Making compilation of all recorded versions of "All Along the Watchtower" (1 Viewer)

[Mark R O]

Any suggestions where to find a list of all the available releases of this tune? Do you know of one to add to the record? Thanks for your input.

 

[Adam Tyner]

My initial reply was going to just be a mention of the cover on XTC's debut album "White Music", but instead, this would be a good starting point.
You might also want to consider going to an online store like CDNow and searching for 'All Along The Watchtower' as the song title.

 

[Mark R O]

Adam - The XTC tip alone would have been appreciated (fergot that 'un), but the link calls for a dividend!
Thanks for the time savings.

 

[Greg_Y]

AllMusic.com lists 130 releases of the song. Click here for that list.
"All recorded versions"? Hope you like The Grateful Dead (played it about 124 times live), the Dave Matthews Band (probably a couple hundred times), Phish (twice), Widespread Panic (7 times), etc. etc. My point being that all or most of those versions were "recorded" and exist in some format or another.

 

[George See]

If live recordings count. I've got The Indigo Girls doing it.

 

[muskie]

Neil Young and Booker T and the MG's at Bobfest is avaiable commercially on CD.

Dylan and the Dead has it I believe.

Jimi of course, it's on the BBC sessions too for an alternate version.

I know I'm missing one that I own or something...

I'm better at Neil Young covers as I'm a way bigger Neil Young fan then a Bob fan.

Muskie

 

[Sam Rossi]

Don't forget Dave Mason's version on the Live Album !

Good Luck.

SamR.

 

[Jarrod_L]

Here's a list I found of artists & album/live appearance where they covered All Along The Watchtower, don't know how current it is, or how accurate...

(oh, and Bob Dylan's version is on the album "John Wesley Harding", or his greatest hits volume 2)

All Along The Watchtower


7 lvvas (Atalaia)"Pirata", 1995

Affinity "Affinity", 1970

Jan Akkerman "From The Basement", 1984

Robert Berger "Dylan. A Tribute To His Bobness, Volume 1", 1999

Alan Bown "The Alan Bown", (Decca) LP 1968, "Outward Bown", 1996

American Pick Hit Singers
1975

The Blue-Ball-Band
"Something For Us All", 1998

Blues & Soda
"Happy Birtday Mr. Dylan", 1992

Bokomaru
Club Soda, Pointe Clare, Quebec, Canada 23 June 2000

Brewer & Shipley[2]
"Weeds", 1969, "The Best Of Brewer & Shipley", 1976

Brewer & Shipley
"Archive Alive!", Archive Recordings, 1997

The Brothers & Sisters of Los Angeles
"Dylan's Gospel", 1969

Wayne Roland Brown



Randy California
"Shattered Dreams", 1986. Also on the compilation CD "Copy Cats. Line's Greatest Dylans", Line Records 1991

Common Sense
"Live! at the Belly Up Tavern", 2001

Hans Daglett
O


Georgios Dalaras

(Palatsos Ke O Listis)
OL
"Ipargi Logos", 1992 (Greece) with Charis & Panos Katsimichas

Dark Eyes Electric Band
"Concierto en el Nombre de Bob", 1998

Olivier Durand

Elliott Murphy & Olivier Durand w/ Joseph Parsons live in Affalter, Germany 23 April 1999

Dylanesque
"Basement Fakes", 2001

Electric Ladyland
"Electric Ladyland Live", 1993 (acoustic version)

Electric Ladyland
"Electric Ladyland Live", 1993 (electric version)

Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
"Artefacts From The Psychedelic Dungeon"[3]

Wilton Felder
"Bullit", 1968

Generation
CC Records 1977

Giant Sand
"Ballad Of A Thin Line Man", 1986

Gibbonerna
UL

Tre Backar

Golden Harvest
"Golden Harvest", 1978 (New Zealand)

Grateful Dead
"Dozin' At The Knick", Greatful Dead Productions, 1996

Grateful Dead
Angel's Camp, Aug 23, 1987

Grateful Dead
"Postcards Of The Hanging", 2002

Jack Grunsky

Hair Rave-Ups
1969. Also on "It Ain't Me, Babe. Zimmerman Framed: The Songs Of Bob Dylan", 2001

