Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18

Compilation by Bob Dylan

Released 31 October 2025

folk rock contemporary folk folk

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CD 1
1
Let the Good Times Roll (live at Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN - Dec. 24, 1956)
0:36
2
I Got a New Girl (Home of Ric Kangas, Hibbing, MN - May 1959)
2:03
3
San Francisco Bay Blues (Home of Bob Dylan, Minneapolis, MN - Sept. 1960)
2:11
4
Jesus Christ (Home of Bob Dylan, Minneapolis, MN - Sept. 1960)
2:21
5
East Virginia Blues (Madison, WI - Late 1960)
3:36
6
K.C. Moan (Madison, WI - Late 1960)
2:19
7
Hard Travelin' (Madison, WI - Late 1960)
3:04
8
Pastures of Plenty (Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, East Orange, NJ - Feb. 1961)
5:04
9
Remember Me (Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, East Orange, NJ - Feb. 1961)
2:40
10
Song to Woody (live at the Gaslight Cafe, NYC - Sept. 6, 1961)
3:10
11
Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (live at the Gaslight Cafe, NYC - Sept. 6, 1961)
5:38
12
Ain't No Grave (Home of Mell and Lillian Bailey, NYC - Summer 1961)
3:25
13
I Ain't Got No Home (live at Coffman Theater, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - May 13, 1961)
2:47
14
Death Don't Have No Mercy (Minneapolis, MN - May 1961)
2:03
15
Devilish Mary (Minneapolis, MN - May 1961)
1:41
16
Introduction by Bob Yellin, Riverside Church, NYC - July 29, 1961) (live Saturday of Folk Music (WRVR-FM))
0:30
17
Handsome Molly, Riverside Church, NYC - July 29, 1961) (live Saturday of Folk Music (WRVR-FM))
3:19
18
Introduction: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
0:20
19
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
4:57
20
The Girl I Left Behind (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
4:24
21
Introduction: Pretty Boy Floyd (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
0:18
22
Pretty Boy Floyd (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
3:41
23
Railroading on the Great Divide (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC - Oct. 1, 1961)
2:44
24
Introduction: Fixin' to Die (live at Folklore Center, NYC - 1961)
0:39
25
Fixin' to Die (live at Folklore Center, NYC - 1961)
4:39
26
I'll Fly Away (alternate take)
2:55
CD 2
1
Introduction: In the Pines (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
0:34
2
In the Pines (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
5:24
3
Gospel Plow (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
3:43
4
Introduction: Young but Daily Growing (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
1:19
5
Young but Daily Growing (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
5:14
6
Man on the Street (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
2:16
7
This Land Is Your Land (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
6:14
8
Pretty Polly (live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - Nov. 4, 1961)
6:06
9
Man of Constant Sorrow (rehearsal)
4:10
10
House Carpenter (take 1)
4:14
11
You're No Good (take 2 with take 6 Insert)
2:36
12
He Was a Friend of Mine (take 2)
4:05
4.0 ★
13
Ramblin' Round (take 2)
3:23
14
Story: East Orange, New Jersey (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
1:29
15
Stealin' (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
2:13
16
Po' Lazarus (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
4:21
17
Dink's Song (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
4:49
3.0 ★
18
I Was Young When I Left Home (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
5:42
19
In the Evening (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
3:56
20
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
2:57
21
Cocaine (Home of Bonnie Beecher, Minneapolis, MN - Dec. 22, 1961)
2:16
CD 3
1
The Death of Emmett Till (WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962)
4:22
2
Conversation: Folksinger's Choice, 1 (WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962)
1:07
3
Roll On, John (WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962)
3:02
4
Conversation: Folksinger's Choice, 2 (WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962)
0:26
5
Hard Times in New York Town (WBAI-FM, NYC, 1962)
2:21
6
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (Informal Recording, NYC, 1962)
3:47
7
Ballad of Donald White (Informal Recording, NYC, 1962)
4:40
8
Midnight Special (The Midnight Special Rehearsals, NYC, 1962)
0:41
9
Midnight Special (The Midnight Special alternate take, NYC, 1962)
3:42
10
Wichita (Three Kings and the Queen album version, NYC, 1962)
3:00
11
It's Dangerous (Three Kings and the Queen, Volume Two album version, NYC, 1962)
2:21
12
Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (live at Gerde's Folk City, New York, NY - April 1962)
2:23
13
Talkin' New York (live at Gerde's Folk City, New York, NY - April 1962)
4:16
14
Corrina, Corrina (live at Gerde's Folk City, New York, NY - April 1962)
3:50
15
Deep Ellum Blues (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962)
3:12
16
Introduction: Blowin' in the Wind (live at Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962)
0:19
17
Blowin' in the Wind (live at Gerde's Folk City, New York, NY - April 1962)
2:41
18
Rambling Gambling Willie
4:38
19
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
2:05
20
Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)
2:57
3.0 ★
21
Paths of Victory (Broadside Office, NYC, 1962)
2:12
22
Train A-Travelin' (Broadside Reunion album version, NYC, 1962)
1:37
23
Hiram Hubbard (The Finjan, Montreal, 1962)
5:09
24
Quit Your Low Down Ways (The Finjan, Montreal, 1962)
3:09
25
Let Me Die in My Footsteps (The Finjan, Montreal, 1962)
4:50
26
Ramblin' on My Mind (The Finjan, Montreal, 1962)
2:47
27
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (The Finjan, Montreal, 1962)
1:29
CD 4
1
Baby, Please Don't Go (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
1:54
2
Worried Blues (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
2:34
3
Baby, I'm in the Mood for You (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
2:52
4
Bob Dylan's Blues (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
3:26
5
Introduction: Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962)
1:13
6
Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962)
2:46
7
This Land Is Your Land - The Last Verses (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962)
1:43
8
Long Time Gone (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962)
5:33
9
A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall (live at the Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962)
6:45
10
