When Bob Dylan's own website started, it was actually run by someone who had connections with Grateful Dead fans and, for a number of years, individual songs appeared, mostly live recordings by Dylan ("field" recordings for the most part) but also other recordings including cover versions. They were available free of charge to hear but (officially) not to download. Needless to say, some folks found ways round the copy protection system and copies were circulated privately on disc amongst friends. Inevitably, these recordings drifted into the hands of bootleggers with, as I understand it (I'm not much of a bootleg collector), equally inevitable results. I can't imagine that this went down well with Dylan or his people and the arrangement ceased, around the time that Sony took over the website, as I recall.
Generally, the posted tracks were taken off the website after a period of time, some of which then reappeared at a later date.
For those who can be bothered to read further, here's a list of those recordings, taken from the wonderful Searching For A Gem website:
Exclusive Tracks which have been featured on the Columbia Internet Web site
All performances live unless otherwise stated.
Audience recordings are indicated by (A).
The date in the headings indicates when the recording was first posted on the Dylan website
Dec 1997:
BDC0 Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) - from the 1973 Columbia album Dylan This was only noted some time after it appeared; hence the "BCD0" numbering
BDC1 I'm Not There (1956) - unreleased track from the Basement Tapes, 1967, now released on the original soundtrack of the Todd Haynes film I'm Not There
BDC2 Blind Willie McTell - Jones Beach, NY, 17 Aug 1997 (A)
BDC3 Visions Of Johanna - Historic Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 3 Sep 1992
BDC4 Mr. Tambourine Man - Wolftrap, Vienna, VA, 23 Aug 1997 (A)
Jan 1998:
BDC5 Lay Down Your Weary Tune - Carnegie Hall, New York City, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), from the cancelled 1964 album Bob Dylan In Concert (R-0370, see 1964)
Thanks to Nick Ralph for pointing out all these 1963 tracks are from acetates, with clicks, etc.
BDC6 John Brown - Town Hall, New York City, 12 Apr 1963 (stereo version), again from the cancelled 1964 album Bob Dylan In Concert
BDC7 Cold Irons Bound - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 16 Dec 1997 (A) (R-0267, see 1998) - now also available on the 2001 Japanese live compilation Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances
BDC8 You're A Big Girl Now - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 17 Dec 1997 (A)
BDC9 I'm Your Teenage Prayer - unreleased track from the Basement Tapes, 1967
BDC10 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - early version released in 1965 as Positively 4th Street by mistake
BDC11 Percy's Song - Carnegie Hall, New York City, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), third song from the cancelled 1964 album Bob Dylan In Concert
BDC12 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 16 Dec 1997 (A)
Feb 1998:
BDC13 Seven Curses - Carnegie Hall, New York City, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), fourth song from the cancelled 1964 album Bob Dylan In Concert (R-0376, see 1964)
Thanks to Nick Ralph for pointing out that this performance is slightly cut.
BDC14 'Til I Fell In Love With You - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 16 Dec 1997 (A)
BDC15 Idiot Wind - Historic Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 30 Aug 1992
BDC16 Tight Connection To My Heart - Supper Club, New York City, 17 Nov 1993, second show, from a shelved TV special/video/live album project recorded by Bob in association with HBO
BDC17 Weeping Willow (traditional) - Supper Club, New York City, 17 Nov 1993, second show, again from the shelved TV special/video/ live album project
Mar 1998:
BDC18 Love Sick - Grammy Awards, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 28 Feb 1998
BDC19 Girl Of The North Country - Madison Square Garden, New York City, 20 Jan 1998 (A)
Apr 1998:
BDC20 The Man In Me - Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY, 28 Jan 1998 (A)
BDC21 Born In Time - New Jersey Center for the Performing Arts, Newark, NJ, 1 Feb 1998 (A) now also available on the 2001 Japanese live compilation Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances
BDC22 Tears Of Rage (Bob Dylan-Richard Manuel) - Madison Square Garden, New York City, 17 Jan 1998 (A)
May 1998:
BDC23 Delia (traditional) - Supper Club, New York City, 17 Nov 1993, second show, third song from the shelved TV special/video/ live album project
BDC24 Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Rev Gary Davies, arr. Eric von Schmidt) - with The Hawks, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, 17 May 1966 (now on Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert)
BDC25 The Lonesome River (Ralph & Carter Stanley) - Ralph Stanley and Bob Dylan, from the Ralph Stanley album Clinch Mountain Country
Jun 1998:
BDC26 Make You Feel My Love - Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 21 May 1998 (A) (released on Things Have Changed singles)
BDC27 I'm Not Supposed To Care (Gordon Lightfoot) - The Pond, Anaheim, CA, 23 May 1998 (A)
BDC28 Shelter From The Storm - Roseland, New York City, 19 Oct 1994
BDC29 Boots Of Spanish Leather - Glasgow, Scotland, 21 Jun 1998 (A)
Aug 1998:
BDC30 Mama, You Been On My Mind - Brussels, Belgium, 17 Jun 1998 (A)
BDC31 Se