BOB DYLAN / ROLLING THUNDER REVUE : TOUR ARCHIVES 1975/1976 (2DVD)

From 1975 to 1976, Bob Dylan, together with a host of brilliant musicians, traveled across the United States in celebration of the nation’s Bicentennial during the legendary Rolling Thunder Revue tour. With renewed attention in 2019 through the release of a new live box set and a film, this tour now comes alive again in a brand-new two-DVD set: Rolling Thunder Revue: Tour Archives 1975/1976.

This video anthology compiles five hours of archival footage, including rare live performances from the tour, period television broadcasts, and previously unreleased concert footage. Highlights include the original film sources of concerts featured in the latest movie, the long-lost tour documentary Renaldo and Clara, the U.S. original TV broadcast and Japanese TV version of Hard Rain—a televised counterpart to the 1976 live album—as well as shelved TV concert footage that never saw release at the time.

Together, they convey the vibrant energy of this legendary tour in an unmissable visual collection. Enhanced through the latest restoration and editing, upgrading both the old film and audio quality, this is the definitive collector’s edition and the ultimate archival release.

On DVD 1, the opening section “Live from the Rolling Thunder Revue” focuses on original concert footage that was first unveiled in the recent documentary film. This collection features only live performances—many with alternate edits or previously unseen cuts not included in the film—making it the ultimate best-of concert compilation.

Next, “Live from Renaldo and Clara” highlights rare performance footage taken from Dylan’s long-lost 1978 tour documentary Renaldo and Clara. Here you’ll find invaluable clips unique to the film, including solo performances by Joan Baez and Roger McGuinn, as well as Mick Ronson’s distinctive guitar work. Another highlight: these performances are presented not with the old mono soundtracks that once circulated, but newly remastered in stereo.

The “Unreleased TV Special” section features footage filmed at the Belleview Biltmore Hotel in Clearwater, Florida in 1976. Originally shelved and never broadcast, this special presents a very different setlist from the televised version that eventually aired. Although sourced from leaked tapes, the material has been carefully restored—visual corrections applied and both remastered enhanced stereo audio and the original source audio included.

DVD 2 presents the 1976 TV special Hard Rain in both its U.S. original broadcast and the rare Japanese TV version. Unlike the shelved hotel footage, these outdoor stadium performances captured Dylan and the band in full rock power, part of which became the Hard Rain live album. While widely circulated since the VHS era, past copies suffered from the same dark, low-quality video and standard audio transfers. For the first time ever, this new edition restores and upgrades the picture quality through state-of-the-art video restoration, and offers both the improved enhanced stereo remaster and the original mono soundtrack (switchable for comparison).

As a further bonus, the set also includes the complete broadcast of The World of John Hammond, featuring Dylan’s performance of “Hurricane,” the song that sparked attention ahead of the 1975 tour.

Altogether, this deluxe collection brings together five hours of footage, restored and remastered, offering the ultimate visual anthology of Dylan’s legendary Rolling Thunder Revue.

DVD1
LIVE FROM "ROLLING THUNDER REVUE"
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL
ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE (VALLEY BELOW)
SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE
OH SISTER
THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL
HURRICANE
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
TANGLE UP IN BLUE
ISIS
COYOTE Joni Mitchell
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO
Concert Footages from The Rolling Thunder Revue Tour 1975/1976

LIVE FROM THE MOVIE "RENALDO AND CLARA"
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
IT AIN'T ME, BABE
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (Version 1)
IT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH, IT TAKES A TRAIN TO CRY
ROMANCE IN DURANGO
ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE (VALLEY BELOW)
EIGHT MILES HIGH Roger McGuinn
CHESTNUT MARE Roger McGuinn
SARA
NEVER LET ME GO
JUST LIKE A WOMAN 
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (Version 2)
DIAMONDS AND RUST Joan Baez
NEED A NEW SUN RISING Ronee Blackley
CATFISH Rob Stoner
GUITAR PLAY / HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
SALT PORK WEST VIRGINIA Ramblin' Jack Elliott
SONGS OF INNOCENCE Allen Ginsberg
HURRICANE film
CLINTON TV NEWS
"RENALDO AND CLARA" Movie
Concert Footages from The Tour during November / December 1975

UNRELEASED TV SPECIAL
MR.TAMBOURINE MAN
THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND with Joan Baez
I DREAMED I SAW ST. AUGUSTINE with Joan Baez
DIAMONDS AND RUST Joan Baez
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
LIKE A ROLLING STONE
ISIS
JUST LIKE A WOMAN
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
LAY LADY LAY
Live at Starlight Ballroom, Belleview Hotel, Clearwater, Florida
April 22nd 1976

DVD2
"HARD RAIN" US TV BROADCAST VERSION
A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND with Joan Baez
RAILROAD BOY with Joan Baez
DEPORTEE with Joan Baez
I PITY THE POOR IMMIGRANT with Joan Baez
SHELTER FROM THE STORM
MAGGIE'S FARM
ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
MOZAMBIQUE
IDIOT WIND
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
NBC Network Broadcast "HARD RAIN" TV Special  
Live at Hughes Stadium, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
May 23rd 1976

THE WORLD OF JOHN HAMMOND
INTRODUCTION
HURRICANE
SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE
OH SISTER
WTTW-TV broadcast "SOUNDSTAGE" Chicago, Illinois
September 10th 1975

"HARD RAIN" JAPANESE TV BROADCAST VERSION
A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND with Joan Baez
DEPORTEE with Joan Baez
I PITY THE POOR IMMIGRANT with Joan Baez
SHELTER FROM THE STORM
MAGGIE'S FARM
ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
MOZAMBIQUE
IDIOT WIND
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
TV Tokyo Broadcast "HARD RAIN" TV Special  
Live at Hughes Stadium, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
May 23rd 1976

NTSC 16:9 / 4:3 Wide Screen - Enhanced Stereo Remaster / Original Mono 
DVD 1 = time approx. 48+58+54 = 160min.
DVD 2 = time approx. 52+20+46 = 118min.