Magazine / Doug Collette
10-31-2025
The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, issued as an 8-CD box set and double-CD, compiles Bob Dylan recordings from 1956 to 1963, curated by Sean Wilentz and Steve Berkowitz.
Ultimate Classic Rock reviews Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, detailing Infidels era outtakes and unreleased material on the site.
Variety reviews Bob Dylan's archival box set Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985), covering unreleased and alternate recordings from the 1980-1985 studio sessions.
On Feb 19, 1985, Bob Dylan recorded multiple versions of When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky in collaborative sessions with Steven Van Zandt, Roy Bittan, and Sly & Robbie.
Bob Dylan's Tell Tale Signs bootleg collection is reviewed on Jan 23, 2024 in Cult Following, UK.
The article shows how The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965-1966 documents Bob Dylan's 1965-1966 Columbia Studio A sessions in New York.
On 2026-01-01, Lightwood Press published an article by Mike Jurkovic analyzing Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window.
On 2023-09-22, Mike Jurkovic published a subjective retrospective on Dylan's Bootleg Series volumes 11–14 and related releases on lightwoodpress.com.
In an Exclaim! review, Springtime in New York presents Bob Dylan's early-1980s New York-era studio work through 57 unreleased recordings.
The article on Laurahird.com examines Bob Dylan's Tell Tale Signs, a double Bootleg Series collection of outtakes and alternate takes from the 1990s and 2000s.
Columbia released Bootleg Series Vol. 1 of Bob Dylan rarities and outtakes to coincide with Dylan's 50th birthday, including unreleased tracks and extensive notes by John Bauldie.
This review assesses Bob Dylan's Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985), featuring unreleased studio, rehearsal, and live recordings from the early 1980s.
Dylan Revisited reviews Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 1, focusing on 1962–63 studio outtakes, demos, and live recordings from North American and UK venues.
Bob Dylans Springtime in New York, a five-CD Bootleg Series compilation of late 1970s and early 1980s outtakes and alternate takes from Rundown Studios, highlights previously unreleased strong tracks.
Bob Dylan’s live album Hard Rain, recorded May 16, 1976 in Fort Worth and May 23, 1976 in Fort Collins, documents the Rolling Thunder Revue’s faltering second leg.
Dylan's Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 box set, covering 1980–1985, is reviewed on the PS Audio site for its demos, outtakes, live tracks, and packaging.
Springtime in New York compiles 57 tracks of Bob Dylan rehearsals, outtakes and live recordings from 1980–1985 across five discs.
Bob Dylan’s Springtime In New York compiles rehearsals and outtakes recorded 1980–1985, including Letterman rehearsals and studio sessions.
A one-album set of outtakes, More Blood, More Tracks, reveals Bob Dylan's original 1974 Columbia acoustic sessions recorded in New York and later re-recorded in Minneapolis for the 1975 album Blood On the Tracks.
On Aug 31, 2013, TulipFrenzy reviewed Bob Dylan's Another Self Portrait box set, assessing late-1960s studio outtakes and the complete Isle of Wight 1969 concert in England.
Bob Dylan released Tell Tale Signs, a 39-song triple-CD of outtakes and unreleased material drawn from sessions for Oh Mercy, Time Out of Mind, Love & Theft and Modern Times.
Record Collector reviews Bob Dylan's The 1974 Live Recordings, a 27-disc box documenting the 1974 US and Canadian tour with The Band.
Rolling Stone reviews Bob Dylan's Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, a five-disc archival collection of 1980–1985 sessions and unreleased tracks.
Bob Dylan's archival box set Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) is reviewed, focusing on studio, rehearsal, and live recordings from the early 1980s.
This article reviews Bob Dylan's Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980–1985), examining recordings from Dylan's early-1980s studio sessions and tours.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 16 Springtime in New York is analyzed for its 1980-85 rehearsals, outtakes, and live material in a 2021 blog post at johnnyborgan.blog.
