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The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969

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Revised 16 September, 2024.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969 3CD release, Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA); Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe); Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan), 1 Nov 2019. There will be a colour booklet filled with unreleased photos. The Japanese release is on Blu-spec CD2 discs and priced at ￥4,500 + tax = ￥4,950 (on 1 Oct 2019, Japanese sales tax rose from 8% to 10%). The Japanese booklet includes translations of English liner notes, additional commentaries together with English and Japanese lyrics. The front photo is by Al Clayton and is from the Johnny Cash Show, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 1 May 1969. 3LP release, Columbia/Legacy 19075981931 (USA); Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981931 (Europe), 1 Nov 2019. The 3LP release will be imported into Japan.

The only formats to be released will be the 3CD and 3LP sets. There is no Limited Edition this time.
 

	I Pity The Poor Immigrant (Take 4) (CD1, track 6) was available to listen to on the bobdylan.com web-site. The December issue of the UK music magazine "Uncut" includes a feature article about The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969 together with a cover CD including Drifter's Escape (Take 1) (CD1, track 1). The November issue of the German music magazine "Rolling Stone" includes an exclusive stereo 7" single with two tracks from The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969. These are Tell Me That It Isn't True (Take 2) and Big River (Take 1) with Johnny Cash (CD2, track 11).
	There is also a promo 15-track sampler, but I believe it is available as a download only, there is no physical CD. This year there is no single CD commercial release. For the tracklist, see below. The picture on the right of Bob with Earl Scruggs was found by Sonny Boy McFitzson.
	This tumbler was given away with copies of The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969 sold on bobdylan.com. All it needs now is to be filled with Heaven's Door whiskey! Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and photos.

For the very limited Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 2CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1969, with more out-takes from Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait, see 2019.

Harald Sigvartsen gives the tracklist of the 15-track streaming sampler, available on Spotify and Tidal as:

1. I Pity the Poor Immigrant (Take 4) – 2.33 [CD1/6]
2. I Am a Lonesome Hobo (Take 4) – 2.56 [CD1/7]
3. To Be Alone with You (Take 1) – 2.27 [CD1/9]
4. Lay, Lady, Lay (Take 2) – 3.25 [CD1/10]
5. Tell Me That It Isn’t True (Take 2) – 2.07 [CD1/14]
6. Country Pie (Take 2) – 2.07 [CD1/15]
7. I Still Miss Someone (Take 5) – 3.35 [CD2/1]*
8. Matchbox (Take 1) – 3.05 [CD2/8]*
9. Big River (Take 1) – 2.04 [CD2/11]*
10. Girl from the North Country (Rehearsal) – 3.04 [CD2/12]*
11. Guess Things Happen That Way (Take 3) – 1.43 [CD2/16]*
12. Wanted Man (Take 1) – 3.11 [CD3/2]*
13. Ring of Fire (Outtake) – 2.28 [CD3/10]
14. East Virginia Blues [Mono] – 2.35 [CD3/13]**
15. All Along the Watchtower (Take 3) – 2.31 [CD1/3]
* Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash
** Bob Dylan with Earl Scruggs

Thanks to Michael Gray, Harold Lepidus, Sonny Boy McFitzson, Fred Muller, Freddy Ordóñez Araque and Harald Sigvartsen for information.

Vinyl Releases (3LP Edition)

"The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969", 3LP release, Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA); Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe), 1 Nov 2019:

Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA):

Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - front of gatefold sleeve with sticker, scan by T. J. Jenkins	The 3LP set comes in a gatefold sleeve containing the three LPs in picture inner sleeves and a twenty page 12" booklet. The gatefold sleeve is wider (box-shaped) on the right side to hold all three records. The opening to remove the records is in the centre of the gatefold sleeve. The front of the first LP sleeve has a different Nashville Skyline out-take photo from the front of CD1 of the 3CD sets below. The fronts of LPs 2 and 3 are the same as the fronts of CDs 2 and 3.				Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - front sticker scan by T. J. Jenkins
Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - inside left of gatefold sleeve, scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - inside right of gatefold sleeve, scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - booklet front scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - booklet rear scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - detail of inside page pf booklet, scan by T. J. Jenkins
Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - LP1 front scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - LP1 rear scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - Side 1 scan by T. J. Jenkins (LP1, Side 1)	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - Side 2 scan by T. J. Jenkins (LP1, Side 2)	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - LP2 front scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - LP2 rear scan by T. J. Jenkins
Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - Side 3 scan by T. J. Jenkins (LP2, Side 1)	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - Side 4 scan by T. J. Jenkins (LP2, Side 2)	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - LP3 front scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - LP3 rear scan by T. J. Jenkins	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - Side 5 scan by T. J. Jenkins (LP3, Side 1)	Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - Side 6 scan by T. J. Jenkins (LP3, Side 2)

