Product Description
Brand New ~ Sealed! European Pressing On 180 Gram Vinyl. Master Songsmith, Bob Dylan Bared His Soul Across Great Songs, “Tangled Up In Blue”, “Simple Twist Of Fate”, “Idiot Wind”, “Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts”, “Shelter From The Storm” & “Buckets Of Rain”. Poignant & Highly Influential, ‘Blood On The Tracks‘ Ranks Amongst TheFinest Of Dylan’s LPs… If Not, The Best!
Album is copyrighted 1974 because it was originally intended to be released late that year, following Dylan’s sessions in New York in September 1974. However, after covers and label copy had already been sent to the printers, Dylan decided to re-record five songs, and these recordings were done in Minneapolis on December 27 and 30, 1974. First official release was on 20 January, 1975. There may be 1974 test pressings, comprising all New York recordings.
Side 1:
Tangled Up In Blue
Simple Twist Of Fate
You’re A Big Girl Now
Idiot Wind
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Side 2:
Meet Me In The Morning
Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
If You See Her, Say Hello
Shelter From The Storm
Buckets Of Rain
AMG –
Dylan made albums more influential than this, but he never made one better. Blood on the Tracks finds Bob Dylan, in a way, retreating to the past, recording a largely quiet, acoustic-based album. This is an album alternately bitter, sorrowful, regretful, and peaceful, easily the closest he ever came to wearing his emotions on his sleeve. That's not to say that it's an explicitly confessional record, since many songs are riddles or allegories, yet the warmth of the music makes it feel that way. Blood on the Tracks remains an intimate, revealing affair. As such, it's an affecting, unbearably poignant record, not because it's a glimpse into his soul, but because the songs are remarkably clear-eyed and sentimental, lovely and melancholy at once. And, in a way, it's best that he was backed with studio musicians here, since the professional, understated backing lets the songs and emotion stand at the forefront. Dylan made albums more influential than this, but he never made one better.