A rare and very clean stereo first pressing of Bob Dylan's 1962 debut album, with the very rare "6-Eye" label.

Columbia Records changed their label design to a solid red design a month or two after the release of Dylan's first album, making the black/red "6-Eye" first pressings extremely desirable. Dylan was a virtual unknown when this album was released and it sold very poorly. Stereo records were just being introduced at this time, selling primarily to the audiophile market–and costing $1.00 more than Mono records. Consequently very few Stereo first pressings were made.

The disc here is in EX+ condition and sounds great; there is a silent and unfeelable scuff on Side 2, but the surface is otherwise beautiful. The original cover, without John Hammond's producer credit (the earliest variation) is in VG+ condition, with some ringwear to the front, and on the back some minor chipping to the top and left edges.  A highly collectible Dylan rarity.

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Recordmecca's Jeff Gold was named by Rolling Stone as one of 5 Top Collectors of High-End Music Memorabilia. He authenticated previously unknown Bob Dylan manuscripts for PBS's History Detectives, appeared as a featured appraiser on VH1's Rock Collectors, and has been profiled as a top dealer and collector in the books Vinyl Junkies and Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to it's Own Past.

Gold is author of the acclaimed books Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges/As Told By Iggy Pop;  and 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl a survey of seminal rock albums, featuring contributions from David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Marr and Graham Nash.

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