Columbia/Legacy 19075981921 (USA) - spine of gatefold sleeve, scan by T. J. Jenkins

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe):

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - front of gatefold sleeve with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel	Gerd Rundel has spotted that the picture of the rear of the gatefold sleeve from Amazon appears to have two stickers (gold and blue) from the Italian copyright organisation "SIAE".	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - contents photo from www.amazon.co.uk		Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - front of gatefold sleeve, picture from www.amazon.co.uk
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel		19075981921 (Europe) - rear of gatefold sleeve with stickers, picture from www.amazon.co.uk	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - front of booklet, scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - rear of booklet, scan by Gerd Rundel
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - insert with download code (obscured), scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - LP1 front scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - LP1 rear scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel ("Made in the EU")		Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - detail of LP1 rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (LP1, Side 1)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (LP1, Side 2)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - LP2 front scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - LP2 rear scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - detail of LP2 rear, scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - Side 3 scan by Gerd Rundel (LP2, Side 1)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - Side 4 scan by Gerd Rundel (LP2, Side 2)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - LP3 front scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - LP3 rear scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - detail of LP3 rear, scan by Gerd Rundel	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - Side 5 scan by Gerd Rundel (LP3, Side 1)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - Side 6 scan by Gerd Rundel (LP3, Side 2)

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel ("MADE IN THE EU")

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981921 (Europe) - detail of inside page of booklet, scan by Gerd Rundel ("MADE IN THE EU")

The records of the copy shown have matrix numbers: Side 1 - 19-0282 / 19075981921 - A (handwritten), MPO 19 136060 (stamped), Side 2 - 19-0282 / 19075981921 - B (handwritten), MPO 19 136059 (stamped), Side 3 - 19-0282 / 19075981921 - C (handwritten), MPO 19 140185 (stamped), Side 4 - 19-0282 / 19075981921 - D (handwritten), MPO 19 140225 (stamped), Side 5 - 19/0282 / 19075981921 - E (handwritten), MPO 19 140725 (stamped), Side 6 - 19-0282 / 19075981921 - F (handwritten), MPO 19 140045 (stamped). The European records were pressed at MPO International, Averton, France. "MPO" is "Moularges et Plastiques de l'Ouest [Western Mouldings & Plastics]". Each side also has "STERLING" stamped and "RKS" handwritten in the vinyl, which mean that the records were mastered in the USA by Ryan K Smith of Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ.

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin, Gerd Rundel and T. J. Jenkins for information and pictures.

CD Releases (3CD Edition)

"The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969", 3CD release, Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA), 1 Nov 2019:

Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - front of slipcase with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada	The 3CD set comes in a card slipcase containing the three CDs in card sleeves and a 56-page booklet. The card sleeves (not shown) are exactly the same as the ones with my European copy. The CDs themselves were made in Mexico.				Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - front sticker scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - front of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - rear of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - CD3 scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - spine of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada ("THE BOOTLEG SERIES", etc. in orange)

Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - detail of rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada ("Discs made in Mexico")

"The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969", 3CD release, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe), 1 Nov 2019:

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - front of slipcase with sticker (my copy)

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - front sticker

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - rear of slipcase

Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) - contents of 3CD set, picture from www.amazon.com

Columbia/Legacy 19075981932 (USA) / Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - front picture from Badlands web-site

The 3CD set again comes in a card slipcase containing the three CDs in card sleeves and a 56-page booklet.

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - spine of slipcase ("THE BOOTLEG SERIES", etc. in yellow)

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - open end of slipcase with booklet and CDs in card sleeves

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - detail of rear of slipcase ("Made in the EU")

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - front of booklet	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - outside of card sleeve for CD1	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - inside of card sleeve for CD1	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - rear of booklet
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - CD1	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - outside of card sleeve for CD2	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - inside of card sleeve for CD2	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - detail of CD1 ("Made in the EU")
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - CD2	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - outside of card sleeve for CD3	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - inside of card sleeve for CD3	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075981932 (Europe) - CD3

The packaging and the discs were made in the EU, but the recent Sony logo introduced in 2009 with Christmas In the Heart is not displayed on either (it was on the European release of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks).