Bob Dylan track by track notes on The Bootleg Series Vol 16 cover 1980-1985 rehearsals and outtakes, published Sep 10, 2021 on johnnyborgan.blog.
soniclovenoize unveils a stereo reconstruction of Dylan's Dwarf Music acetate on the Albums That Never Were blog on May 31, 2024.
Stereophile reviews Columbia Legacy's Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, a box set of Bob Dylan recordings from 1956-1963.
Legacy Records released Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985 in September 2021, documenting Dylan's 1980s recordings.
Vulture published a January 2023 overview of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series, detailing volumes from 1–3 to 17 and tracing their impact on Dylanology.
In this Boston Harold Podcast blog review, the writer evaluates Bob Dylan's box set Springtime in New York, Bootleg Series Vol. 16, focusing on its early-1980s studio recordings.
Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, covering the Infidels era in the early 1980s, is reviewed in Shepherd Express.
Through the Open Window, Bootleg Series Volume 18, compiles Bob Dylan recordings from 1956 to 1963 in New York studio, home, and Carnegie Hall sessions.
Bob Dylan's Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 compiles 1980–1985 outtakes and alternates from Infidels, Shot of Love and Empire Burlesque.
Bob Dylan issues Springtime in New York (1980–1985), Vol. 16 of The Bootleg Series, a multi-disc anthology compiling 57 rehearsal tapes, outtakes and covers from 1980–1985.
Spectrum Culture reviews Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York, examining 1981–1985 studio recordings that reshape views of Dylan's mid-1980s output.
Bob Dylan releases Springtime in New York, the 16th Bootleg Series installment, documenting 1980–1985 recording sessions for Shot of Love, Infidels and Empire Burlesque.
Bob Dylan’s Springtime in New York, a five-CD Bootleg Series compilation of 1980–1985 sessions, compiles 57 tracks including 54 previously unreleased recordings.
On Sep 20, 2021, Americanahighways reviewed Bob Dylan’s Springtime in New York (1980–1985), a five-disc Bootleg Series deluxe set of rehearsals and outtakes from 1980–1985.
The article reviews Bob Dylan - The 1974 Live Recordings, a 27-disc box set documenting Dylan and The Band's 1974 U.S. arena tour.
Ian Corbridge reviews Bob Dylan's archival collection Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 for Louder Than War.
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American Songwriter reviewed Dylan's Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16, 1980-1985.
Rolling Stone reports that Sean Wilentz is curating Bootleg Series Vol 18 Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, detailing Dylan's early recordings and the Village community.
Earlier this month, Bob Dylan fans discovered a 28-track 50th Anniversary Collection 1973 of Pat Garrett studio outtakes in European record stores, prompting reseller activity and collector searches.
Rolling Stone details the best Bob Dylan bootlegs, specifying when and where each recording occurred and what makes it essential.
Billboard reports that Dylan arrived in New York in early 1961, began maturing as a performer and songwriter, and that Volume 18 documents this evolution.
The boxed set was announced on Sept 17 for an Oct 31 release of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963.
Dylan's versions of This Old Man, You Belong To Me, and Ring Of Fire appear on Disney For Our Children (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), and Feeling Minnesota (1996).
Jac Holzman Presents Dylan's Circle was released July 18, 2025 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Columbia released The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3, a box set of 58 unreleased Dylan recordings spanning 1961–1989.
Bob Dylan's three-disc bootleg A Summer's Dream, drawn from summer 2022 Rough and Rowdy Ways tour shows in California, was reviewed on Feb 24, 2026.
Cult Following published a review on Feb 15, 2026, of The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1/2, a compilation of Bob Dylan live performances recorded across multiple tour dates including The Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia.
On Feb 10, 2026, Cult Following reviewed Songs for Dwarf Music, a 14-track bootleg remaster of The Basement Tapes recorded around Woodstock, New York.
Bob Dylan’s bootleg compilation Evergreens / Roll, Roll, Roll, highlighting piano-led live performances and covers, is reviewed Feb 7, 2026 in a UK publication.
Dylan performs at Tramps in New York with Elvis Costello during a late 1990s tour.
