BOB DYLAN LP COL 8786 “Freewheelin’” 2-eye ORIG stereo 3AK/2AB NM

$

60

Artist:  BOB DYLAN

Title:   “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”

Label:   COLUMBIA ~ # CS 8786.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is red with black text, “360 Sound Stereo” with 2-eye logo.

Matrix numbers: 

XSM-58719-3AK

XSM-58720-2AD

Year:  1963.

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is gorgeous NM-, a beauty!  The playing surface is immaculate, with a high luster, played a small number of times and handled with care.  Plays beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean and pristine. 

JACKET:  Jacket is NEAR MINT with flawless front and back panels.  Part of original shrink wrap still remains along bottom of front and all of reverse, helping to keep this jacket clean and bright.  Nice seams and corners.  No writing, stickers, or other issues. A beautiful jacket worthy of display.

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• 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 Two:

• Don’t Think Twice, It’s all Right
• Bob Dylan’s Dream
• Oxford Town
• Talking World War III Blues
• Corrina, Corrina
• Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
• I Shall Be Free

Review:

“It's hard to overestimate the importance of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, the record that firmly established Dylan as an unparalleled songwriter, one of considerable skill, imagination, and vision.  At the time, folk had been quite popular on college campuses and bohemian circles, making headway onto the pop charts in diluted form, and while there certainly were a number of gifted songwriters, nobody had transcended the scene as Dylan did with this record.  There are a couple (very good) covers, with "Corrina Corrina" and "Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance," but they pale with the originals here.  At the time, the social protests received the most attention, and deservedly so, since "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" weren't just specific in their targets; they were gracefully executed and even melodic.  Although they've proven resilient throughout the years, if that's all Freewheelin' had to offer, it wouldn't have had its seismic impact, but this also revealed a songwriter who could turn out whimsy ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), gorgeous love songs ("Girl From the North Country"), and cheerfully absurdist humor ("Bob Dylan's Blues," "Bob Dylan's Dream") with equal skill.  This is rich, imaginative music, capturing the sound and spirit of America as much as that of Louis Armstrong, Hank Williams, or Elvis Presley.  Dylan, in many ways, recorded music that equaled this, but he never topped it.”  

(Courtesy Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com)

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