Best Dylan live album in my opinion.

Liked it at the time, but thought it didn't capture the show I saw.

Saw the first concert of the tour at the Chicago Stadium. The Band was great. Some of the moments at the show were electric. Just thinking back to It's Alright Ma gives me goosebumps.

If I remember correctly, there were stories the tour didn't go that well for the performers.

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I bought this album the evening after I saw the last waltz. I love it

there are a fair number of soundboard tapes from that tour that circulate

did you buy the last waltz album? it's even better.

Love this album. Had it from day one.

My particular favorites are Levon's great version of "The Night They Drove ol Dixie Down" and Bob's passionate version of "Knocking on Heaven's Door."

"Take all the pain...It's yours anyway"

Bob Dylan to Release ‘The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12?
By Nick DeRiso September 23, 2015 12:49 PM

Dylan

The next installment of the Bob Dylan‘s heralded Bootleg Series will focus on the development of his electric sound in two crucial years during the ’60s.

The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12, due on Nov. 6, includes early demos, alternative versions and outtakes from a period that saw Dylan release Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde. Those sessions produced signature tracks including “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Subterranean Homesick Blues” and “Visions of Johanna.”

“At the beginning, most songs were fairly shapeless,” Dylan sideman Al Kooper says in the new issue of Rolling Stone, which will be available Friday. “Only little by little did they come together.”

Expected highlights include Bob Dylan’s early attempt at a plugged-in version of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” months prior to the Byrds crafted a breakout hit with it. A take on “Visions of Johanna” includes alternate lyrics. And the whirlwind sessions for “Like a Rolling Stone” are comprehensively explored.

There are also early Blonde on Blonde tracks featuring future members of the Band, recorded before Dylan changed direction and decided to use a group of Nashville musicians. Those sessions differed greatly from the more loosely organized Highway 61 Revisited, said Kooper, who unexpectedly found himself sitting in on organ for “Like a Rolling Stone.”

The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 will be available in three different editions: an economical two-disc size, an expanded six-disc version and a massive 18-disc package, which includes, among other things, sessions for “Like a Rolling Stone.”

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I think this was briefly discussed awhile back, but an 18 disc package...WTF!!!!!
Can't find any other info regarding prices, etc, but that 18 pack might cost an arm and a leg.

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On one hand, thats kind of the holy grail in terms of getting what was maybe his most pivotal moment in his career, and possibly even music in general.

On the other hand, I have a life that when the hell am I gonna listen to 18 discs?!!! (at least more than once lol).

Then again, it just reminds me of the 80 CD Grateful Dead 1972 Europe tour they just released. And hey, people bought it so I guess its better to be out there in some fashion than never released because its "unmarketable".

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Can't find any other info regarding prices, etc, but that 18 pack might cost an arm and a leg.

Here's a tracklist for the 6-CD deluxe edition: [www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk]

And here's a Amazon link with the price of 310 euros for the 6-CD Edition: [www.amazon.de]

EDIT: Amazon.fr has listed the 6-CD edition with the price of 43,99 euros. On this link you can listen to some snippets of It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry and Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again.



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Then again, it just reminds me of the 80 CD Grateful Dead 1972 Europe tour they just released. And hey, people bought it so I guess its better to be out there in some fashion than never released because its "unmarketable".

WTF? You've got to be kidding me, they released an 80 CD package? Do you have to buy all 80 CD's at a time? I thought the best of those shows was already culled for the original Europe 72 release. Wow.

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Can't find any other info regarding prices, etc, but that 18 pack might cost an arm and a leg.

Here's a tracklist for the 6-CD deluxe edition: [www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk]

I'll admit, I did crack up when I saw one disc is JUST Like A Rolling Stone. Again, a mix of "cool" and "are you f'in crazy?!!"

And yeah, that Grateful Dead thing did happen, and I believe it was an 80 CD box set. No single shows, but maybe I'm wrong.

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Can't find any other info regarding prices, etc, but that 18 pack might cost an arm and a leg.

