Bob Dylan – The Home Of Karen Wallace, St. Paul, MN, May 1960 (Complete Karen Wallace Tapes)

Bob Dylan – The Home Of Karen Wallace, St. Paul, MN, May 1960 (Complete Karen Wallace Tapes)

Minneapolis/St. Paul, May 1960: a young Bob Dylan, still known as Robert Zimmerman and not yet even 19 years old, decides to drop out of college to move to New York City and pursue a career in folk music. That same month he plays a small gathering at Karen Wallace’s apartment in St. Paul – Karen’s sister, Terri, was an early fan and supporter of Dylan’s – mostly covering American folk and blues standards, which he’d become obsessed with since starting at the University. Still a few years before his self-titled debut, this tape is one of the earliest documents of early Dylan, and since Karen Wallace attempted to sell the tape for $10,000 in the 1970s and subsequently disappeared along with the tape, its life is another great story in the history of Bob Dylan, one of the most enigmatic and idiosyncratic celebrities of the 20th Century.

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Bob himself already thought he will become famous. So Karen recorded him for almost an hour, playing classic Woody Guthrie songs (This Land Is Your Land, Pastures Of Plenty) and also some old folk tunes in May 1960 in the Wallace’s home. Now fast forward to the late 1980’s. Karen Wallace, seeing the success Bob earned since, decided to sell the tape for 10 000 dollars, providing some excerpts to possible buyers. At the time, no one decided to look into it, except for Brian Stibal, a well-known early Dylan bootlegger. Karen knew many people would try to bootleg her tape, so when Brian wanted to hear it, she agreed if Stibal will help her do the dishes. He indeed had a tape recorder hidden inside his jacket and it became known as the “Armpit Tape”. This tape is one of the earliest recording of Bob musical career. Nowadays, no one really knows what happened to the original Karen Wallace Tape. Most likely it is still in her possession and decided not to sell it anymore.

 
The Home of Karen Wallace (MP3 Collection)
1. Gotta Travel On (Paul Clayton – Larry Ehrlich – David Lazar – Tom Six)
2. Doney Gal (trad.)
3. Roving Gambler (trad.)
4. Go Down You Murderers (trad.)
5. Bay Of Mexico (trad.) – Missing
6A. The Two Sisters (trad.) – First Version
6B. The Two Sisters (trad.) – Second Version
7. Go Way From My Window (John Jacob Niles)
8. This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
9. Go Tell It To The Mountain (trad.) – Missing
10. Fare Thee Well (trad.) – Missing
11. Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie)
12. Saro Jane (trad.) – First Version
12. Saro Jane (trad.) – Second Version
13. Take This Hammer (trad.) – Missing
14A. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (Jimmie Cox) – First Version
14B. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (Jimmie Cox) – Second Version
15A. Great Historical Bum (Woody Guthrie) – First Version
15B. Great Historical Bum (Woody Guthrie) – Second Version
16A. Mary Ann (trad.) – First Version
16B. Mary Ann (trad.) – Second Version
17. Every Night When The Sun Goes In (trad.)
18A. Sinner Man (trad.) – First Version
18B. Sinner Man (trad.) – Second Version
19. Delia (traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan) – Missing
20. Wop De Alano (trad.) – Missing
21. Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (trad.) – Missing
22A. Abner Young (?) – First Version
22B. Abner Young (?) – Second Version
23. 500 Miles (trad.)
24A. Blues Yodel No. 8 (Jimmie Rodgers – G. Vaughan) – First Version
24B. Blues Yodel No. 8 (Jimmie Rodgers – G. Vaughan) – Second Version
24C. Blues Yodel No. 8 (Jimmie Rodgers – G. Vaughan) – Third Version
25A. One-Eyed Jacks – First Version
25B. One-Eyed Jacks – Second Version
26A. Columbus Stockade Blues (Woody Guthrie) – First Version
26B. Columbus Stockade Blues (Woody Guthrie) – Second Version
27A. Payday At Coal Creek (trad.) – First Version
27B. Payday At Coal Creek (trad.) – Second Version

