Tell Tale Signs, the latest in the excellent Bob Dylan "bootleg series" introduced in 1991, is streaming for free at NPR. The collection is outtakes and live performances from the past two decades. The two-disc set kicks off with a slower, more emotive reading of "Mississippi" that was originally recorded for Time Out of Mind.
Posted after the jump is the official video for "Dreamin' of You," an outtake from Oh Mercy that's the set's first single. I'm a huge Dylan fan and will be spending the rest of the day soaking up this stuff — most of which hasn't been previously leaked, at least not to my knowledge, and my Dylan boots collection is larger than I care to admit. OK, now track 2, Dylan's doing a solo, acoustic guitar and harmonica version of "Most of the Time," a Dylan favorite of mine. Gorgeous. Gotta go.
This article appears in Oct 1-7, 2008.