The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956–1963 collects Bob Dylan's earliest recordings, released on 31 October 2025 via Columbia/Legacy. From living-room and club tapes in Minnesota to the Greenwich Village years, the collection traces Dylan's growth from folk singer to songwriter through rare outtakes, informal sessions and jams. It culminates in his complete, previously unreleased Carnegie Hall concert of 26 October 1963: an expansive archival portrait of the artist on the brink of his breakthrough. This expansive deluxe box spans 139 tracks, 48 of them previously unreleased.
This edition is an 8-CD box.
- 1 Let The Good Times Roll
- 2 I Got A New Girl
- 3 San Francisco Bay Blues
- 4 Jesus Christ
- 5 East Virginia Blues
- 6 K.C. Moan
- 7 Hard Travelin'
- 8 Pastures Of Plenty
- 9 Remember Me
- 10 Song To Woody
- 11 Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
- 12 Ain't No Grave
- 13 I Ain't Got No Home
- 14 Death Don't Have No Mercy
- 15 Devilish Mary
- 16 Introduction: Riverside Church
- 17 Handsome Molly
- 18 Introduction: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- 19 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- 20 The Girl I Left Behind
- 21 Introduction: Pretty Boy Floyd
- 22 Pretty Boy Floyd
- 23 Railroading On The Great Divide
- 24 Introduction: Fixin' To Die
- 25 Fixin' To Die
- 26 I'll Fly Away - Take 1 (Alternate Take)
- 27 Introduction: In The Pines
- 28 In The Pines
- 29 Gospel Plow
- 30 Introduction: Young But Daily Growing
- 31 Young But Daily Growing
- 32 Man On The Street
- 33 This Land Is Your Land
- 34 Pretty Polly
- 35 Man Of Constant Sorrow - Rehearsal (Alternate Take)
- 36 House Carpenter - Take 1 (Outtake)
- 37 You're No Good - Take 2 With Take 6 Insert (Alternate Take)
- 38 He Was A Friend Of Mine - Take 2 (Outtake)
- 39 Ramblin' Round - Take 2 (Outtake)
- 40 Story: East Orange, New Jersey
- 41 Stealin'
- 42 Po' Lazarus
- 43 Dink's Song
- 44 I Was Young When I Left Home
- 45 In The Evening
- 46 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
- 47 Cocaine
- 48 The Death Of Emmett Till
- 49 Conversation: Folksinger's Choice
- 50 Roll On, John
- 51 Conversation: Folksinger's Choice, 2
- 52 Hard Times In New York Town
- 53 Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
- 54 Ballad Of Donald White
- 55 Midnight Special - Rehearsals
- 56 Midnight Special - Take 17 (Alternate Take)
- 57 Wichita (Album Version)
- 58 It's Dangerous (Album Version)
- 59 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
- 60 Talkin' New York
- 61 Corrina, Corrina
- 62 Deep Ellum Blues
- 63 Introduction: Blowin' In The Wind
- 64 Blowin' In The Wind
- 65 Rambling, Gambling Willie - Take 3 (Outtake)
- 66 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle - Take 2 (Outtake)
- 67 Rocks And Gravel - Take 3 (Outtake)
- 68 Paths Of Victory
- 69 Train A-Travelin' (Album Version)
- 70 Hiram Hubbard
- 71 Quit Your Low Down Ways
- 72 Let Me Die In My Footsteps
- 73 Ramblin' On My Mind
- 74 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
- 75 Baby, Please Don't Go - Take 3 (Outtake)
- 76 Worried Blues - Take 1 (Outtake)
- 77 Baby, I'm In The Mood For You - Take 4 (Outtake)
- 78 Bob Dylan's Blues - Take 2 (Outtake)
- 79 Introduction: Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- 80 Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- 81 This Land Is Your Land – The Last Verses
- 82 Long Time Gone
- 83 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- 84 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- 85 Barbara Allen
- 86 The Cuckoo
- 87 That's All Right - Take 5 (Outtake)
- 88 Mixed-Up Confusion - Take 10 (Single Alternate Take)
- 89 Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Take 2 (Outtake)
- 90 Kingsport Town - Take 2 (Outtake)
- 91 Whatcha Gonna Do? - Remake, Take 1 (Outtake)
- 92 Hero Blues - Take 4 (Outtake)
- 93 I Shall Be Free - Take 3 (Alternate Take)
- 94 The Ballad Of The Gliding Swan
- 95 Only A Hobo (Album Version)
- 96 John Brown (Album Version)
- 97 All Over You
- 98 Oxford Town (Demo)
- 99 Bob Dylan's Dream
- 100 Introduction: Walls Of Red Wing
- 101 Walls Of Red Wing
- 102 Introduction: Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- 103 Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- 104 Dusty Old Fairgrounds
- 105 Introduction: Pretty Peggy-O
- 106 Pretty Peggy-O
- 107 Who Killed Davey Moore?
- 108 Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
- 109 James Alley Blues
- 110 I Rode Out One Morning
- 111 House Of The Rising Sun
- 112 Talkin' World War III Blues
- 113 Masters Of War - Take 6 (Alternate Take)
- 114 Girl From The North Country - Take 4 (Alternate Take)
- 115 Introduction By Cordell Reagon
- 116 Only A Pawn In Their Game
- 117 Blowin' In The Wind
- 118 Eternal Circle
- 119 Liverpool Gal
- 120 West Memphis
- 121 North Country Blues
- 122 With God On Our Side
- 123 Playboys And Playgirls
- 124 Blowin' In The Wind
- 125 Slate: Boots Of Spanish Leather
- 126 Boots Of Spanish Leather - Take 1 (Alternate Take)
- 127 Seven Curses - Take 3 (Outake)
- 128 Farewell - Take 5 (Outake)
- 129 Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag - Remake, Take 3 (Outtake)
- 130 Moonshiner - Remake, Take 1 (Outtake)
- 131 Introduction By Joan Baez
- 132 Troubled And I Don’t Know Why
- 133 Introduction By Ossie Davis
- 134 When The Ship Comes In
- 135 The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
- 136 The Times They Are A-Changin'
- 137 One Too Many Mornings - Take 1 (Alternate Take)
- 138 Key To The Highway - Take 1 (Outtake)
- 139 The Times They Are A-Changin'
- 140 Ballad Of Hollis Brown
- 141 Introduction: Who Killed Davey Moore?
- 142 Who Killed Davey Moore?
- 143 Boots Of Spanish Leather
- 144 Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
- 145 Lay Down Your Weary Tune
- 146 Introduction: Blowin' In The Wind
- 147 Blowin' In The Wind
- 148 Introduction: Percy's Song
- 149 Percy's Song
- 150 Seven Curses
- 151 Walls Of Red Wing
- 152 Introduction: North Country Blues
- 153 North Country Blues
- 154 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- 155 Talkin' World War III Blues
- 156 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- 157 Story: Hootenanny Hoot
- 158 With God On Our Side
- 159 Only A Pawn In Their Game
- 160 Introduction: Masters Of War
- 161 Masters Of War
- 162 Introduction: The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
- 163 The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
- 164 Introduction: When The Ship Comes In
- 165 When The Ship Comes In
ArtistBob Dylan
Number of discs8
FormatCD
GenreRock
StylesFolk Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Year31-10-2025
EAN0198029129823
