BOB DYLAN The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (2010 Japanese 48-track 2-CD set - The Witmark Demos see their first commercial release nearly five decades after they were first recorded. Featuring 48 Bob Dylan songs recorded by the artist – accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano – for his first music publisher, Leeds Music, in January 1962, and for his second publisher, M. Witmark & Sons, between 1962 and 1964. Listening to theserecordings, one can trace Dylan’s dramatic growth as a songwriter from early traditionally-styled songs like “Man On The Street” and “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie” through the social commentary of “Blowin’ In The Wind, “The Times They Are A Changin’” and “Masters Of War”, and the groundbreaking lyrical genius of “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Among the many gems found on The Witmark Demos are 15 Bob Dylan songs that were recorded by the artist only for these sessions, and which had never been officially released to the public. These include the plaintive “Ballad For A Friend,” the civil rights era-inspired “Long Ago, Far Away” and “The Death Of Emmett Till,” and the poignant “Guess I’m Doing Fine". Picture sleeve with 2 extensive booklets, housed in an outer picture slipcase with wraparound picture obi-strip still in the original Japanese hype-stickered slef-seal clear PVC bag, very limited, very rare! SICP-2960)