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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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         bob dylan
                  - in my own words

 

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Released 1963.
Vinyl: Columbia KCS 8786
CD:

Songs:
Side A:
Blowin' In The Wind*
Girl From The North Country*
Masters Of War*
Down The Highway
Bob Dylan's Blues
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall*

Side B:
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right*
Bob Dylan's Dream
Oxford Town
Talking World War Three Blues
Corrina, Corrina
Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
I Shall Be Free

Producer:
John Hammond

Musicians:
Bob Dylan: Vocals, guitar, harmonica

Story:
This record became the breakthrough for Dylan's career. It contains one of the most played and covered song in folk/rock history, Blowin' In The Wind. Masters Of War and Don't Think Twice, It's All Right are two songs Dylan have played at concerts at almost every tour through the years. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall was a really killer along with Isis during the Rolling Thunder Revue I & II. Girl From The North Country is a sweet song often played at concert in the 80:s.
It's very difficult to rate the early albums. Should I rate the album exactly the way it was performed at the time or should I keep in mind the transforms and the power of new versions each song can bring forth? If I put together an album with the best version of each song I probably would rate it to ****+ or maybe even *****.

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