The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Compiled by Andreas Schmal

| Sessions 1-2 | Third session | Fourth session | Fifth session | Sixth session | Seventh session | 8th session + takes officially released |

Third session:
July 9, 1962
Columbia Recording Studio A, New York City

1. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You CO75717 Take 1 b = short false start
2. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You Take 2 C
3. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You Take 3 C

Take 3 - according to M.Krogsgaard - was released on "Biograph" Another take was circulated and that's track 24 on Vigo. But it seems very difficult to say which take track 24 on VIGO is. Track 24 was - most likely - taken from the "John Hammond Acetates. The indication there is: "Babe I'm In The Mood For You (take one)". Take one - according to M.K. and to the copy of the sheet - was a "short false start". If this is correct, track 24 on VIGO can not be "take 1". Then, it must be take 2 or - see below - take 4. It also could be that the "b" on the sheet was meant for take 2 and put by mistake in column 1 on the sheet. If so, take 1 is track 24 on Vigo. I don't know. But what we can say is that track 24 on VIGO was recorded on July 9.
dated before by all on 7/9/62
one complete take and one short false start take are as yet uncirculated
4. Bob Dylan's Blues CO75718 Take 1 C
This take - according to M.K. - was released on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
5. Blowin' In The Wind CO75719 Take 1 C
6. Blowin' In The Wind Take 2 C
7. Blowin' In The Wind Take 3 C
Take 3 - according to M.K. - was released on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
Take 1 and take 2 are as yet uncirculated.
8. Quit Your Lowdown Ways CO75720 Take 1 C
This take - according to M.K. - was released on "The Bootleg Series 1- 3"
9. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance CO75721 Take 1 C (Henry Thomas/Bob Dylan)
This take - according to M.K. - was released on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
10. Down The Highway CO75722 Take 1 C
This take - according to M.K. - was released on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
11. Worried Blues (Hally Wood) CO75723 Take 1 C
12. Worried Blues (Hally Wood) Take 2 C
Take 2 - according to M.K. - was released on "The Bootleg Series 1-3" Take 1 is as yet uncirculated.
13. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You CO75717 Take 4 C
This take (or take 2 - see above) COULD BE track 24 on Vigotone if take 1 really was a "short false start".
14. Bob Dylan's Blues CO75718 Take 2 C 15. Bob Dylan's Blues Take 3 C
Both takes are as yet uncirculated
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4th session
October 26, 1962
Columbia Recording Studio A, New York City

1. Corrina, Corrina (trad, ?) CO76981 Take 1 B
2. Corrina, Corrina Take 2 C
3. Corrina, Corrina Take 3 C
4. Corrina, Corrina Take 4 C
5. Corrina, Corrina Take 5 b
6. Corrina, Corrina Take 6 C

Take 2,3,4, or 6 is track 20 on VIGO and was released on single Col. 4-42656 (because this song wasn't recorded on any other "Freewheelin'" session with full band backing. Unfortunately M.Krogsgaard wrote nothing about the Single-version so as yet it remains unclear which take was released)
dated before:
M.K. (1991): 11/14/62
C.H. (1992): 11/14/62
G.D. (1994): 11/14/62
3 complete takes, 1 short false start take and 1 long false start take are as yet uncirculated.
7. Mixed Up Confusion CO76982 Take 1 b
8. Mixed Up Confusion Take 2
The title says it all. There is no indication in M.Krogsgaard's article if Take 2 was a complete take, a short false start or a long false start. If you consider all three possibilities, Take 2 could be the released single version (track 4 on VIGO) or track 16 on VIGO or track 19 on VIGO. Glen Dundas in his book "Tangled Up In Tapes" dated the four circulating takes of "Mixed-Up Confusion" on November, 14. For that session on November 14, Krogsgaard wrote that the tapes and the recordings sheets were not available, so as long as there is no new information, I stick to Glen Dundas. Although there are some indications, that the four released/circulated MIxed-Up Confusion takes are not all from the same session. But I don't want to speculate on this. What did Clinton Heylin wrote in his new book (which I ordered in November 1995 but haven't got until today) about this issue?
9. That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup) CO76983 Take 1 C
10.That's All Right Mama Take 2 b
11.That's All Right Mama Take 3 C
12.That's All Right Mama Take 4 b
13.That's All Right Mama Take 5 C
Take 1 should be track 8 on VIGO (because at the end, Bob Dylan said: "Let's do it again fast". Now you can argue that there must be a suceeding take. The only other recording date of "That's All Right Mama" was November, 1. But on that day, they did only 1 take of the song. So - with a portion of uncertainity - you can say track 8 on VIGO was recorded on October 26 as take 1 or take 3. The indication of this track as "Take 1" in "Tangled Up In Tapes" and other publications makes sense but seems to me not definitive because the other track of "That's Alright Mama" was indicated as "Take 2" (not only on the VIGO CD) but take 2 - see above - had a false start. But as long as there is no new information: Take 1
dated before:
M.K. (1991): 11/14/62
C.H. (1992): 11/14/62
G.D. (1994): 11/14/62
two complete takes and two short false start takes are as yet uncirculated
14. Mixed-Up Confusion CO76982 Take 3 C
15. Mixed-Up Confusion Take 4 b
16. Mixed-Up Confusion Take 5 C
only speculations are possible about theses takes as yet
17. Corrina, Corrina CO76981 Take 6 C
According to M.K. this take was released on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
dated before by all on 10/26/62
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5th Session
November 1, 1962
Columbia Recording Studio A, New York City

