The Best of the Original Mono Recordings

by Bob Dylan

Overview

The Best of the Original Mono Recordings is a single-disc distillation of 2010's nine-disc box The Original Mono Recordings, picking 14 tracks from the eight albums on the box and adding the non-LP single "Positively 4th Street." The inclusion of this 1965 Top Ten hit makes this disc enticing to collectors, although it does suggest that the box would benefit from a brief bonus disc of singles containing that song, "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window," "If You Gotta Go, Go Now," and "Mixed-Up Confusion." But this disc is intended to be nothing more than a sampler hinting at the treasures within the big box. And as a sampler, this works very well, rounding up the Dylan songs everybody knows -- "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Chimes of Freedom," "Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35," "I Want You," "All Along the Watchtower" -- which helps illustrate the subtle differences between stereo and mono and, in the process, will help the curious decide if they want to jump into the big set. And if they don't, they will at least have a terrifically entertaining little collection in their possession. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/2010
Label:	Columbia / Legacy
UPC:	0886977916724
Rank:	85594

Tracks

1. Song to Woody
2. Blowin' in the Wind
3. The Times They Are a-Changin'
4. Chimes of Freedom
5. It Ain't Me Babe
6. Subterranean Homesick Blues
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. Like a Rolling Stone
9. Tombstone Blues
10. Positively 4th Street
11. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
12. Just Like a Woman
13. I Want You
14. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
15. All Along the Wachtower

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bob Dylan   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic),Piano,Guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Michael Bloomfield   Guitar
Harvey Brooks   Bass
Henry Strzelecki   Bass
Will Lee   Bass
Wayne Butler   Trumpet
John Hammond, Jr.   Guitar
Joseph Macho, Jr.   Bass
Bruce Longhorne   Guitar
Bobby Gregg   Drums
Kenny Buttrey   Drums
Joe South   Guitar
Wayne Moss   Guitar
Charlie McCoy   Bass,Guitar
Robbie Robertson   Guitar
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Frank Owens   Piano
Al Kooper   Organ
Al Gorgoni   Guitar
Kenny Rankin   Guitar
Paul Griffin   Piano

Technical Credits

Tom Wilson   Producer
Alice Ochs   Photography
Tom Tierney   Research
Jan Persson   Photography
Elliott Landy   Photography
Matt Kelly   Tape Research
Adam Farber   Project Manager
Coco Shinomiya   Design
Greil Marcus   Liner Notes
Glenn Korman   Tape Research
Jerry Schatzberg   Cover Photo,Photography
Steve Berkowitz   Reissue Producer
Daniel Kramer   Photography
Ted Russell   Photography
Don Hunstein   Photography
Didier Deutsch   Tape Research
Bob Dylan   Composer
John Hammond, Sr.   Producer
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Bob Johnston   Producer