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- The Annotated Recordings of Bob Dylan -
BOB DYLAN

1.   You're No Good.
2.   Talkin' New York.
3.   In My Time of Dying.
4.   Man of Constant Sorrow.
5.   Fixin' to Die.
6.   Pretty Peggy-O.
7.   Highway 51.
8.   Gospel Plough.
9.   Baby, Let Me Follow You Down. #1.
10. House of the Rising Sun.
11. Freight Train Blues.
12. Song to Woody.
13. See That My Grave is Kept Clean.

RECORDING DETAILS

RELEASE DATE :	19 March 1962
COMPANY:	CBS
RECORD NUMBER:	Columbia CL 1779 and Stereo CS 8579
CD NUMBER:	CBS 462835-2
RECORDED:	20 and 22 November 1961
STUDIO:	Columbia Studio A, New York, New York, U.S.A.
PRODUCER:	John Hammond
ENGINEER/S:
MUSICIANS:
Bob Dylan	Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica

LATER RELEASED OUTTAKES

1.	He Was a Friend of Mine. BOOTLEG SERIES VOLUME 1-3 Disc 1 Track 2
2.	Man on the Street. BOOTLEG SERIES VOLUME 1-3 Disc 1 Track 3
3.	House Carpenter. BOOTLEG SERIES VOLUME 1-3 Disc 1 Track 5

SOURCE/PRECEDENT/CONTEMPORARY RECORDINGS

1.	Bob Dylan's first offical recording sessions.
2.	Only two songs are Bob Dylan compositions, most are covers of folk/blues standards.
3.	The Beach Boys release their first album, SURIN' SAFARI.

COMMENTS

1.	Some earlier non-professional recordings have been released. See LIVE 1961-2000 Tracks 2 and 3.
2.	Bob Dylan had recorded professionally before these sessions, as a session musican (see *Talkin' New York.*) or using the pseudonym, Blind Boy Grunt.
3.	John Hammond was a highly repected producer of folk and blues records. Negative reviews of the record accorded Bob Dylan the label, Hammond's Folly.
4.	Apart from *Song to Woody* (dedicated to his mentor, Woody Guthie), none of the cover songs are Guthrie compositions. Bob Dylan's eulogy *Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie* was printed in Writings and Drawings and a recording released on BOOTLEG SERIES VOL 1 -3.
5.	A large number of the tracks are first takes, most have no more than three attempts. This brisk approach to recording (commonly criticised by producers and critics) has been standard practice on the majority of Bob Dylan's recordings.
6.	Although the majority of songs are standards, several are credited by/arranged by Bob Dylan. This use of publishing rights has also been standard practice for Bob Dylan's recordings. There was some dissatifaction with Dylan's use of Dave Von Ronks' arrangement for *House of the Rising Sun* but crediting it to himself.
7.	The album's *House of the Risin' Sun* was the inspiration for Allan Price's arrangement of the song for The Animals, 196?
8.	Total cost of the sessions has been reported as $402.
9.	The cap worn on the cover was an early prop, but was dropped after it became standard folk singer issue. Despite the small sales of the album it had a significant fashion influence - in the UK it was adopted by John Lennon and Donovan (one of the original "new Bob Dylans").
10.	Bob Dylan would repeat the recording sessions thirty years later, with the release of two albums of traditional/cover songs, the wounderfully titled GOOD AS I'VE BEEN TO YOU, and WORLD GONE WRONG.
11.	Essentially the record shows little promise of the original work to follow, probably most restrained by the selection of traditional songs and the significant number of death songs.. An ambitious over-achievement for a 20 year old, the next release would redress any initial failure.

THE CRITICS

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THE RECORD
TRACK LIST:

SIDE ONE
1.   You're No Good. (Jesse Fuller)
2.   Talkin' New York.
3.   In My Time of Dying. (arr. Bob Dylan)
4.   Man of Constant Sorrow.(arr. Bob Dylan)
5.   Fixin' to Die. (B. White)
6.   Pretty Peggy-O. (arr. Bob Dylan)
7.   Highway 51.   (C.Jones)

SIDE TWO
1.   Gospel Plough. (arr. Bob Dylan)
2.   Baby, Let Me Follow You Down. #1. (R.Von Schmidt)
3.   House of the Rising Sun. (Bob Dylan?)
4.   Freight Train Blues.
5.   Song to Woody.
6.   See That My Grave is Kept Clean.
       (Blind Lemon Jefferson)

COVER:

Front	A young faced Bob Dylan - cap, brown leather coat and guitar neck. Title and track listing in red.
Back	Enthusiastic review by xxx (Robert Shelton, music critic for xxx)
Insert	n/a

THE COMPACT DISC

Front	A young faced Bob Dylan - cap, brown leather coat and guitar neck. Title in red. Track listing
Back	Track listing
Insert	n/a

All compositions by Bob Dylan, except where noted.
All Recording Data usually from Record /Compact Disc Cover, or
Clinton Heylin, Dylan : Behind Closed Doors - The Recording Sessions 1960-1994
Penguin Books 1996

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