GREAT performance from Dylan & his trio (core of what would become the The Rolling Thunder tour band).. They were the last act this day.. the filming was running late & they didn’t get to play before 2 am. Still there is fire in Dylan’s eyes.. and he drives his band through the songs.
The result is a sound and a set of songs unlike anything Dylan or anyone else has ever done before…. The lyrics of “Sara” and “Abandoned Love” (and, for that matter, of “Isis” and “Hurricane”) could not be more perfect, but overall the triumph of Desire is musical
~Paul Williams (BD performing artist 1974-86)
Recorded in the summer lull before the first Rolling Thunder tour and released soon after it, the stand-out tracks are ‘Isis’, ‘Romance in Durango’ and ‘Black Diamond Bay’, but ‘Hurricane’, ‘One More Cup of Coffee’ and ‘Oh Sister’ are breathing down their necks.
~Michael Gray (BD Encyclopedia)
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.
The result is a sound and a set of songs unlike anything Dylan or anyone else has ever done before…. The lyrics of “Sara” and “Abandoned Love” (and, for that matter, of “Isis” and “Hurricane”) could not be more perfect, but overall the triumph of Desire is musical
~Paul Williams (BD performing artist 1974-86)
Recorded in the summer lull before the first Rolling Thunder tour and released soon after it, the stand-out tracks are ‘Isis’, ‘Romance in Durango’ and ‘Black Diamond Bay’, but ‘Hurricane’, ‘One More Cup of Coffee’ and ‘Oh Sister’ are breathing down their necks.
~Michael Gray (BD Encyclopedia)
Studio E Columbia Recording Studios New York City, New York 30 July 1975 4th Desire session, produced by Don DeVito
On the night of July 30, 1975, Dylan returned to Studio E with a smaller group of musicians, including Stoner, Rivera, Harris, and drummer Howie Wyeth (a friend of Stoner’s who was hired by Dylan on Stoner’s suggestion). For the most part, this group of musicians formed the core of the Rolling Thunder Revue. The difference became apparent early on in the session, when a usable take of “Isis” was recorded on the first try. Both Dylan and Stoner were pleased with the session, and Stoner suggests that the more intimate sound was much closer to the sound of the completed album.Five of the nine songs from Desire were recorded at that session, as well as a slow version of “Isis,” the original master take of “Hurricane”, the single-only release “Rita Mae,” and a successful take of “Golden Loom” that was later released in 1991. Of the participating musicians, only Emmylou Harris was dissatisfied with the results. It would also be her last session, as she had prior commitments with her own career.~Wikipedia
Songs:
Golden Loom
Golden Loom released 26 March 1991 – The Bootleg Series (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991, Volume 3
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Golden Loom
Golden Loom
Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
released 16 January 1976 – Desire
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Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Isis (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Isis (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Rita May (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
released 16 January 1976 – Desire
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One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
released 16 January 1976 – Desire
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Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Mozambique (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Mozambique (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Mozambique (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Mozambique (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
released 16 January 1976 – Desire
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Hurricane (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Rita May (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Rita May (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Rita May (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
released 30 November 1976 – Single
Joey* (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
released 16 January 1976 – Desire
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Joey (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
*overdubbed 11 August: Vincent Bell (guitar & mandolin), Dom Cortese (accordion)
Recorded 8 pm – 8 am
Musicians:
Bob Dylan (guitar, vocal)
Emmylou Harris (vocal)
Scarlet Rivera (violin)
Mel Collins (tenor saxophone)
Sheena Seidenberg (tambourine & congas)
Rob Stoner (bass)
Howie Wyeth (drums)
Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton & Emmylou Harris – 28 July 1975 recording session
