December 14: Bob Dylan – Mixed Up Confusion (Single) released in 1962

The single disappeared without a trace, becoming the man’s first serious collectible (it was so unsuccessful that “stock” copies are rarer than “promos”).
~Clinton Heylin (Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973)

The song was recorded with an electric band on November 14, 1962, during the sessions for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan but was not used on that album. Instead the song, backed with “Corrina, Corrina” (a different take from the Freewheelin one), a traditional blues song, appeared as Dylan’s first single, released in the United States on December 14, 1962, as Columbia 4-42656.

 According to legend, Dylan wrote the song in a cab on the way to the Columbia studios for the recording session.

Wikipedia:

B-side Corrina, Corrina
Released December 14, 1962
Format 7″
Recorded November 14, 1962, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City,New York
Genre Folk rock
Length 2:28
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Bob Dylan
Producer John H. Hammond

A different version of the song, recorded on November 1, 1962, with later overdubbing, was released on the compilation album Masterpieces in 1978 and on the original 1985 issue of the Biograph box set; the 1997 reissue of Biograph includes stereo version of the released single, recorded on November 14, 1962, in place of this alternative version. Olof Björner’s website lists all the different takes of this song, recorded by Dylan in October and November 1962.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan (guitar, harmonica, vocal)
  • George Barnes (guitar)
  • Bruce Langhorne (guitar)
  • Dick Wellstood (piano)
  • Gene Ramey (bass)
  • Herb Lovelle (drums)

Produced by John Hammond

Other versions

All versions from “The 50th Anniversary Collection“.

Recorded at:

Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
26 October 1962

&

Studio A
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
1 November 1962


-Egil
Egil

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