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WILLING TO TAKE CHANCES

Bob Dylan 1973

by

Olof Bj�rner

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releases, tapes & books.

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CONTENTS:

1����� INTRODUCTION

2����� The Year At a glance

3����� CALENDAR

4����� RECORDINGS

5����� Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid

6����� PLANET WAVES

7����� SONGS 1973

8����� SOURCES

9����� SUGGESTED READINGS

9.1������ General background

9.2������ Article compilations

9.3������ Selected articles

1 INTRODUCTION

Great changes took place in Dylan's life in 1973. After the filming of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Dylan decides to relocate his home & family to Malibu, California. In the summer Dylan meets Robbie Robertson who also has moved to Malibu and plans for the first tour in seven years start to take shape. Dylan's contract with Columbia expires and instead of renewing, he signs with David Geffen's Asylum Records. A new album with The Band, Planet Waves is recorded is just over a week in November.

2 The Year At a glance

3 CALENDAR

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4 RECORDINGS

For details please refer to the corresponding Still On The Road session pages.

5 Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid

The soundtrack to the film was recorded during one session in January inCBS Disco Studios in Mexico City, Mexico and two further sessions in February in Burbank Studios, Burbank, California.� Here's a summary:

| | | # of | take released on | | | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------- | | Date | Song | takes | MPG [1] | APG[2] | | 20 January | Billy | 5 | | | | | Billy 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | Turkey #1 | 1 | | | | | | Turkey #2 | 2 | | | | | | Billy Surrenders | 2 | 2 | | | | | And He's Killing Me Too | 4 | | | | | | Goodbye Holly | 1 | | | | | | Peco's Blues | 2 | | | | | February | Billy | 4 | | 4 | | 1st session | Knockin' On Heaven's Door | 4 | 2, 4 [3] | 1 & 2 | | | Sweet Amarillo | 1 | | | | | | Final Theme | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | Rock Me, Mama | 2 | | | | | | Instrumental | 2 | | | | | | Ride Billy | 1 | | | | | | Bunkhouse Theme | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | February | Main Title Theme (Billy) | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2nd session | Cantina Theme (Workin' For The Law) | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | Billy | 4 | 1-3, 4 3 | 1 | | | | River Theme | 3 | 2, 3 | 1 | | | | Turkey Chase | 1 | 1 | 1 | |

For more details on these sessions please refer to the corresponding session page in Still On The Road.

Live history

Only Knockin' On Heaven's Door has been played live. The debut came during the second concert of the 1974 Tour with The Band in Chicago 4 January. Since then it has been performed on each and every tour except the Gospel concerts in 1979 1md 1980.

Officially released live versions of Knockin' On Heaven's Door:

6 PLANET WAVES

This album was recorded during six different sessions in November at Village Recorder in Santa Monica, California. Here's a summary:

| | | # of | take released on | | | | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | Date | Song | takes | PW[4] | BS[5] | | 2 November | Never Say Goodbye | 7 | 7 | | | | Crosswind Jamboree | 2 | | | | | | House Of The Risin' Sun | 2 | | | | | | Nobody 'Cept You | 1 | | 1 | | | | Forever Young | 1 | | | | | 5 November | You Angel You | 4 | 4 | | | | Going, Going, Gone | 5 | 5 | | | | | Forever Young | 2 | | | | | | Nobody 'Cept You | 1 | | | | | | Something There Is About You | 1 | | | | | | Tough Mama | 2 | | | | | | Hazel | 1 | | | | | 6 November | On A Night Like This | 7 | | | | | Hazel | 8 | 8 | | | | | Tough Mama | 7 | 5 | | | | | Something There Is About You | 3 | 3 | | | | 8 November | Going, Going, Gone | 3 | | | | | On A Night Like This | 3 | 3 | | | | | Forever Young | 5 | 5 | | | | 9 November | Wedding Song | 1 | 1 | | | | Adalita | 2 | | | | | | Forever Young | 1 | | | | | 14 November | Forever Young | 5 | 2 | | | | Dirge | 1 | 1 | | |

For more details about some of these sessions please refer to the corresponding session page in Still On The Road.

Live history

Dirge, Never Say Goodbye and On A Night Like This have probably never been played live.

Officially released live versions:

Performances during The Never-Ending Tour:

The liner notes to the original LP release were later withdrawn.

7 SONGS 1973

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8 SOURCES

9 SUGGESTED READINGS

9.1 General background

9.2 Article compilations

9.3 Selected articles

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