Digitized 2024. Includes flac files of wavs. I don't have the cue but found some low resolution copies on the Internet.
Bob Dylan/Tom Petty
Appearances On Westwood One's Superstar Concert Series
This history covers Bob Dylan's syndicated "concert" appearances on the Westwood One Radio Network. It does not cover specials featuring studio tracks, or interview shows.
There are four 90 minute "concert" shows by Bob Dylan/Tom Petty on the Westwood One Radio Network. These were compiled from concerts at the Entertainment Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (February 24 and 25, 1986), the Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA (July 31, 1986), and Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA (August 5, 1986) during the 1986 tour with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
Shorter excerpts from these concerts were broadcast on Westwood One "compilation" shows.
Some of the Sydney recordings were used in the U.S. HBO TV Special "Hard To Handle," which was officially released on home video by Dylan.
The original set U.S. set list was broadcast three times:
Superstar Concert SS 86-21 "for broadcast the weekend of August 31, 1986"
Superstar Concert SS 86-03 "for broadcast the weekend of February 21, 1987"
Superstar Concert SS 86-F "for the weekend of December 11-13, 1987" (this show)
The artists are credited on the cue sheets as:
Superstar Concert SS 86-21 "Bob Dylan / Tom Petty"
Superstar Concert SS 87-03 "Tom Petty / Bob Dylan"
Superstar Concert SS 87-F "Tom Petty / Bob Dylan"
The track lists for these three versions are:
Positively 4th Street
All Along The Watchtower
Masters Of War
I'll Remember You
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Bye Bye Johnny
Breakdown
Just Like A Woman
Blowin' In The Wind
That Lucky Old Sun
So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
Spike
Like A Rolling Stone
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Tom Petty sings lead vocals on Bye Bye Johnny, Breakdown, So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star, and Spike.
Various sources on the Internet say there was an "overseas version" that drops the Petty tracks and adds three more Dylan songs. I have never seen a copy of the overseas version on Ebay. There is no Discogs listing. I did not find any hard proof, such as cue sheet to confirm the existence of the "overseas version." It is mentioned on several websites that specialize in Bob Dylan, so it is likely to exist.
The overseas version track list I saw runs:
Positively 4th Street
All Along The Watchtower
I'll Remember You
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Just Like A Woman
Blowin' In The Wind
That Lucky Old Sun
Like A Rolling Stone
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Girl From The North Country
It Ain't Me Babe
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
There is circumstantial evidence of the "overseas version." "It Ain't Me Babe" appeared on a bootleg issued in 1996 named "Hard To Find Volume 4 - Hardest To Find (Lost Diamonds 1986-96)" attributed as "Radio version. From the Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA - USA. Released on the Superstar Concert Series Westwood One radio Station disc 7-31-86"
The cue sheet for SS 86-21 says "for broadcast the weekend of August 31, 1986" not July 31 as mentioned on the bootleg, but the "overseas version" might not follow U.S. broadcasts dates. But whether it exists or not, the three addition tracks were issued on:
Westwood One Superstar Concert 99-06 for broadcast the weekend of February 6/7, 1999.
Note that while Petty sings lead on two songs, the show is credited only to Bob Dylan. I'll be posting 99-06 later today.
Positively 4th Street
I’ll Remember You
All Along The Watchtower
Masters of War
Bye Bye Johnny
Girl From The North Country
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
Just Like A Woman
That Lucky Old Sun
So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
Like A Rolling Stone
Blowin' in the Wind
Knockin On Heaven’s Door
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The tracks are sourced as follows:
Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia February 24, 1986:
Positively 4th Street
I'll Remember You
That Lucky Old Sun
Masters Of War
Girl From The North Country
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Just Like A Woman
Bye Bye Johnny
Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia February 25, 1986:
Like A Rolling Stone
Blowin' In The Wind
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington July 31, 1986
All Along The Watchtower
It Ain't Me Babe
Spike
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA August 5, 1986
Breakdown (the clue is... Tom says "everyone sings good in California...)
The source of "So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star" is not confirmed at this time. It was not played at Tacoma or Mountain View. The soundboard of the Sydney show fades in, so I can't check if Bob's distinctive introduction is there or not.
Bob & Tom are on the 1987 Isle of Dreams faux-concert broadcast the weekend of September 5-7, 1987. The songs included are All Along The Watchtower, Masters Of War, and Like A Rolling Stone
Bob & Tom are also on the "Stars of the Superstars Concert Series, 1986" SSCS-87 for the weekend of January 3, 1987. The songs are Spike, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
93-01, the Best of 1992 for the weekend of JANUARY 3, 1993. has Like A Rollin' Stone and Knockin' On Heavens Door.
95-36 Various 2 CD ROCK N Roll HALL Of FAME 8/28/95 ROCK N Roll HALL Of FAME
has Like A Rollin' Stone and Knockin' On Heavens Door.
06-45 The Band & Bob Dylan 1 cd. This combines tracks from the Band in 1985, plus Bob Dylan / Petty tracks from 1986: Positively 4th Street, All Along The Watchtower, Masters of War, Like A Rolling Stone, and Blowin' In The Wind
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