Bob Dylan

Debut Album (FOLK)

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Debut Album

Bob Dylan

Hoo Doo Records

8436542013598

HOO 137988

FOLK

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INCLUDES 12 BONUS TRACKS

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Bob Dylan is widely regarded as the great poet laureate of rock & roll, and the pre-eminent singer/songwriter of modern times. He re-energized the folk-blues genre in the early Sixties, and his songs were widely adopted by the decade’s Civil Rights movement. Whether singing a topical folk song, exploring rootsy rock and blues, or delivering one of his more abstract, allegorical compositions, Dylan has consistently demonstrated the rare ability to reach and affect listeners with thoughtful, sophisticated lyrics. His biting, imagistic and often cryptic words served to capture and define the mood of a generation.
This remastered collector’s edition contains Dylan’s self-titled debut album for the Columbia label, Bob Dylan (1962), produced by the legendary talent scout John Hammond. By the time the sessions were held for his debut album, Dylan had absorbed an enormous amount of folk material from sitting and listening to his contemporaries performing in New York’s clubs and coffeehouses. Many of these individuals were also close friends who performed with Dylan, often inviting him to their apartments where they would introduce him to more folk songs. At the same time, Dylan was borrowing and listening to a large number of folk, blues, and country records, many of which were hard to find at the time. In addition, we have included 12 bonus tracks – consisting of the B-side “Mixed-Up Confusion”, and a bunch of live recordings Dylan made for several radio stations, between 1961 and 1962.

PERSONNEL:

BOB DYLAN,
vocals, guitar and harmonica.

Recorded in New York City, between 1961 and 1962.
Original recordings produced by John Hammond.

“Dylan updated Woody Guthrie's notion of the topical folk song and made it his own, creating anthems that were the soundtrack to the early-'60s Civil Rights movement.” – Richard Corliss, Time magazine

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET, RARE PHOTOS, VINTAGE MEMORABILIA, DETAILED LINER NOTES

BOB DYLAN (Debut Album)
01. YOU’RE NO GOOD 1:40
02. TALKIN’ NEW YORK 3:18
03. IN MY TIME OF DYIN’ 2:39
04. MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW 3:07
05. FIXIN’ TO DIE 2:20
06. PRETTY PEGGY-O 3:23
07. HIGHWAY 51 2:51
08. GOSPEL PLOW 1:45
09. BABY, LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN 2:35
10. HOUSE OF THE RISIN’ SUN 5:18
11. FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES 2:18
12. SONG TO WOODY 2:42
13. SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN 2:44

BONUS TRACKS

14. MIXED-UP CONFUSION (Single B-Side) 2:30
15. ROLL ON JOHN (Live) 3:16
16. HARD TIMES IN NEW YORK (Live) 2:32
17. SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING (Live) 3:03
18. STEALIN’ STEALIN’ (Live) 3:24
19. BABY, PLEASE DON’T GO (Live) 2:19
20. THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL (Live) 5:11
21. MAN ON THE STREET (Live) 2:25
22. OMIE WISE (Live) 4:02
23. DON’T THINK TWICE, IT’S ALRIGHT (Live) 3:21
24. THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND (Live) 5:39
25. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (Live) 2:29

TOTAL TIME: 76:48