THE 10 BEST BOB DYLAN BOOKS
My ranking from my collection of over 400.
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A deep dive into a favourite Dylan song. Markhorst’s analyses always insightful & enjoyable. Makes me seek out & listen to the live recordings & other connected songs he refers to.
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A nice surprise in the mail today! It’s a Dutch postcard I can use as a bookmark when reading the highly enjoyable books by @jochenmarkhorst.bsky.social
Snail mail is sure slow. Almost 4 weeks in transit to reach me down under.
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THE BEST 9 BOOKS ON THE BOB DYLAN ALBUMS
#6 Dylan Essentials, MOJO The Collectors’ Series, H Bauer, 2023, 132pp.
Team of well-known journos cover studio, live, compilation and TBS albums - though many only in shortform. Great photos. Beautiful artefact.
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The 10 best Bob Dylan Books
#2 Anthony Varesi, The Bob Dylan Albums, Guernica Editions, 2nd ed 2022, pbk, 523pp.
The best Dylan book not written by Bob Dylan. Knowledgeable, insightful, nuanced, stylish, independent-minded, comprehensive… .
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#3 Clinton Heylin, Still On The Road: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974-2008, Constable, 2010, hbk, 546pp.
Essential. Exhaustive catalogue of 300 songs: published lyrics, studio recordings, evaluation of sources and lyrics.
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The 10 best Bob Dylan Books
#4 Michael Gray, Song & Dance Man: The Art Of Bob Dylan, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1972, hbk, 337pp.
Pioneering study of Dylan as a uniquely talented songwriter. Michael Gray’s is the most important early Dylan book.
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#7: Christopher Ricks, Dylan’s Visions of Sin, @VikingBooksUK, 2003, 517pp.
Masterful analysis of Dylan lyrics by top EngLit prof. Demonstrates the chiselled poetry and nuanced genius of 40 songs.
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The 10 best Bob Dylan Books
#8: Bob Dylan : The Bootleg Series Vols 1-3, 1991 - liner notes, 72pp.
John Bauldie’s notes on all 58 songs on this vitally important release. Enthusiasm, knowledge, insight.
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#9: Bob Dylan: Mixing Up The Medicine, eds Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel, Callaway, 2023.
Unique insights. Innumerable gems from the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK. A beautiful book.
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The 10 best Bob Dylan books :
#10 Dylan Goes Electric, by Elijah Wald, DeySt, 2015.
A magnificent book: the definitive account of the defining Dylan moment. Recently recommended by @BobDylan.
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Welcome to DYLAN BOOKS on BlueSky.
The Page highlights the best Bob Dylan books in my collection of 400+. I’ll be rating, ranking and reviewing the key publications.
Best wishes,
Gerald Michael Smith, over in England.
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Book. Pledging My Time by Ray Padgett. Conversations with Bob Dylan band members. Main photo on front cover. Bob Dylan with Larry Campbell.
A new #bobdylan book to add to the #bobdylanbooks shelf. Author - @raypadgett.bsky.social. Earmarked for a January read, time permitting.
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Bob Dylan on a sofa by a window, feet up, browsing through some papers.
My favourite # for easy browsing
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Cover of a book titled "Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985," published by Paladin. The cover is predominantly black, featuring a smaller inset photograph of 1980s Bob Dylan with a harmonica and cigarette.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Book: No Direction Home by Robert Shelton
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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A collection of books about Bob Dylan songs & albums written by Jochen Markhorst
This collection has grown recently. 2/3 unread. I notice @jochenmarkhorst.bsky.social has joined Blue Sky too. In the words of Christy Moore “Welcome to the Cabaret”
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Book cover. Dreaming of Dylan by Mary Lee Kortes
Reminded me of this book.
I wonder if you were in Bob’s dreams?
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Cover of Jochen Markhorst’s book titled: John Wesley Harding. Bob Dylan meets Kafka in Nashville
Recently finished reading this short book. Markhorst’s commentaries always make me seek out the interrelated songs, & cover versions he’s referring to, adding to the enjoyment.
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