Cult Following published on 2026-01-08 a review of Bob Dylan The Complete Recordings 1976 from the Rolling Thunder Revue era at cultfollowing.co.uk.
On 2026-01-07, Cult Following published a review of Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 16 Pt. 4 Never Ending Memories.
Cult Following published a review on 2026-01-05 in the UK of Best of the Rolling Thunder Revue Pt 7 bootleg box set.
On 2026-01-02, a review of the bootleg Minneapolis Coffee House described Bob Dylan's early coffeehouse recordings and Guthrie-influenced covers from Minneapolis.
On 2025-12-30, Cult Following reviewed Power, Greed and Corruptible Seed, a compilation of Bob Dylan Infidels-era outtakes and rehearsals featuring Mark Knopfler.
Dylan's Through the Open Window, part of The Bootleg Series, is highlighted in Cult Following's 2025 top albums list.
On 2025-12-19, a review on Cult Following assessed Stealin', a classic Bob Dylan bootleg, as an influential compilation of rarities and alternate performances.
Dylan's Kiel 1994 bootleg documents a 1994 Kiel, Germany performance.
On 2025-12-06, Cult Following published a review of Bob Dylan’s Asheville 2001 bootleg live recording from Asheville, North Carolina.
On 2025-12-02, CultFollowing published a review of The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1/2: Never Ending Memories, a bootleg compilation of Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour performances from varied venues.
Cult Following published on 2025-12-01 a review of Bob Dylan Best of the Rolling Thunder Revue Pt 6.
On 2025-11-17, cultfollowing published a review of the bootleg Putting Jewels in the Crown, documenting Bob Dylan's Winter 2021 tour performances in Washington and Hershey.
Dylan's 1987 GE Smith Audition Tape on tour documents rehearsal and performance moments from the mid 1980s period.
On 2025-11-13, Cult Following reviewed The Tyrus Tapes Vol. 1, a bootleg compilation of Bob Dylan live performances from his post Love and Theft touring period.
On 2025-11-09, cultfollowing.co.uk published a review of The Kangas Tape, a minute-and-a-half home recording made at Ric Kangas's home capturing Bob Dylan's early songs and influences.
On Nov 6, 2025, Cult Following published a review of The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1/2: Never Ending Memories Pt. 2, a bootleg compilation of Bob Dylan live performances online.
On 2025-10-06, Cult Following published a review criticizing Live Sessions 1961-62 for lacking provenance and offering degraded Bob Dylan recordings.
CultFollowing published a review on 2025-09-22 of The Legendary Broadcasts 1960-1964, a Dylan compilation of early live tapes including a Quest, Toronto performance.
On 2025-09-20, Cult Following published a review of Bob Dylan Through the Decades on the Dylan YouTube channel, detailing live performances from across Dylan’s career.
On September 13, 2000, Bob Dylan performed at Vicar Street in Dublin; a bootleg DVD documents this performance and its setlist.
On 2025-07-23, Cult Following published a review of Enough is Enough: The Best of the Rehearsal Tapes 1971–1989, an unofficial compilation of Bob Dylan rehearsal recordings from 1971–1989.
Cult Following published a review of The Best of Bob Dylan on Jan 31, 2025 in the United Kingdom.
On Jan 30, 2025, cultfollowing.co.uk published a review of Abandoned Desires, a Dylan bootleg focusing on the Desire era.
Dylan's Less Blood, Less Tracks Volume 1 compiles live performances linked to Blood on the Tracks, spanning 1978 Toronto to 1992 Sydney.
Cult Following in the UK published a review of Blood on the Tracks: New York Sessions on Jan 22, 2025.
Cult Following published on Jan 21, 2025 a review of Bob Dylan's A Rare Batch of Little White Wonder Vol 3.
Cult Following published on Jun 18, 2024 on its website a review of Bob Dylan's Better Days Vol. 1 detailing unreleased sessions and live performances.
