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Rare Dylan Tapes Reveal Bay Area Shows
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Executive Summary
Newly acquired Ray Andersen tapes capture Dylan's Bay Area concerts from 1964-65, including unheard songs and early electric performances preserved at the Archives
- Four Ray Andersen tapes from 1964-65 were recently acquired by the Bob Dylan Archives in Tulsa
- The Berkeley 1964 tape captures Dylan's first Bay Area show and earliest known concert recording from his 1964 tour
- That 1964 show features unusually chatty BobTalk and multiple duets with Joan Baez
- A newly documented duet on Farewell appears on the Berkeley 1964 tape
- The San Francisco November 1964 tape has better sound than the circulating source and adds four songs
- The April 1965 Berkeley tape documents early Bringing It All Back Home material in poor but historic sound
- The December 1965 San Francisco tape preserves the first taped Visions of Johanna and rare live Long Distance Operator
Quick Facts
- What: Newly acquired archival tapes of previously unheard Bay Area concerts
- Where: Berkeley and San Francisco California
- Why: They document rare performances, early electric transitions, and lost live recordings
- Who: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Ray Andersen
- When: February 1964 through December 1965
Coverage Timeline: 38 Days
Featured Article
Bob Dylan's February 22, 1964 Berkeley Community Theatre concert is now preserved on tape at the Bob Dylan Archives in Tulsa.
Additional Articles
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A Flagging Down piece examines newly discovered Ray Andersen Dylan concert tapes from November 1964 in San Francisco and April 1965 in Berkeley.
Flagging Down reports on a newly surfaced Ray Andersen tape of Bob Dylan's December 11, 1965 San Francisco concert at an unidentified venue.
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Bob Dylan San Francisco 1992 performance reviewed by Cult Following in 2025.