The Hamsters


Bob Hate
"Heart Like The Ocean", 2002

Richie Havens
"Sings Beatles & Dylan", 1986

Richie Havens
Live At The Cellar Door", 1990

Jeff Healey
"See The Light", BMG Video (Arista), 1989

Michael Hedges
"Strings Of Steel", Windham Hill Records, 1988

Michael Hedges
"Watching My Life Go By", 1985

Also on the compilation " May Your Song Always Be Sung", BMG 1996

Jimi Hendrix
"Isle Of Wight", 1971

Jimi Hendrix
"Electric Ladyland", 1968

Also on the double LP "The Songs Of Bob Dylan", Start Records 1989

Jimi Hendrix
Isle of Fehmarn

Peter Herborn
"Something Personel", JMT Productions, 1992

Highway 61 Revisited
"Bob Dylan Tribute", 2002

Andy Hill
Birthday Party Tape May 30, 1993

Andy Hill
”Fourth Annual Dylan Birthday Bash”, 1994

Hog Operation
"Dylan For Dollars", 1999

Blacksmith Hopkins
”The Woodstock Sessions: Songs Of Bob Dylan”, 2000

Sami Hurmerinta
"Hazeband Live", LP 1987 (Finland)

Indigo Girls
"Back On The Bus, Y'All", 1991

Also on the compilation CD "Doin' Dylan", Columbia Records 1995

Jackson
"Alone Then Together"

Martyna Jakubowicz (Wokol Strazniczych Wiez)
"Live Jarocin", 1989

Martyna Jakubowicz (Wokol Strazniczych Wiez)
"Kolysz Mnie", 1991

Jokerman
UL
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Freek de Jonge (De Wachttoren)
O
"De Tragiek", Ariola, 1981

Freek de Jonge (De Wachttoren)
Carré, Amsterdam, for Dutch Radio, VARA, 2-8-'81

Freek de Jonge
(Rondom de wachttoren)
Dutch Nobel Prize Manifestation, 20 September 2000

Kazzen (Rondom De Uitkijktoren)

Single, 1986 (Belgium)

Barbara Keith

"Barbara Keith", 1973

Katsumi Kobayashi

Japan 1978

Brygada Kryzys (Naokolo Wiezy)
“Cosmopolis", 1992

La De Das
"La De Das Anthology" LP (Australia)

La De Das
"Legend", 1975 (New Zealand)

Werner Lämmerhirt
"With Friends - For Friends", 1975

Ernst Langhout & The Hones & Bog Tree (De Wachttoer)
"Nea Foar Altyd", 1995 (Holland)

Vesa Lattunen & Company
(Kunkut Valvoo Tornicissaan)
”Laulaja Dylanita”, 1979

Rich Lerner
UL
with Broken Ice

The London Sound & Art Orchestra
"The Music Of Bob Dylan", Mega Sound

Manderley (Da muß doch wohl ein Ausweg sein)
"...fliegt, Gedanken, fliegt", 1976

Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
"Tales Of The Unexpected", 1979

Dave Mason
"Certified Live", 1976

Dave Mason

"Dave Mason", Columbia 1974

Dave Matthews Band
"Recently", Bama Rags Records, 1994

Dave Matthews Band
"Live In Chicago 12/19/98" , 2001

Mazeville Crossing



Larry McCray

“Tangled Up In Blues”, 1999

J. McElhone



Dave Meador

"The Look Back Basement Tape", 1986

John Cougar Mellencamp
From MTV Unplugged

John Cougar Mellencamp
Cleveland July 1984

John Cougar Mellencamp
acoustic live solo Woodlawn Field, Indiana University, Blomington, Indiana, 31 August 2000

Kyozo Mishioko

1979

Michael Montecrossa And The Chosen Few

“Eternal Circle”, 1999

Mungos Brothers Blues Band



Elliott Murphy
UL
Elliott Murphy & Olivier Durand w/ Joseph Parsons live in Affalter, Germany 23 April 1999

Elliott Murphy
UL
Fornex Rock Festival, Switzerland, 11 August 2000 with Calvin Russel

