It turns out.) Rolling Stone is punchier, the vocal coming from a completely different place -- the mouth of a garage and you the kid sitting in the driveway. The Best Dylan Covers: George Harrison – If Not For You Very impressive sound quality. “Louie the King” solves the problem with Highway 61. Dave Alvin short clip of Highway 61 Revisited live (2013? Have i got a different version completely? 12 , rock scholar Bob Egan of PopSpots has been telling the stories behind the covers of the Bob Dylan albums of that mid-1960s era. Some tracks sound great, others sound a little less full. 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The Melody Maker LP review section, by an anonymous critic, commented: "Bob Dylan's sixth LP, like all others, is fairly incomprehensible but nevertheless an absolute knock-out." The Best Dylan Covers: Emmylou Harris – Every Grain of Sand Not so familiar with this particular Dylan album, so to hear the nuances and organic rich sound so well, as well as a fabulously clear vocal, means this album can be appreciated more. 69 press is far superior to my ears. The Best Dylan Covers: Lucinda Williams – Tryin’ To Get To Heaven In Verse 1, God tells Abraham to “kill me a son”. Probably has some connection to blues riffs, too. This is a stunner. The sound is effortless and clear. Written for the storied highway that runs from Dylan’s home state of Minnesota down to New Orleans, the title also echoes “Highway 51”, a Curtis Jones song that Dylan covered on his first album. I had to get mine cleaned with an ultrasonic cleaner before I could get the best out of it, particularly in the highlights it made a very large difference. God wants the killing done on Highway 61. In the British music press, initial reviews of Highway 61 expressed both bafflement and admiration for the record. The Best Dylan Covers: Bruce Springsteen – All Along The WatchTower In 1969, Johnny Winter covered "Highway 61 Revisited" on his second Columbia release, Second Winter.Winter's rendition is regarded as "a career-defining track," and the song continued as a staple of his live performances. New Musical Express critic Allen Evans wrote: "Another set of message songs and story songs sung in that monotonous and tuneless way by Dylan which becomes quite arresting as you listen." Can confirm this is a very different experience, having listened to the CD/mp3s for years. I have this and the 69 Stereo repress and the 69 is a much fuller pressing. It's not even close between this and any other mono version I've heard previously, vinyl or CD. Abram, the original name of the biblical Abraham, is the name of Dylan’s own father. The label has a rough textured 7.5 cm inner circle and a little over 1 cm outer circle that is smooth. (Wrong! Verse 2 describes a poor fellow, Georgia Sam, who is beyond the helping of the welfare department. Both are Stereo pressings. The Story Behind the Album Cover: Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” In advance of the release of Bob Dylan’s The Best Of The Cutting Edge 1965 – 1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. Great work MOFI! 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Desolation Row, which I've always heard as this languid dust-blown downer, bounces right along defiantly. The Best Dylan Covers: Antony and The Johnsons – Knocking On Heaven’s Door. Album Highway 61 Revisited. Worth every penny, especially when you can still find new copies for 20 euros. I have a very similar version my runout matrix is 62572 - 2A - 1 and 2B on back. Rumor has it that the song, Highway 61 Revisited, has never been correctly understood. Pretty solid pressing. What do i do? In the third verse, a “Mack the Finger” has this problem of getting rid of particular absurd things: “I got forty red white and blue shoe strings / And a thousand telephones that don’t ring”. Agreeing, the father seeks to tell the “second mother”, but she is with the “seventh son”, on Highway 61. ... Cover By. By. It was also released as the B-side to the single “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?” later the same year. Usually not a fan of the 45rpm albums that you have to keep getting up to change, but this was worth it. Most of the Bob Dylan stuff on MoFI got done right, and this is one of the best. Highway 61 Revisited by PJ Harvey. In each stanza, someone describes an unusual problem that is ultimately resolved on Highway 61. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The cover of a third album, "Highway 61 Revisited," always struck me as having been shot indoors on the front of a stage, like after a press conference. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 9. New York City is pretty gritty and there aren't many sparkling white places around, especially where rock stars hung out. Written for the storied highway that runs from Dylan’s home state of Minnesota down to New Orleans…, It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry, Columbia Records Pressing Plant (Pitman, NJ), Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan 30th Anniversary). Highway 61 Revisited by Dave Alvin was however included on a CD that came with an issue of Uncut Magazine, Highway 61 Revisited Revisited (2005).