Bob Dylan,Talkin' John Birch,'70, GWW issue, green label, 1st issue LP

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Bob Dylan

“The John Birch Society Blues”

GWW Records

Green Label with silver lettering

1969

This is a well known album that went by many titles, but this original 1970 version from an unknown Label is the first, and one of the most rare.  It had a plain white cover with no stamp, and a full printed green and silver label. 

This title was used for many different albums.  TMOQ and Berkeley, among others, have released a wide variety of forms of this LP; all based on this original  album. 

After this version, the first John Birch Society was released in 1970 by an unknown Label.  As with this first LP, the matrix was  417 A/B.  Oddly enough, on the B side of both versions was another matrix: 111 with an 'A'  &  'B'  superimposed on each other.  The first John Birch  then, was pressed from the same master plates as this original GWW. 

Ah yes, one of the great boots of all time. I believe this is the 2nd Dylan (after Great White Wonder) put out by the same guys, although Clinton Heylin mentions another extremely rare one called "Flower" that appeared inbetween.

Some of the material on this album is now officially available:

I'll Keep It With Mine (Biograph)

Rambling Gambling Wille (Bootleg Series)

Percy's Song (Biograph)

Eternal Circle is a different version than the one that now appears

on the Bootleg Series.

Mixed Up Confusion is a different (and better) version than on Biograph. It was the original single.

Corrina Corrina is the b-side of the above single and a different version than the one that appears on Freewheelin'.

Talkin' John Birch is the one that appeared on early pressings of Freewheelin' and still remains unreleased.

Track listing:

A1. Mixed Up Confusion                                      = single 12/14/62

A2. East Laredo Blues                         = Times outtake 10/23/63

A3. I'll Keep It With Mine                        = BIABH outtake 1/23/65

A4. Talkin' John Birch Society Blues          = Freewheelin promo 4/24/62

A5. Who Killed Davey Moore                    = Carnegie Hall 10/26/63

A6. Eternal Circle                            = Times outtake 8/7/63

B1. Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie                  = Freewheelin outtake 4/24/62

B2. I Was Young When I Left Home              = Minnesota Tapes 12/22/61

B3. Percy's Song                              = Times outtake 10/23/63

B4. Corrina Corrina                                               = single 12/14/62

B5. In The Evening                            = Minnesota Tapes 12/22/61

B6. Long John                                 = Minnesota Tapes 12/22/61

Purchased by me at Reznick’s Records in 1970

Condition: Plain white cover where someone has written title and artist on front in black marker and listed songs on back cover informative notes.  No insert.  Green GWW label with silver lettering.

Vinyl: VG+, scuffs and scratches that do not significantly affect play.

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