Am playing this as I type. A lovely near mint US vinyl first pressing on Columbia, that batters even the mono box CD release (that will do for vinyl nerdiness). Probably my favourite Dylan album. Have no idea about the furore caused by him going electric on side one as I was about three at the time, but the fact is some of the dourness of the earlier albums is kicked completely into touch. Thus folk rock was born.
She Belongs To Me and Love Minus Zero/No Limit have a “weight” and authority to them that simply wouldn’t be there without the electric backing band and the out and out rockers Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggies Farm kick-ass like nobody’s business.
Side 2 is back to the unplugged geetar but somehow the energy of the earlier tracks is carried forward and Dylan is inspired to write and deliver four of his finest songs from Mr Tambourine Man through to It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue. If anyone is in any doubt as to the man’s greatness then grab a listen of this. I have just flipped it over to side one again…
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