BOB DYLAN:The Freewheelin'.Columbia CS 8786 Stereo LP EX Vinyl 1st Pressing

Sold Date: January 17, 2017
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This is defiantly the first pressing, has the vertical text on bottom left front, And the little #1 on the bottom back cover. HAPPY BIDDING 

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter , released on May 27, 1963 by . Whereas his debut album  had contained only two original songs, Freewheelin' represented the beginning of Dylan's writing contemporary words to traditional melodies. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album are Dylan's original compositions. The album opens with "", which became an anthem of the 1960s, and an international hit for folk trio  soon after the release of Freewheelin'. The album featured several other songs which came to be regarded as among Dylan's best compositions and classics of the 1960s folk scene: "", "", "" and "".

Dylan's lyrics embraced stories taken from the headlines about  and he articulated anxieties about the fear of . Balancing this political material were love songs, sometimes bitter and accusatory, and material that features . Freewheelin' showcased Dylan's songwriting talent for the first time, propelling him to national and international fame. The success of the album and Dylan's subsequent recognition led to his being named as "Spokesman of a Generation", a label Dylan repudiated.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan reached number 22 in the United States (eventually going platinum), and became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1964. In 2003, the album was ranked number 97 on  magazine's list of . In 2002, Freewheelin' was one of the first 50 recordings chosen by the  to be added to the .