Title: Am I Not Your Stepchild
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Odds and Ends (Track #13)
Duration: 02:57
Label:
Odds & Ends (Various Outtakes '63-'83)
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-- Freewheelin' outtakes:
1. Whatcha Gonna Do
2. Sally Gal
-- Town Hall:
3. Ramblin' Down Through The World
4. You've Been Hidin' Too Long
5. Suze (The Cough Song) (The Times outtake, longer version)
6. You Don't Have To Do That (BIABH outtake Jan 13, 1965)
7. Jet Pilot (CBS studio, NYC Oct. 1965 w/The Band)
8. Working On A Guru (CBS studio B, NYC May 1, 1970 w/ G. Harrison)
9. Let Me See (Early 80s work tape)
10. Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts (Blood On The Tracks test pressing )
11. Nuggets Of Rain (w/Bette Midler) (Songs For The New Depression outtake)
12. Hurricane (Original version & lyrics from July 30, 1975)
13. Am I Your Stepchild? (Oakland, CA 11/13/78 used as publishing demo)
14. Seven Days (Tampa, FL 4/21/76 used as publishing demo)
15. Yonder Comes Sin (Rundown Studios Oct. 1980 used as publishing demo)
-- Shot Of Love outtakes:
16. Mystery Train (Sam Phillips/ H. Parker)
17. Watered Down Love (w/ extra verse)
18. Honey Wait (Intergalactic Studio NYC July 1984)
19. That's Alright Mama (Freewheelin' outtake)
Review:
This release is, as the title indicates, various oddities and outtakes taken over a 20 year span. The review is mixed. The Package is fair, though not outstanding. The graphic aesthetics are weak. Full historic info on the tracks is included on the insert. The recordings are a mixed bag of rarities and standard fare in a range of sound quality. The gem that makes this package worth the price is the previously unknown You've Been Hidin' Too Long, a searing protest a'la Masters Of War. The rarely heard Working On A Guru, from a May 1, 1970 studio tape with George Harrison and Charlie Daniels is a Beatlesque pop song. Both songs are in great quality. Let Me See is little more than Bob humming a chorus to guitar chords, but it causes one to wonder if this nice sounding tune ever developed further. There are other highlights that make this a nice addition to the collection, especially for the fan of studio outtakes.