Bob Dylan

11-6-09 Bob Dylan

After mentioning Leonard Cohen yesterday, I had to go to Bob today…

CD BOB DYLAN (1st) SONY JPN SRCS 9239

1962 13 TRKS ('97 issue)

LP FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN, THE CBS UK 62193

1963 13 TRKS

CD FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN, THE (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90321

1963 13 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

CD TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN', THE re COLUMBIA US CK 92240

1964 10 TRKS ('05 issue)

LP BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME CBS UK 62515

1965 11 TRKS

CD BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90326

1965 11 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

CD HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90324

1965 9 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

LP HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED COLUMBIA US CS 9189

1965 9 TRKS original U.S. LP

CDx2 BLONDE ON BLONDE (SACD) COLUMBIA US C2H 90325

1966 14 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

LPx2 BLONDE ON BLONDE mono COLUMBIA US C2L 41

1966 14 TRKS mono, original issue

CD JOHN WESLEY HARDING (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90320

1968 12 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

LP JOHN WESLEY HARDING COLUMBIA US CS 9604

1968 12 TRKS stereo

LP NASHVILLE SKYLINE CBS UK 63601

1969 10 TRKS

CD NASHVILLE SKYLINE (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90319

1969 10 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

CD NEW MORNING COLUMBIA US CK 30290

1970 12 TRKS

CD SELF PORTRAIT COLUMBIA US CGK 30050

1970? 24 TRKS

LPx2 SELF PORTRAIT COLUMBIA US C2X 30050

1970? 24 TRKS

LP DYLAN COLUMBIA US PC 32747

1973 9 TRKS

CD BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90323

1974 10 TRKS ('03 issue) SACD

LP BLOOD ON THE TRACKS COLUMBIA US PC 33235

1974 10 TRKS 2 x diff. covers

CD PLANET WAVES (w/ The Band) (SACD) COLUMBIA US CH 90339

1974 11 TRKS SACD ('03 issue)

LP PLANET WAVES (w/ The Band) ISLAND UK ILPS 9261

1974 11 TRKS The Band; UK original issue

CDx2 BEFORE THE FLOOD (w/ The Band) COLUMBIA US C2K 37661

1974 21 TRKS Live

LPx2 BASEMENT TAPES, THE (w/ The Band) COLUMBIA US C2 33682

1975 24 TRKS ('67 recording)

CDx2 BASEMENT TAPES, THE (w/ The Band) re COLUMBIA US 8229.2

1975 24 TRKS ('67 recording) ('09 issue)

LPx5 BIOGRAPH (5LP) (Collection) CBS NL CBS 66509

1985 53 TRK Collection, boxed set

CDx3 BOOTLEG SERIES, Vols. 1 - 3 (3CD) COLUMBIA US C3K 65302

1991 58 TRK Collection '61 - '91 recordings

CDx2 LIVE 1966 (Bootleg Series No. 4) COLUMBIA US C2K 65759

1998 15 TRKS Live, Manchester 5/66

CDx2 NO DIRECTION HOME (Bootleg Series No. 7) COLUMBIA US C2K 93937

2005 28 TRKS collection (mostly 60's recordings)

I am very good with Mr. Dylan from the beginning up to his “Planet Waves” album – though I stray a bit from this stricture. In the modern age, there have several collections that I consider very worthy of attention, notably “Biograph”, “Bootleg Series Vols. 1-4” and “Bootleg Series Vol. 7”. I also heartily recommend the DVD “No Direction Home”.

Dylan is one of those artists that you must own some 45’s and maybe even some unauthorized LP’s. “The Basement Tapes” has been the title that has captured my imagination most recently. I’ve owned an LP of it since it was released properly (’75?) and I “didn’t get around to it” until a year or two ago! I found a book about “The Basement Tapes” and began to listen – drunk men! Chemically refreshed men! Funny songs!

- Ron