BOB DYLAN:1962 DEBUT LP UK CBS 1st *MONO* PRESSING EX+
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£ 47
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Apr 25, 2013
Sold Date
Apr 15, 2013
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BOB DYLAN:1962 DEBUT LP UK CBS 1st *MONO* PRESSING EX+
G&L FLIPBACK, CLEAN BRIGHT MONO CUT - BARELY PLAYED
BOB DYLANBob Dylan
UK CBS (BPG 62022) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING OF DYLAN'S DEBUT LP
SUPERB COPY- SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT WITH A CRYSTAL CLEAR, CRISP, SHARP AND BRIGHT MONO CUT
THESE ORIGINAL DYLAN MONOS ARE REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO HEAR THIS ICONIC MUSIC IN ITS FULL GLORY - THE MONOS HAVE A MUCH MORE IMMEDIATE, FRESH AND UNDILUTED SOUND THAN THE STEREOS AND THEY SOUND JUST AS FRESH AND VIBRANT TODAY AS THEY DID 50 YEARS AGO
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (170g), THIS FIRST CBS PRESSING HAS HEAVILY TEXTURED DEEP ORANGE LABELS WITH '33' SPEED INDICATION AND MIS-PRINTS THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE ONE AS "SHE'S NO GOOD"
MATRIX NUMBERS: 62022 - 1A - 1 (with A12 at 6 o'clock) / 62022 - 1B - 1 (with B1 at 6 o'clock)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN", BRITISH PATENT NUMBER AND 'FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING' TEXT PRINTED IN GREY
Bob Dylan's first album is a lot like the debut albums by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones -- a sterling effort, outclassing most, if not all, of what came before it in the genre, but similarly eclipsed by the artist's own subsequent efforts.
The difference was that not very many people heard Bob Dylan on its original release because it was recorded with a much smaller audience and musical arena in mind.
At the time the folk revival was rolling, and interpretation was considered more important than original composition by most of that audience.
A significant portion of the record is possessed by the style and spirit of Woody Guthrie, whose influence as a singer and guitarist hovers over "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "Pretty Peggy-O," as well as the two originals here, the savagely witty "Talkin' New York" and the poignant "Song to Woody"; and it's also hard to believe that he wasn't aware of Jimmie Rodgers and Roy Acuff when he cut "Freight Train Blues."
But on other songs, one can also hear the influences of Bukka White, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, and Furry Lewis, in the playing and singing, and this is where Dylan departed significantly from most of his contemporaries.
Other white folksingers of the era, including his older contemporaries Eric Von Schmidt and Dave Van Ronk, had incorporated blues in their work, but Dylan's presentation was more in your face, resembling in some respects (albeit in a more self-conscious way) the work of John Hammond, Jr., the son of the man who signed Dylan to Columbia Records and produced this album, who was just starting out in his own career at the time this record was made.
There's a punk-like aggressiveness to the singing and playing here. His raspy-voiced delivery and guitar style were modelled largely on Guthrie's classic 1940s and early 1950s recordings, but the assertiveness of the bluesmen he admires also comes out, making this one of the most powerful records to come out of the folk revival of which it was a part. Within a year of its release, Dylan, initially in tandem with young folk/protest singers like Peter, Paul & Mary and Phil Ochs, would alter the boundaries of that revival beyond recognition, but this album marked the pinnacle of that earlier phase, before it was overshadowed by this artist's more ambitious subsequent work. In that regard, the two original songs here serve as the bridge between Dylan's stylistic roots, as delineated on this album, and the more powerful and daringly original work that followed.
SIDE 1:
You're No Good (1:37)
Talkin' New York (3:15)
In My Time Of Dyin' (2:37)
Man Of Constant Sorrow (3:06)
Fixin' To Die (2:17)
Pretty Peggy-O (3:22)
Highway 51 (2:49)
SIDE 2:
Gospel Plow (1:44)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (2:32)
House Of The Risin' Sun (5:15)
Freight Train Blues (2:16)
Song To Woody (2:39)
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (2:40)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with less than a handful of spindle traces - clearly seen very, very little play
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Both surfaces are clean and bright with no dulling and retain their original deep glossy sheen. Under bright light some superficial hairlines are visible - of no audio consequence
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Superb copy - plays beautifully throughout - no hint of groove-wear or distortion - just an occasional isolated click/touch of surface (mostly between tacks) - nothing I found in the slightest intrusive - this is a really wonderful copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The front laminate has a nice deep glossy sheen and the back is remarkably clean. The top/bottom edges and spine show little wear - all spine text is clear and bold. The top corner has a little bump and small mark and the opening edge has some feathering and a tiny nick, otherwise, a very fine example indeed
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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