Blonde on Blonde released in Spring 1966 is my favorite Bob Dylan album. I remember when it was first released I had a problem scraping up my allowance money to buy it. On a hot summer day, I finally had the money and went to Alexander's record department in Rego Park and got it.
The track list:
1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
2. Pledging My Time
3. Visions Of Johanna
4. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
5. I Want You
6. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
8. Just Like A Woman
9. Most Likely You Go Your Way And I’ll Go Mine
10. Temporary Like Achilles
11. Absolutely Sweet Marie
12. Fourth Time Around
13. Obviously Five Believers
14. Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
The author of That Thin Mercury Sound describes in detail all of the recording sessions for each of the tracks listed above. He lists all of the backing musicians and states what instruments they played. The album was recorded in New York and Nashville in late 1965 and early 1966, Dylan actually toured between the various sessions.
I have the book in electronic format on my Amazon Kindle Fire. After I read a chapter describing a song, I would close the book and say "Alexa, play Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again." After I heard the song, I would read the next chapter discussing another song.
Bob Johnston was the producer of this wonderful album. The author referred to an open-access biography of him at http://www.bobjohstonbook.com. When I get time, I'll have to read it.
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