Description
Book Synopsis When Columbia Records finally decided to open up the voluminous Bob Dylan vaults, unleashing thousands of hours of long-sought-after, oft-rumored, unreleased material, it was hard to keep up. Included in the release were six CDs of Blood On The Tracks outtakes, six CDs of the complete Basement Tapes, 10 CDs of Rolling Thunder Revue live material, the six extraordinary CDs of The Cutting Edge from Dylan''s game-changing 1965-66 sessions, and a stunning 36 CD release of Dylan''s stormy 1966 world tour that some say changed the face of popular music. It is all explored here.
This updated examination of Dylan''s five-decade career provides a comprehensively analyzes his writing and recording history and the historical impact of Dylan''s prolific creative output. It features critical commentary on every song and album, including many rare bootleg recordings and the recent new discoveries from Columbia Records. Later chapters also list and discuss D
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- one—Albums
- two—Boxed Sets and Bootleg Series Releases
- thREE—The Nobel Prize Speech, Lecture and the MusiCares Address
- FOUR—Singles and Recorded Collaborations
- FIVE—Bootlegs
- Six—On Film and Television
- SEVEN—Radio
- EIGHT—The Dylan Bookshelf
- Appendix: Chart Positions for the Albums and Compilations
- Index
