BOB DYLAN BIOGRAPH ORIG PROMO 5-LP BOX SET AUTOGRAPHED

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·       BOB DYLAN - BIOGRAPH - ORIGINAL COLUMBIA 5-RECORD BOX SET C5X-38830-LP (1985);  INCLUDES 21 RARE AND UNRELEASED BOB DYLAN TRACKS 1961-1981

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY THE LEGEND – PLEASE SEE THE MAGNIFIED DETAIL OF BOB DYLAN'S AUTO(BIO)GRAPH, SHOWN BELOW

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORDS HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STAMP ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       ORIGINAL RED COLUMBIA LABEL WITH “COLUMBIA” IN YELLOW LETTERS WRAPPED AROUND THE RIM OF THE LABEL (70’s STYLE)

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL CUSTOM-MADE INNER SLEEVES

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL 36-PAGE BOOKLET

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK, HEAVY CARDBOARD BOX

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 5.

·       THE RECORD HAS A "STERLING" STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF PRESSINGS.

(►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!)

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Unbelievable though it may sound, in his 40-odd year career, Bob Dylan only had one - and one alone -  career-spanning anthology (various Greatest Hits-type compilations notwithstanding): this great 5-LP box set which came out in 1985 and included a cornucopia of rare and unreleased material. This is an unbelievably competent and inspired compilation starting with early Columbia demos and alternate takes, taking listener on through the years of folk/electric upheaval, peak years of Dylan career, silent waters of the early 1970's to the early 1980's. With the possible exception of material from "Mercy!" and "Time out of Mind" everything you always wanted to have by Bobby Dylan (but were afraid to ask for) is here! If there is a weakness to the set, it is that Dylan’s side projects as a session musician or co-player (with Carolyn Hester; Victoria Spivey; Harry Belafonte; Richard Farina; Eric Anderson; The Band; Dave Bromberg; Eric Clapton;  Doug Sahm; George Harrison; Joan Baez or Jim McGuinn, Eric Von Schmidt, and others) are not included among the “proper” songs; but this would probably have required legal clearance from at least 10 other labels and inevitably complicated and delayed the entire project.

The album was lovingly compiled and assembled by Bruce Dickinson, Bob Dylan’s Product Manager at Columbia at the time and Jeff Rosen from Bob Dylan’s office (Bruce also happens to be our good friend and our occasional customer).

Essentially, ‘Biograph’ was Bruce Dickinson’s brainchild which was initiated in 1981,  four years before its eventual release.  In 1981, Bob Dylan had just issued the second of two albums (Saved and Shot Of Love) that just didn't even come close to meeting the expected billing needs of Columbia, to put it nicely.  Bruce was asked by the powers that be at Columbia at the time to start getting a Greatest Hits Vol. 3 together to make up for the "lost" income. He had a better idea, however:  one that he felt that would help Dylan's career and rejuvenate interest in his ENTIRE catalog. He also felt that one particular song from Shot Of Love (“Every Grain Of Sand”) was one of the best songs that Dylan had ever written and that no one was going to get to hear it because virtually no one was buying the album. Bruce wanted to spotlight that song and others, including great songs on Dylan's hugely successful albums that had been somewhat overshadowed by the CLASSIC songs. Also, he knew that there was a wealth of great unreleased material, outtakes that were often even better than some of the released tracks. Being a huge Dylan fan, our friend wanted justice, not some cheesy hits package, which - although Columbia could have put a lot of great songs on it - wouldn't have fit the definition of a “hit”.  Biograph was a bigger, better, and more important idea. Greatest Hits Vol. 3 could, and did, come later, but first, Bob Dylan’s career needed to be put in perspective. Dylans office agreed, especially in the person of Jeff Rosen, who oversaw the production work and who deserves a special credit for making this incredible package possible. Bruce took his concept Jeff, who was quite enthusiastic and supportive (a rare occurrence in recording industry). They then worked on the formatting, themes for each side (the whole set focuses on groups or songs, or thematic album sides), picking the specific songs together and, finally, Bruce literally sequenced it all in his head while walking home one night.

For his involvement in the project, Bruce and Jeff received a special “Thank-You” note from Bob Dylan himself.  It should be added that Bob Dylan had DIRECT and PERSONAL involvement in approving the songs selected for this box set: he approved each and every one of Bruce’s and Jeff’s selections with one notable exception: Bob did not want to see the great 1966 live version of “Like a Rolling Stone” recorded in Manchester during the legendary UK tour included in this career-spanning anthology. We can only speculate that 1965/66 was a very tough year for him and that he had bad memories of this particular performance. No matter: the track was eventually released as part of the phenomenal 2000 Sony/Columbia 2-CD set: Bob Dylan Live 1966.

 
TRACK LISTING: Baby Let Me Follow You Down --- If Not For You --- Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) --- I'll Keep It With Mine --- You Angel You --- Gotta Serve Somebody --- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? --- Lay Down Your Weary Tune --- Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll --- I Shall Be Released --- Masters Of War --- Abandoned Love - (previously unreleased) --- Romance In Durango --- Most Likely You Go Your Way - (live 1974) --- Baby I`m In The Mood For You --- Like A Rolling Stone --- Forever Young - (previously unreleased demo) --- Every Grain Of Sand --- It Ain't Me Babe --- Heart Of Mine --- Mighty Quinn, The (Quinn The Eskimo) --- Time Passes Slowly --- Blowin' In The Wind --- Isis - (live 1975) --- Mr. Tambourine Man --- Jet Pilot - (previously unreleased) --- All Along The Watchtower --- Tangled Up In Blue --- Groom's Still Waiting At Altar --- Positively 4th Street --- It's All Over Now Baby Blue - (live in 1966) --- I Want You --- Times They Are A-Changin' --- To Ramona --- Percy's Song - (previously unreleased 1963) --- I Don't Believe You - (live 1966) --- Lay Lady Lay --- Visions Of Johanna - (live 1966 version) --- Million Dollar Bash --- Subterranean Homesick Blues --- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight --- Caribbean Wind --- Knockin` On Heaven's Door --- Up To Me - (previously unreleased 1974 song) --- Just Like A Woman --- Dear Landlord --- Mixed Up Confusion --- Tombstone Blues --- Solid Rock --- I Wanna Be Your Lover --- You're A Big Girl Now --- Visions Of Johanna --- Every Grain Of Sand --- Quinn The Eskimo --- Mr. Tambourine Man --- Dear Landlord --- It Ain't Me, Babe --- You Angel You --- Million Dollar Bash --- You're A Big Girl Now --- Abandoned Love --- Tangled Up In Blue --- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue --- Positively 4th Street --- Isis --- Jet Pilot --- Caribbean Wind --- Up To Me --- Baby, I'm In The Mood For You --- I Wanna Be Your Lover --- I Want You --- Heart Of Mine --- On A Night Like This --- Romance In Durango --- Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) --- Gotta Serve Somebody --- I Believe In You --- Time Passes Slowly --- I Shall Be Released --- Knockin' On Heaven's Door --- Solid Rock --- Forever Young

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The album comes with the original booklet still intact.

(c)           The records come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this album.

·       COVER (1-INCH THICK CARDBOARD BOX WHICH HOUSES THE RECORDS)

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        The box has some ring wear (nothing significant);On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3 (front side) and 4 (back side).

-        The box shows some light yellowing, apparently from aging.

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        The cover has a yellowish dust speckles covering much of the surface

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing (except for Dylan's signature)

-        No stamps (except for the promo stamp)

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No stickers or labels

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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