Sold Date: October 15, 2016
Start Date: June 28, 2016
Final Price: $25.00 (USD)
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1965 COLUMBIA issue of the BOB DYLAN album, THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (CS 8786
Label: COLUMBIA in white along the top; two white "eye" logos; 360 SOUND STEREO 360 SOUND in white along bottom.
AMG 5 STARS: It's hard to overestimate the importance of , the record that firmly established 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 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 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 , , or . , in many ways, recorded music that equaled this, but he never topped it.


Condition: the sleeve grades G+, with edge wear and damage to the front- see photo. No writing or tape. The Record grades EX. 
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