Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (2LP, Japanese Edition)
RARITY - sealed
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bob Dylan]
Bill Aikins – keyboards
Wayne Butler – trombone
Kenneth Buttrey – drums
Rick Danko or Bill Lee – bass guitar (New York)
Bobby Gregg – drums (New York)
Paul Griffin – piano (New York)
Jerry Kennedy – guitar
Al Kooper – organ, guitar
Charlie McCoy – bass guitar, guitar, harmonica, trumpet
Wayne Moss – guitar, vocals
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, keyboards
Robbie Robertson – guitar, vocals
Henry Strzelecki – bass guitar
Joe South – bass guitar, guitar
2 LPs, gatefold jacket
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Sony Japan
Label : Sony
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded January – June 1966 at Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Engineered by Al Kooper, 'Pig' Robbins, Joe South, Kenny Buttrey, and The Band's Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson
Produced by Bob Johnston
Originally released in 1966
Reissued in June 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
- Pledging My Time
- Visions of Johanna
- One of Must Know (Sooner or Later)
Side B:
- I Want You
- Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
- Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
- Just Like a Woman
Side C:
- Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
- Temporary Like Achilles
- Absolutely Sweet Marie
- 4th Time Around
- Obviously 5 Believers
Side D:
- Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 9/500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Visions of Johanna" - Rated 413/500, "Just Like A Woman" - Rated 232/500
1000 Recordings you must hear before you die - Ranked 64
Reviews :
"If Highway 61 Revisited played as a garage rock record, the double album Blonde on Blonde inverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. Replacing the fiery Michael Bloomfield with the intense, weaving guitar of Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan led a group comprised of his touring band the Hawks and session musicians through his richest set of songs. Blonde on Blonde is an album of enormous depth, providing endless lyrical and musical revelations on each play. Leavening the edginess of Highway 61 with a sense of the absurd, Blonde on Blonde is comprised entirely of songs driven by inventive, surreal, and witty wordplay, not only on the rockers but also on winding, moving ballads like "Visions of Johanna," "Just Like a Woman," and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands." Throughout the record, the music matches the inventiveness of the songs, filled with cutting guitar riffs, liquid organ riffs, crisp pianos, and even woozy brass bands ("Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"). It's the culmination of Dylan's electric rock & roll period -- he would never release a studio record that rocked this hard, or had such bizarre imagery, ever again." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,57 / 5