1967 Basement Tapes recordings

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The 1967 Basement Tapes recordings are a legendary series of informal, roots-oriented sessions by Bob Dylan and The Band that became foundational to the Americana and folk-rock canon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Americana recordings
bootleg recordings
demo recordings
folk rock recordings
roots rock recordings
artist Bob Dylan
The Band
associatedWithGroup Bob Dylan and The Band
bootleggedSince late 1960s
circulatedAs underground tapes
contains cover versions
original songs by Bob Dylan
traditional songs
countryOfRecording United States
criticalReputation foundational to Americana canon
legendary
seminal folk-rock recordings
fullyReleasedAs The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
genre Americana
country rock
folk rock
roots rock
hasSetting basement of Big Pink
influencedArtist Fairport Convention
Gram Parsons
The Band
The Byrds
influencedGenre Americana music
linked to: Americana

alt-country
country rock
language English
notableSong I Shall Be Released
Nothing Was Delivered
Tears of Rage
This Wheel's on Fire
Too Much of Nothing
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
partiallyReleasedAs The Basement Tapes (1975 album)
producerRole self-produced
recordedAfter Bob Dylan motorcycle accident of 1966
recordedAtLocation Big Pink
West Saugerties, New York
Woodstock area, New York
linked to: Woodstock, New York
recordedInYear 1967
recordingTechnology reel-to-reel tape recorder
recordingType home recordings
informal sessions
sourceFor The Basement Tapes (1975 album)
The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete

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Bob Dylan and The Band notableFor 1967 Basement Tapes recordings
Bob Dylan and The Band notableWork The Basement Tapes
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1967 Basement Tapes recordings sourceFor The Basement Tapes (1975 album)
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1967 Basement Tapes recordings sourceFor The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
linked to: 1967 Basement Tapes recordings
1967 Basement Tapes recordings partiallyReleasedAs The Basement Tapes (1975 album)
linked to: 1967 Basement Tapes recordings
1967 Basement Tapes recordings fullyReleasedAs The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
linked to: 1967 Basement Tapes recordings
Bob Dylan discography includesSeries The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
linked to: 1967 Basement Tapes recordings
Garth Hudson notableWork The Basement Tapes
linked to: 1967 Basement Tapes recordings