Wallace/Moynihan Tapes (Armpit Tape unless mentioned otherwise)
1. Gotta Travel On 1:12:03
2. Roving Gambler 1:15:01
3. Bay Of Mexico (Fragment) 1:17:45
4. The Two Sisters (Sample Tape 2) 1:17:53
5. Go Way From My Window 1:19:54
6. Pastures Of Plenty (Sample Tape 2) 1:22:38
7. Saro Jane (Original Sample Tape) 1:22:56
8. Take This Hammer (Fragment) 1:24:30
9. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (Original Sample Tape) 1:24:41
10. Great Historical Bum (Original Sample Tape) 1:27:43
11. Mary Ann (Original Sample Tape) 1:29:13
12. Every Night When The Sun Goes In 1:33:02
13. Sinner Man (Original Sample Tape) 1:36:27
14. Abner Young (Original Sample Tape) 1:37:45
15. 500 Miles (Sample Tape 2) 1:38:37
16. Blues Yodel No. 8 (Sample Tapes) 1:40:41
17. One-Eyed Jacks (Original Sample Tape) 1:42:52
18. Columbus Stockade Blues (Original Sample Tape) 1:45:31
19. Payday At Coal Creek (Sample Tape 2) 1:47:16
20. Unidentified Fragment (Wop De Alano?) 1:49:14

Complete Original Sample Tape 1:49:20
Complete Sample Tape 2 2:00:51
Moynihan Sisters Interview 2:12:10

From Minnesota To New York (1958-1961): Karen Wallace Tape, May 1960
1. Unknown Song / Pastures Of Plenty 2:37:54
2. Blues Yodel No. 8 (Complete Song) 2:38:43
3. Go Down You Murderers 2:40:16
4. This Land Is Your Land 2:43:35
5. Saro Jane 2:43:57
6. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 2:44:35
7. Great Historical Bum 2:44:59
8. Mary Ann 2:46:04
9. Sinner Man 2:46:41
10. Abner Young 2:47:43
11. 500 Miles 2:48:21
12. One-Eyed Jacks 2:49:39
13. Columbus Stockade Blues 2:50:31
14. Payday At Coal Creek 2:51:05
15. Two Sisters (Complete Song) 2:52:11

Genuine Bootleg Series Volume 2: Two Sisters 2:54:13

Hollow Horn: Ten Millions A Week
1. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 2:56:15
2. Great Historical Bum 2:57:22
3. Mary Ann 2:57:58
4. Sinner Man 2:59:00
5. Abner Young 2:59:39
6. Blues Yodel No. 8 3:00:57
7. One-Eyed Jacks 3:01:41
8. Columbus Stockade Blues 3:02:26
9. Go Down You Murderers 3:03:01
10. This Land Is Your Land 3:03:23
11. Saro Jane 3:04:02

Pre-Columbian Bob Dylan, Volume 2

Karen Wallace Tape
1. Two Sisters 3:04:27
2. House Of The Risin’ Sun Comment 3:06:38
3. Pastures Of Plenty 3:07:33
4. Blues Yodel No. 8 (First Version) 3:09:10
5. Payday At Coal Creek 3:12:04
6. Karen Wallace Comment 3:13:12

Samples Tape
1. One-Eyed Jacks 3:14:16
2. Go Down You Murderers 3:14:48
3. This Land Is Your Land 3:15:22
4. Saro Jane 3:16:09
5. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 3:16:41
6. Great Historical Bum 3:17:50
7. Mary Ann 3:18:29
8. Sinner Man 3:19:32
9. Abner Young 3:20:15
10. Blues Yodel No. 8 3:21:38
11. One-Eyed Jacks 3:22:23
12. Columbus Stockade Blues 3:23:08
13. Go Down You Murderers / This Land Is Your Land 3:23:42

Armpit Tape
1. Gotta Travel On 3:24:20
2. Roving Gambler / Unidentified Fragment (Bay Of Mexico?) 3:27:13
3. Two Sisters 3:29:58
4. Go Way From My Window / Three Fragments 3:31:55
5. Saro Jane / Fragment 3:34:52
6. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 3:36:33
7. Great Historical Bum 3:39:32
8. Mary Ann 3:40:56
9. Every Night When The Sun Goes In 3:44:39
10. Sinner Man 3:47:57
11. Abner Young 3:48:56
12. 500 Miles 3:49:48
13. Blues Yodel No. 8 3:51:46
14. One-Eyed Jacks 3:53:55
15. Columbus Stockade Blues 3:56:31
16. Payday At Coal Creek / Fragment 3:58:05
17. Karen Wallace Interview 4:00:11

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1. Teen Love Serenade 4:18:19
2. The Frog Song 4:19:00