This was recorded sometime in May 1959 at the home of Ric Kangas in Hibbing, Minnesota. Kangas was one of Dylan's friends at the time and fellow singer-songwriter.
The full tape is believed to include four songs:
1. When I Got Troubles [officially released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7, so blocked from KZfaq for copyright]
2. I Wish I Knew [written by Ric Kangas]
3. Teen Love Serenade [first song in this video]
4. The Frog Song [second song in this video]
With the exception of the second track, which is not in circulation, all the songs were written by Dylan himself, making this one of the earliest recordings of Dylan's original material and subsequently a very important document of his history. The melodies and lyrics are reminiscent of 1950s pop music, reflecting Dylan's earliest influences: Little Richard, Johnny Ace, Buddy Holly, etc. In "The Frog Song", for instance, Dylan is clearly channeling Clarence "Frogman" Henry. In the next year, he finds inspiration in Woodie Guthrie and other folk artists and leaves behind Little Richard for a while. Dylan was into rock 'n roll far before the "Newport massacre", and this tape shows where that spark of electricity came from.