What does The 1966 Live Recordings sound like?

Hushed acoustic storytelling gives way to a jagged electric surge that tests the patience of the room. Rooted in blues and folk rock. Start with "She Belongs to Me (incomplete)".

Is The 1966 Live Recordings a good place to start with Bob Dylan?

Yes, The 1966 Live Recordings is recommended as a starting point for new Bob Dylan listeners. Hushed acoustic storytelling gives way to a jagged electric surge that tests the patience of the room. Released in 2016, this 36-disc collection documents Dylan’s 1966 world tour, when he was moving from his folk-revival beginnings into amplified rock. The shows followed Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited and coincided with the release of Blonde on Blonde; Dylan played solo acoustic sets before returning with members of the Hawks, later known as the Band.

Who is The 1966 Live Recordings for?

The 1966 Live Recordings works well if you're into raw energy of live performances, immersive storytelling in real-time and dynamic instrumentation throughout concert.

How many songs are on The 1966 Live Recordings?

The 1966 Live Recordings has 296 tracks, running approximately 1776 minutes.

Released 10 years ago

The 1966 Live Recordings

Bob Dylan · 2016

1776 min · 296 tracks · blues

Hushed acoustic storytelling gives way to a jagged electric surge that tests the patience of the room.

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She Belongs to Me (incomplete) Start here — accessible entry with immediate hook
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Visions of Johanna — Dylan stretches the acoustic verses into long, incantatory lines, making the room’s quiet attention as palpable as the song’s restless imagery.
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Tell Me, Momma — The electric set opener hits with a hard, clipped attack from the Hawks. Its repetition across the box lets listeners hear how the band’s onstage pressure changed from night to night.
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One Too Many Mornings — A song first recorded for Dylan’s acoustic The Times They Are a-Changin’ becomes a slow, amplified lament, with the band pulling against his drawn-out vocal.
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Like a Rolling Stone — The tour’s electric finale turns a familiar hit into a prolonged confrontation, especially in Manchester, where an audience interruption precedes the performance.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

74 /100

Treeline

Higher than 72% of albums we've rated

The album captures Dylan's electrifying live performances with varied arrangements but lacks a cohesive flow due to its fragmented nature.

What we noticed

Many tracks are incomplete or fragmented, emphasizing the raw and spontaneous nature of live performance.
The instrumentation often shifts between electric and acoustic, reflecting Dylan's transitional phase during this period.

Composition 25% of the score: 7/10
Craft 20% of the score: 8/10
Durability 25% of the score: 6/10
Distinctiveness 18% of the score: 9/10
Sequencing 12% of the score: 4/10

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

raw energy of live performances
immersive storytelling in real-time
dynamic instrumentation throughout concert
poetic lyricism that captivates
long-form exploration of classics

Maybe skip if you

prefer polished studio recordings
seek quick, radio-friendly tracks

Where this album fits

In the catalog: Critical Peak — Showcases Dylan's electrifying performances during a transformative period.
Themes: electric folk revolution· poetic storytelling· 1960s counterculture tension
Career context: Released in 2016, this 36-disc collection documents Dylan’s 1966 world tour, when he was moving from his folk-revival beginnings into amplified rock. The shows followed Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited and coincided with the release of Blonde on Blonde; Dylan played solo acoustic sets before returning with members of the Hawks, later known as the Band.
Stylistic neighbors: Leonard Cohen· Neil Young· Johnny Cash

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Tracklist

Disc 1

1 She Belongs to Me (incomplete) Start here 3:17
2 Fourth Time Around 4:33
3 Visions of Johanna 7:42
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:56
5 Desolation Row 10:49
6 Just Like a Woman 5:24
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 7:46

Disc 2

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:28
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:51
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 4:03
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:51
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:36
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:30
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:13
8 Positively 4th Street 4:52

