BOB DYLAN "Bob Dylan" 1962 DEBUT UK CBS 1st MONO PRESS

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BOB DYLAN "Bob Dylan" 1962 DEBUT UK CBS 1st MONO PRESS

G&L FLIPBACK, CLEAR, BRIGHT MONO CUT, SOUNDS GREAT

BOB DYLAN
Bob Dylan

ORIGINAL UK CBS (BPG 62022) VERY FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (March 1962) OF DYLAN'S EPONYMOUS DEBUT LP IN GREAT CONDITION - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY (ON MY SYSTEM - AT A LOUD VOLUME) WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR, CRISP, SHARP AND BRIGHT AUDIO

THESE ORIGINAL DYLAN MONOS ARE REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO HEAR THIS ICONIC MUSIC IN ITS FULL GLORY - THE MONOS HAVE A MUCH MORE IMMEDIATE, FRESH AND UNDILUTED SOUND THAN THE STEREOS (in fact, many of the early Dylan Stereo releases were mixed-down versions of the Mono recordings) - AND THIS COPY STILL SOUNDS AS FRESH AND VIBRANT TODAY AS IT DID ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL - THIS IS THE EARLIEST 1962 PRESSING WITH HEAVILY TEXTURED DEEP ORANGE CBS LABELS , '33' SPEED INDICATION AND MIS-PRINTS THE FIRST TRACK AS "SHE'S NO GOOD" RATHER THAN "YOU'RE NO GOOD"
MATRIX NUMBERS: 62022 1A 1 (with A3 at the 6 o'clock position) / 62022 1B 1 (with A4 at the 6 o'clock position)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE FIRST ISSUE FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN", UK PATENT NUMBER AND 'FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING' TEXT PRINTED IN GREY/SILVER

Bob Dylan's first album is a lot like the debut albums by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones -- a sterling effort, outclassing most, if not all, of what came before it in the genre, but similarly eclipsed by the artist's own subsequent efforts.
The difference was that not very many people heard Bob Dylan on its original release (originals on the early '60s Columbia label are choice collectibles) because it was recorded with a much smaller audience and musical arena in mind.
At the time of Bob Dylan's release, the folk revival was rolling, and interpretation was considered more important than original composition by most of that audience.
A significant portion of the record is possessed by the style and spirit of Woody Guthrie, whose influence as a singer and guitarist hovers over "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "Pretty Peggy-O," as well as the two originals here, the savagely witty "Talkin' New York" and the poignant "Song to Woody"; and it's also hard to believe that he wasn't aware of Jimmie Rodgers and Roy Acuff when he cut "Freight Train Blues."
But on other songs, one can also hear the influences of Bukka White, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, and Furry Lewis, in the playing and singing, and this is where Dylan departed significantly from most of his contemporaries.
Other white folksingers of the era, including his older contemporaries Eric Von Schmidt and Dave Van Ronk, had incorporated blues in their work, but Dylan's presentation was more in your face, resembling in some respects (albeit in a more self-conscious way) the work of John Hammond, Jr., the son of the man who signed Dylan to Columbia Records and produced this album, who was just starting out in his own career at the time this record was made.
There's a punk-like aggressiveness to the singing and playing here. His raspy-voiced delivery and guitar style were modelled largely on Guthrie's classic 1940s and early 1950s recordings, but the assertiveness of the bluesmen he admires also comes out, making this one of the most powerful records to come out of the folk revival of which it was a part. Within a year of its release, Dylan, initially in tandem with young folk/protest singers like Peter, Paul & Mary and Phil Ochs, would alter the boundaries of that revival beyond recognition, but this album marked the pinnacle of that earlier phase, before it was overshadowed by this artist's more ambitious subsequent work. In that regard, the two original songs here serve as the bridge between Dylan's stylistic roots, as delineated on this album, and the more powerful and daringly original work that followed.

SIDE 1: You're No Good / Talkin' New York / In My Time Of Dyin' / Man Of Constant Sorrow / Fixin' To Die / Pretty Peggy-O / Highway 51
SIDE 2: Gospel Plow / Baby, Let Me Follow You Down / House Of The Risin' Sun / Freight Train Blues / Song For Woody / See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

LABELS: The labels are clean, bright, fresh and unmarked with moderate spindle traces (which show readily on these untreated rough textured labels - please see close-up photos) - EXCELLENT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl lies perfectly flat on the turntable and both surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen. There are some hairlines/light marks evident (nothing major) but these have no real audio consequence - EXCELLENT
VINYL Audio: Sensational MONO audio delivery with a crystal clear, warm, rich and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume there are no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no sticks/jumps, no loud clicks/pops (just a few light background ticks on "House Of The Rising Sun") and barely any surface noise - just a touch on the track divisions and some (not all) of the quieter sections (nothing major). This is a very nice copy and the whole LP plays with superb clarity, no discernible groove-wear and no distortion and is strictly graded VERY GOOD++ for audio (a conservative grading)
SLEEVE: The original tri-flipback sleeve is in VERY GOOD++ condition. The front laminate retains its deep glossy sheen and the edges and spine have no real wear to speak of - all spine text is clear and bold. There is some feathering on the opening edge and some discolouration to the back but the flipback sections are clean and undamaged. Overall, a fine example of this first issue sleeve - practically 50 years old

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