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August 2: Bob Dylan – 5th recording session for Highway 61 Revisited in 1965

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“I never wanted to write topical songs,…. Have you heard my last two records, Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61? It’s all there. That’s the real Dylan.”
~Bob Dylan (to Frances Taylor – Aug 1965)

“Highway 61 Revisited is the product of a series of recording session in which Dylan is performing at his peak, pure creativeness, sheer intensity, inspired by and pulling forth equivalent performances from the musicians around him. Whichever way he turns, something new and remarkable happens.”
~Paul Williams (Bob Dylan Performing Artist I: The Early Years 1960-1973)

Studio A
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
2 August 1965
The 5th Highway 61 Revisited session, produced by Bob Johnston

….sessions resumed at Studio A on August 2. “Highway 61 Revisited”, “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”, “Queen Jane Approximately”, and “Ballad of a Thin Man” were recorded successfully and masters were selected for the album.
  1. Highway 61 Revisited
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    Released 30 August 2005 – The Bootleg series Vol. 7. No Direction Home: The soundtrack
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  11. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
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  27. Queen Jane Approximately
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    ..is an underrated song, modest in what it tries to do lyrically and musically, brilliant in what it achieves.
    ~Paul Williams (Bob Dylan Performing Artist I: The Early Years 1960-1973)
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  34. Ballad Of A Thin Man
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  37. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  38. Desolation Row
  39. Desolation Row
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  42. Desolation Row

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Recorded 8.00 pm – 3:30 am.




Musicians:

  • Bob Dylan (guitar, piano, harmonica, vocal)
  • Mike Bloomfield (guitar)
  • Paul Griffin (piano)
  • Frank Owens (piano)
  • Bobby Gregg (drums)
  • Sam Lay (drums)
  • Harvey Goldstein (bass)
  • Al Kooper (organ)
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5 thoughts on “August 2: Bob Dylan – 5th recording session for Highway 61 Revisited in 1965”

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  4. ballad of a thin man being the song in question!! in terms of live performance.

  5. GREAT SONG!! best live version for me is the one from TORONTO 10 th january 1974 well worth tracking down

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