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (live at the Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962)
3:12
11
Barbara Allen (live at the Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962)
7:55
12
The Cuckoo (live at the Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962)
2:19
13
That's All Right, Mama (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
2:54
14
Mixed Up Confusion (single alternate take, NYC, 1962)
2:15
15
Ballad of Hollis Brown (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
5:16
16
Kingsport Town (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
3:28
17
Whatcha Gonna Do? (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
2:00
18
Hero Blues (Freewheelin' outtake, NYC, 1962)
2:42
19
I Shall Be Free (Freewheelin' alternate take, NYC, 1962)
2:45
CD 5
1
The Ballad of the Gliding Swan (BBC-TV, London, 1963)
1:03
2
Only a Hobo (Broadside Ballads album version, NYC, 1963)
2:00
3
John Brown (Broadside Ballads album version, NYC, 1963)
4:22
4
All Over You (Informal Recording, NYC, 1963)
2:50
5
Oxford Town (Witmark demo, NYC, 1963)
2:33
6
Bob Dylan's Dream (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
4:39
7
Introduction: Walls of Red Wing (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
0:57
8
Walls of Red Wing (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
4:43
9
Introduction: Tomorrow Is a Long Time (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
1:07
10
Tomorrow Is a Long Time (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
3:00
11
Dusty Old Fairgrounds (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
5:16
12
Introduction: Pretty Peggy-O (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
0:13
13
Pretty Peggy-O (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
3:14
14
Who Killed Davey Moore? (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
3:14
15
Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963)
7:11
16
James Alley Blues (Informal Recording, NYC, 1963)
2:42
17
I Rode Out One Morning (Informal Recording, NYC, 1963)
2:01
18
House of the Rising Sun (Informal Recording, NYC, 1963)
3:17
19
Talkin' World War III Blues (live at Club 47, Cambridge, MA, 1963)
6:52
20
Masters of War (Freewheelin' alternate take, NYC, 1963)
4:23
21
Girl From the North Country (Freewheelin' alternate take, NYC, 1963)
3:43
CD 6
1
Introduction (SNCC Rally, Greenwood, MS, 1963)
Cordell Reagon
0:44
2
Only a Pawn in Their Game (SNCC Rally, Greenwood, MS, 1963)
4:46
3
Blowin' in the Wind (SNCC Rally, Greenwood, MS, 1963)
3:17
4
Eternal Circle (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963)
2:33
5
Liverpool Gal (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963)
5:46
6
West Memphis (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963)
2:14
7
North Country Blues (live at Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963)
4:12
8
With God on Our Side (live at Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963)
6:07
9
Playboys and Playgirls (live at Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963)
3:15
10
Blowin' in the Wind (live at Newport Folk Festival, RI, 1963)
4:00
11
Slate: Boots of Spanish Leather (The Times They Are A-Changin' Sessions, NYC, 1963)
0:16
12
Boots of Spanish Leather (The Times They Are A-Changin' alternate take, NYC, 1963)
5:09
4.0 ★
13
Seven Curses (The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, NYC, 1963)
3:49
14
Farewell (The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, NYC, 1963)
2:09
15
Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag (The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, NYC, 1963)
3:13
16
Moonshiner (The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, NYC, 1963)
5:06
4.5 ★
17
Introduction by Joan Baez (live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NYC, 1963)
0:23
18
Troubled and I Don't Know Why (live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NYC, 1963)
3:11
19
Introduction by Ossie Davis (March on Washington, Washington, D.C., 1963)
0:10
20
When the Ship Comes In (March on Washington, Washington, D.C., 1963)
3:01
21
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Party, Los Angeles, 1963)
4:31
22
The Times They Are A-Changin' (Informal Recording, California, 1963)
2:40
23
One Too Many Mornings (The Times They Are A-Changin' alternate take, NYC, 1963)
3:05
24
Key to the Highway (The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, NYC, 1963)
1:53
CD 7
1
The Times They Are A-Changin' (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
3:55
2
Ballad of Hollis Brown (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
5:54
3
Introduction: Who Killed Davey Moore? (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
0:48
4
Who Killed Davey Moore? (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
3:14
5
Boots of Spanish Leather (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
5:28
6
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
4:30
7
Lay Down Your Weary Tune (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
4:52
5.0 ★
8
Introduction: Blowin' in the Wind (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
2:12
9
Blowin' in the Wind (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
3:25
10
Introduction: Percy's Song (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
0:25
11
Percy's Song (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
8:44
12
Seven Curses (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
4:28
13
Walls of Red Wing (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
3:54
14
Introduction: North Country Blues (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
0:19
15
North Country Blues (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
4:08
5.0 ★
16
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
8:03
CD 8
1
Talkin' World War III Blues (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
4:58
2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
4:19
3
Story: Hootenanny Hoot (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
6:00
4
With God on Our Side (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
6:46
5
Only a Pawn in Their Game (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
3:37
6
Introduction: Masters of War (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
1:02
7
Masters of War (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963)
2:50
8
Introduction: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
0:21
9
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
5:41
10
Introduction: When the Ship Comes In (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
0:29
11
When the Ship Comes In (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)
3:31