May 11, 2024, Cult Following published a review of Another Night: Unreleased Recordings 1961-2016 Volume 1.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol 12 The Cutting Edge reviews six hours of takes and studio chatter from mid-1960s sessions.
Cult Following at cultfollowing.co.uk published a review on Dec 6, 2021, of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 1.
The Telegraph published a review of Bob Dylan Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol.16 1980-1985 in the United Kingdom.
Bob Dylan performed at New York's Philharmonic Hall on Oct 31, 1964, a concert documented on The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 featuring Joan Baez.
In a Substack essay, John Nogowski analyzes how Bob Dylan's track-selection decisions for studio albums and Bootleg Series releases affect Dylan's evolving catalog.
100 Greatest Bootlegs / thebasement67
12-21-2025
Blog author documents a six disc fan bootleg series called Expecting Rain, focused on Dylan's Never Ending Tour, around 2011 on the 100greatestbootlegs blog and related sites, to reexamine live tracks.
Dylan's biopic A Complete Unknown released on Christmas Day 2024 with worldwide distribution in 2025, while Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window 1956-63 arrived in October 2025.
Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window, 1956–1963, is reviewed for its historical scope and evolving performances across 1956–1963 in the United States.
In late October 2025, a review examines Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, focusing on early recordings through 1963 Carnegie Hall.
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, on 31 October 2025, chronicling Dylan's emergence from Minnesota to Greenwich Village.
In an online Far Out Magazine article, the author surveys ten essential Bob Dylan bootleg recordings from concerts and studio sessions across several decades.
In this Paste Magazine review, the writer evaluates Bob Dylan's Another Self Portrait and its 1969 Isle of Wight live recordings drawn from late-1960s sessions.
On Jan 26, 2025, Cult Following reviewed Rehearsals, a four-disc soundboard set of Bob Dylan rehearsing with the Grateful Dead recorded prior to their tour.
Parade reports on September 17 that Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18 will be released on October 31 in the United States.
In this Vocal Media blog post, a fan ranks Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series volumes, highlighting preferred eras and performances across multiple archival releases.
Stereophile published a critical essay analyzing Dylan's late career, unreleased vault material, and the reception of albums such as Under the Red Sky.
AllMusic announces The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, scheduled for October 31, 2025 on AllMusic, with streaming and purchase options.
AllMusic reports on 2025-10-31 the release of The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963 in its catalog.
Bob Dylan released Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980–1985 on Sep 17, 2021 as a multi-format collection of rehearsals and outtakes recorded 1980–1985.
Blog post discusses Bob Dylan's Knocked Out Loaded, mid-1980s release, and bootleg oriented context.
Eric Cocks hosts a Sep 17, 2021 WPKN Connections episode about Bob Dylan's Springtime In New York Bootleg Series Vol. 16, 1980-1985 and Beatles Let It Be outtakes at WPKN.
Dylan toured extensively across five tours with an MTV Unplugged release and collaborations with Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, and Mick Jagger at venues in Europe and the United States during the mid 1990s.
Elsewhere reviews Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window, highlighting pre-fame performances at New York venues and Newport.
Albums That Should Exist
12-30-2025
In December 2025 a blogger published a restored bootleg of Bob Dylan's November 17, 2025 SEC Armadillo concert in Glasgow, adding audience audio from a Dublin show and repairing dropouts.
Folkalley reviews Bob Dylan’s Fragments — Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996–1997), a Bootleg Series release focused on the Time Out of Mind era and studio work produced with Daniel Lanois.
On 2022-12-20, Tinnitist published a review of Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue box set online.
On Oct. 31, Sony Legacy will release Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, previewed at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
On 31 August 2019, the All Wight Now project presented Dylancentric, assembled by Ashley Hutchings on the Isle of Wight to commemorate Dylan’s 1969 festival appearance.
The article catalogs Bob Dylan Bootleg Series booklets and box-set books included with releases from 1961 through 2025 on the referenced website.
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Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 14 More Blood, More Tracks, drawing from 1974 NYC and Minneapolis sessions, is released on Nov 2 by Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings.
