BOB DYLAN – THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ LP – VG/G A1 UK MONO ORIGINAL RARE MISPRESS

Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
(CBS Records  1964  BPG62251  MONO)
Matrix No’s: 622511 A1  C  A/62251 B  B  C – UK Pressing
Rare Mispress with “622511” in A Side Matrix

Front Laminated Flipback Sleeve in Very Good/Good condition
– some wear to edges/corners, 7 inch split in spine and some discolouration on the back

Vinyl in Very Good/Good condition
(there are quite a few surface marks which do give some light pops/crackles – some distortion on the vocals, mainly on the first track – scratch near the end of North Country Blues that causes a skip)

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, artist, and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when his songs chronicled social unrest. Early songs such as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival, his six-minute single “Like a Rolling Stone”, recorded in 1965, enlarged the range of popular music.

Dylan’s lyrics incorporate a wide range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the performances of Little Richard and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres. His recording career, spanning more than 50 years, has explored the traditions in American song—from folk, blues, and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and the Great American Songbook. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his songwriting is considered his greatest contribution.

Since 1994, Dylan has published seven books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for “his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. In 2016, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

The Times They Are a-Changin’ is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 13, 1964 by Columbia Records.

Produced by Tom Wilson, it is the singer-songwriter’s first collection to feature only original compositions. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely-arranged ballads concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change. The title track is one of Dylan’s most famous; many felt that it captured the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s.

Some critics and fans were not quite as taken with the album as a whole, relative to his previous work, for its lack of humor or musical diversity. Still, The Times They Are a-Changin’ peaked at #20 on the US chart, eventually going gold, and belatedly reaching #4 in the UK in 1965.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

Side one

1. “The Times They Are a-Changin'” – 3:15
2. “Ballad of Hollis Brown” – 5:06
3. “With God on Our Side” – 7:08
4. “One Too Many Mornings” – 2:41
5. “North Country Blues” – 4:35

Side two

6. “Only a Pawn in Their Game” – 3:33
7. “Boots of Spanish Leather” – 4:40
8. “When the Ship Comes In” – 3:18
9. “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” – 5:48
10. “Restless Farewell” – 5:32

Personnel

• Bob Dylan – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica

Technical personnel

• Tom Wilson – production