Tracklisting:

CD1 (Bob Dylan):

1. Drifter's Escape (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 17 Oct 1967, Take 1) (2:32)
2. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 17 Oct 1967, Take 2) (3:50)
3. All Along the Watchtower (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 6 Nov 1967, Take 3) (2:31)
4. John Wesley Harding (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 6 Nov 1967, Take 1) (2:47)
5. As I Went Out One Morning (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 6 Nov 1967, Take 1) (4:23)
6. I Pity The Poor Immigrant (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 6 Nov 1967, Take 4) (2:33)
7. I Am A Lonesome Hobo (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 6 Nov 1967, Take 4) (2:56)
8. I Threw It All Away (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 13 Feb 1969, Take 1)* (2:24)
   Previously released in 2013 on The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) (CD1, track 10) - I have no idea why it is repeated here!
9. To Be Alone With You (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 13 Feb 1969, Take 1) (2:27)
10. Lay, Lady, Lay (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 13 Feb 1969, Take 2)* (3:26)
11. One More Night (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 13 Feb 1969, Take 2) (2:38)
12. Western Road (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 13 Feb 1969, Take 1) (4:07)
13. Peggy Day (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 14 Feb 1969, Take 1) (2:07)
14. Tell Me That It Isn't True (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 14 Feb 1969, Take 2) (2:06)
15. Country Pie (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 14 Feb 1969, Take 2) (2:07)
    The version on The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) is a breakdown take, this is a complete performance.

Page 42 of booklet showing tracks from CD1 with tracks 8 and 10 listed as previously released (my copy)

*Previously released (see below) Track 8 is a previous regular album track, track 10 used to be a rarity (R-0502)

CD2 (Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash):

1. I Still Miss Someone (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 17 Feb 1969, Take 5) (2:25)
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right/Understand Your Man (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 17 Feb 1969, Rehearsal) (3:21)
3. One Too Many Mornings (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 3) (4:06)
4. Mountain Dew (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (2:34)
5. Mountain Dew (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 2) (1:50)
6. I Still Miss Someone (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 2) (2:25)
7. Careless Love (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (6:48)
8. Matchbox (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (3:05)
9. That's All Right, Mama (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (2:42)
10. Mystery Train/This Train Is Bound for Glory (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (2:12)
11. Big River (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (2:03)
12. Girl From The North Country (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Rehearsal) (3:04)
13. Girl From The North Country (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (Take 2 incomplete, Take 3 released on Nashville Skyline) (2:29)
14. I Walk The Line (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 2) (2:41)
15. Guess Things Happen That Way (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Rehearsal) (1:14)
16. Guess Things Happen That Way (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 3) (1:46)
    Michel Pomarede points out this is very similar to Take 6 on 50th Anniversary Collection 1969 (1:44), see 2019. There is a little more drumming at the end here.
17. Five Feet High And Rising (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (3:37)
18. You Are My Sunshine (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (3:17)
19. Ring of Fire (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) (3:00)

All songs on the Dylan/Cash session were backed by Johnny Cash's band at the time including Carl Perkins. It's a pity Bob's version of Champaign, Illinois remains unreleased!

CD3 (Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash and Earl Scruggs):

1. Studio Chatter by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969) (0:21)
2. Wanted Man (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash (3:11)
3. Amen (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Rehearsal) by Bob Dylan (1:40)
4. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash (2:36)
5. Jimmie Rodgers Medley No. 1 (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 1) by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash (3:56)
6. Jimmie Rodgers Medley No. 2 (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969, Take 2) by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash (3:36)
7. I Threw It All Away (Live on The Johnny Cash Show, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 1 May 1969, Mono)* (2:22)
8. Living The Blues (Live on The Johnny Cash Show, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 1 May 1969, Mono) (2:32)
9. Girl From The North Country (Live on The Johnny Cash Show, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 1 May 1969, Mono) by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash* (3:19)
10. Ring Of Fire (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 3 May 1969, Outtake) by Bob Dylan (2:28)
    The harmonica is played by Charlie McCoy, not Bob.
11. Folsom Prison Blues (Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 3 May 1969, Outtake) by Bob Dylan (3:46)
12. Earl Scruggs Interview (The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York, 17 May 1970, Mono) by Bob Dylan with Earl Scruggs (0:42)
13. East Virginia Blues (The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York, 17 May 1970, Mono) by Bob Dylan with Earl Scruggs* (2:35)
14. To Be Alone With You (The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York, 17 May 1970, Mono) by Bob Dylan with Earl Scruggs (2:38)
15. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York, 17 May 1970, Mono) by Bob Dylan with Earl Scruggs (1:52)
16. Nashville Skyline Rag (The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York, 17 May 1970) by Earl Scruggs & Bob Dylan* (1:51)

*Previously released (see below)

This set includes these current rarities:

R-0502 Lay, Lady, Lay - studio rehearsal, Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN, 13 Feb 1969, released with pre-orders of iTunes download of Together Through Life, 2009, see Online Performances (Other) (CD1, track 10)

R-0827 I Threw It All Away - live on the Johnny Cash TV Show, Nashville, TN, 1 May 1969, on the US Columbia/Legacy DVD The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 (2DVD and single DVD versions), 2007, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4 (CD3, track 7)

Living The Blues (CD3, track 8) was previously available unofficially, but not included on an official video. Sonny Boy McFitzson asks: "Were I Threw It All Away and Living The Blues really played live? To my ears, Bob was singing along to the prepared backing tracks from the Columbia sessions. No-one of the band appears on any photo of 'The Johnny Cash Show'!"

