Free: Stream New Albums by Bob Dylan, Neko Case & Sly And The Family Stone

Next week — August 27th, to be pre­cise — Colum­bia Records will release Bob Dylan’s The Boot­leg Series, Vol. 10 — Anoth­er Self Por­trait (1969–1971), a col­lec­tion of 35 tracks (unre­leased record­ings, demos and alter­nate takes) that were larg­ley record­ed dur­ing stu­dio ses­sions for the 1970 albums Self Por­trait and New Morn­ing. If you’re look­ing for a lit­tle pre­view, then head over to NPR’s First Lis­ten site where 15 tracks are stream­ing for free … for a lim­it­ed time. Titles include “Time Pass­es Slow­ly #1”, which fea­tures Dylan play­ing with George Har­ri­son; a ver­sion of “If Not for You” per­formed solo with only vio­lin accom­pa­ni­ment; and a live ver­sion of “High­way 61 Revis­it­ed” record­ed by Dylan, backed by The Band, at the Isle of Wight con­cert in 1969.

Also stream­ing this week on NPR’s site is Neko Case’s new album The Worse Things Get, The Hard­er I Fight, plus Sly And The Fam­i­ly Stone’s High­lights From ‘High­er!’

Enjoy the free lis­tens while they last.

Relat­ed Con­tent:

Bob Dylan and Van Mor­ri­son Sing Togeth­er in Athens, on His­toric Hill Over­look­ing the Acrop­o­lis

Bob Dylan and The Grate­ful Dead Rehearse Togeth­er in Sum­mer 1987. Lis­ten to 74 Tracks.

Two Leg­ends Togeth­er: A Young Bob Dylan Talks and Plays on The Studs Terkel Pro­gram, 1963