NPR offered an early listen to Tell Tale Signs on 2008-09-30 in the US ahead of the October 7 release.
Bob Dylan's Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Volume 18, 1956-1963 debuts on four Billboard charts and enters the Top Album Sales at No. 9 in the United States on 2025-11-17.
On 2025-11-11, Forbes reports that Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, debuts at No. 1 on the UK Official Americana chart.
MOJO reports that Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Vol. 18, spanning 1956–1963 and including a complete Carnegie Hall concert, is released October 31 on Columbia Records in the UK and USA.
On Mar 26, 1991, Dylan released The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased), sparking a trend in archival releases.
Ultimate Classic Rock ranked Bob Dylan Bootleg Series albums on its website, detailing how the 1991 launch reshaped the understanding of Dylan's career.
Dylan's Bootleg Series, launched in 1991, is examined in a ranking article on Ultimate Classic Rock.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, is due Oct 31, featuring 139 tracks and a historic Carnegie Hall 1963 concert.
Dylan performed in Antioch, Tennessee on Sep 8, 1999 during the tour with Paul Simon, with Marty Stuart sitting in for every song.
On 2025-10-31, Legacy Recordings released The Bootleg Series Vol 18 Through the Open Window 1956-1963, chronicling Bob Dylan's early years from Minnesota to Greenwich Village and the 1963 Carnegie Hall performance.
Bob Dylan remastering trends and controversies analyzed in a Substack article.
Bob Dylan’s Pennsylvania 2005 bootleg documents a 2005 Pennsylvania concert where piano-led arrangements and surprise setlist choices reworked classic and recent songs.
Cult Following published on 2025-11-02 in the United Kingdom a review of Bob Dylan best of the Rolling Thunder Revue Pt 5, examining its focus on Baez and the guest artists.
Cult Following UK published a review on 2025-10-05 criticizing Folk-Singer Humdinger Vol 1 as a poorly curated Dylan compilation.
On 2025-10-03, Cult Following published a review of The Bootleg Series: Never-Ending Memories Vol. 1, an unofficial compilation of Bob Dylan live shows from 1988–2017.
Cult Following published a review on 2025-09-18 evaluating Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series 0 Rare and Unreleased 1959-2010 Vol 1 on its site.
Dylan will release Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through The Open Window on October 31 in vinyl and CD formats.
On 2025-09-08, Cult Following published a review of Vintage Collection, a YouTube compilation of early Bob Dylan recordings, criticizing its lack of source information.
Bob Dylan’s Rothbury Music Festival 2009 performance in Rothbury, Michigan is presented on a nearly two-and-a-half-hour bootleg recording.
At a 1991 Wolf Trap Farm Park performance, Bob Dylan delivered a bootleg-worthy set that reworked classics and included a Johnny Cash cover, reviewed here.
On 2025-07-04, Cult Following reviewed Bob Dylan's bootleg compilation Collecting My Thoughts in a Pattern, collecting Spring 2022 U.S. performances and rarities.
On 2025-06-22, Cult Following published a review of Odds and Ends, a bootleg compilation of Bob Dylan live and unreleased recordings spanning the early 1960s to mid-1980s.
Cult Following published a review on Jun 25, 2024 of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 13 Trouble No More Live in Toronto 1980 in Toronto, Canada.
Cult Following, a UK based site, published on May 29, 2024, a review of Bob Dylan's The Thundering Sky Volume II, an unofficial bootleg of 1995 live acoustic performances.
Cult Following published Feb 9, 2024 a review of Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes - Raw on cultfollowing.co.uk.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol 3 Rare and Unreleased is reviewed on Jan 25, 2024 by Cult Following in the United Kingdom.
Dylan's 1964 Philharmonic Hall concert in Manhattan is reviewed as part of the Bootleg Series.
Cult Following published a Jan 14, 2024 review on cultfollowing.co.uk of Bob Dylan's Rare and Unreleased Vol. 2.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 4: The Royal Albert Hall Concert is reviewed for its London show with the Hawks during Dylan's electric era.
