{"product_id":"bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-import","title":"Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde [2LP\/ Mono\/ UK Import]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlonde on Blonde\u003c\/em\u003e: A double album that transcends time, defies space, suspends reality, and looks through the human soul and tells the listener characteristics about themselves they didn't know. Forever prized for a unique sound, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlonde on Blonde\u003c\/em\u003e is to music, production, prose, and performance as what hydrogen is to water. The secret to its inimitable aural character partially stems from Dylan's request in Nashville to producer Bob Johnston to remove the baffles from the studio room, allowing the musicians to interact as well as the music to assume a more organic quality that drifts from one microphone to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlonde on Blonde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis almost as compelling as the music within. Dylan, frustrated with how initial attempts fared in New York, relocating to Tennessee and pairing with Nashville's top session players as well as members of what would become the Band, feverishly chasing perfectionism while also arriving at an on-the-fly feel that remains a reference point for recorded music. The Bard sweated over lyrics, demanded his band get the exact sounds he heard in his head, and limited most takes to a handful at most. A majority of songs were recorded long after midnight, the post-A.M. vibe reflected in the nocturnal aura, woozy optimism, inversion of intervals, and spiritual soulfulness of the playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs for the tunes? Chapters of books and lengthy theses are dedicated to the sheer conscious-altering power, mythical weight, character cast, and convention-obscuring magnetism of the lyrics – to say nothing of the sophisticated albeit pure playing within, as arrangements touch upon gospel, R\u0026amp;B, pop, traditional and contemporary blues, vaudeville, folk, and more. Then there's Dylan's inventive phrasing, his manipulation of pitch and locution, helping the narratives to take on epic, inchoate, and cryptic meanings that continue to be deciphered to this day. Punch lines occur as frequently as romantic declarations, all delivered with salient references, traditional parallels, and elusive interpretations on par with those of Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Visions of Johanna.\" \"I Want You. \" Rainy Day Women #12 \u0026amp; 35.\" \"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.\" \"Absolutely Sweet Marie.\" \"Essential\" doesn't even begin to cover the genius of this record!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLP1\u003cbr\u003eRainy Day Woman No. 12 \u0026amp; 35\u003cbr\u003ePledging My Time\u003cbr\u003eVisions Of Johanna\u003cbr\u003eOne Of Us Must Know\u003cbr\u003eI Want You\u003cbr\u003eMemphis Blues Again\u003cbr\u003eLeopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat\u003cbr\u003eJust Like A Woman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLP2\u003cbr\u003eMost Likely You Go Your Way And I Go Mine\u003cbr\u003eTemporary Like Achilles\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely Sweet Marie\u003cbr\u003e4th Time Around\u003cbr\u003eObviously 5 Believers\u003cbr\u003eSad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"33 1\/3 Record Distributors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726745145518,"sku":"888751463110","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/products\/dylanbob_d0034701-deb4-4400-8311-ceb88a0761fe.jpg?v=1651179375","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-import","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}