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05/04/2004 Bob Dylan latest: London date, Reissues discounted, and live '64 on CD, '66 on DVD
When the European summer tour schedule was announced, the UK section looked lopsided - Newcastle, Glasgow, Cardiff, but no London. The gap has now been filled - tickets for Dylan headlining at the London Fleadh on Sunday 20 June went on sale today - via www.ticketline.co.uk (though I can see no mention on their site); tel 0870 1000 000, according to bobdates. The Fleadh takes place in beautiful downtown Finsbury Park (irony alert). Tickets cost £43.90 for the full day, with loads of other acts such as Counting Crows. The event was started by promoters Mean Fiddler about 15 years ago and has spawned clones in other parts of the world with an Irish diaspora population (NYC, Oz…). Dylan, with his well-documented Celtic roots, headlined the London Fleadh in 1993, and was due to repeat it in 1997, the summer when he almost met Elvis. The Reissues series - all 15 titles - have now been heavily discounted. They're on sale in UK megastores at £5 each (HMV), and 5 for £30 (Virgin). Major downside: they're upgraded CDs (only; they don't have the extra sonic layers - SACD/SACD Surround Sound) - very confusing. Minor downside: they're in jewel cases, not the attractive LP replica digipaks. Highly recommended, nevertheless: Music for Grown-Ups raved about the CD quality of the Reissues on release - detailed review in the archive (20 November 2003). Live 1964, the new official issue of the NYC concert long available as a bootleg (All Hallows Eve And More), is retailing at full price - £18, or thereabouts. I'll be waiting for the price to drop: Live 1966 is often on sale for about £7. I haven't yet seen World Tour '66 Home Movies, shot by drummer Mickey Jones, and now selling on DVD at £16, but would welcome a review by any reader who has seen it.
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