Jan Wenner: Of all the versions of This Wheel’s On Fire, which do you like the best?
Bob Dylan: Uh… the Band’s. Who else did it?
Jan Wenner: Where was that done?
Bob Dylan: Well, that was done out in… out in somebody’s basement. Just a basement tape.
~ Jan Wenner Interview Nov 1969
@ #100 on my list of Dylan’s 200 best songs. Recorded in the basement @ The Big Pink, West Saugerties, New York – June – October 1967.
Basement tapes version:
From Wikipedia:
“This Wheel’s on Fire” is a song written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko. It was originally recorded by Dylan and The Band during their 1967 sessions, portions of which (including this song) comprised the 1975 album, The Basement Tapes. The Band’s own version appeared on their 1968 album, Music From Big Pink.
| Released | June 26, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Recorded | 1967 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:49 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer | Bob Dylan, Rick Danko |
| Producer | Bob Dylan & The Band |
Here’s a great live version from Stockholm 1998-06-09: