For some reason, the last few tracks on most of the discs have annoying skips on them, and you might notice that the last few tracks tend to be some of the highlights. I wouldn't, however, recommend this set. I'd recommend the newer, remastered A Tree With Roots instead (which I have) because it is one fewer CDs while covering almost the same material and because it has better (some times much better) sound quality.

Disc 1:
1. All You Have To Do Is Dream
2. I Can't Make It Alone
3. Down On Me - written by Elmore James - short clip (this is on original)
4. Bonnie Ship The Diamond (Richard Manuel on drums) - written by unknown (traditional)
5. One Man's Loss - can't hear Bob's vocals at start (this is on original)
6. Baby Ain't That Fine
7. Rock Salt and Nails - written by Bruce Phillips
8. A Fool Such As I - written by Bill Trader
9. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw - written by E. Dodd
10. Trail Of The Buffalo - written by unknown (traditional)
11. I'm Alright - short clip (this is on original)
12. One Single River (Song For Canada) - written by Ian Tyson and Peter Gzowski
13. Try Me Little Girl
14. One For The Road (One For My Baby) - written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - tape distortion at start (this is on original)
15. I Don't Hurt Anymore - written by Don Robertson and Jack Rollins
16. People Get Ready - written by Curtis Mayfield
17. Lock Your Door - very short clip (this is on original)
Won't You Be My Baby - cut off at end (this is on original)
18. Don't You Try Me Now
19. All You Have To Do Is Dream
20. You Say You Love Me (sung by The Band)
21. Young But Daily Growin' - written by unknown (traditional)

Disc 2:
1. Odds And Ends
2. Nothing Was Delivered - beginning is clipped and short clip (this is on original)
3. Odds And Ends
4. Get Your Rocks Off
5. Clothesline Saga
6. Apple Suckling Tree
7. Apple Suckling Tree
8. Going To Acapulco
9. Gonna Get You Now - beginning is clipped (this is on original)
10. Tears Of Rage
11. Tears Of Rage
12. Tears Of Rage
13. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
14. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
15. Open The Door Homer
16. Open The Door Homer - short clip (this is on original)
17. Open The Door Homer
18. Nothing Was Delivered
19. Nothing Was Delivered
20. I'm Not There (1956) - annoying skips
21. Don't Ya Tell Henry (someone on trumpet) - annoying skips
22. Too Much Of Nothing - annoying skips

Disc 3:
1. Million Dollar Bash (Bob? on harp)
2. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
3. Million Dollar Bash
4. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
5. Please Mrs. Henry
6. Down In The Flood (Crash On The Levee)
7. Down In The Flood (Crash On The Levee)
8. Lo And Behold
9. Lo And Behold
10. Ferdinand The Imposter (sung by The Band) - written by J.R. Robertson - short clip (this is on original)
11. Tiny Montgomery
12. This Wheel's On Fire
13. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - odd glitch and dropout at 1:48
14. I Shall Be Released
15. Too Much Of Nothing
16. Even A Tomato (instrumental) (performed by The Band)
17. Santa Fe
18. Silent Weekend
19. Too Much Of Nothing - annoying skips
20. Sign On The Cross - annoying skips

Disc 4:
1. You Ain't Going Nowhere
2. Bourbon Street (someone on trumpet)
3. All American Boy
4. Wildwood Flower - written by A.P. Carter - possibly from a different session
5. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - written by Blind Lemon Jefferson - possibly from a different session
6. Comin' Round The Mountain - written by unknown (traditional)
7. The Flight Of The Bumblebee
8. Confidential To Me - written by Dolinda Morgan
9. I'm A Fool For You
10. Next Time On The Highway
11. The Big Flood (Tupelo) - written by John Lee Hooker
12. Don't Know Why They Kick My Dog - written by Gid Tanner
13. See You Later, Allen Ginsberg
14. Luisa (The Spanish Song)
15. I Am A Teenage Prayer
16. I'm In The Mood For You - written by John Lee Hooker
17. Belshazzar - written by Johnny Cash
18. Bring It On Home
19. The King Of France - distortion (this is on original) - annoying skips
20. If I Lose, Let Me Lose (sung by The Band) - written by Ralph Stanley - annoying skips

Disc 5:
1. Four Strong Winds - written by Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker
2. The French Girl - written by Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker
3. Joshua Gone Barbados - written by Eric Von Schmidt
4. I Forgot To Remember To Forget - written by Sam Kessler & Charlie Feathers
5. You Win Again - written by Hank Williams
6. Still In Town (Still In Love With You) - written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard
7. Waltzing With Sin
8. Big River - written by Johnny Cash
9. Folsom Prison Blues - written by Johnny Cash
10. The Bells Of Rhymney - written by unknown (traditional)
11. Nine Hundred Miles - short clip (this is on original)
12. No Shoes On My Feet - dropouts in both channels at end and cut off at end
13. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue - written by Charles Badger Clark - some distortion on this track
14. On A Rainy Afternoon
15. I Can't Come In With A Broken Heart - distortion (this is on original)
16. Under Control - song is clipped at start (this is on original)
17. Ol' Roison Le Beau (Bob on harp) - written by unknown (traditional)
18. I'm Guilty Of Loving You - short clip (this is on original)
19. Johnny Todd - written by unknown (traditional)
20. Cool Water - written by Bob Nolan
21. Banks Of The Royal Canal - written by Dominic Behan - annoying skips
22. Poor Lazarus - written by unknown (traditional) - short clip (this is on original) - annoying skips

A Tree With Roots : A (B/A)
It took me quite some time to finally get into these, but I'm glad I did get into them. Four CD's of material from Big Pink and the sessions with The Band. These were recorded and are very much a bridge between Blonde On Blonde and John Wesley Harding, with some wonderfully spooky songs among others sung in a superb voice. There's lots of terrific material here, in terms of lyrics, singing, playing, and everything else. Some of this is music at its greatest. Lots of the titles below are suggestions and lots have alternate titles and it's also unknown who wrote many of them. The sound quality varies from track to track, but these tracks were recorded on a home tape recorder or something like it so we're lucky to have them at all, and the sound quality adds to the basement feel. Some tracks have some vinyl-related noises.

I prefer this collection of the '67 material immensely to that on The Genuine Basement Tapes (GBT). First of all, the sound quality here is superb (sometimes drastically so) for most of the songs. Second of all, this collection is 4 CDs instead of 5 CDs and they both cover almost the same amount of material except that the GBT has four songs by The Band without Bob and one Too Much Of Nothing which is a mix of the two takes on this set (so it is not really that important). This set has Silhouettes (not much of a 'song'), an instrumental, and Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies, none of which are on GBT. I HIGHLY recommend getting this set!

Disc 1:
1. Lock Your Door - sound in right speaker until 0:07 - very short clip (this is on original)
2. Won't You Be My Baby - cut off at end (this is on original)
3. Try Me Little Girl - tape distortion at 1:32 (this is on original)
4. Young But Daily Growin' - written by unknown (traditional)
5. Bonnie Ship The Diamond (Richard Manuel on drums) - written by unknown (traditional)
6. Trail Of The Buffalo - written by unknown (traditional)
7. Down On Me - written by Elmore James - gap at 0:26 and short clip (this is on original)
8. I Can't Make It Alone
9. Don't You Try Me Now
10. One For The Road (One For My Baby) - written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - tape distortion at start (this is on original)
11. I'm Alright - short clip with silence at end for 9 seconds (this is on original)
12. One Single River (Song For Canada) - written by Ian Tyson and Peter Gzowski - tape distortion at start (this is on original)
13. People Get Ready - written by Curtis Mayfield
14. I Don't Hurt Anymore - written by Don Robertson and Jack Rollins
15. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw - written by E. Dodd - silence at end
16. One Man's Loss - can't hear Bob's vocals at start (this is on original)
17. Baby Ain't That Fine
18. Rock Salt and Nails - written by Bruce Phillips
19. A Fool Such As I - written by Bill Trader
20. Silhouettes - written by Frank Slay and Bob Crewe
21. Bring It On Home
22. The King Of France - distortion (this is on original)
23. Nine Hundred Miles - short clip (this is on original)
24. No Shoes On My Feet - dropouts in both channels at end and cut off at end (this is on original)
25. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue - written by Charles Badger Clark
26. Poor Lazarus - written by unknown (traditional) - short clip (this is on original)
27. Santa Fe - gap at 1:25 (this is on original)
28. ??? (instrumental)

