Audio: Bob Dylan and The Band’s Official ‘The Basement Tapes’ Released 39 Years Ago – ‘Big River,’ ‘I Don’t Hurt Anymore,’ ‘Cool Water’ & More

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One of the covers from a bootleg Basement Tapes collection.

On June 26, 1975, 39 years ago, Columbia released a version of The Basement Tapes.

The two album set contained 24 songs from the more than 100 songs that Bob Dylan and The Band recorded during the informal ‘Basement Tapes’ sessions.

Many of the recordings that didn’t make it onto the official release, are wonderful.

Yeah, the fidelity from the bootlegs isn’t so great, but the vibe is incredible.

Here are ten gems.

“Big River”:

Big River by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

“I Am Your Teenage Prayer”:

I Am A Teenage Prayer by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

“I Don’t Hurt Anymore”:

I Don't Hurt Anymore by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark

“I Can’t Make It Alone”:

I Can't Make It Alone by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark

“Cool Water”:

Cool Water by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

“Joshua Gone Barbados”:

Joshua Gone Barbados by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

“Belchezaar 1 & 2”:

Belchezaar 1 & 2 by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark

“Waltzing With Sin”:

Waltzing With Sin by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

“The Hills Of Mexico”:

The Hills of Mexico by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

“The French Girl” Take 2:

The French Girl Take 2 by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.]

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