Oddly enough, the Dylan song that is my current favourite is off the Columbia bootleg double album. It is the first version of "Idiot Wind" -- there is also the first recording of "Tangled Up in Blue". What makes "Idiot Wind" so special is that it is certainly harsh, but towards the end it puts equal blame on both people ("we're idiots..."), and ends up being a better song. Somewhere between that and the next week (I think), he hardened his attitude and the version on the album is vicious. The earlier one is much more painful to hear -- you can just hear the pain in his voice. I think he just got frightened by it.
yours, Peter T.