Disc 3

1 She Belongs to Me (incomplete) Start here 2:57
2 Fourth Time Around 5:24
3 Visions of Johanna 9:56
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:59
5 Desolation Row 12:10
6 Just Like a Woman 5:59
7 Tell Me, Momma (fragment) 1:38
8 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:18
9 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:46

Disc 4

1 She Belongs to Me 3:45
2 Fourth Time Around (fragment) 1:01
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:44
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 8:30
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat (incomplete) 3:32
6 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:54
7 Like a Rolling Stone 7:57

Disc 5

1 She Belongs to Me 3:40
2 Fourth Time Around 4:40
3 Visions of Johanna 7:15
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:17
5 Desolation Row 10:34
6 Just Like a Woman 5:27
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 8:15

Disc 6

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:41
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 6:31
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:36
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:16
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:57
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:42
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:21
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:15

Disc 7

1 She Belongs to Me 3:36
2 Fourth Time Around 4:22
3 Visions of Johanna 7:18
4 Desolation Row 10:16
5 Just Like a Woman 5:14
6 Mr. Tambourine Man 8:17

Disc 8

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:18
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:21
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:46
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:55
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:38
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:35
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 6:47
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:03

Disc 9

1 Fourth Time Around 4:51
2 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:11
3 She Belongs to Me 3:37
4 Visions of Johanna 7:50
5 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:28
6 Desolation Row 10:07
7 Just Like a Woman 5:33

Disc 10

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:25
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:31
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:50
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:42
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:40
6 One Too Many Mornings (incomplete) 3:17
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 6:56
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:28

Disc 11

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:28
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:57
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:50
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:59
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:46
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:47
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:45
8 Like a Rolling Stone 9:45

Disc 12

1 She Belongs to Me 3:38
2 Fourth Time Around 4:29
3 Visions of Johanna (incomplete) 6:19
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:50
5 Desolation Row (incomplete) 10:05
6 Just Like a Woman 6:25
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 8:53

Disc 13

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:25
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:35
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:36
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:57
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:51
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:31
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:20
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:16

Disc 14

1 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:33
2 Desolation Row 11:02
3 Just Like a Woman 5:35
4 Mr. Tambourine Man 8:53
5 Tell Me, Momma 4:35
6 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:42
7 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:26
8 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:50
9 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:06
10 One Too Many Mornings 3:38
11 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:29
12 Like a Rolling Stone 8:42

Disc 15

1 She Belongs to Me 3:30
2 Fourth Time Around 4:42
3 Visions of Johanna 7:48
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:32
5 Desolation Row 10:58
6 Just Like a Woman 5:59
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:26

Disc 16

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:28
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:41
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:36
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:46
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:31
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:42
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 6:56
8 Like a Rolling Stone 7:18

Disc 17

1 She Belongs to Me 3:51
2 Fourth Time Around 4:37
3 Visions of Johanna 8:40
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 6:00
5 Desolation Row 11:31
6 Just Like a Woman 6:36
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 11:06

Disc 18

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:41
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 6:01
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:32
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 7:36
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:04
6 One Too Many Mornings 4:16
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:22
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:41

Disc 19

1 She Belongs to Me 3:27
2 Fourth Time Around 4:37
3 Visions of Johanna 8:08
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:45
5 Desolation Row 11:31
6 Just Like a Woman 5:52
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 8:52

Disc 20

1 Tell Me, Momma 5:10
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 6:07
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:46
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:50
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:50
6 One Too Many Mornings 4:22
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:55
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:04
9 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Sound Check, Incomplete) 1:09

Disc 21

1 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:48
2 Desolation Row (incomplete) 10:12
3 Just Like a Woman 7:10
4 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:52
5 Tell Me, Momma 4:57
6 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:28
7 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:40
8 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:11
9 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:18
10 One Too Many Mornings (incomplete) 3:59
11 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:08
12 Like a Rolling Stone 10:19

