The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956–1963

The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956–1963 consists of 165 tracks, spanning from a recording in the Terlinde Music Shop, St. Paul, Minnesota, on Christmas Eve 1956 (when Bob Zimmerman was 15 years old) to an October 26, 1963, Dylan performance at the Carnegie Hall. The album is produced by Steve Berkowitz and Sean Wilentz; Wilentz also wrote the liner notes for the box set booklet. == Release and reception ==

Release The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956–1963 was released on October 31, 2025, through Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. It was issued as 8CD and 4LP sets, with a 2CD highlights compilation also released on the same day as the compilation. The first online single from the compilation was "Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)", released on September 17, 2025. Reception On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized scale from 0 to 100 based on reviews from critics, Through the Open Window has a rating of 96. Writing for Ultimate Classic Rock, critic Michael Galluchi summarized it "tells the story of how Robert Zimmerman from Duluth, Minnesota, became Bob Dylan, the voice of a generation. It's told through home recordings, club performances, outtakes from his first three albums, radio appearances and the complete 1963 Carnegie Hall concert". Sean Hinman concluded in a review for the music website SuperDeluxeEdition that the compilation is an "essential set for diehard Dylan fans". == "Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)" ==

The single "Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)" was originally recorded for ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' album, but did not make the final tracklist, for reasons unknown. == Track listing ==