Bob Dylan - "George Jackson"

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   Can anyone recommend to me a readily-available import CD that contains this track as it is not available domestically?  The imports "The Essential Bob Dylan" and "Masterpieces" both have this track, but they are out of print.  Thanks.  

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maciav Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 June 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote maciav Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bob Dylan - "George Jackson" Posted: 30 August 2006 at 1:12pm
	Can anyone recommend to me a readily-available import CD that contains this track as it is not available domestically? The imports "The Essential Bob Dylan" and "Masterpieces" both have this track, but they are out of print. Thanks.
	Mike C. from PA

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 August 2006 at 6:21pm
	It is quite surprising that "George Jackson" has never surfaced on a U.S. CD release, given the plethera of Bob Dylan material available on CD and the fact that the song did reach the Top 40 on Billboard.

anthology123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote anthology123 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2006 at 9:04am
	Which was considered the A side? The Big Band version or the acoustic version? I have yet to find the acoustic version on CD.

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2006 at 1:56pm
	I brought this song up on the Board 2-3 months ago. My DJ 45 has the Big Band version on one side, and the acoustic version on the other. Both sides include the word "sh*t", clearly heard, even on the copy sent to radio. I never heard it on the radio in late '71/'72, so I don't know which side got played, or how/if radio dealt with the "bad word" situation. Can anyone shed light on particulars?

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2006 at 4:53pm
	usually the side with the lower matrix number is the a-side......in this instance the a side is the "big band version".....that side on my 45 has a matrix numbner of zss 156020...the b-side containing the "acoustic version" has a matrix number of zss 156021 Edited by edtop40
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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 December 2011 at 10:37pm
	Regarding the commercial 45 of Bob Dylan's "George Jackson", the actual run time for the "Acoustic Version" side is 3:35, not 3:38 as stated on the record label, while the actual run time for the "Big Band Version" side is 5:30, not 5:33 as stated on the record label. I'd also like to once again bring up Jim's question about how Top 40 radio stations handled playing the song given that promo 45 copies were evidently uncensored? And to those who recall hearing (or playing) this song on the radio, which version did stations favor?

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 June 2012 at 8:45am
	What did they do when is was played on AT40 back in Jan. 1972?
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

mstgator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 September 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mstgator Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 June 2012 at 11:55am
	AT40 engineer Bill Hergenson created his own custom version by editing out the "sh" sound, so AT40 listeners heard the line as "He wouldn't take it from no one." (As told by Hergenson himself in Pete Battistini's wonderful book American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970s).)

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 June 2012 at 12:53pm
	Thanks for the quick response Aaron. Thanks to the newest forum member Kerry I not only heard the edit but even verified it was the acoustic version they played on AT40 (at least on the show from 1/8/72). Thanks again Kerry. Edited by Santi Paradoa
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

JL328 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 May 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote JL328 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 July 2012 at 6:42am
	According to the track listing, the acoustic version of "George Jackson" (running 3:41) appears on a CD called "Listen Whitey! Sounds of Black Power 1967-74." Looks like this is a brand new 2012 release from Light in the Attic Records, which I know nothing about except that it appears to be based in Seattle. Does anyone know anything about this?