Bob Dylan Somehow Finds 371 Unreleased Songs for Another Rolling Thunder Box Set

In an extraordinary development, Bob Dylan has reportedly discovered 371 previously unreleased songs, paving the way for another installment in his renowned Rolling Thunder Revue box set series. The new collection, titled Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings, is set to release on November 6, 2021. This eagerly anticipated archive complements the box set of the tour's initial leg, which was unveiled in 2019 alongside Martin Scorsese's documentary chronicling the event.

The second leg of Dylan's 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue took place from May to June, encompassing a series of intimate performances in small venues across the United States. Notable guest artists who performed alongside Dylan during this leg include Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, and Allen Ginsberg. The concerts, all of which were professionally recorded, have now been meticulously curated into the new release.

The lineup of Dylan's band for these live performances featured several renowned musicians, such as Rob Stoner, Scarlet Rivera, Howie Wyeth, Mick Ronson (of The Spiders From Mars), and T Bone Burnett. Mick Ronson expressed his excitement about the tour's significance, stating in a press release, "The Rolling Thunder Revue was the first national punk rock tour.

It opened a door that led to a furious explosion of new music—the Clash, Elvis Costello, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and on and on. Dylan had done it again. He is good at walking through doors that no one else even sees, doors that others think are walls."