The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window 1956-1963 Highlights (4x Vinyl Box Set) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series: Highlights Edition (4LP Vinyl)

The next volume in Bob Dylan’s award-winning Bootleg Series explores his emergence and maturation as a songwriter and performer, tracing his journey from Minnesota roots to the vibrant Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s.

This collection features rare Columbia Records outtakes and recordings from club dates, jam sessions, and intimate gatherings, offering an unparalleled glimpse into Dylan’s formative years as his songwriting and performance style took shape.

The 4LP Highlights Edition includes 42 tracks in total — with 18 completely unreleased performances and 9 ultra-rare cuts — pressed across heavyweight vinyl. A 24-page book with photos, essays, and detailed archival notes rounds out this essential collector’s set.

Highlights

• New volume in Dylan’s acclaimed Bootleg Series

• 42 tracks total, including:

  • 18 previously unreleased recordings

  • 9 rare tracks

• Features studio outtakes, club sessions, apartment recordings, and jam sessions

• Includes a 24-page book with essays and rare photographs

• Deluxe 4LP vinyl set with archival packaging

Format Details

• Format: 4LP Vinyl

• Artist: Bob Dylan

• Title: The Bootleg Series: Highlights Edition

• Genre: Folk / Rock / Singer-Songwriter

• Label: Columbia / Legacy

• - Disc 1 -
  1 Let the Good Times Roll [Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, MN, 1956]
  2 I Got a New Girl [Informal Recording, Hibbing, MN, 1959]
  3 Jesus Christ [Informal Recording, Minneapolis, MN, 1960]
  4 K.C. Moan [Informal Recording, Madison, Wi, 1960]
  5 Remember Me [Informal Recording, East Orange, NJ, 1961]
  6 Railroading on the Great Divide [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1961]
  7 Man of Constant Sorrow [Bob Dylan Rehearsal, NYC, 1961]
  8 He Was a Friend of Mine [Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961]
  9 Ramblin' Round [Bob Dylan Outtake, NYC, 1961]
  10 Story: East Orange, New Jersey [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
  11 Po' Lazarus [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
  12 Dink's Song [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
  13 I Was Young When I Left Home [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
  14 Cocaine [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1961]
  - Disc 2 -
  1 Talkin' New York [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
  2 Corrina, Corrina [Gerdes Folk City, NYC, 1962]
  3 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle [Freewheelin' Outtake, NYC, 1962]
  4 Rocks and Gravel [Freewheelin' Outtake, NYC, 1962]
  5 Let Me Die in My Footsteps [The Finjan, Montreal, 1962]
  6 Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1962]
  7 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962]
  8 Cuckoo [The Gaslight Cafe, NYC, 1962]
  9 Ballad of the Gliding Swan [BBC-TV, London, 1963]
  10 John Brown [Broadside Ballads Album Version, NYC, 1963]
  11 Dusty Old Fairgrounds [Town Hall, NYC, 1963]
  - Disc 3 -
  1 House of the Rising Sun [Informal Recording, NYC, 1963]
  2 Seven Curses [The Times They Are A-Changin' Outtake, NYC, 1963]
  3 Masters of War [Freewheelin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]
  4 Girl from the North Country [Freewheelin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]
  5 Liverpool Gal [Party, Minneapolis, MN, 1963]
  6 Boots of Spanish Leather [The Times They Are A-Changin' Alternate Take, NYC, 1963]
  7 Moonshiner [The Times They Are A-Changin' Outtake, NYC, 1963]
  8 Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll [Party, Los Angeles, 1963]
  9 Times They Are A-Changin' [Informal Recording, Los Angeles, 1963]
  - Disc 4 -
  1 Who Killed Davey Moore? [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  2 Lay Down Your Weary Tune [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  3 Blowin' in the Wind [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  4 North Country Blues [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  5 Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  6 Talkin' World War III Blues [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  7 Only a Pawn in Their Game [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]
  8 When the Ship Comes in [Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1963]

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: FOLK
• Format Type: 4XLP BOX
• Released: 10/31/2025