Here's a tracklist for the 6-CD deluxe edition: [www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk]

And here's a Amazon link with the price of 310 euros for the 6-CD Edition: [www.amazon.de]

EDIT: Amazon.fr has listed the 6-CD edition with the price of 43,99 euros. On this link you can listen to some snippets of It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry and Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again.

For the first link, that equals about $346...must be a mistake?! For 6 cd's?!!
Well at least they comes with a book.

The other link is more reasonable at only $49...but that seems low so might also be a mistake?
If it is correct, does it come with the book? haha


God only knows how much the 18 cd edition will cost.... ...maybe the first link at 310 euros ($346) would be the correct price for that?

Still no listing for anything on Amazon (U.S.)

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Can't find any other info regarding prices, etc, but that 18 pack might cost an arm and a leg.

Here's a tracklist for the 6-CD deluxe edition: [www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk]

And here's a Amazon link with the price of 310 euros for the 6-CD Edition: [www.amazon.de]

EDIT: Amazon.fr has listed the 6-CD edition with the price of 43,99 euros. On this link you can listen to some snippets of It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry and Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again.

For the first link, that equals about $346...must be a mistake?! For 6 cd's?!!
Well at least they comes with a book.

The other link is more reasonable at only $49...but that seems low so might also be a mistake?
If it is correct, does it come with the book? haha


God only knows how much the 18 cd edition will cost.... ...maybe the first link at 310 euros ($346) would be the correct price for that?

Still no listing for anything on Amazon (U.S.)

The first link at 310 euros it's the Blu-spec version, and the second one (43 euros) it's the MP3 version. I can't remember where I read but it seems there will be an official announcement tomorrow about this release, so I think we can have some more details about the prices and (hopefully) the tracklist for the 18-CD version.

Ahh thanks for clearing that up Cristiano.
I don't speak either of those languages, so was just looking at the prices!

Hopefully more info. tomorrow as you say - lots to consider here.

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It's now listed on iTunes US at the price of $59.99 (the deluxe edition) and $16.99 (2-CD edition).

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Then again, it just reminds me of the 80 CD Grateful Dead 1972 Europe tour they just released. And hey, people bought it so I guess its better to be out there in some fashion than never released because its "unmarketable".

WTF? You've got to be kidding me, they released an 80 CD package? Do you have to buy all 80 CD's at a time? I thought the best of those shows was already culled for the original Europe 72 release. Wow.

yup. its 1 full concert from each year the dead existed, 1965-1995, all in 1 trunk.

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Then again, it just reminds me of the 80 CD Grateful Dead 1972 Europe tour they just released. And hey, people bought it so I guess its better to be out there in some fashion than never released because its "unmarketable".

WTF? You've got to be kidding me, they released an 80 CD package? Do you have to buy all 80 CD's at a time? I thought the best of those shows was already culled for the original Europe 72 release. Wow.

yup. its 1 full concert from each year the dead existed, 1965-1995, all in 1 trunk.

Well that's actually pretty cool. I couldn't imagine 80 CD's from the Europe 72 concerts, although that was arguably their best period, I think the idea of a show every year would be cool to be able to see their changes from year to year. Amazing to think they never took a year off in those 30 years. Thanks for the info.

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Then again, it just reminds me of the 80 CD Grateful Dead 1972 Europe tour they just released. And hey, people bought it so I guess its better to be out there in some fashion than never released because its "unmarketable".

WTF? You've got to be kidding me, they released an 80 CD package? Do you have to buy all 80 CD's at a time? I thought the best of those shows was already culled for the original Europe 72 release. Wow.

yup. its 1 full concert from each year the dead existed, 1965-1995, all in 1 trunk.

Well that's actually pretty cool. I couldn't imagine 80 CD's from the Europe 72 concerts, although that was arguably their best period, I think the idea of a show every year would be cool to be able to see their changes from year to year. Amazing to think they never took a year off in those 30 years. Thanks for the info.

its already sold out too. it was like $750 I think. good news is there is a 4 cd set in stores that contains 1 song from each one of those concerts so you get 30 songs each from a different year

One week till His Bobness plays an intimate concert hall in Oslo. Can't wait!

