The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

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In the 49 years since the release of “Freewheelin’,” a very few copies have surfaced that play the four “withdrawn” tracks–only two stereo copies are known, and fewer than 20 mono copies. Except–and this later turned out to be a very big deal–someone at one of the pressing plant didn’t get the message, and a small number of copies were pressed using the old stampers. In your magazine, read about the tumultuous world affairs that provided the backdrop to the record's creation. When I discovered the unreleased concert from Brandies in 1963, I sold it to Dylan’s office, and it was their decision to release it.

The Definitive Collection - Part 2 The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

In the last 40 years, I’ve checked thousands of copies of “Freewheelin'”–but have never found an original.Some speculate that because CBS television’s censors wouldn’t let Dylan perform “Talkin’ John Birch Blues” on the Ed Sullivan Show, the CBS-owned Columbia Records pulled it from the album. Savour the sounds of Dylan’s first album, made up of folk standards and two original compositions, ‘Talkin’ New York’ and ‘Song to Woody’, plus learn about the influences that informed his early work. She noticed that there was a very rare version of “Freewheelin'” and checked the matrix number and confirmed that, incredibly, this was indeed the ultra rare original.

An Original “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” With 4 Withdrawn Tracks An Original “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” With 4 Withdrawn Tracks

Experience classic tracks including ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ and ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ with Dylan’s second studio album. Original copies have matrix numbers ending in -1A on both side (see photo below,) and include these four songs: Rocks and Gravel/Let Me Die In My Footsteps/Gamblin’ Willie’s Dead Man’s Hand/Talkin’ John Birch Blues.I also have the Canadian original copy, With the the same as the person above, the list on the cover is not the same as on the record, Its in excellent condition and wondering how much I would get for it if I sold it, And where can I contact someone that might be interested in it? Alternatively, subscription deliveries are free to any UK address and you will re-ceive five free subscription gifts - you can subscribe here. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them.

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Discover in your companion guide how the record became the soundtrack to the counter-culture movement. Please note your first two payments may be closer together to ensure you receive issues as they are published.If you send in a subscription form by post please allow 14 days for confirmation your subscription is setup. For reasons still not completely clear, just prior to the album’s release four of the songs were replaced with four newly recorded tracks. Note: Original Canadian copies and some promo copies of “Freewheelin'” list the rare tracks on the cover or labels but play the regular tracks. Your copy is worth something, but exactly what depends on the condition and label variation–but not much more than a few hundred dollars if mint and original. While his self-titled debut featured only two original compositions, eleven of the thirteen tracks on “Freewheelin” were written by Dylan.