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It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 1, 7/29/1965, breakdown)

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The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: 1965–1966, The Cutting Edge
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On The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: 1965–1966, The Cutting Edge

2015 · 113 tracks

01She Belongs to Me (take 1 remake, 1/14/1965, complete)2:49
01If You Gotta Go, Go Now (take 1, 1/15/1965, complete)2:50
01Love Minus Zero/No Limit (take 1, 1/13/1965, breakdown)1:34
01It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 1, 7/29/1965, breakdown)1:51
01Like a Rolling Stone (rehearsal remake, 6/16/1965, rehearsal)2:34
02She Belongs to Me2:50
02If You Gotta Go, Go Now (take 2, 1/15/1965, complete)2:51
02Like a Rolling Stone (take 1 remake, 6/16/1965, rehearsal)1:58
02It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 2, 7/29/1965, false start)0:24
02Love Minus Zero/No Limit (take 2, 1/13/1965, complete)3:11
03If You Gotta Go, Go Now (take 3, 1/15/1965, complete)3:12
03Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (take 1, 1/14/1965, false start)0:08
03It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 3, 7/29/1965, incomplete)3:13
03I'll Keep It With Mine4:12
03Like a Rolling Stone (takes 2-3 remake, 6/16/1965, false starts)0:35
04Tombstone Blues (take 1, 7/29/1965, complete)7:30
04It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (alternate take)3:35
04If You Gotta Go, Go Now2:56
04Like a Rolling Stone6:29
04Bob Dylan's 115th Dream6:08
05Like a Rolling Stone (take 5 remake, 6/16/1965, rehearsal)1:55
05Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (take 1, 1/13/1965, fragment, released on Bringing It All Back Home, 1965)0:27
05Tombstone Blues (takes 2-3, 7/29/1965, false starts)1:16
05On the Road Again (take 1, 1/14/1965, false start)0:28
05It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 1, 6/15/1965, complete)2:41
06Tombstone Blues (take 4, 7/29/1965, complete)6:59
06It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (takes 2-3, 6/15/1965, fragments)0:18
06On the Road Again (take 2, 1/14/1965, complete)2:54
06Like a Rolling Stone (take 6 remake, 6/16/1965, false start)0:21
06Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (take 2, 1/13/1965, complete)5:50
07Like a Rolling Stone (take 8 remake, 6/16/1965, breakdown)4:19
07She Belongs to Me (take 1, 1/13/1965, complete)2:58
07It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 4, 6/15/1965, breakdown)1:53
07On the Road Again (take 3, 1/14/1965, false start)0:43
07Tombstone Blues (takes 5-7, 7/29/1965, false starts, rehearsal)1:54
08It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 5, 6/15/1965, false start)0:17
08Like a Rolling Stone (takes 9-10 remake, 6/16/1965, false starts)0:35
08Subterranean Homesick Blues3:08
08Tombstone Blues (alternate take)3:37
08On the Road Again (take 4, 1/14/1965, complete)2:33
09Maggie's Farm4:01
09Tombstone Blues (take 10, 7/29/1965, false start)0:25
09It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 6, 6/15/1965, breakdown)1:47
09Like a Rolling Stone (take 11 remake, 6/16/1965, complete)5:57
09Outlaw Blues (take 1, 1/13/1965, complete)2:17
10Like a Rolling Stone (take 12 remake, 6/16/1965, false start)0:10
10Tombstone Blues (take 11, 7/29/1965, breakdown)3:15
10On the Road Again (take 1 remake, 1/15/1965, complete)2:31
10On the Road Again (take 1, 1/13/1965, complete)3:22
10It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 7, 6/15/1965, insert)0:57
11It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 8, 6/15/1965, complete)3:29
11Farewell, Angelina5:29
