BOB DYLAN : JACK THE COWBOY WENT UP NORTH

Disc One (72:53)

1. Gotta Serve Somebody

2. If Not For You

3. Cold Irons Bound

4. Simple Twist Of Fate

5. Silvio

6. To Ramona

7. Masters Of War

8. Love Minus Zero / No limit

9. Tangled Up In Blue

10. Forever Young

11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

12. Highway 61 Revisited

Disc Two (46:20)

1. Love Sick

2. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
   Bonus Tracks :

3. If You See Her Say Hello

4. Just Like A Woman

5. Mr. Tambourine Man

6. Mama You Been On My Mind

7. The Times They Are A-Changin'

8. Blowin' In The Wind

Label : Shadow Blaster

Venue : Newcastle Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England

Date : June 20,1998

Quality : Audience Recording (A+)

Comments from Bob's Boots : This is a superb sounding stereo audience recording. There are no surprises, as it's a fairly standard lineup for this tour. It is, however, a very solid performance, and well representative of the European tour. The package and overall aesthetics are fair at best. Everything is sepia tone. A couple of images that could be perceived as "Bob the cowboy" were used. The back cover is a fairly well done photo and insert of Tyne Bridge at Newcastle. The information is clear and concise. All in all, it's a commendable effort on the part of this upstart Label. This isn't a must have set by any means, but it is one of the better recordings of the tour.

Additional Info : In the song Tough Mama, Bob sings about Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Dave Van Ronk in a verse that's quoted on the tray liner of this package. Tough Mama was a rare song for this tour, only appearing a couple of times. Bob had performed it in Hamburg, Germany the previous week. So, while it would have been a great title for the Hamburg show, the meaning is lost to those not up on their geography. The manufacturer is delineating the verse to Bob himself, as Dylan performs at Newcastle upon Tyne... the northernmost city in England. Coincidentally, (or perhaps not... when it comes to Bob) Hamburg is in the North of Germany.