Dylan, Bob

Heavy weighs the prophet's mantle. By 1964, after three revolutionary albums, Bob Dylan was chafing at the "voice of a generation" accolades that were piling up in his inbox. He was equally resistant to those, especially the folk purist crowd, who tried to constrain him to a particular role, admonishing him if he stepped outside of what they deemed the "correct" approach. Dylan came to see their rigid mindset as being just as restrictive as that of the "straight" society they sought to escape....

The baby-faced Bob Dylan staring out from the cover of his self-titled 1962 debut album would soon become the musical spokesman of a generation. Instant Dylan landmarks like "Man Of Constant Sorrow" and "Highway 51"--and gutwrenching versions of folk/blues classics like "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" and "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"--made the abundant talents of this legend-to-be obvious. Forty years later, the album--now available in its ultra-rare, original mono mix on High-Definition...

Say the phrase "Dylan went electric" to a rock music fan practically anywhere on the globe and they will instantly think of his infamous Newport Folk Festival appearance on July 20, 1965. It has become one of the most oft-told tales in modern musical mythology, with any number of versions depending on the teller. Did the crowd boo Dylan because he dared to plug in or were they merely upset at the short length of the three-song set? Did Pete Seeger really grab an axe and try to cut the...

Released in 1967, Greatest Hits marked the end of the first prolific phase of Bob Dylan's career: five short years that saw the pop music world--and our culture in general?markedly changed by the songs contained herein. Including such seminal touchstones as "Like A Rolling Stone," "Subterranean Homesick Blues," and "Blowin' In The Wind," this definitive pressing is presented on High-Definition Vinyl, from the absolute original analog mono masters. Includes 11" x 17" reproduction of the...

In just three short years, Bob Dylan had gone from being a complete unknown to rock's poet laureate, with his every utterance and move mined for meaning, both hidden and overt. The cycle of album-tour-album was taking its toll, even as he released his triumphant "rock trilogy" of Another Side of Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde. Just as it seemed there was no way out, fate intervened on July 29, 1966, when Dylan crashed his Triumph Tiger 100 motorcycle in Woodstock, New...

One of the most controversial albums in Bob Dylan's remarkable catalog, the 1970 double-LP Self Portrait continues to exercise a considerable fascination amongst Dylan devotees. Released on the heels of the artist's gamechanging Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait offered a quirky assortment of studio and live tracks, encompassing Dylan originals as well as covers of familiar pop and folk numbers, recorded with an all-star musical cast. At the time of its original release, the sprawling,...

The Times They Are A-Changin', the third album featured in our ongoing campaign to restore Bob Dylan's legacy on vinyl, is also the third album Dylan recorded for Columbia. Released in February 1964, the incisive title track quickly became an anthem for all those seeking social justice, and served as the soundtrack for an entire generation. This Sundazed edition is an exact reproduction of the rare original 1964 mono album, featuring the original "11 Outlined Epitaphs" insert and all-analog...