THE COMPLETE INFIDELS SESSIONS
Artist Bob Dylan (featuring Mark Knopfler)
Dates Powerstation, New York, USA, 11th April - 8th May 1983 (Infidels recording sessions)
Powerstation, New York, USA, early June - 5th July 1983 (overdub sessions)
Sources A. Surviving in the ruthless world (4 disc fan project)
B. Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler - The complete sessions (3 disc fan project)
C. Official release
D. 1st Infidels out-takes tape
E. The mystery tape
F.   Infidels work tape
G. Rough cuts (2 disc bootleg)
H. The Sweetheart rehearsals tapes
I.  4th Infidels out-takes tape
J. The clock tape
Format 7CD-R
Tracks CD 1
  1. Angel flying too close to the ground [A]
  2. Angel flying too close to the ground [A]
  3. Angel flying too close to the ground [A]
  4. Blind Willie McTell [B]
  5. Blind Willie McTell [C]
  6. Blind Willie McTell [B]
  7. Neigbourhood bully [B]
  8. Neigbourhood bully [D]
  9. Neigbourhood bully [E]
  10. Neigbourhood bully [C]
  11. Neigbourhood bully [A]
  12. Neigbourhood bully [F]
  13. Clean cut kid [B]
  14. Dark groove [B]
  15. Dark groove [E]
  16. Don't fly unless it's safe [B]
  17. Don't fly unless it's safe [E]
Tracks CD 2
  1. Death is not the end [B]
  2. Death is not the end [B]
  3. Death is not the end [C]
  4. Don't fall apart on me tonight [A]
  5. Don't fall apart on me tonight [G]
  6. Don't fall apart on me tonight [D]
  7. Don't fall apart on me tonight [B]
  8. Don't fall apart on me tonight [C]
  9. Don't fall apart on me tonight [F]
  10. Don't fall apart on me tonight [A]
  11. Foot of pride [B]
  12. Foot of pride [C]
  13. Julius and Ethel [B]
  14. Julius and Ethel [B]
    15.
Tracks CD 3
  1. I and I [B]
  2. I and I [D]
  3. I and I [C]
  4. I and I [A]
  5. I and I [F]
  6. Jokerman [B]
  7. Jokerman [D]
  8. Jokerman [C]
  9. Jokerman [A]
  10. Jokerman [F]
  11. License to kill [B]
  12. License to kill [D]
  13. License to kill [C]
  14. License to kill [A]
  15. License to kill [F]
    16.
Tracks CD 4
  1. Lord protect my child [B]
  2. Lord protect my child [C]
  3. Man of peace [B]
  4. Man of peace [D]
  5. Man of peace [C]
  6. Man of peace [A]
  7. Man of peace [F]
  8. Someone's got a hold of my heart [C]
  9. Someone's got a hold of my heart [A]
  10. Sweetheart like you [B]
  11. Sweetheart like you [D]
  12. Sweetheart like you [C]
  13. Sweetheart like you [A]
  14. Sweetheart like you [F]
    15.
Tracks CD 5
  1. Tell me [B]
  2. Tell me [C]
  3. This was my love [B]
  4. This was my love [B]
  5. Union sundown [B]
  6. Union sundown [B]
  7. Union sundown [C]
  8. Union sundown [A]
  9. Union sundown [F]
    10.
Tracks CD 6
  1. Sweetheart rehearsals 1 [H]
  2. Sweetheart rehearsals 2 [I]
    3.
Tracks CD 7
  1. Sweetheart rehearsals 3 [J]
    2.
Additional comments

After having jammed in Rundown Studios, Santa Monica, with many musicians during 1982 and been around New York City in early 1983, Bob Dylan went into Power Station, the famous New York Studio, in April 1983 with a handful of skilled musicians: from England; Mark Knopfler (guitar), Mick Taylor (guitar), and Alan Clark (keyboards) plus from Jamaica; Robbie Shakespeare (bass) and Sly Dunbar (drums) to record the Infidels album. This is a collection of all the known Infidels takes and re-mixes. All recordings are soundboard and have good sound. Some of the tracks from the Infidels recording sessions were not released on the Infidels album but ended later on other official releases of Bob Dylan: Blind Willy McTell, Foot of pride, Lord protect my child, Someone's got a hold of my heart and Tell me were officially released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3. Death is not the end was officially released on Down in the groove. Clean cut kid is simply an early version of the song that would be re-recorded and released on the Empire Burlesque album. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg box set "The complete Infidels sessions". The box also includes one DVD which contains a performance at Wembley Arena 1984. Since it does not feature Mark Knopfler, I did not mention that DVD seperately in my listings. See more pictures of this great original box set here.