Revisiting Bob Dylan's back catalogue one album/bootleg/live record at a time. Starting chronologically with his 1962 self-titled debut album, each episode is dedicated to exploring the songs and stories behind all of Bob Dylan's releases. It's not just studio albums, Dylan Revisited digs into live performances and studio outtakes and demos whether they are official releases or bootleg recordings, as well as films about or involving Bob. If you're a longtime Bob Dylan fan or just getting int ...
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In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at Bob Dylan’s fourth studio album. Join me to revisit a single, wine-fuelled evening in June 1964, where the singer abandoned his protest icon status and embraced a more expansive interior side with classic songs like It Ain’t Me Babe, To Ramona, Chimes of Freedom and My Back Pages. Let’s revisit Ano…
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In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at very first volume of The Bootleg Series, the long-running collection of outtakes, live shows and other rare recordings from throughout Bob Dylan’s career. I explore the extraordinary number of songs that Bob Dylan wrote over a three-year period from 1961-63 but never officially released until The B…
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In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at Bob Dylan’s third studio album, which cemented his (ultimately unwanted) position as a protest icon. I explore its themes of protest, societal change, and personal despair, contrasting the hopeful title track with the rest of the record’s darker narratives of injustice and heartbreak. Let's revisit…
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In Concert: Brandeis University (May 1963)
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In this episode of Dylan Revisited, we look back at a short live Bob Dylan set at small folk festival in the gym room at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Recorded in May 1963, just weeks before the release of The Freewheelin’ saw Dylan become a star, it's one of the last chances to hear him perform at such a modest event and features great ren…
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An early radio appearance featuring performances and conversation with Cynthia Gooding. In this episode of Dylan Revisited, we look back at one of Bob Dylan's first major radio show features from March 1962 when he appeared on the show Folksinger's Choice, hosted by Cynthia Gooding. Dylan performs a wide range of folk and blues standards, plus some…
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The album that made Dylan a star. The record with the iconic cover. The one with a handful of his most famous songs. But is it as loose and loved-up as that title and photo suggests? In this episode of Dylan Revisited, we look back at the 18-month period from 1962-3 when the love of Bob Dylan's life was on another continent, a torrent of songs was …
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Our first bootleg revisit takes us to Greenwich Village in the early 1960s where a young Bob Dylan is honing his craft in the heart of the folk music revival. This episode covers three different live shows at the famous Gaslight Café. The first is from September 1961, a couple of months before Dylan recorded his debut album. The next two are from O…
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Going back to the beginning with Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album. Released in 1962, the record was a low-key introduction for the singer who would go on to be one of popular music's most important and iconic figures. But what does it tell us about Bob Dylan's early career and are there clues about what's to come. Let's revisit Bob Dylan's debut…
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