Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited w/alternate take/promo

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Bob Dylan  "Highway 61 Revisited"

This is an original US vinyl pressing on Columbia CS 9189  from 1965.     This is the stereo pressing with the alternate take of 'From A Buick 6'.    The side one matrix number is : XSM110640-1C.    This song is very different from the regular version.     It starts and ends with loud harp from Dylan.    The band plays faster and much looser.     The lyrics in the 2nd verse are different.    In the regular version he sings : "When the pipe line gets broken and I'm lost on a river bridge, I'm all cracked up on the highway and near the waters edge, then she comes down the thru-way ready to sew me up with a thread".      On the alternate take he sings : "well when a pipe line gets lost you know by the river bridge, and I'm all cracked up by the waters edge, she comes running down the thru-way with her dynamite and her thread".     If you collect Dylan and you need this, then you know how hard it is to find.

It's also one of the best albums in the history of rock and roll.     Every song is good.     The album starts with the best single in rock and roll : "Like A Rolling Stone".       It ends with the epic : "Desolation Row".

Overall Condition is : Cover is VG /  Record is VG

The cover is VG with no ring wear, but light overall wear.    There are no seam splits, but there is seam wear on the top seam on the right where a few flecks of paper are missing.    There is no writing, but the back cover is stamped in big red letters : "DEMONSTRATION  NOT FOR SALE".      There is a tiny 1 X 1/8 inch cover tear on the back at far right near the edge ( it's white on white and hard to see).         The vinyl looks VG and it plays VG+.   There are light scuffs and handling marks.     There are a few pops between song  3 and 4 on side one.     The labels are clean with light spindle marks.  The record comes in a plain white inner sleeve. 

The songs are : Like A Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, From A Buick 6, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Queen Jane Approximately, Highway 61 Revisited, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, and Desolation Row.

About Me :

I started collecting records in 1966.     I started selling in Goldmine in 1985.      I now sell records at all Northwest record conventions : Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Eugene, Grants Pass, and Canby.       And at Crossroads Music in Portland, Oregon.     My records are from a no smoking and no pets home.  

Packaging :

I take great care on every package and I do each one personally.     I will package this record between two pieces of hand cut cardboard.    One sheet is 5/8 inch thick triple strength industrial cardboard.   The other sheet is 1/4 inch double strength cardboard.   Together they are very strong and unbendable.   ( Even the postmen comment on how strong this cardboard is ! )       I always remove the record from the cover and seal them in a clear plastic album sleeve.     The package will be marked in red : "Fragile Record" on both sides. 

Postage :  Weight : 1 pound 9 ounces

You have to pay for the postage.     I pre-weigh every record, so that you pay the exact amount the post office changes.   There are no handling charges.     This record will weigh 25 ounces ( 1 pound, 9 ounces ) when ready to ship.   US bidders can figure out your own postage costs for US Priority or Media Mail.    All US winners will get shipping through Paypal and a email with the tracking number.      Overseas bidders must use First Class Mail International.   I will let you know the date I mailed your record and the US customs number.   ( Buyers from Italy must assume all risks for shipping to their country. )      I will send your record as soon as you pay ( same day if before 2 PM and next day if after 2 PM : Monday thru Saturday)   I will combine shipping if you win more than one record.      Please wait for me to send you an invoice for all of your records in one package.  

Serious Bidders Only :   

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