BOB DYLAN BLONDE ON BLONDE SEALED ORIG '66 STEREO LP

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BOB DYLAN - BLONDE ON BLONDE – ORIGINAL (?) 1966 STEREO 2-LP SET C2S-41

·       GENUINE U.S. PRESSING

·    *** STILL SEALED ORIGINAL  LP ***

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE "360 STEREO SOUND" COLUMBIA LABEL (SORRY, WE ARE NOT SURE AND CANNOT GUARANTEE)

·       SORRY, WE ALSO CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS THE RARE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE COVER WITH CLAUDIA CARDINALE PHOTO INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD. OUR INSTINCTIVE FEELING IS THAT IT IS NOT.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY, RED DAY-GLO STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE WRAP (PARTIALLY PEELED OFF).

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen: The emperor of all singer-songwriters albums, Bob Dylan's very finest hour and one of two or three most important, creative, subversive, ingenuous, inspired and mind-intriguing albums ever - EVER - recorded. Just listening to the bouncing, cascading rhymes of Bob Dylan's surreal poetry sung over jazzy, bluesy, folksy and rocking instrumental backing (provided courtesy of Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield, Robbie Robertson, The Band and some of the finest studio musicians of the day) makes our heart skip a few beats. Track listing?!?! Aw, c’mon…you REALLY need one?!?

THE FOLLOWING IS THE HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA STEREO PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM:

(1)            Original, first version, in print between 1966-1968: Thin paperboard gatefold cover, printed directly on the cover (no pasted paper slick); two corners on the spine corners glued ON THE INSIDE; Claudia Cardinale photo on the inside gatefold; “360 Stereo” red & white Columbia labels (such as the one you see below). Original catalog number on the cover.

(2)            Second version, in print between 1968-1970: Thick cardboard gatefold covers; Bob Dylan (not Claudia Cardinale) photo on the inside gatefold; “360 Stereo” red & white Columbia labels (such as the one you see below). Original catalog number on the cover [THIS IS THE VERSION WE BELIEVE WE HAVE HERE].

(3)            Third version, in print between 1970 and about 1974/75). Thick cardboard gatefold covers; Bob Dylan (not Claudia Cardinale) photo on the inside gatefold; Red Columbia label with yellow print along the label’s edge (70’s style) . Original catalog number on the cover.

(4)            Fourth version, in print between 1975 and cca 1981: Thin paperboard gatefold covers; Bob Dylan (not Claudia Cardinale) photo on the inside gatefold; Red Columbia label with yellow print along the label’s edge (70’s style) . Different catalog number on the cover. No bar code on the back cover.

(5)            Fifth version, in print between 1981 and 1989: Thin paperboard gatefold covers; Bob Dylan (not Claudia Cardinale) photo on the inside gatefold; Red Columbia label with yellow print along the label’s edge (70’s style) . Different catalog number - OR NO NUMBER AT ALL - on the cover. Blurry images on the cover; Bar code on the back cover.

Based on the appearance of this album, we are reasonably confident that this is the second version of the cover with the original labels ( from 1968-1970), as described above.

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye , Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 .  Only flaw in shrink wrap is top upper right in front has 3" circle off.  Almost looks like it may have at one time had a sticker on it.

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