Cultfollowing.co.uk published a review of Dylan's Another Self Portrait on 2023-07-19.
Bob Dylan announced Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through The Open Window, an 8xCD box set of 1956-1963 arriving October 31.
On October 31, Dylan releases Through the Open Window The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, a 1956–1963 archive including a 1963 Carnegie Hall concert.
Americana-UK published a review of Dylan's Lost Songs Vol 1 online, assigning a 7/10 rating.
On 2025-10-31, Bob Dylan released The Bootleg Series Vol 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, a box set featuring 48 previously unseen performances and a Carnegie Hall concert.
The Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, launched in 1991, continues to release rare recordings and live performances worldwide, illustrating Dylan's songwriting process.
Bob Dylan's Through The Open Window bootleg series edition documents recordings from 1956–1963, released as an 8CD deluxe package featuring 139 tracks from New York clubs, studios, and Carnegie Hall.
Bob Dylan will release Bootleg Series Volume 18, featuring rare 1956–1963 Minnesota and Greenwich Village recordings, on Oct. 31, 2025.
Bob Dylan will release Bootleg Series Volume 18, a multiformat box set of 1956-1963 recordings, on 2025-10-31 featuring rare Minnesota and Greenwich Village material.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series 18 Through The Open Window will be released on October 31, 2025 as an eight CD deluxe set.
On 2025-10-31, The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window, 1956-1963 documents Dylan's early New York recordings.
JP Kenyon reports today on Substack about Dylan related live outtakes and archival releases.
On Halloween 2025, Columbia will release Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18, compiling previously unreleased 1956–1963 recordings made in Minnesota and New York venues and homes.
On Halloween 2025, Columbia will release Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18, gathering unreleased 1956–1963 recordings from Minnesota and Greenwich Village.
mr tambourine ranks Dylan songs 238 to 261 in a Substack post, referencing Woodstock 1994 and Key West.
On 2025-09-17, Bob Dylan announced Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through The Open Window 1956-1963, a release featuring unreleased material and a Carnegie Hall recording.
On Oct. 31, Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 will be released, featuring two East Orange 1961 recordings made at 182 N. Arlington Ave.
On Oct. 31, Columbia/Legacy will release Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Vol. 18, compiling early recordings from 1956–1963 and previewing a Freewheelin' outtake.
On 2025-11-05, Bourbon and Vinyl published a review of Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window and Faces Early Steps.
Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, is described in a two CD Highlights edition on bourbonandvinyl.net.
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 on October 31, 2025.
Express.co.uk / Garry Bushell
10-31-2025
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol 18 compiles 168 recordings from 1956–1963, opening with a 15-year-old performance and closing with the November 1963 Carnegie Hall show.
Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window, a 1956-1963 archival box set, will be released on October 31.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 is released on October 31, featuring a 1963 Carnegie Hall concert in New York.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through The Open Window 1956-1963 releases October 31, 2025 worldwide.
Sony Music Entertainment releases Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through The Open Window on October 31, 2025.
Dylan announced Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through The Open Window 1956-1963, a box set due Friday October 31 via Columbia Legacy Recordings to illuminate Dylan's early years.
Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through the Open Window 1956-1963 is described in the article as an eight CD Deluxe set with 139 tracks including 48 unreleased and 38 rare, plus two CD and four LP editions.
An article on DylanBooks Substack details the Bootleg Series mini books volumes 1 through 17, with liner notes by multiple authors dated 1991-2023.
Tinnitist / Darryl Sterdan
10-31-2025
On 2025-10-30, Tinnitist features Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18 Through The Open Window 1956-1963, highlighting rare and unreleased recordings.
On Halloween 2025, Bob Dylan will release Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956–1963, featuring rare Minnesota-era outtakes and home recordings.
Bob Dylan's Every Song series adds twelve compositions from June 1962–October 1963, updating the anthology to sixty-six, reported on Footy Almanac.
Bob Dylan performed at Gerde's Folk City in New York on Apr 11, 1961, launching his breakthrough and drawing label interest.