1. Mixed-Up Confusion CO76982 Take 6 C
2. Mixed Up Confusion Take 7 C
3. Mixed Up Confusion Take 8 b
4. Mixed Up Confusion Take 9 C
5. Mixed Up Confusion Take 10 C
6. Mixed Up Confusion Take 11 C

only speculations are possible about these takes as yet
7. That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup) CO76983 Take 3 C
This take could be track 18 on VIGO. Track 18 on VIGO could also be one of the complete takes from October 26, but most likely not take 1.
Besides I wonder about the indication "Take 3", because there are no takes 1 or 2 in Michael Krogsgaard's article but 5 takes from the session before. (Tis is NOT a critique to M. Krogsgaard, because he wrote that sometimes take numbers are not logical.) the second take of "That's All Right Mama" was dated before by all on 11/14/62
8. Rocks And Gravel (arranged by Bob Dylan) CO76986 Take 1 C
9. Rocks And Gravel Take 2 ?
According to Michael Krogsgaard, take 1 was released on the promotional edition of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". Therefore, take 1 is track 17 on VIGO (by the way: The version of this song on VIGO isn't complete at the beginning. You can find a complete version on the CD "The Genuine Bootleg Series")
dated before:
M.K. (1991): 11/14/62
C.H. (1992): 11/13/62
G.D. (1994): 11/13/62
Take 2(C or b or B) is as yet uncirculated
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6th Session
Columbia Recording Studio A
November 14, 1962

Michael Krogsgaard wrote that for this session, the tapes and recording sheets are not available. So there is no listing of the takes.

1. Mixed Up Confusion CO76982

According to M.Krogsgaard, the Single version of Mixed-Up Confusion was recorded in this session. Therefore track 4 on VIGO was recorded on 11/14/62.
dated before by all on 11/14/62
number of recorded takes unknown
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right CO77002
According to M.K., the "Freewheelin'" version of this song was recorded on this session.
dated before by all on 11/14/62
number of recorded takes unknown
3. Ballad Of Hollis Brown CO77003
Track 12 on VIGO was recorded on this session (because this song wasn't recorded on any other "Freewheelin'" Session)
dated before by all on 11/14/62
number of recorded takes unknown
4. Kingsport Town (Traditional) CO77004
According to M.K., the "Bootleg Series 1-3" version of this song was recorded on this session
dated before by all on 11/14/62
number of recorded takes unknown
5. Whatcha Gonna Do CO77005
Track 23 on VIGO was recorded on this session (because from the only other "Freewheelin" Session on which this song was recorded, the complete tape is circulated. It doesn't contain this track. Another argument: You can hear someone - probabbly Bruce Langhorne - playing a second guitar on this track. On December 6, there was no backing.)
dated before:
M.K. (1991): 10/26/62
C.H. (1992): 11/14/62
G.D. (1994): 11/14/62
number of recorded takes unknown
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7th Session
Columbia Recording Studio A
New York City
December 6, 1962

For this session, a complete tape was circulated.

1. Hero Blues CO77020 Take 1 C

This take was circulated but is not on VIGO.
2. Whatcha Gonna Do CO77021 Take 1 C
this take was circulated on the complete session-tape and is track 15 on VIGO (because both are sounding like the same takes)
3. Oxford Town CO77022 Take 1 C
according to M.K, this take was released on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
4. I Shall Be Free CO77023 Take 1 b
5. I Shall Be Free Take 2 C
6. I Shall Be Free Take 3 B
7. I Shall Be Free Take 4 b
8. I Shall Be Free Take 5 C
According to M.K., take 2 was released on "The Freewheelin" The other takes were circulated but are not on VIGO.
9. Hero Blues CO77020 Take 2 C
10.Hero Blues Take 3 b
11.Hero Blues Take 4 C
These takes were circulated but are not on VIGO.
12. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall CO77024 Take 1 C
according to M.K., this take was released on "The Freewheelin'Bob Dylan"
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