Bob Dylan: a descriptive, critical discography and filmography, 1961-1993

285 Pages·1995·7.729 MB·English

by  Dylan, Bob;Nogowski, John

BOB DYLAN: A DESCRIPTIVE,
CRITICAL DISCOGRAPHY
AND FILMOGRAPHY,
¡961–2007
SECOND EDITION

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RITICAL ISCOGRAPHY
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AND ILMOGRAPHY
1961–2007
SECOND EDITION
John Nogowski
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
LIBRARYOFCONGRESSCATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATIONDATA
Nogowski, John, ¡953–
Bob Dylan : a descriptive, critical discography and filmography,
¡96¡–2007 / John Nogowski. — 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 978-0-7864-35¡8-0
softcover : 50# alkaline paper
1. Dylan, Bob, ¡94¡– —Discography. 2. Dylan, Bob,
¡94¡– —Film catalogs. I. Title.
ML¡56.7.D97N64 2008
782.42¡64092—dc22 20080086¡6
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To Liz,
whose unselfish, boundless love and encouragement
inspired me more than she’ll ever know
and to John Jr.,
who did finally get to see
“The Real Live Bob” on Valentine’s Day

Contents
Introduction 1
ONE — Albums 13
TWO — Singles and Recorded Collaborations 177
THREE — Bootlegs 191
FOUR — On Film 199
FIVE — Radio 229
SIX — Selected Books 235
Appendix A: Albums and Their Weeks on the Chart 249
Appendix B: Chart Positions 251
Appendix C: Songs Ranked A+ 253
Annotated Bibliography 255
Index 267
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Introduction
Derrick Morgan, the unrivalled king of ska. Well, actually, he did
have some rivals. The biggest one was Prince Buster. The two of them
became embroiled in a fierce musical feud which quickly spilled over
among their fans. In ¡963, battles between the two sets of fans became
so intense, the leaders of the Jamaican government had no choice but to
step in. They called a cease-fire and brought the two performers
together and had them pose for publicity pictures, burying the hatchet.
I had a very similar thing with Gordon Lightfoot.
Bob Dylan,
Theme Time Radio, 2006
Wry, unpredictable, ruthlessly hilarious and deadly serious—
sometimes all in the same sentence—there’s never been an American
voice quite like Bob Dylan’s.
Not just his audible voice, though that is certainly distinctive
enough. The voice Bob Dylan brings to his songs is by turns, bold and
bitter, wise and wary, mournful and majestic. It’s a voice that does
seem, as Don McLean once suggested in “American Pie,” to come from
you and me.
In an article that appeared in Wanted Man, the late great Harry
Smith, compiler of the fabled “Anthology of American Folk Music”
noted exactly the same thing, overhearing a Dylan visit with Allen
Ginsberg late one night. Smith noted “how human” Dylan had
sounded.
Perhaps it is this unexpected intimacy with our own heart—or is
it ours with his?—that can explain why, after all the ducks and dodges
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