Bob Dylan — Highway 61 Revisited. All the takes.
The 5th Highway 61 Revisited session.
The song Highway 61 Revisited is born. 2nd August, 1965. Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios. New York City, New York. Set to air here at 11 PM, London time,
Photograph by Jerry Schatzberg.
The session was produced by Bob Johnson.
I haven’t included the full session here (I will post links below to the parts I was able to put up on you tube previously). Full session details
Bob Dylan (guitar, piano, harmonica, vocal).
1-10 Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Paul Griffin (piano), Frank Owens (piano), Sam Lay (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass), Al Kooper (organ).
11-22, 30-33 Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass), Al Kooper (electric piano).
23-29 Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Paul Griffin (piano), Bobby Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass), Al Kooper (celeste).
34-37 Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Gregg (drums), Harvey Brooks (bass), Al Kooper (electric piano).
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Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues (Takes 1-16)
Desolation Row (Take 1)
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Take 8)
Positively 4th Street (Takes 1-12)
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Best wishes,
nm.