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John Wesley Harding - Mono - shrink

BOB DYLAN John Wesley Harding (Very Rare 1968 US first issue 12-track mono vinyl LP on the 'two eye' Columbia label with 'Mono' in white, the last Dylan album to be released in mono no less, pasted picture sleeve. This collector's copy is still in the original open shrink. See 'more info' for further details... CL2804)
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Release Year 1968 - 56 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Columbia
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Product Catalogue No CL2804
Music Genre Artist / Graphic Design, Singer/Songwriter, Folk, 70s Artists, 70s Rock, 60s Rock, Poetry, American Folk
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Tracklisting & More Information

Background:

For Bob Dylan, it had been quite a year. After his motorcycle accident prevented his hectic schedule of touring & recording continuing at the same pace as it had been, it was to be mostly a year of recuperation.

Once becoming fit again to work, he travelled to Nashville on October 17, 1967, to begin work on John Wesley Harding. In place of a large ensemble, the sessions featured just Charlie McCoy on bass, Pete Drake on pedal steel, Kenny Buttrey on drums and Dylan on guitar, piano and harmonica.

This was the last of Dylan's albums to be released in true Mono, rather than just a fold down from the Stereo mixes. The labels have the final mono design used by Columbia with "MONO" at bottom centre in white without the "360º SOUND"/arrows logos on either side.
The album was released officially on 27th December 1967, but didn't actually arrive in stores until January 1968.

Condition:

The sleeve is Near Mint with no deletion cuts & is still in the original open shrink with the breather holes.

The labels are clear & bright, with some spindle marks by the centre hole to show play & no writing, stickers or tears.

The vinyl grades VG+ & displays a few surface hairlines & the odd faint mark. The vinyl is impressively clean & very shiny from new. On a mono playback setting, these solid mid sixties pressing eliminate any surface issues & these hairlines are primarily cosmetic, having no effect on play. Although the disc has obviously been played on both sides, it certainly hasn't been played to excess and has been played on good equipment. Sonically, it scores.

There is little more to tell you about this copy, although as a US Mono of this album it is particularly rare. There was little call for Mono LPs outside of AM Radio Stations by this time, with most of the general population of the United States having made the switch to Stereo years before. This is why this was the last Dylan album released in true Mono.

A very nice collector's copy of this extremely hard to find release !

01. John Wesley Harding
02. As I Went Out One Morning
03. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
04. All Along The Watchtower
05. The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest
06. Drifter’s Escape
07. Dear Landlord
08. I Am A Lonesome Hobo
09. I Pity The Poor Immigrant
10. The Wicked Messenger
11. Down Along The Cove
12. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight

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Recording Artist Bob Dylan
Product Title John Wesley Harding - Mono - shrink
Product Information Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding - Mono - shrink USA vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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