The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963

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The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963
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Compilation album by
Bob Dylan
ReleasedOctober 31, 2025 (2025-10-31)
Genre Folk
Label Columbia/Legacy
Bob Dylan chronology
50th Anniversary Collection 1974
(2024)		The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963
(2025)
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series chronology
Vol. 17: Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996–1997
(2023)		Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963
(2025)

The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963 is an upcoming archival compilation album by the American folk musician Bob Dylan, scheduled for release on October 31, 2025. The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963 will include the earliest recordings by Dylan, spanning from 1956 to 1963. [1]

Contents

Content

The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963 will consist of 139 tracks, spanning from a recording in the Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, Minnesota, on Christmas Eve 1956 (when Bob Zimmerman was 15 years old) [2] to an October 26, 1963 Dylan performance at the Carnegie Hall. [3] The album is produced by Steve Berkowitz and Sean Wilentz; Wilentz also wrote the liner notes for the box set booklet. [2]

Release and reception

The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963 will be released on October 31, 2025, through Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. [4] It will be in 8CD and 4LP, with a 2CD highlights compilation scheduled to be released on the same day as the compilation. [1] [5] The first online single from the compilation was "Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)", released on September 17, 2025. [6]

Track listing

Highlights

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let the Good Times Roll" (Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN, 1956)  
2."I Got a New Girl" (Informal Recording, Hibbing, MN, 1959) Bob Dylan  
3."Jesus Christ" (Informal Recording, Minneapolis, MN, 1960)  
4."C. Moan" (Informal Recording, Madison, WI, 1960, with Danny Kalb)Traditional 
5."Remember Me" (Informal Recording, East Orange, NJ, 1961)Traditional 
6."Railroading on the Great Divide" (Gerde's Folk City, NYC, 1961, with Jim Kweskin)Traditional 
7."Man of Constant Sorrow" ( Bob Dylan Rehearsal, NYC, 1961)Traditional 
8."He Was a Friend of Mine" (Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961 [a] )Traditional4:05
9."Ramblin’ Round" (Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961)Traditional 
10."Story: East Orange, New Jersey" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961)Dylan 
11."Po’ Lazarus" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961)Traditional 
12."Dink's Song" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961)Traditional 
13."I Was Young When I Left Home" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961)Dylan 
14."Cocaine" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961)Traditional 
15."Talkin' New York" (Gerde's Folk City, NYC, 1962)Dylan 
16."Corrina, Corrina" (Gerde's Folk City, NYC, 1962)Traditional3:50
17."(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" ( The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1962)  
18."Rocks and Gravel" (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1962)Dylan2:57
19."Let Me Die in My Footsteps" (The Finjan, Montreal, 1962)Dylan 
20."Tomorrow Is a Long Time" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962)Dylan 
21."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962 [b] )Dylan3:19
22."The Cuckoo" (The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962 [b] )Traditional2:21
23."The Ballad of the Gliding Swan" (BBC-TV, London, 1963)  
24."John Brown" (Broadside Ballads, NYC, 1963 [c] )Dylan 
25."Dusty Old Fairgrounds" (Town Hall, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The House of the Rising Sun" (Informal Recording, NYC, 1963)Traditional 
2."Seven Curses" ( The Times They Are A-Changin' Outtake, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
3."Masters of War" (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Alternate Take, NYC)Dylan 
4."Girl from the North Country" (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Alternate Take, NYC)Dylan 
5."Liverpool Gal" (Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963)Dylan 
6."Boots of Spanish Leather" (The Times They Are A-Changin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
7."Moonshiner" (The Times They Are A-Changin' Outtake, NYC, 1963 [a] )Dylan5:06
8."The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" (Party, Los Angeles, 1963)Dylan 
9."The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Informal Recording, Los Angeles, 1963)Dylan 
10."Who Killed Davey Moore?" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963 [a] )Dylan3:14
11."Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963 [d] )Dylan4:52
12."Blowin' in the Wind" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
13."North Country Blues" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963 [d] )Dylan4:08
14."A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
15."Talkin' World War III Blues" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
16."Only a Pawn in Their Game" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
17."When the Ship Comes In" (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963)Dylan 
  1. 1 2 3 previously released on The Bootleg Series, Volumes. 1-3.
  2. 1 2 previously released on Live at The Gaslight 1962.
  3. ↑ previously released on Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1.
  4. 1 2 previously released on Live at Carnegie Hall 1963.

"Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)"

The single "Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)" was originally recorded for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album, but didn't make the final tracklist, for reasons unknown. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Sinclair, Paul (2025-09-17). "Bob Dylan / Through The Open Window – Bootleg Series Vol 18 1956-1963 – SuperDeluxeEdition" . Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  2. 1 2 Daniel, Anne Margaret. "Album Preview: Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18". Hotpress. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  3. ↑ "The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963 - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. 2025-09-17. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  4. ↑ Brennan, Tom (2025-09-17). "Bob Dylan Announces 'Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963'". Stereogum. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. ↑ Ragusa, Paolo (2025-09-17). "Bob Dylan Announces New Bootleg Series Box Set Through The Open Window, 1956-1963". Consequence. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  6. ↑ Skinner, Tom (2025-09-17). "Bob Dylan announces release of 'Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963'". NME. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  7. ↑ Bonner, Michael (September 17, 2025). "Listen to" "Rocks and Gravel" from Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963". Uncut . Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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