Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 11 iTunes App Gets Update

Bob Dylan & The Band The Basement Tapes Bootleg 11 Companion App arrives at App Store

By Stephen Pate – Almost immediately after the iTunes download of Bob Dylan and The Band on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 The Basement Tapes, the Sony /Apple Bob Dylan Bootleg Companion App was updated for the new release.

That’s the good news. The bad news is Sony Legacy Records cheapened up and only covers 10 of 138 songs on Bootleg Vol. 11.

The Bootleg App is free but it was a major marketing ploy for Sony on Bootleg 10. Industry chatter said the app doubled CD and download sales. The Bootleg 10 Companion App covered 36 of 54 songs on the release.

See: The Bob Dylan Bootleg Companion App Covers The Basement Tapes

For the Bootleg 11 Companion App Sony tightened the purse strings with  coverage of only 10 of 138 songs.

Is Sony the skin flint or is it Dylan himself pulling the purse strings tighter?

This is the second cheap shot this year from Dylan Inc and Sony. For 2 months they advertisedThe Lyrics: Since 1962with a fancy slip-case. On the day the $150 book shipped, Dylan Inc changed the description to remove the book’s slip-case.

I wrote Sony asking for an explanation or fix. No word yet.

See Case of the Missing Bob Dylan Slip-Case

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete – Bob Dylan & The Band

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