11Tombstone Blues6:13
11On the Road Again (takes 2-6 remake, 1/15/1965, false starts/complete)2:47
11Like a Rolling Stone (take 13 remake, 6/16/1965, breakdown)1:37
12Like a Rolling Stone (take 14 remake, 6/16/1965, false start)0:24
12If You Gotta Go, Go Now (take 1, 1/13/1965, complete)2:54
12On the Road Again (take 7 remake, 1/15/1965, complete)2:49
12It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (alternate take)0:03
12It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 1, 7/29/1965, complete)3:51
13On the Road Again (takes 8-9 remake, 1/15/1965, false starts)0:38
13Like a Rolling Stone (take 15 remake, 6/16/1965, breakdown)3:09
13Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence (take 1, 6/15/1965, rehearsal and breakdown)1:26
13It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 2, 7/29/1965, false start)0:24
13You Don't Have to Do That (take 1, 1/13/1965, incomplete)0:51
14On the Road Again (take 11 remake, 1/15/1965, false start)0:46
14California (take 1, 1/13/1965, complete)3:06
14Like a Rolling Stone (6/16/1965, master take, guitar)6:25
14It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 3, 7/29/1965, complete)3:42
14Sitting on a Barbed‐Wire Fence (take 2, 6/15/1965, complete)4:00
15Love Minus Zero/No Limit (take 3 remake, 1/13/1965, complete)3:41
15On the Road Again (take 12 remake, 1/15/1965, false start)0:16
15Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence5:30
15Like a Rolling Stone (6/16/1965, master take, vocals, guitar (BD))6:25
15It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:14
16On the Road Again2:39
16Positively 4th Street (takes 1-3, 7/29/1965, false starts)0:57
16Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence (take 2, 6/15/1965, edited version, complete)3:55
16She Belongs to Me (take 2 remake, 1/13/1965, complete)3:21
16Like a Rolling Stone (6/16/1965, master take, piano, bass)6:25
17Positively 4th Street (take 4, 7/29/1965, complete)4:24
17It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry3:30
17It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (take 1, 1/15/1965, false start)1:10
17Like a Rolling Stone (6/16/1965, master take, drums, organ)6:25
17Outlaw Blues (take 1 remake, 1/13/1965, false start)0:29
18Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence (takes 4-5, 6/15/1965, false starts)0:42
18Outlaw Blues (take 2 remake, 1/13/1965, complete)3:30
18It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)7:32
18Positively 4th Street (take 5, 7/29/1965, complete)4:25
19Positively 4th Street (take 6, 7/29/1965, breakdown)0:53
19Gates of Eden5:45
19Love Minus Zero/No Limit (take 1 remake, 1/14/1965, complete)2:43
19Sitting on a Barbed-Wire Fence (take 6, 6/15/1965, complete)4:53
20Love Minus Zero/No Limit2:58
20Mr. Tambourine Man (takes 1-2, 1/15/1965, false starts)1:52
20Like a Rolling Stone (takes 1-3, 6/15/1965, rehearsal)5:51
20Positively 4th Street (take 7, 7/29/1965, breakdown)1:13
21Mr. Tambourine Man (take 3, 1/15/1965, breakdown)3:25
21Like a Rolling Stone2:57
21Love Minus Zero/No Limit (1/14/1965, insert)1:53
21Positively 4th Street (take 8, 7/29/1965, breakdown)2:56
22Positively 4th Street (take 10, 7/29/1965, breakdown)1:02
22Like a Rolling Stone (take 5, 6/15/1965, breakdown)2:16
22Mr. Tambourine Man (takes 4-5, 1/15/1965, breakdown)0:28
22Subterranean Homesick Blues (take 1 remake, 1/14/1965, complete)2:40
23Subterranean Homesick Blues (take 2 remake, 1/14/1965, false start)0:24
23Mr. Tambourine Man5:55
23Positively 4th Street4:23
24Subterranean Homesick Blues2:28
24It's All Over Now, Baby Blue4:14
25Outlaw Blues (take 1 remake, 1/14/1965, false start)0:31
26Outlaw Blues (take 2 remake, 1/14/1965, fragment/breakdown)1:01
27Outlaw Blues3:10