Essential reference for Dylan fans
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What a cracking book this is! Probably due for an update around now, in fact. Heylin runs though all Dylan's albums documenting the sessions and commenting on the results. Of course such research covers the many outtakes and alternate versions languishing in the vaults, a process which makes it essential reading for anyone interested in the work of the master songwriter. The author doesn't hesitate to make his own views known, which is fair enough given his undoubted knowledge, although sometimes one wishes he could have vented his proverbial spleen elsewhere. And a few of his opinions are pretty eccentric - 'Under The Red Sky' is tosh and that's the end of it! However Heylin writes with erudition, insight and humour and the results are both informative and entertaining. Although one or two others have also ventured into this territory, this is assuredly the most accurate and informed volume. It has also infuriated Dylan's office, which is all the better. A must for fans.
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