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08/05/2006
Dylan in Canada
Brady J Leyser has just sent me a copy of his new book, Bob Dylan Live In Canada.
I love it. I love its incredible level of detail. But, most of all, I love the passion which has driven the enterprise.
You don’t have to be a typically patriotic Canadian (“Pardon me – I’m NOT American!”) to enjoy this book, but you do have to be a Dylan nut.
Leyser’s immense compilation, put together with the help of fabled Dylan statistician Olof Bjorner, reveals that Dylan has:
· Played in 26 Canadian cities.
· Performed 241 different songs.
· Played 77 songs only once in Canada.
· Performed 11 songs that made their worldwide live debut in Canada.
· Played 8 unreleased songs.
· Toured and performed with 65 different band members, and
· Performed at 62 different Canadian venues.
He rounds out his concert history with: a summary for each year Dylan has toured Canada; set lists; 229 contemporary concert reviews, from 53 publications; 18 indexes of statistical analysis; and colour reproductions of no fewer than 82 ticket stubs (what happened to the missing 37 gigs, Brady, ya wimp?).
Leyser may well have unwittingly supplied the template for a whole new bookshelf of ‘Dylan Live in XYZ’ volumes: subsequent writers won’t go far wrong if they follow his example.
Bob Dylan Live in Canada is a rich addition to the library. Collectors will want a copy.
Cavils? Only one – the publisher has priced it above my normal Dylan book threshold. If I’m a typical Bob product consumer, this could depress sales.
Bob Dylan Live in Canada: A Concert History 1962–2005, April 2006. (Trafford Publishing, 6E – 2333 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8T 4P4 Canada. Tel 1-888-232-4444 (toll free); info@trafford.com
US$60.83, C$69.95, EUR49.96, Ł34.98.
www.trafford.com/06-0127
Gerry Smith
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