Ballad of a Thin Man

~ Song

Annotation

Work status:

  • First copyright date: 1965-09-13
  • Copyright renewed in 1993
Annotation last modified on 2012-01-07 23:04 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993)
Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
Wikidata:Q2725231 [info]

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1965-08-02Ballad of a Thin Man ("Original Mono Recordings" remaster)Bob Dylan5:52
1965-08-02Ballad of a Thin Man (officially released stereo studio recording)Bob Dylan5:59
1965-08-02Ballad of a Thin Man (take 1, 8/02/1965, false start)partialBob Dylan0:42
1965-08-02Ballad of a Thin Man (take 2, 8/02/1965, breakdown)Bob Dylan3:54
1965-08-02Ballad of a Thin Man (take 4, 8/02/1965, insert)Bob Dylan1:00
1965-08-28Ballad of a Thin Man (live 1965-08-28: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan5:43
1965-09-03Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1965‐09‐03: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1965-09-03Ballad of a Thin Man (live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California - September 3, 1965)liveBob Dylan5:40
1965-10-29 – 1965-10-31Ballad of a Thin Man (Partial, intro Clipped, Dropouts and Tape Speed Varies) (live at the Back Bay Theater, Boston, Massachusetts - October 29 or 31, 1965)liveBob Dylan5:20
1965-10-30Ballad of a Thin Man (Incomplete) (live at Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, CT - October 30, 1965)live and partialBob Dylan0:50
1965-12-04Ballad of a Thin Man (live at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA - December 4, 1965)liveBob Dylan5:37
1965-12-04Ballad of a Thin Man (live: 1965-12-04)liveBob Dylan?:??
1965Mr Jones (A Ballad of a Thin Man)coverThe Grass Roots2:55
1966-04-13Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan?:??
1966-04-13Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1966-04-13: Sydney, Australia)liveBob Dylan7:13
1966-04-29Ballad of a Thin Man (incomplete)live and partialBob Dylan6:03
1966-05-01Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:54
1966-05-05Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:22
1966-05-06Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan6:48
1966-05-10Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan6:56
1966-05-11Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:46
1966-05-12Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan?:??
1966-05-12Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:21
1966-05-14Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:30
1966-05-15Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan6:56
1966-05-16Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:23
1966-05-17Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:55
1966-05-17Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:55
1966-05-19Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:09
1966-05-20Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1966-05: ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, UK)liveBob Dylan7:38
1966-05-21Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:28
1966-05-24Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:50
1966-05-26Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1966-05-26: The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)liveBob Dylan7:23
1966-05-27Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan9:45
1974-01-14Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1974-01-14: Boston Garden, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band3:33
1974-01-21Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1974-01-21: Madison Square Garfden, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band4:00
1974-02-14Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1974-02: LA Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band3:41
1974-02-14Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1974-02: LA Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band4:06
1974-02-14Ballad of a Thin Man (remix)liveBob Dylan & The Band4:05
1974-02-14Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1974-02-14: Afternoon Show, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band4:05
1974-02-14Ballad Of A Thin ManliveBob Dylan & The Band3:29
1975-10-29Ballad of a Thin Man (Seacrest Motel rehearsals)Bob Dylan5:43
1978-02-28 – 1978-03-01Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1978-02/03: Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan)liveBob Dylan4:53
1978-03-15Ballad of a Thin Man (1978-03-15: Festival Hall, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (mono soundboard source))liveBob Dylan?:??
1981-06-27Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan3:26
1981-11-10Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1981-11-10: Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, USA)liveBob Dylan3:28
1984-05-23Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1984-05-23: Beverly Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1984-07-07Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1984-07: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)liveBob Dylan4:17
1986-02-24Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan & Tom Petty4:22
1987-06Ballad of a Thin ManBob Dylan & Grateful Dead2:18
1987-06Ballad of a Thin ManGrateful Dead & Bob Dylan?:??
1987-07-04Ballad of a Thin Man (1987-07-04: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan & Grateful Dead5:36
1987-07-19Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan & Grateful Dead5:58
1988-03-27Ballad of a Thin Mancover and liveGrateful Dead?:??
1988-03-27Ballad of a Thin Man >cover and liveGrateful Dead7:04
1988-04-01Ballad of a Thin Mancover and liveGrateful Dead?:??
1988-04-01Ballad of a Thin ManliveGrateful Dead6:35
1988-04-01Ballad of a Thin Mancover and liveGrateful Dead6:41
1988-04-01Ballad of a Thin Mancover and liveGrateful Dead6:52
1988-04-01Ballad of a Thin Man (live in New Jersey, April 1, 1988)cover and liveGrateful Dead6:51
1994-10-18Ballad of a Thin Man (1994-10-18: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1996-05-25Ballad of a Thin Mancover and liveRobyn Hitchcock7:16
1996-08Ballad of a Thin Man (live)liveBob Dylan8:47
2004-03-25Ballad of a Thin Man (2004-03-25: Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
2005-07-31Ballad of a Thin Man (2005-07-31: Les Schwab Amphitheatre, Bend, OR, USA)liveBob Dylan7:35
2008-11-08Ballad of a Thin Man (2008-11-08: Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
2009-10-29Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 2009-10-29: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA)liveBob Dylan9:30
2010-11Ballad of a Thin Man (The Road Sessions version)cover and liveTriggerfinger6:08
2011-07-24Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-07-24: WhiteWater Live Music Amphitheater, New Braunfels, TX, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
2011-10-11Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-10-11: Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham, England (source 1))liveBob Dylan?:??
2011-10-16Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-10-16: Le Zenith, Lille, France)liveBob Dylan?:??
2011-10-25Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-10-25: SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany)liveBob Dylan?:??
2011-11-04Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-11-04: Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden)liveBob Dylan6:14
2011-11-14Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-11-14: Mediolanum Forum, Assago Milano, Italy (km140 source))liveBob Dylan?:??
2011-11-14Ballad of a Thin Man (2011-11-14: Mediolanum Forum, Assago Milano, Italy (Edirol R09-HR source))liveBob Dylan?:??
2012-07-08Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 2012-07-08: Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland)liveBob Dylan6:22
2012-07-18Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan6:40
[Eat the Document Soundtrack: Scene 36]: Ballad of a Thin Man (live)liveBob Dylan1:04
[Eat the Document Soundtrack: Scene 38]: Ballad of a Thin Man (live)liveBob Dylan0:51
[Eat the Document Soundtrack: Scene 40]: Ballad of a Thin Man (live)liveBob Dylan1:39
Ballad of a Thin Man (live)liveBob Dylan7:00
Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan4:38
Ballad of a Thin Man (1992-04-15: State Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan4:38
Ballad of a Thin Man (1974-01-10: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
Ballad of a Thin Man (1978-11-29: L.S.U. Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin Man (1984-06-28: Minestadio del F.C. Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan & The Band4:05
Ballad of a Thin Man (1989-06-16: Palacio Municipal Deportes Montjuíc, Barcelona, Spain)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin Man (1978-12-10: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan3:25
Ballad of a Thin Man (1974-01-22: Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
Ballad of a Thin Man (1994-02-12: Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin Man (2009-03-25: Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin ManBob Dylan5:58
Ballad of a Thin Man (live, 1999-02-15: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI)liveBob Dylan7:02
Ballad of a Thin Man (1996-11-12: Five Flags Center Arena, Dubuque, IO, USA)liveBob Dylan8:48
Ballad of a Thin ManliveBob Dylan7:42
Ballad of a Thin Man (2008-11-19: Alumni Field House, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Ballad of a Thin Man (1990-06-27, Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik, Iceland)liveBob Dylan4:09
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