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Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006: Bootleg Series, Vol. 8

Bob Dylan

Initial release : 2008

Columbia/Sony

Rare and unreleased studio and live tracks recorded between 1989 and 2006. This release was issued in a number of formats. The standard edition was a 2 CD collection. A restricted 13 track single CD version was also released. An expanded 3 CD set was available in at least two types of packaging. A 4 LP set was also available.

2 CD edition

CD 1

  • Mississippi
  • Most of the Time
  • Dignity
  • Someday Baby
  • Red River Shore
  • Tell Ol' Bill
  • Born in Time
  • Can't Wait
  • Everything Is Broken
  • Dreamin' of You
  • Huck's Tune
  • Marchin' to the City
  • High Water (For Charlie Patton)
CD 2;
  • Mississippi
  • 32-20 Blues
  • Series of Dreams
  • God Knows
  • Can't Escape from You
  • Diginty
  • Ring Them Bells
  • Cocaine Blues
  • Ain't Talkin'
  • The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore
  • Lonesome Day Blues
  • Miss the Mississippi
  • The Lonesome River
  • 'Cross the Green Mountain
3 CD edition

The 3 CD edition comprises the 2 CDs of the standard edition plus a bonus.

CD 1;

  • Mississippi
  • Most of the Time
  • Dignity
  • Someday Baby
  • Red River Shore
  • Tell Ol' Bill
  • Born in Time
  • Can't Wait
  • Everything Is Broken
  • Dreamin' of You
  • Huck's Tune
  • Marchin' to the City
  • High Water (For Charlie Patton)
CD 2;
  • Mississippi
  • 32-20 Blues
  • Series of Dreams
  • God Knows
  • Can't Escape from You
  • Diginty
  • Ring Them Bells
  • Cocaine Blues
  • Ain't Talkin'
  • The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore
  • Lonesome Day Blues
  • Miss the Mississippi
  • The Lonesome River
  • 'Cross the Green Mountain
CD 3 (Bonus CD);
  • Duncan & Brady
  • Cold Irons Bound
  • Mississippi
  • Most of the Time
  • Ring Them Bells
  • Things Have Changed
  • Red River Shore
  • Born in Time
  • Tryin' to Get to Heaven
  • Marchin' to the City
  • Can't Wait
  • Mary and the Soldier
Single CD edition

The single CD version comprises CD 1 from the standard version.

CD 1;

  • Mississippi
  • Most of the Time
  • Dignity
  • Someday Baby
  • Red River Shore
  • Tell Ol' Bill
  • Born in Time
  • Can't Wait
  • Everything Is Broken
  • Dreamin' of You
  • Huck's Tune
  • Marchin' to the City
  • High Water (For Charlie Patton)
Notes

The tracks on this release are from the following sources.

CD 1;

  • Mississippi - alternate version (Time Out of Mind)
  • Most of the Time - alternate take (Oh Mercy)
  • Dignity - piano demo (Oh Mercy)
  • Someday Baby - alternate take (Modern Times)
  • Red River Shore - unreleased recording (Time Out of Mind)
  • Tell Ol' Bill - alternate take (North Country soundtrack)
  • Born in Time - unreleased (Oh Mercy)
  • Can't Wait - alternate take (Time Out of Mind)
  • Everything Is Broken - alternate take (Oh Mercy)
  • Dreamin' of You - unreleased (Time Out of Mind)
  • Huck's Tune - previously released (Lucky You soundtrack)
  • Marchin' to the City - unreleased (Time Out of Mind)
  • High Water (For Charley Patton) - live, August 23, 2003, Niagara Falls, Ontario
CD 2;
  • Mississippi - alternate take 2 (Time Out of Mind)
  • 32-20 Blues - unreleased (World Gone Wrong)
  • Series of Dreams - unreleased (Oh Mercy)
  • God Knows - unreleased (Oh Mercy)
  • Can't Escape from You - unreleased, Dec 2005 recording
  • Dignity - unreleased (Oh Mercy)
  • Ring Them Bells - live, November 17, 1993, New York, NY
  • Cocaine Blues - live, August 24, 1997, Vienna, VA
  • Ain't Talkin' - alternate take (Modern Times)
  • The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore - live, June 30, 1992, Dunkerque, France
  • Lonesome Day Blues - live, February 1, 2002, Sunrise, FL
  • Miss the Mississippi - unreleased, 1992 recording
  • The Lonesome River - with Ralph Stanley, previously released (Clinch Mountain Country)
  • 'Cross the Green Mountain - previously released (Gods and Generals Soundtrack)
CD 3 (Bonus CD);
  • Duncan & Brady - unreleased, 1992 recording
  • Cold Irons Bound - Live, 2004, Bonnaroo
  • Mississippi - alternate take 3 (Time Out of Mind)
  • Most of the Time - alternate take 2 (Oh Mercy)
  • Ring Them Bells - alternate take (Oh Mercy)
  • Things Have Changed - live, June 15, 2000, Portland, OR
  • Red River Shore - unreleased 2 (Time Out of Mind)
  • Born in Time - unreleased 2 (Oh Mercy)
  • Tryin' to Get to Heaven - live, October 5, 2000, London, England
  • Marchin' to the City - unreleased 2 (Time Out of Mind)
  • Can't Wait - alternate take 2 (Time Out of Mind)
  • Mary and the Soldier - unreleased (World Gone Wrong)
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