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Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
31 July 1975
5th Desire session, produced by Don DeVito

The following night [31 July 1975], Dylan held another session, this time recording three songs. From this session, Dylan recorded the master take for “Isis” as well as master takes for “Abandoned Love” and “Sara.” Dylan’s wife Sara, the subject of the song that bore her name, also accompanied him to this session.

Songs:

1. Golden Loom
2. Abandoned Love
   released 28 October 1985 – Biograph
   
3. Abandoned Love
4. Town (Reference)
5. Town (Reference)
6. Sara
7. Sara
8. Sara
9. Sara
10. Sara
11. Sara
    Desire is an extraordinary album, and never more so than when Dylan shares himself, unambiguously, in “Sara”
    ~Paul Williams (BD Performing artist 1974-86)
    released 16 January 1976 – Desire
    
12. Isis (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
13. Isis (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
    released 16 January 1976 – Desire
    

Recorded 8 pm – 4 am

Musicians:

• Bob Dylan (guitar, vocal)
• Emmylou Harris (vocal)*
• Scarlet Rivera (violin)
• Sheena Seidenberg (tambourine & congas)
• Rob Stoner (bass & harmony vocal on Abandoned Love*)
• Howie Wyeth (drums)

*Received an email from Rob Stoner, so I had to adjust some details.
Thanks Rob. 

-Egil