TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Planet Waves" - Bob Dylan (1974)

"Planet Waves" - Bob Dylan (1974)

I was able to fill another spot in my Bob Dylan collection.  I saw a $2 price tag on "Planet Waves" with a half-price sign above the box as I was walking out.  The textured cover was a mite dirty, but there were no seam splits and the spine was very nice.  As for the vinyl, it's an easy VG plus.  Hardly played at all.  I'd never heard anything from this album, but for his well-known..."Forever Young"...and I've always enjoyed that one.

I always listen to an album I bring into the house at least twice before forming an opinion, and there's a reason for that.  Some records are just growers.  Sometimes a first spin might leave you with little to discern, but then a second replay or two finds your mind more receptive to the sound.  "Planet Waves" is a grower.  I didn't know til later, but this was Dylan's first #1 album.  That surprises me a little bit.  At any rate, "Planet Waves"...while I wouldn't file this square under his "cream of the crop" stuff...still falls under the 'good spin' side of the fence.

"Planet Waves" - Bob Dylan (back)

Favorites, apart from the "Forever Young" (slow) classic include the deeper tracks "Dirge" and "Something There Is About You."  "Going, Going, Gone" and the closing track..."The Wedding Song."  I'm surprised these Dylan offerings seldom get talked about.  The emotional poetry is heavy and in your face.  His classic "Blood On The Tracks" album was just on the horizon and this one sounds like a precursor to the untangling that was already beginning.  I've never been a big, big fan of The Band records, but I like the way they always seem to get it right when backing up the Man.  A natural fit.  The album cover artwork and writing on the front and back are all Dylan.  

Asylum Records

Cat #
7E-1003
SIDE A  DEADWAX
7E-1003 A-8-CTH  KENDUN  T1
SIDE B  DEADWAX
7E- 501 1003 B-8 CTH  KENDUN  T1

"Dirge" - Bob Dylan / "Planet Waves" (1974)

TRACKS:
A1  "On A Night Like This" 2:57
A2  "Going, Going, Gone" 3:25
A3  "Tough Mama" 4:17
A4  "Hazel" 2:52
A5  "Something There Is About You" 4:46
A6  "Forever Young" (slow) 5:00
B1  "Forever Young" (fast) 2:51
B2  "Dirge" 5:40
B3  "You Angel You" 2:51
B4  "Never Say Goodbye" 2:55
B5  "Wedding Song" 4:50

PERSONNEL:
Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, cover artwork
Robbie Robertson - guitar
Rick Danko - bass
Garth Hudson - Lowrey organ, accordion
Richard Manuel - piano, drums
Levon Helm - drums, mandolin
Ken Lauber - conga

Good stuff.

Follow Me On FACEBOOK

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Interview:-- Joan Staley (Actress - Classic Movies & Television)

Image
  "Elvis,  do you really want me to slap you?"  ~ Joan Staley ~     So my friends and I were talking about first crushes. First tv and movie crushes.  For me, it was easy.  It was Alma. (Joan Staley)   I broke into the double-digit age of 10 in 1993.  That was the summer I discovered my favorite Don Knotts movie while flipping thru cable one Saturday morning... "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken." Everyone has seen it.  It was a funny haunted house story similar to an episode on Andy G. with a cast of familiar characters, trippy organ music, and the prettiest girl I had ever seen...Alma. She was beautiful alright.  I was love-stung so bad, I swear I could smell flowers coming out of the TV set.  And best of all, she was nice.  She didn't like the smart alec, the wise guy, or the show-off.  Alma was digging Luther (Don Knotts) and that just made her that much prettier.  And from then on... But unfortu...
Read more

Interview -- Henry Lee Summer (Singer/Songwriter)

Image
"I just always have played music.  For better   or worse, I banked my whole life on it." ~ Henry Lee Summer ~     It's strange how music lets you travel through time as if there truly was no time.  I played the shit out of this album growing up.  Nothing deep or complicated.  Nothing outta bounds.  Nothing to get hung about.  It's deceptively simple.  But here's the thing... Henry Lee Summer  is serving aces all over this heartland square. This is the 35th anniversary of Henry Lee Summer's self-titled album and this one falls under that sweet spot between raucous and chill.  It's a large cup of iced coffee with a nice soulful blend.  Not usually my type of go-to and yet this album easily fills a void I didn't know I had.  Let this spin be your own private Idaho.  " Check it out, Leroy!"   Henry Lee Summer... Go get you some. Henry Lee Summer Interview -- August 2023 Henry Lee Summer Casey Cha...
Read more

Interview -- Elliot Lurie (Looking Glass)

Image
"...Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea." ~ Looking Glass ~ Elliot Lurie was a singer/songwriter for the 70s band Looking Glass . The band recorded two albums and had a couple of hits along with a handful of deep-track FM cuts.  And as many bands are wont to do... Looking Glass called it a day and handed over the keys.  However, before cutting out, Looking Glass did leave us with the #1 hit song... "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)."   Now there have been plenty of #1 songs that have climbed to the top spot faster.  And plenty of #1 songs that have stayed at the top spot longer.  But the list begins to thin when it comes to #1 songs that have had some real staying power years and years after their run.  And as the 50th anniversary draws to a close, the song  "Brandy..." still remains an ageless and endearing wonder. A song of unrequited love without all the drippy, maudlin sadness that often stains so many other attempts.  Every boy dreams ...
Read more