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Then again, it just reminds me of the 80 CD Grateful Dead 1972 Europe tour they just released. And hey, people bought it so I guess its better to be out there in some fashion than never released because its "unmarketable".

WTF? You've got to be kidding me, they released an 80 CD package? Do you have to buy all 80 CD's at a time? I thought the best of those shows was already culled for the original Europe 72 release. Wow.

yup. its 1 full concert from each year the dead existed, 1965-1995, all in 1 trunk.

Well that's actually pretty cool. I couldn't imagine 80 CD's from the Europe 72 concerts, although that was arguably their best period, I think the idea of a show every year would be cool to be able to see their changes from year to year. Amazing to think they never took a year off in those 30 years. Thanks for the info.

its already sold out too. it was like $750 I think. good news is there is a 4 cd set in stores that contains 1 song from each one of those concerts so you get 30 songs each from a different year

Its the last thing I'll say on it cause it is a Dylan thread, but yes, there was a full Europe 72 tour box set that was 73 CDs:
[en.wikipedia.org]

And the most recent box set for their 50th which was 80 CDs and included a show a year for 30 years:
[en.wikipedia.org]

All of which DID sell to at least someone. So I guess my point being it puts the 18 discs into perspective, if its actually released to the public.

THE CUTTING EDGE 1965 – 1966: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 12 COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Limited, numbered edition of 5,000 units worldwide – THESE WILL BE THE ONLY COPIES OF THE COLLECTOR’S EDITION EVER MANUFACTURED!
Every single note recorded by Bob Dylan in the studio in 1965/1966
379 tracks on 18 discs
180 page hardcover 11” x 11” book
Includes certificate of authenticity
ALSO INCLUDES:
The original nine mono 45 RPM singles released during the time period
A leopard skin printed spindle
A strip of film cells from an original print of the ‘Don’t Look Back’ film
includes a download link to hi-res audio files for all 18 discs

The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 Collector’s Edition Box Set
$599.99

[bobdylanbox.shop.musictoday.com]

It looks A LOT like my 1966 tour box made by Scorpio records in the early 2000's.
And it's MUCH more expensive.

D'oh! Guess I won't be one of the 5000 lucky punters!

Of course it is more expensive, it comes with a leopard skin printed spindle.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Deluxe Edition (6-CD Box-set)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Take 1 (1/13/1965) acoustic, incomplete
Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Take 2 (1/13/1965) acoustic
Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Take 3 remake (1/13/1965) acoustic
Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Take 1 remake (1/14/1965) electric
I’ll Keep It with Mine – Take 1 (1/13/1965) piano demo, previously released on Biograph
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic, previously released on BS 7
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream – Take 1 (1/13/1965) acoustic, incomplete
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream – Take 2 (1/13/1965) acoustic
She Belongs to Me – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic
She Belongs to Me – Take 2 Remake (1/13/1965) acoustic
She Belongs to Me – Take 1 Remake (1/14/1965) electric
Subterranean Homesick Blues – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic, previously released on BS 1-3
Subterranean Homesick Blues – Take 1 remake (1/14/1965) electric
Outlaw Blues – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic
Outlaw Blues – Take 2 Remake (1/13/1965) electric
On the Road Again – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic
On the Road Again – Take 4 (1/14/1965) electric
On the Road Again – Take 1 remake (1/15/1965) electric
On the Road Again – Take 7 remake (1/15/1965) electric
Farewell, Angelina – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic, previously released on BS 1-3
If You Gotta Go, Go Now – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic
If You Gotta Go, Go Now – Take 2 (1/15/1965) electric
You Don’t Have to Do That – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic, incomplete

