Presenting a comprehensive anthology of music from the mythic first leg of Bob Dylan's ground-breaking Rolling Thunder Revue. This 14 CD box set includes all five of Dylan’s full sets from that tour that were professionally recorded. The collection also provides the listener with an intimate insider's seat for recently unearthed rehearsals at New York's S.I.R. studios and the Seacrest Motel in Falmouth, MA plus a bonus disc showcasing one-of-a-kind performances from the tour. The collection features 148 tracks in all, with more than 100 of those never previously released. Included in the boxset is a 52-page booklet featuring rare and never-before-seen Rolling Thunder Revue photos and a revelatory essay by novelist/musician Wesley Stace.

There's been a lot written about the Rolling Thunder review shows, and over the years there have been a lot of bootlegs too. Lots of the tour was filmed and documented too but because of various reasons it's rarely been seen. If like me you LOVE Dylan and you dig the Desire period then you simply melt at the prospect of FINALLY being able to hear this well crafted collection. The Bootleg series always comes up with the goods but this to me and other Dylan fans is what we've been waiting for...

By Matt