Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (2LP, Mono, Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering, 45 RPM, unsealed)
RARITY - Unsealed
Bob Dylan – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bob Dylan]
Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar on "Down Along the Cove" and "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
Charlie McCoy – bass guitar
2 LPs, gatefold sleeve
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded October 17 and November 6 and 29, 1967
Engineered by Charlie Bragg
Produced by Bob Johnston
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1967
Reissued in 2016
Tracks:
Side A :
- John Wesley Harding
- As I Went Out One Morning
- I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
Side B :
- All Along The Watchtower
- The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest
- Drifter's Escape
Side C :
- Dear Landlord
- I Am A Lonesome Hobo
- I Pity The Poor Immigrant
Side D :
- The Wicked Messenger
- Down Along The Cove
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 303/500!
Reviews :
"Bob Dylan returned from exile with John Wesley Harding, a quiet, country-tinged album that split dramatically from his previous three. A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan's rock albums -- even the then-unreleased Basement Tapes he made the previous year -- but it isn't a return to his folk roots. If anything, the album is his first serious foray into country, but only a handful of songs, such as "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," are straight country songs. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like "All Along the Watchtower," "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," and "The Wicked Messenger" revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays. Although the lyrics are somewhat enigmatic, the music is simple, direct, and melodic, providing a touchstone for the country-rock revolution that swept through rock in the late '60s." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,24 / 5