It's been one of the biggest Bob Dylan mysteries for five decades. Now a group of superfans have joined forces to find a lost 'holy grail' bootleg. Can you help?
news page. We are ploughing various online archives and fanzines to verify existing info and to look for new. We’re even trying targeted Facebook ads!”
The Rolling Thunder Revue kicked off October 30, 1975 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Shows were announced last minute and the vibe of the evening was extremely loose and informal, but the gigs were professionally recorded and several were filmed. The footage was ultimately used in Dylan’s 1978 movieA second leg of larger halls began April 18, 1976 in Lakeland, Florida.
“The odds are generally in our favor and so we are optimistic someone may have recorded it,” he continues. “Perhaps it was someone with no connection to the fan community that has been hard to reach. I have heard that sometimes journalists tape a show to aid with writing their review but we have so far been unable to track any of them down in order to test this theory.
Two newspapers note that Dylan played “Gates of Eden,” meaning it likely happened, but just a single source mentions “Black Diamond Bay.” “We list ‘Black Diamond Bay’ with a question mark,” says dylyricus. “While it would have been monumental to have been performed, it’s included in a contemporary fanzine’s list of ‘other highlights’ from the show, along with the likes of the more commonly performed ‘Oh Sister’ and ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.
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