If you really must have all the Basement Tapes recordings in one convenient location instead of hunting them down on numerous bootlegs (138 tracks!) then this is your go to six-disc set. Released in 2014, The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete has it all but there’s a lot of uninteresting (and at times unlistenable) material here. It’s not really until the third and fourth discs that you really get to the good stuff. And it is very good indeed, a milestone of the Americana genre. At the same time these are mostly the songs we already knew from the Robbie Robertson produced 1975 Basement Tapes album (with some fun alternate versions and takes).

Discs 1-2 and 4-6 rarely deliver anything more than the sound of a bunch of drunk or stoned (or both) mates hanging around loosely jamming with results that, while historically and archivally significant, are simply not great (or even good) music. And this is from a diehard Bob Dylan fan who listens to everything he releases and has seen him in concert 12 times. ‘Sign on the Cross’ is an interesting precursor to his gospel years. ‘Get Your Rocks Off’ is a hoot. There’s a great cover of Johnny Cash’s ‘Folsom Prison Blues.’ ‘I’m Not There’ is something of a hidden gem with at least one great stanza.

No I don’t belong to her
I don’t belong to anyone
She’s my Christ-forsaken angel
But she don’t hear me cry
She’s a lone-hearted mystic
And she can’t carry on
When I’m there, she’s all right
But she’s not when I’m gone.

I can’t explain the almost across the board 5 star reviews you find everywhere, except for the historical significance of the 1967 recordings and the ‘event’ of having them finally officially released in their entirety. Don’t get me wrong if we are talking about just discs 3 and 4, then yes this is masterful material. But taken as a whole collection this is, for me at least, the weakest of the Official Bootleg series.

Horrible pressing. "Sharp" little ticks constantly thoughout. Even after cleaning.

Nice to have a sprawling set like this on CD so you can easily skip right to the tracks you wanna hear or avoid several takes of the same song in a row.

I'm looking for record three (side E+F). Please get in touch if anyone got an extra copy.

A listing here is not correct. It's a false claim. This entry should be deleted or at least ignored (https://discogs.sitiodesbloquea.com/release/11271731-Bob-Dylan-And-The-Band-The-Basement-Tapes-Complete-The-Bootleg-Series-Vol-11).
There is absolutely NO counterfeit version of this particular volume in the bootleg series [The Basement Tapes Complete (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11)].
The following is a list of counterfeit Dylan CDs that were made in China:
Bob Dylan 1970 3CD;
Bob Dylan Trouble No More 1979-1981 2CD;
Bob Dylan Springtime in New York 2CD;
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways 2CD;
Bob Dylan Shadows In The Night CD;
Bob Dylan Fallen Angels;
Bob Dylan More Blood, More Tracks 1CD;
Bob Dylan ‎The Rolling Thunder Revue (The 1975 Live Recordings);
The Complete Album Collection.
NONE OF THE VOLUMES in the Bootleg Series with more than two discs have been pirated (in China).
The most notable counterfeit CD sets coming out of China are the The Rolling Stones in Mono set (https://discogs.sitiodesbloquea.com/release/16943664-The-Rolling-Stones-The-Rolling-Stones-In-Mono) and The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties (NOT yet listed on Discogs). A few years back The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties and Bob Dylan The Complete Album Collection were sold in several DVD shops in Beijing. Now these shops are gone along with these two sets.
P.S.: The second volume of The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties (In Studio - Greatest Album From The '70s To '00s: https://discogs.sitiodesbloquea.com/release/8592316-The-Rolling-Stones-In-Studio-Greatest-Album-From-The-70s-To-00s-) set was NEVER pirated, there are not any counterfeit versions of this particular set. If you are a lucky owner of the stunning In Studio - Greatest Album From The '70s To '00s set, your set is indeed an original one without doubt.

This is not correct. It's a false claim. This entry should be deleted or at least ignored.
There is absolutely NO counterfeit version of this particular volume in the bootleg series [The Basement Tapes Complete (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11)].
The following is a list of counterfeit Dylan CDs that were made in China:
Bob Dylan 1970 3CD;
Bob Dylan Trouble No More 1979-1981 2CD;
Bob Dylan Springtime in New York 2CD;
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways 2CD;
Bob Dylan Shadows In The Night CD;
Bob Dylan Fallen Angels;
Bob Dylan More Blood, More Tracks 1CD;
Bob Dylan ‎The Rolling Thunder Revue (The 1975 Live Recordings);
The Complete Album Collection.
NONE OF THE VOLUMES in the Bootleg Series with more than two discs have been pirated (in China).
The most notable counterfeit CD sets coming out of China are the The Rolling Stones in Mono set (https://discogs.sitiodesbloquea.com/release/16943664-The-Rolling-Stones-The-Rolling-Stones-In-Mono) and The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties (NOT yet listed on Discogs). A few years back The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties and Bob Dylan The Complete Album Collection were sold in several DVD shops in Beijing. Now these shops are gone along with these two sets.
P.S.: The second volume of The Rolling Stones – Greatest Albums In The Sixties (In Studio - Greatest Album From The '70s To '00s: https://discogs.sitiodesbloquea.com/release/8592316-The-Rolling-Stones-In-Studio-Greatest-Album-From-The-70s-To-00s-) set was NEVER pirated, there are not any counterfeit versions of this particular set. If you are a lucky owner of the stunning In Studio - Greatest Album From The '70s To '00s set, your set is indeed an original one without doubt.

Unfortunately my discs were all scuffed and smudged out of the box. Sounds great though.

Had anyone compared this with the US version, by any chance?

This is the Real Deal, Dylan's Bootleg series are off tap, This is another must own. The vinyl pressing is perfection.

You know at first I thought I could live with the 3lp set which is indeed very nice. That was all thrown out the window when I really sat down and listened to the 6cd masterpiece! Incredible set, beautiful books, photos and of course the timeless music preserved in the best possible quality!