Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
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This copy is a Columbia Records reissue released in 1983 as best I can tell. Columbia Records Stereo JC 9189.
Highway 61 Revisited is the sixth by American singer-songwriter , released on August 30, 1965, by . Having until then recorded mostly , Dylan used as his backing band on every track of the album, except for the closing track, the 11-minute "". Critics have focused on the innovative way Dylan combined driving, -based music with the subtlety of poetry to create songs that captured the political and cultural chaos of contemporary America. Author has argued that, in an important sense, "started" with this album.
Leading with the hit song "", the album features songs that Dylan has continued to perform live over his long career, including "" and . He named the album after the which connected his birthplace of , to southern cities famed for their musical heritage, including , , , and the area of .
Highway 61 Revisited peaked at No. 3 on the US and No. 4 on the . Positively received on release, the album has since been described as one of Dylan's best works and among the greatest albums of all time, ranking No. 4 on 's "". It was voted No. 26 in the third edition of 's (2000) and was featured in Robert Dimery's (2010). "Like a Rolling Stone" was a top-10 hit in several countries, and was listed at No. 1 on list. Two other songs, "Desolation Row" and "Highway 61 Revisited", were listed at No. 187 and No. 373 respectively. - Wikipedia.Track listing
All songs written by Bob Dylan. The timings are for the stereo mix – the mono mix totals nearly 3 minutes less, with most of the difference accounted for by A3, B1 and B3.
Side oneNo.TitleRecordedLength1.""June 16, 19656:132.""July 29, 19655:563.""July 29, 19654:094.""July 30, 19653:195.""August 2, 19655:58Side twoNo.TitleRecordedLength1.""August 2, 19655:312.""August 2, 19653:303.""August 2, 19655:324.""August 4, 196511:21
