Rare '67 test pressing surfaced

In 1967 Bob Dylan & The Band recorded dozens of songs in the basement of the house "Big Pink" near Woodstock. Among the many great tracks the sessions brought us all-time classics such as "This Wheel's On Fire", "You Ain't Going Nowhere" or "Tears Of Rage". Since most of the sessions' outcome never had been officially released – only a selection of songs ended up on "The Basement Tapes" in 1974, the first legendary Rock Bootleg recording was born. It was called "Great White Wonder" because of the white sleeve and it was released in 1969. If you are interested in the story, you should read the book "The Great White Wonders: The Story of Rock Bootlegs" by Dylan-biographer Clinton Heylin.

Update from December 2014: The complete restored and remastered "Basement Tapes" have been officially released as The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 on 6 CDs!

Positively Bob Dylan visitor Chris was lucky enough to purchase a rare copy of an original test pressing from a former Baltimore record store owner, who got it from somebody who once brought in a box of LPs to sell in 1988. According to Chris the set includes three extra tracks of earlier solo outtakes. The labels have instructions such as: "Property of John Hammond" and some explanations of origin, etc. It even says that the recording were "too raw" and that the singer "shows promise"(!). It has a signature on one label. 2LP 33rpm Mono and Stereo.
The pictures to this posting are original photographies made by the current owner especially for this purpose. I guess what Chris has got here is a very rare collector's item, if not a one-of-a-kind internal copy for Columbia records. And feedback regarding the item or similar other copies that you know of is very much appreciated.

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