Disc: 2

California – Take 1 (1/13/1965) solo acoustic
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Take 1 (1/15/1965) acoustic, demo
Mr. Tambourine Man – Takes 1
Mr. Tambourine Man – Take 3 (1/15/1965) incomplete, with band
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Take 1 (6/15/1965)
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Take 8 (6/15/1965)
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Take 3 (7/29/1965)
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Take 3 remake (7/29/65)
Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence – Take 2 (6/15/1965)
Tombstone Blues – Take 1 (7/29/1965)
Tombstone Blues – Take 9 (7/29/1965) previously released on BS 7
Positively 4th Street – Take 1
Positively 4th Street – Take 4 (7/29/1965)
Positively 4th Street – Take 5 (7/29/1965)
Desolation Row – Take 1 (8/4/1965)
Desolation Row – Take 2 (8/4/1965) piano demo
Desolation Row – Take 5 Remake (8/2/1965)
From a Buick 6 – Take 1 (7/30/1965)
From a Buick 6 – Take 4 (7/30/1965) released in error on first pressing of Highway 61 Revisited, 1965

Disc: 3

Like a Rolling Stone – Take 1
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 4 (6/15/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 5 (6/15/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Rehearsal (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 1 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 2
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 4 (6/16/1965) released on Highway 61 Revisited, 1965
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 5 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 6 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 8 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 9
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 11 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 12 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 13 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 14 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Take 15 (6/16/1965)
Like a Rolling Stone – Master take
Like a Rolling Stone – Master take
Like a Rolling Stone – Master take
Like a Rolling Stone – Master take

Disc: 4

Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Take 1 (7/30/1965)
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Take 17 (7/30/1965 released in error on the first pressing of Positively 4th Street single
Highway 61 Revisited – Take 3 (8/2/1965)
Highway 61 Revisited – Take 5 (8/2/1965)
Highway 61 Revisited – Take 7 (8/2/1965)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Take 1 (8/2/1965)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Take 3 (8/2/1965)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s blues – Take 13 (8/2/1965)
Queen Jane Approximately – Take 2 (8/2/1965)
Queen Jane Approximately – Take 5 (8/2/1965)
Ballad of a Thin Man – Take 2 (8/2/1965) incomplete
Medicine Sunday – Take 1 (10/5/1965)
Jet Pilot – Take 1 (10/5/1965) Previously released on Biograph, 1985
I Wanna Be Your Lover – Take 1 (10/5/1965)
I Wanna Be Your Lover – Take 6 (10/5/1965)
Unknown Instrumental – Take 2 (10/5/1965)
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Takes 5
Visions of Johanna – Take 1 (11/30/1965)
Visions of Johanna – Take 5 (11/30/1965)

Disc: 5

Visions of Johanna – Take 7 (11/30/1965)
Visions of Johanna – Take 8 (11/30/1965) previously released on BS 7
Visions of Johanna – Take 14 (11/30/1965)
She’s Your Lover Now – Take 1 (1/21/1966)
She’s Your Lover Now – Take 6 (1/21/1966)
She’s Your Lover Now – Take 15 (1/21/1966) previously released on BS 1-3
She’s Your Lover Now – Take 16 (1/21/1966) solo piano
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) – Take 2 (1/25/1966)
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) – Take 4 (1/25/1966)
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) – Take 19 (1/25/1966)
Lunatic Princess – Take 1 (1/27/1966)
Fourth Time Around – Take 11 (2/14/1966)
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat

Disc: 6

Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – Take 1 (2/17/1966)
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – Rehearsal (2/17/1966)
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – Take 5 (2/17/1966) previously released on BS 7
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – Take 13 (2/17/1966)
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – Take 14 (2/17/1966)
Absolutely Sweet Marie – Take 1 (3/7/1966)
Just Like a Woman – Take 1 (3/8/1966)
Just Like a Woman – Take 4 (3/8/1966)
Just Like a Woman – Take 8 (3/8/1966)
Pledging My Time – Take 1 (3/8/1966)
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) – Take 1 (3/9/1966)
Temporary Like Achilles – Take 3 (3/9/1966)
Obviously 5 Believers – Take 3 (3/10/1966)
I Want You – Take 4 (3/10/1966)
Sad – Eyed Lady of the Lowlands



