BOB DYLAN (DEBUT) 1ST UK ((MONO)) UnPlAyEd ArChIvE MiNt

	£		411
	$		545

BOB DYLAN ''BOB DYLAN'' (DEBUT ALBUM) RAREST EVER 1ST UK PRESSING (((MONO)) 1962 ORIGINAL! CAT NO.62022! NEAR MINT VINYL BARELY PLAYED MORE THAN TWO OR THREE TIMES EVER! VERY NEAR MINT 1ST GARROD & LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACK COVER! ABSOLUTELY PERFECT TOP MINT MONO AUDIO ON MY SYSTEMS! RAREST AND EARLIEST 1ST TEXTURED CBS LABELS FEATURE '33' (ONLY 1ST UK PRESS) A-1 B-1 MATRIX! 

A TRUE ARCHIVE COPY FOR DYLAN AUDIOPHILES OUT THERE! 47 YEARS OLD ARCHIVE!!

Another from my personal collection! Arguably one of the rarest Bob Dylan albums to ever find in this condition! Unbeleivably genuine 47 years old and very near pristine, both the vinyl and cover, what makes this so rare is that this is the 1st UK original ((((mono))) pressing and barely ever played more than three of four times ever!,, in fact the vinyl looks totally unplayed in my opinion! I can't see any visable sighns that this has been played! The vinyl has always been stored in a case with the vinyl seperated from the cover for protection the way that i have always stored my records! I have play tested the album one time, prior to this listing at very loud volume, on a top system, using a dedicated mono cartridge. This audio is as good as it gets on any available format in my opinion! Please note! This can not be surpassed by any stereo format! This original mono pressing is stunning absolutely real rich and vibrant clarity totaly perfect on my systems!! A real collectors copy for any true Dylan audiophiles out there! Never need to upgrade! 

Mint vinyl mint audio and very near mint 1st issue Garrod & Lofthouse Flipback cover!

Bob Dylan is the eponymous debut album from the highly influential American artist of the same name!. It was released on March 19, 1962 on Columbia Records, in the US and CBS records in the UK when Dylan was 20 years old. It features two original compositions, the rest being old folk standards, and was produced by Columbia's legendary talent scout John H. Hammond, who signed Dylan to the label!.

By the time sessions were held for his debut album, Dylan was absorbing an enormous amount of folk material from sitting and listening to contemporaries performing in New York's clubs and coffeehouses. Many of these individuals were also close friends who performed with Dylan, often inviting him to their apartments where they would introduce him to more folk songs. At the same time, Dylan was borrowing and listening to a large number of folk, blues, and country records, many of which were hard to find at the time. Dylan revealed in an interview in the documentary No Direction Home that he needed to hear a song only once or twice to learn it!!.

The final album sequence of Bob Dylan features only two original compositions; the other eleven tracks are folk standards and traditional songs. Few of these were staples of his club/coffeehouse repertoire. Only two of the covers and both originals were in his club set in September 1961. Dylan stated in a 2000 interview that he was hesitant to reveal too much of himself at first!!.

Of the two original songs, "Song for Woody" is the best known. According to Clinton Heylin, the original handwritten manuscript to "Song For Woody" bears the following inscription at the bottom of the sheet: "Written by Bob Dylan in Mills Bar on Bleecker Street in New York City on the 14th day of February, for Woody Guthrie." Melodically, the song is based on one of Guthrie's own compositions, "1913 Massacre," but it's possible Guthrie fashioned "1913 Massacre" from an even earlier melody; like many folk artists including Dylan, Guthrie would often adopt familiar folk melodies into new compositions. Guthrie was Dylan's main musical influence at the time of Bob Dylan's release, and indeed on several of the songs Dylan is apparently imitating Guthrie's vocal mannerisms. "Talkin' New York" references Guthrie's song "Pretty Boy Floyd".

Dylan takes an arranger's credit on many of the traditional songs, but a number of them can be traced to his contemporaries. For example, the arrangement of "House Of The Risin' Sun" was developed by Dave Van Ronk, who was a close friend at the time. During his recording of "Baby Let Me Follow You Down", Dylan mentions the arranger, Eric Von Schmidt, whom he met in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Von Schmidt introduced the arrangement to Dylan as well as an arrangement for "He Was a Friend of Mine," which was also recorded for but omitted from Dylan's first album!!.

Dylan would leave most of these songs behind when he moved to the concert stage in 1963, but he performed "Man of Constant Sorrow" during his first national television appearance in mid-1963 (a performance included on the 2005 retrospective No Direction Home). "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" would later return in a driving electric arrangement during his 1965 and 1966 tours with The Hawks; a live recording was included on Live 1966!!.

After 1966, Dylan performed only five songs from his debut album in concert, and only "Song to Woody" and "Pretty Peggy-O" would be heard with any frequency!!.

Side 1 ''62022-3A-1''

Side 2 ''62022-3B-1''

The Mother Stampers

Side 1 ''A'' ''CO'' (UNBELEIVABLY RARE EARLIEST EVER)

Side 2 ''A'' ''CO''  (UNBELEIVABLY RARE EARLIEST EVER)

The Vinyl

This is the original earliest thick and chunky type of vinyl with deeper grooves (only found like this on the original 1st UK pressings) The vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turntable and is free of any warping!

On initial inspection the vinyl looks like new and it is hard to see a blemish on the playing surface! It is quite obvious that this vinyl has barely ever been played at all in fact visually it is hard to see that this has ever been played! Only in strong light could possibly any sleeve removal marks possibly be seen only (non audio sounding)

The Audio Quality

I have played this vinyl track for track one time only, at very loud volume on a top system using a dedicated mono cartridge! The audio is as good as it gets in any format in my personal opinion absolutely perfect opn my system! cristal clear and very very vibrant indeed! Please note! I also own a copy of the 1st press stereo edition of this album and there is no comparison in my opinion!! MONO this is the only way to hear this album! Cerytainly the most sought after and incredibly rare to ever find in this awesome top top condition! The vinyl and audio is graded as very near mint the best that you will ever find! Please do not underestemate the rarety of this album like this!!

The Labels

These are the 1st issue CBS (TEXTURED ) mono labels! These are like new! Please note only 1st issue l;abels feature ''33'' on the labels (later issues feature 331/3) and only 1st issue labels are textured! I can barely see any spindle marks even in strong light try to find anything like this after 47 years!!! Unbeleivable!!

The Record Sleeve

This is plain white PATENTED sleeve.

The cover

This is the 1st issue Garrod & Lofthouse flipback cover! laminated front only! Absolutely stunning super super glossy appearance! Just barely one light laminate crease worth to mention only and barely noticable unless looked for!  No splits or tares and (no) real storageware worth to mention! The rear is exceptional! This top copy must grade at least excellent plus to very very near pristine in my opinion!

This is the best copy that you will ever find beleive me and the rarest and most sought after with unbeleivable top mono audio! An archive copy!,, you will never need to upgrade from this album!

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

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