The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs

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archival release compilation album

The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs is an archival Bob Dylan compilation featuring rare and unreleased recordings from the late 1980s through the 2000s, highlighting alternate takes, live performances, and outtakes from his later career.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs – Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006	2
Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 (alternate version)	1
The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4807168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs
Context triple: [Bob Dylan discography, includesSeries, The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs]

A. The New Basement Tapes
The New Basement Tapes is a supergroup project formed to record and interpret previously unreleased Bob Dylan lyrics from his 1967 "Basement Tapes" era, featuring prominent contemporary musicians.
B. Under the Covers
"Under the Covers" is a 1997 studio album by country artist Dwight Yoakam featuring his interpretations of classic rock and pop songs.
C. Another Side of Bob Dylan
Another Side of Bob Dylan is a 1964 studio album by Bob Dylan that marked a shift from protest songs toward more introspective and personal songwriting.
D. The London Chuck Berry Sessions
The London Chuck Berry Sessions is a 1972 live and studio album by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, best known for featuring his hit single "My Ding-a-Ling."
E. The Malibu Sessions
The Malibu Sessions is a laid-back, acoustic-driven pop album by singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat that reflects a breezy, beach-inspired sound.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs
Target entity description: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs is an archival Bob Dylan compilation featuring rare and unreleased recordings from the late 1980s through the 2000s, highlighting alternate takes, live performances, and outtakes from his later career.

A. The New Basement Tapes
The New Basement Tapes is a supergroup project formed to record and interpret previously unreleased Bob Dylan lyrics from his 1967 "Basement Tapes" era, featuring prominent contemporary musicians.
B. Under the Covers
"Under the Covers" is a 1997 studio album by country artist Dwight Yoakam featuring his interpretations of classic rock and pop songs.
C. Another Side of Bob Dylan
Another Side of Bob Dylan is a 1964 studio album by Bob Dylan that marked a shift from protest songs toward more introspective and personal songwriting.
D. The London Chuck Berry Sessions
The London Chuck Berry Sessions is a 1972 live and studio album by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, best known for featuring his hit single "My Ding-a-Ling."
E. The Malibu Sessions
The Malibu Sessions is a laid-back, acoustic-driven pop album by singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat that reflects a breezy, beach-inspired sound.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archival release ⓘ compilation album ⓘ
artist	Bob Dylan ⓘ
containsRecordingFromPeriod	1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures	photograph of Bob Dylan performing live ⓘ
criticalReception	widely acclaimed ⓘ
decadeOfRelease	2000s ⓘ
edition	deluxe edition ⓘ standard edition ⓘ
followedBy	The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ
format	CD ⓘ digital download ⓘ vinyl ⓘ
genre	Americana ⓘ folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasLinerNotes	yes ⓘ
includesMaterialFromAlbumSessions	Love and Theft NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Out of Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ World Gone Wrong NERFINISHED ⓘ “Mississippi” sessions ⓘ
includesTrackType	alternate takes ⓘ demos ⓘ live recordings ⓘ outtakes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
metacriticScore	89 ⓘ
notableTrack	Born in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi (alternate version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Most of the Time (alternate version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ Series of Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfDiscs	2 ⓘ 3 ⓘ
partOfDiscography	Bob Dylan discography ⓘ
precededBy	The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home – The Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryArtist	Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ Brendan O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Lanois ⓘ Don Was NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Garnier NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ Legacy Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate	2008-10-06 ⓘ 2008-10-07 ⓘ
series	The Bootleg Series NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	late-career creativity of Bob Dylan ⓘ
volumeNumber	8 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bob Dylan discography → includesSeries → The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs ⓘ

Someday Baby → includedIn → The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 (alternate version)

Million Miles → partOfAlbum → The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs – Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006

Million Miles → includedIn → The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs ⓘ