R-0828 Girl From The North Country - live duet with Johnny Cash on the Johnny Cash TV Show, Nashville, TN, 1 May 1969, on the US Columbia/Legacy DVD The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 (2DVD version only), 2007, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4 (CD3, track 9)

R-0445 East Virginia Blues [traditional] - performed by Bob and Earl Scruggs in the National Education TV programme Earl Scruggs' Festival Of Music, broadcast 1971, but also available in the USA In The early 1990s on commercial video, see VHS & DVD 1970s (CD3, track 13)

R-0074 Nashville Skyline Rag - Earl Scruggs on banjo and Bob on guitar, from the Columbia album Earl Scruggs Performing With His Family & Friends, 1971 (CD3, track 16)

The video versions of the above performance remain rarities as do the following rarities.

R-0606 I Threw It All Away - alternate take to the version on Nashville Skyline, from the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). Wrongly described as a 1969 studio outtake from the Nashville Skyline sessions, this was actually recorded with George Harrison during the New Morning sessions at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, and remains a rarity.

R-0069 A Thousand Miles Behind [One Too Many Mornings] - Bob and Johnny duetting in the film and video Johnny Cash: The Man ● His World ● His Music, 1969 (see VHS & DVD 1960s)
Jack from Canada says this is not the same take as the one on CD2, track 3, which is indeed not listed as having been previously released!  Thanks to Michel Pomarede for identifying this take as Take 2 from 17 Feb 1969. This has now been released in Dec 2019 on 50th Anniversary Collection 1969, a very limited 2CD set, so R-0069 remains a rarity.

Thanks to Michael Gray, Harold Lepidus, Harald Sigvartsen, and Jack from Canada for information.

"The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969", promo and commercial 3CD releases, Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan), 1 Nov 2019:

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - promo release:

Sony Music SICP 31341 (Japan) - promo CD-R1 scan by Gerd Rundel

The Japanese promo CD-R set of this release comes without inserts or accompanying promo literature. The track list is identical to that of the 3CD commercial release.

Sony Music SICP 31342 (Japan) - promo CD-R2 scan by Gerd Rundel

Sony Music SICP 31343 (Japan) - promo CD-R3 scan by Gerd Rundel

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - commercial release:

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - front of sealed copy with obi and sticker, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - front sticker scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - wraparound obi scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - front of flattened slipcase, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - rear of flattened slipcase, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - rear of sealed copy with wraparound obi, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - front of English language booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - rear of English language booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - detail of rear of English language booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - front of Japanese language booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - rear of Japanese language booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - detail of rear of Japanese language booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31341 (Japan) - outside of card sleeve for CD1, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31341 (Japan) - inside of card sleeve for CD1, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31341 (Japan) - CD1 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
Sony Music SICP 31341 (Japan) - detail of CD1, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson ("Made in Japan")	Sony Music SICP 31342 (Japan) - outside of card sleeve for CD2, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31342 (Japan) - inside of card sleeve for CD2, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31342 (Japan) - CD2 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
Sony Music SICP 31343 (Japan) - CD3 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson	Sony Music SICP 31343 (Japan) - outside of card sleeve for CD3, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31343 (Japan) - inside of card sleeve for CD3, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson		Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - plastic bag holding CDs, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - detail of obi, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - detail of rear of slipcase, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - open end of slipcase with booklets and discs, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

The Japanese release is on Blu-spec CD2 discs and priced at ￥4,500 + tax = ￥4,950 (on 1 Oct 2019, Japanese sales tax rose from 8% to 10%). As shown, the card slipcase is collapsible, previous ones have not been.

The Orange/brown text on the front of the obi says "Hey, Bob! Hi, Johnny! We're halfway there." The blue text on the back of the obi is a short edit of Ben Rollin's introduction. The Japanese booklet has complete translations of English booklet, summarised chronicles 1967-70 by Heckel Sugano (based on Olof's Chronology), detailed track by track commentaries by Kenta Hagiwara, full English and Japanese lyrics.

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - Tower Records Japan postcard, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

Three postcards were given away with the Japanese release of the album. The Tower Records postcard is from page 79 of the "Time Passes Slowly" book with The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), taken at the Johnny Cash Show, Ryman Auditorium, Nashvill||e, TN, 1 May 1969. The HMV postcard comes from page 71 of the same book and was presumably taken during the John Wesley Harding or Nashville Skyline sessions. The third postcard (not shown) comes from other participating Japanese record stores and has the same picture as on the front of the album. All three photos were taken by Al Clayton.

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - HMV Japan postcard, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

Sony Music SICP 31341～3 (Japan) - reverse of all three postcards, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson ("Photo by Al Clayton")

Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.

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