The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Best Of The Cutting Edge (2-CD)

Disc 1

Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Take 2, Acoustic)
I’ll Keep It with Mine (Take 1, Piano Demo)
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream (Take 1 & 2, Solo Acoustic)
She Belongs to Me (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
Subterranean Homesick Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take)
Outlaw Blues (Take 2, Alternate Take)
On the Road Again (Take 4, Alternate Take)
Farewell, Angelina (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Take 2, Alternate Take)
You Don’t Have to Do That (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
California (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
Mr. Tambourine Man (Take 3 with Band, Incomplete)
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 5, Rehearsal (Short Version)
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 11, Alternate Take)
Sitting On a Barbed Wire Fence (Take 2)
Medicine Sunday (Take 1)
Desolation Row (Take 2, Piano Demo)
Desolation Row (Take 1, Alternate Take)

Disc 2

Tombstone Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take)
Positively 4th Street (Take 5, Alternate Take)
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window (Take 1)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Take 3, Rehearsal)
Highway 61 Revisited (Take 3, Alternate Take)
Queen Jane Approximately (Take 5, Alternate Take)
Visions of Johanna (Take 5, Rehearsal)
She’s Your Lover Now (Take 6, Rehearsal)
Lunatic Princess (Take 1)
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Take 8, Alternate Take)
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Take 19)
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Absolutely Sweet Marie (Take 1, Alternate Take)
Just Like a Woman (Take 4, Alternate Take)
Pledging My Time (Take 1, Alternate Take)
I Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take)
Highway 61 Revisited (Take 7, False Start)

Here's the complete tracklist for the 18-CD version: [www.bobdylan.com]

What a feast!

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THE CUTTING EDGE 1965 – 1966: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 12 COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Limited, numbered edition of 5,000 units worldwide – THESE WILL BE THE ONLY COPIES OF THE COLLECTOR’S EDITION EVER MANUFACTURED!
Every single note recorded by Bob Dylan in the studio in 1965/1966
379 tracks on 18 discs
180 page hardcover 11” x 11” book
Includes certificate of authenticity
ALSO INCLUDES:
The original nine mono 45 RPM singles released during the time period
A leopard skin printed spindle
A strip of film cells from an original print of the ‘Don’t Look Back’ film
includes a download link to hi-res audio files for all 18 discs

The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 Collector’s Edition Box Set
$599.99

[bobdylanbox.shop.musictoday.com]

Wow that's a beauty, but at $599 will have to pass. Not a bad deal for the rich and famous I suppose, but I am neither.
And a leopard skin printed spindle I can probably live without.

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The 18 CDs without all the extra gimmicks would have been my preference.

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The 18 CDs without all the extra gimmicks would have been my preference.

I agree.
The two cd edition is now listed on Amazon (U.S.) at a reasonable $19.98.
Still no sign of 6 cd edition which is what I'll probably opt for - and hopefully for under $60.

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The 18 CDs without all the extra gimmicks would have been my preference.

I agree.
The two cd edition is now listed on Amazon (U.S.) at a reasonable $19.98.
Still no sign of 6 cd edition which is what I'll probably opt for - and hopefully for under $60.

Unfortunately, it will cost more than $60: [www.amazon.com]

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The 18 CDs without all the extra gimmicks would have been my preference.

I agree.
The two cd edition is now listed on Amazon (U.S.) at a reasonable $19.98.
Still no sign of 6 cd edition which is what I'll probably opt for - and hopefully for under $60.

Unfortunately, it will cost more than $60: [www.amazon.com]

Geez $149.98...

"Packaged in a slipcase with a separate 120-page hardcover book with exclusive photography and liner notes".

So If I do go this route, I'll be paying apprx. $90 above what I thought it should be just for a hardcover book.....

On the positive side, don't think I can live without 20 different versions of Like a Rolling Stone.lol
Seriously though, this is gonna be the one I want, which probably means less Christmas gifts for family and friends.

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