Nashville Teens

"In The Beginning", LP 1983

Wolfgang Niedecken
(Bovven huh, om Wachturm)
O
”Jeder's manchmohl einsam”, 1995

Night Life

South Africa, 1979

No Problem (En La Atalaya)
O
"Bob Dylan Revisitado - Un Tributo En La Lengua Del Amor", Seminola Records, 1996

Officer Vic And The Unindicted Co-Conspirators

(All Along Our Launch Tower)
P
“Bill Clinton Vast Bubba Cons”, 2000

OreoBlue
L
"Live By Demand", 1996

OreoBlue
L
"Live By Demand", 1996

Otto & Bärelli

"Lagerbericht", 1983 (German)

The Paperboys

“A Nod To Bob”, 2001

Ellis Paul

"The Times They Are A-Changin'", 1994

Alan Pearson
UL


Period
OUL
At Cafe Vrolijck, Groningen, 20 April 1996

Purple Haze

1975

Rolling Thunder

"The Never Ending Rehearsal", 2000

Rubber Band

1969

Calvin Russell
L
CD-single, New Rose, 1993

Savage Grace

"Savage Grace", LP 1970

Sand Rubies

"Release The Hounds", 1999

Dionyssis Savoupoulos

(Ho Paliatsos Ki Ho Listis)
O
"Ballos", 1996

Beth Scalet

"Beth Loves Bob", 2001

Tito Schipa Jr

(Lungo i merli di vedetta)
O
"Dylaniato", 1988

Jim Schoenfield

1973

Shellshock

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Spin 1ne 2wo

"Spin 1ne 2wo ", 1993

Spirit

"Future Games", LP 1977

Starry Eyed & Laughing
UL
From German TV

Bernd Sternberg
UL
From Die Rote Mühle 3-4-83

Stoerenfried

"Folkfestival Lenzburg", German LP 1979

Straight Shooter

"My Time Your Time", LP 1974, Sky Records

Street Legal
U
"Street Legal Demos", 1994

Subterranean Homesick Band
UL
Bob Dylan Festival, Dankovice, Czech Republic 19 May 2001

Jasmin Tabatabai

"Bandits", 2001 soundtrack

June Tabor
UL
Peel Sessions December 1990

Richard Thompson
UL
IU Maintenance Shop, Ames, Iowa, 11 July 1989

TSOL

"Scream", 1987

Träd Gräs och Stenar

"Träd, Gräs och Stenar", 1970

Two Approaching Riders

"One More Cup Of Coffee”, 1997

U2
L
"Rattle & Hum", 1987

U2
UL
1 January 1990, New Years Night in Dublin

Uranus

"You're So Square", 1986

Valdemar
UL
"Not Dark Yet In Gothenburg", 2000

Various artists

"Night Of The Guitar", 1989

The Watchtower Four
I
"Ali", 2001 soundtrack

The Waterboys
UL
02-02-1989

The Waterboys
UL
04-09-89

David West
I
“Pickin’ On Dylan”, 1999

Mikael Wiehe

(Längst upp i högsta tornet)
O
"Kråksånger", 1981

Winter Hours

"Wait Till The Morning", 1989

Winter Hours
L
Lone Star Café, NYC 11-18-85

Bobby Womack

"Facts Of Life", 1973

XTC
UL
Amsterdam 3-8-82

XTC

"White Music", 1978

Neil Young
UL
Torhout 3 July 1993

Neil Young
L
"The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration", 1993

Neil Young
L
"Road Rock Volume 1", 2000

Zippo Zimmerman
L
"Don't Follow Leaders, Watch The Parkin' Meters", 2001

 

[Andrew 'Ange Hamm' Hamm]

I could send you a tape of my old band playing it.
NP: Peter Gabriel - Up

 

[Mark R O]

Gentlemen,
Heartfelt thanks to all for your input. The project will have to be limited to artists for the first edition. A few will get multiple entries when the performance demands it. Still, perhaps some day when my only concerns are sitting on the porch in my rocking chair, kicking my old yellow dog, I'll be able assemble all the versions. Again, thank you.
Jerrod, you are a God. I regard such time and effort a gift, it will be remembered. In addition, anyone who quotes Bill automatically has permission to call me at 3 a.m. for bail and a ride.

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