The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)
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| Compilation album by Bob Dylan | |||||
| Released | August 27, 2013 | ||||
| Recorded | February 13, 1969 – March 19, 1971 at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City | ||||
| Genre | Folk, rock, country | ||||
| Length | 113:27 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Bob Johnston | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |
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| Consequence of Sound |
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| Guitar World | Positive |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10 |
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The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) is an album of unreleased recordings, demo recordings, alternative takes mostly from Bob Dylan's 1970 albums Self Portrait and New Morning, and a couple of live tracks from the Isle of Wight Festival (31 August 1969), released on August 27, 2013. It is part of the series of official "bootleg" recordings issued by Columbia Records.
The cover is new artwork by Bob Dylan. The liner notes have been written by Greil Marcus, who wrote the original Self Portrait review for Rolling Stone that infamously asked, "What is this shit?". Also included is an extensive essay from journalist Michael Simmons. The set also contains rare photographs of that era from John Cohen and Al Clayton.
The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) "reveals fresh aspects of Dylan's vocal genius as he reimagines traditional and contemporary folk music as well as songs of his own. Across these unvarnished performances, Dylan is the country singer from Nashville Skyline ("Country Pie" and "I Threw It All Away"), an interpreter of traditional folk ("Little Sadie," "Pretty Saro") who's right at home singing the songs of his contemporaries (Tom Paxton's "Annie's Gonna Sing Her Song" and Eric Andersen's "Thirsty Boots") before returning to writing and singing his own new music ("Went to See the Gypsy," "Sign on the Window")".
The first songs released from The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) were an unreleased demo of "Wigwam" backed with a previously unreleased recording of "Thirsty Boots" on 7" vinyl for Record Store Day 2013. On August 8, 2013, a video for the song "Pretty Saro," a traditional English ballad, was released. The video featured photos taken from the Farm Security Administration archive at the Library of Congress. A week later, the song was released as a download single.
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