Bob wrote:

><<Dylan released BYT?  I guess I missed that.>>
>
>Well, you didn't miss much! ;~)
>
>When he switched to Geffen (albeit only briefly), Columbia took some 
>outtakes and leftovers and released "Dylan" in 1973. It's generally 
>regarded as his worst record as it wasn't really his project anyway.
>
>An interesting footnote: Dylan changes the lyric "Don't it always seem to 
>go" to "don't it always goes to show"...wonder how Joni felt about Dylan 
>tinkering with her words - does one argue with a Dylan lyric change, even 
>when they're Joni? ;~)

Plus "Big Yellow Taxi took away my old man" became "Big Yellow Bulldozer 
took away the house and land."

Enquiring minds can hear a 44 second sample of His Bobness's rendition at 
www.bobdylan.com.

Dylan's "worst" album is now his most collectible on CD. Released in the 
U.S. only on 12" vinyl and cassette tape, the European-pressed CD is now 
out of print. A copy was on eBay quite recently for $150. (I bought my CD 
when it was still in print. Barely. Whew!)

Gil

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