NPR Streams Rare Dylan Material
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Good news for Bob Dylan fans, or folks just looking for something generally mellow to play in the background at work: NPR is streaming the entirety of Dylan's double-disc rarities collection, Tell Tale Signs, which will not be available for purchase until next Tuesday. The set covers miscellaneous outtakes and live recordings from the legendary songwriter's past two decades, and includes alternate recordings of songs from acclaimed records such as Time Out Of Mind, Love and Theft, and Modern Times. If you're only interested in checking out a track or two, you also have that option. We recommend the nice, loose version of "Can't Wait" from 1997, and the unreleased 1993 cut "32-20 Blues." [NPR]

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