PERFECT STILL SEALED 1975 Orig BOB DYLAN DESIRE Outlaw

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      1975 FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL  

    PERFECT NEVER OPENED CONDITION

                     BOB DYLAN

                           DESIRE

                 ...USA - Columbia Records ~ PC 33893

STILL FACTORY SEALED ...never opened...ORIGINAL 1975 first pressing (no bar code)...

There's a sound and texture to this that DYLAN never repeated anywhere else, altogether different music than the preceding Blood On The Tracks - the gypsy violin, the close rural harmonies courtesy of Emmy-Lou Harris, the lean sound of the band, the co-written Americana slant of the narratives, this might be the most collaborative album that Dylan ever recorded.

It kicks off with Hurricane, a thundering protest song that finds him playing hard and loose with the facts of a real life murder case, but the propulsion of the backing band and the passion with which he sings, carrying everything before him, renders all arguments obsolete. Isis then tops it, Dylan the storyteller appearing in full-on murder mystery mode, presenting a genuine tale of the unexpected encompassing hidden treasure, betrayal, unrequited love and a host of twists and turns. What does this song mean exactly? Some are still trying to work that out, even after listening to it for fifteen years.

Mozambique you can take or leave. But the first side ends well with the ominous One More Cup Of Coffee and the mournful Oh Sister, which both re-affirm the dusty Tex-Mex atmosphere. Strong moody songs, well executed.  

Joey is an 11 minute outlaw song ...A twelve-verse ballad, it describes the life of deceased gangster Joey Gallo and created a substantial amount of controversy when Desire was released. Dylan presents Gallo as an outlaw with morals, in the tradition of songs like Woody Guthrie's "Pretty Boy Floyd". Dylan's Gallo refused to kill innocent people, made peace with black men, and shielded his family when he was about to be shot as they were eating in a restaurant. Many commentators, notably rock critic Lester Bangs have argued, however, that Gallo was well-known as a vicious Mafioso whose documented career was not accurately reflected in the song's lyrics....

So next up is the brilliant Romance In Durango with its accordion, mariachi horns and spanish chorus, and then another bona fide classic, Black Diamond Bay. Dylan sets up the characters and story brilliantly in the latter. Real depth in the narrative here before he abruptly switches the perspective and delivers the pay-off lines. A perfect example of what makes Dylan such an original songwriter.

Sara is a half successful song and seems a little at odds with what's gone before on this album. Compare it to the masterly love songs on Blood On The Tracks.

So that's Desire - a great listen. Even the little bit(s) that fail are fun.

Side one

1. "Hurricane" – 8:33
2. "Isis" – 6:58
3. "Mozambique" – 3:00
4. "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" (Dylan) – 3:43
5. "Oh, Sister" – 4:05

Side two

1. "Joey" – 11:05
2. "Romance in Durango" – 5:50
3. "Black Diamond Bay" – 7:30
4. "Sara" (Dylan) – 5:29

CONDITION: STILL SEALED ...never opened in 35 years...a perfect copy with 4 sharp corners, no bends, no writing no split seams...

                keeper copy!

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