Disc 22

1 She Belongs to Me 4:05
2 Fourth Time Around 4:48
3 Visions of Johanna 10:01
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 6:41
5 Desolation Row (incomplete) 8:52
6 Just Like a Woman 6:41
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:01

Disc 23

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:47
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:37
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:42
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:48
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:54
6 One Too Many Mornings 4:20
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:41
8 Like a Rolling Stone 9:01

Disc 24

1 She Belongs to Me (incomplete) Start here 2:42
2 Fourth Time Around 4:57
3 Visions of Johanna 7:52
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:49
5 Desolation Row (incomplete) 10:11
6 Just Like a Woman 6:12
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:40

Disc 25

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:27
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:30
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:47
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:15
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:06
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:26
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:27
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:22

Disc 26

1 She Belongs to Me 4:31
2 Fourth Time Around 5:18
3 Visions of Johanna 9:42
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 7:34
5 Desolation Row (incomplete) 8:02
6 Just Like a Woman 11:29
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:17

Disc 27

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:17
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:51
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:37
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 7:04
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:11
6 One Too Many Mornings 3:47
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:49
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:53

Disc 28

1 She Belongs to Me 3:51
2 Fourth Time Around 4:31
3 Visions of Johanna 7:56
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:52
5 Desolation Row 12:05
6 Just Like a Woman 5:25
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 9:16

Disc 29

1 Tell Me, Momma 4:52
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 6:26
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:43
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:15
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:04
6 One Too Many Mornings 4:07
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 7:23
8 Like a Rolling Stone 8:25

Disc 30

1 She Belongs to Me 5:12
2 Fourth Time Around 5:25
3 Visions of Johanna 10:41
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 7:01
5 Desolation Row 13:22
6 Just Like a Woman 7:48
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 10:29

Disc 31

1 Tell Me, Momma 8:53
2 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:44
3 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:44
4 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 8:18
5 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 4:06
6 One Too Many Mornings 5:17
7 Ballad of a Thin Man 9:44
8 Like a Rolling Stone 9:54

Disc 32

1 She Belongs to Me 3:16
2 To Ramona 4:56
3 Visions of Johanna 7:25
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:24
5 Desolation Row 10:50
6 Love Minus Zero/No Limit 4:21
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 7:26
8 Tell Me, Momma 4:01
9 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (incomplete) 4:40

Disc 33

1 She Belongs to Me 3:36
2 To Ramona 6:11
3 Visions of Johanna 7:27
4 Desolation Row (incomplete) 2:54
5 Love Minus Zero/No Limit (incomplete) 3:53
6 Mr. Tambourine Man 7:43
7 Positively 4th Street 4:22
8 Like a Rolling Stone 6:57

Disc 34

1 She Belongs to Me (incomplete) Start here 2:59
2 Fourth Time Around 3:56
3 Visions of Johanna 6:58
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 4:55
5 Desolation Row 9:52
6 Love Minus Zero/No Limit 3:47
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 7:02
8 Tell Me, Momma 3:42
9 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:29
10 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:43
11 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 6:19
12 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:57
13 One Too Many Mornings (incomplete) 1:16

Disc 35

1 She Belongs to Me 3:40
2 Fourth Time Around 4:48
3 Visions of Johanna 7:39
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:30
5 Desolation Row 9:27
6 Just Like a Woman 5:56
7 Mr. Tambourine Man 7:46
8 Tell Me, Momma 4:10
9 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:34
10 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:49
11 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:42
12 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat (fragment) 0:12

Disc 36

1 She Belongs to Me 3:12
2 Fourth Time Around 4:07
3 Visions of Johanna 7:17
4 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 5:10
5 Desolation Row (incomplete) 4:29
6 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 5:02
7 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 3:19
8 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (fragment) 0:36
9 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat (incomplete) 3:08
10 One Too Many Mornings (incomplete) 2:14
11 Ballad of a Thin Man (incomplete) 6:02

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