BOB DYLAN Blood On The Tracks 1974 WHITE LABEL PROMO w/ Timing Strip FIRST PRESS
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BOB DYLAN Blood On The Tracks
Used Vinyl Record
Sleeve/Vinyl: VG+/VG+
Record Label: Columbia PC 33235 (Promo)
Matrix: P AL 33235-2A / P BL 33235-2AA
1974. White Label Promo With Timing Strip. Liner Notes in Black Lettering by Pete Hamill On the Back Of the LP Jacket. First Pressing.
Condition: Record jacket haz ring wear, creases and small spots of chipping on the front. Top right corner is cut, others are dull. Spine, top and bottom have shelf wear with chipping. Solid purple, board inner sleeve.
There are no spindle marks on the label. White label promo vinyl looks as if it's been played but well cared for. Minor paper scuffs and light hairlines. Plays fine save for an occasional surface noise/crackle.
Side One
1. Tangled Up in Blue
2. Simple Twist of Fate
3. You're a Big Girl Now
4. Idiot Wind
5. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Side Two
6. Meet Me in the Morning
7. Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts Lily
8. Say Hello If You See Her
9. Shelter from the Storm
10. Buckets of Rain
Review: By the mid-'70s, even Dylan's most ardent supporters began taking his artistic decline for granted. Albums like NEW MORNING and PLANET WAVES were fine works, but lacked the visionary spark of his seminal '60s recordings. At 34 he was already being written off as a has-been. That presumption is what made BLOOD ON THE TRACKS such a glorious sucker-punch of a record.
One of Dylan's most mournful efforts, this album, which easily ranks among his best, is full of stories about lost love and the struggle for peace of mind. With a simple, country-flavored backing somewhat akin to NASHVILLE SKYLINE, he recounts shattered love affairs in heart-breaking detail on songs like "Simple Twist Of Fate" and "If You See Her Say Hello." On the vengeful "Idiot Wind" he rails mercilessly against the ignorant and self-obsessed a la "Like A Rolling Stone." The difference here, and the major breakthrough for Dylan, is that by the end of the song, he's lumping himself in with those he excoriates so vehemently.
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