Disc 2:
1. On A Rainy Afternoon
2. Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies - written by D. & G. Guard - begins mid-song (this is on original)
3. Under Control - start of song clipped at 0:34
4. Ol' Roison Le Beau (Bob on harp) - written by unknown (traditional)
5. I'm Guilty Of Loving You - short clip (this is on original)
6. Johnny Todd - written by unknown (traditional)
7. Cool Water - written by Bob Nolan
8. Banks Of The Royal Canal - written by Dominic Behan
9. Belshazzar - written by Johnny Cash - very short clip (this is on original)
10. Belshazzar - written by Johnny Cash
11. I Forgot To Remember To Forget - written by Sam Kessler & Charlie Feathers
12. You Win Again - written by Hank Williams
13. Still In Town (Still In Love With You) - written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard
14. Waltzing With Sin
15. Big River - written by Johnny Cash - very short clip (this is on original)
16. Big River - written by Johnny Cash
17. Folsom Prison Blues - written by Johnny Cash
18. The Bells Of Rhymney - written by unknown (traditional)
19. I Can't Come In With A Broken Heart - distortion (this is on original) - gap from 0:19-0:25
20. I'm A Fool For You
21. Next Time On The Highway
22. The Big Flood (Tupelo) - written by John Lee Hooker
23. Don't Know Why They Kick My Dog - written by Gid Tanner
24. See You Later, Allen Ginsberg - silence at end for 14 seconds (this is on original)
25. Tiny Montgomery
26. Luisa (The Spanish Song)
27. Luisa (The Spanish Song)
28. I Am A Teenage Prayer

Disc 3:
1. Four Strong Winds - written by Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker
2. The French Girl - written by Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker - cut off short at end (this is on original)
3. The French Girl - written by Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker
4. Joshua Gone Barbados - written by Eric Von Schmidt
5. I'm In The Mood For You - written by John Lee Hooker
6. All American Boy
7. Sign On The Cross
8. Silent Weekend - gap at 2:42
9. Don't Ya Tell Henry (someone on trumpet)
10. Bourbon Street (someone on trumpet)
11. Million Dollar Bash (Bob? on harp)
12. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
13. Million Dollar Bash
14. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
15. I'm Not There (1956)
16. Please Mrs. Henry - static at 0:37 (this is on original)
17. Down In The Flood (Crash On The Levee)
18. Down In The Flood (Crash On The Levee)
19. Lo And Behold
20. Lo And Behold
21. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
22. Too Much Of Nothing
23. This Wheel's On Fire
24. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
25. I Shall Be Released

Disc 4:
1. Too Much Of Nothing
2. Tears Of Rage
3. Tears Of Rage
4. Tears Of Rage - silence at end for 20 seconds (this is on original)
5. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
6. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
7. Open The Door Homer
8. Open The Door Homer - short clip (this is on original)
9. Open The Door Homer
10. Nothing Was Delivered
11. Nothing Was Delivered
12. Going To Acapulco
13. Gonna Get You Now - beginning is clipped (this is on original)
14. Wildwood Flower - written by A.P. Carter - possibly from a different session
15. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - written by Blind Lemon Jefferson - possibly from a different session
16. Comin' Round The Mountain - written by unknown (traditional)
17. The Flight Of The Bumblebee
18. Confidential To Me - written by Dolinda Morgan
19. Odds And Ends
20. Nothing Was Delivered - beginning is clipped and short clip (this is on original)
21. Odds And Ends
22. Get Your Rocks Off
23. Clothesline Saga
24. Apple Suckling Tree - static glitch at 1:26 (this is on original)
25. Apple Suckling Tree
26. All You Have To Do Is Dream
27. All You Have To Do Is Dream