Bob Dylan - Live at the Newport Folk Festival - 7-25-1965 (SBD) [FLAC]

On Saturday, July 24, 1965, Dylan performed three acoustic numbers, "All I Really Want to Do", "If You Gotta Go, Go Now", and "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" at a Newport workshop.
According to Jonathan Taplin, a roadie at Newport (and later a road manager for the acts of Dylan's manager Albert Grossman) Dylan made a spontaneous decision on the Saturday that he would challenge the Festival by performing with a fully amplified band.
Taplin said that Dylan had been irritated by what he considered condescending remarks which festival organizer Alan Lomax had made about the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, when Lomax introduced them for an earlier set at a festival workshop.
Dylan's attitude, according to Taplin, was, "Well, fuck them if they think they can keep electricity out of here, I'll do it.
On a whim he said he wanted to play electric."
Dylan then assembled a band and rehearsed that night at a mansion being used by festival organizer George Wein.
On the night of Sunday, July 25, Dylan's appearance was sandwiched between Cousin Emmy and the Sea Island singers, two decidedly traditional acts.
The band that went on stage to back Dylan included two musicians who had played on his recently released single, "Like a Rolling Stone": Mike Bloomfield on lead guitar and Al Kooper on organ.
Two of Bloomfield's bandmates from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band also appeared at Newport: bassist Jerome Arnold and drummer Sam Lay, along with Barry Goldberg on piano. (Wikipedia)

SINGLE FLAC FILE - TUTORIAL INCLUDED



Bob Dylan and Friends
Newport Folk Festival
Newport, Rhode Island
July 25, 1965

Unofficial release - unofficial soundboard recording - excellent sound quality


Tracklist:

01. Peter Yarrow's introduction and tune up *
02. Maggie's Farm
03. Like A Rolling Stone
04. Phantom Engineer (early version of "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, A Train To Cry")
05. encore call and tune up *
encore
06. It's All Over Now Baby Blue *
second encore
07. Mr. Tambourine Man *
[31:18]

* from mono tape source

Lineup:

Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar and harmonica
Mike Bloomfield - lead guitar
Al Kooper - organ.
Sam Lay - drums
Jerome Arnold - bass
Barry Goldberg - piano