Bob Dylan-The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
Artist: Bob Dylan
Title: The Times They Are A-Changin'
Label: Columbia
Format: LP
Cat #: PC 8905
Year of Release: 1964
Country and Year of Edition Issue: US late 70's with barcode and "all-round" label
Listed Condition: VG+/VG 2" spine damage
Sell Date: 1/14/25
Sell Price: $10.93
Discogs Last Sold: 12/26/24 VG+/VG+ $12.00
Low: $9.88
Median: $17.75
Average: $17.86
High: $30.00
Current low price: $4.57 G/VG, $9.99 VG+/VG
Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23
Have/Want: 732/409
Where Sold: Oakland, CA
Time it took to sell: 9 years
Where and When Bought: early 80's used Worcester, That's Entertainment $2.99
Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+
Sad To See It Go: No
"But I can't think for you/you'll have to decide/whether Judas Iscariot/had God on His side"-With God On Our Side
With the double dose of MLK day and the Presidential Inauguration, there may be no day more appropriate to post this writeup of my most recent sale of Bob Dylan product.
The Times They Are A-Changin' was an album I had in early childhood, a mono copy passed down with the entire early catalog about 50 years ago. I've got into detail in other write-ups linked below so I won't rehash that history here. I picked up this clean repress copy used in the pre-CD era and it stayed clean today.
At some point, I acquired a later day bias against Changin' Times. I let people that should have known better give me the subliminal idea that somehow topical 1964 was dated. Of the first 7, this was my least listened to in the last few decades. Upon listening to this today, I realized that all the songs have some modern relevance and most of them get into a Dylan setlist from time to time with the exception of the precursor to "Union Sundown," "North Country Blues." That one stayed in the 60's.
People can read all sorts of things into the title track. You're right from your side and I'm right from mine is the theme of the album and 60+ years later nothing has really changed that much even if people are crazy, and times are strange. Perhaps it is the ghosts of the past, namely Hattie Carroll and Hollis Brown, that endure well beyond The Times and became subjects for the best songs on the record.
Somewhere in the distance there's seven new people born.
Links For Further Review
Other Bob Dylan Titles Discussed
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
Watching The River Flow b/w Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (1971)
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (Original Soundtrack Recording) (1973)
Compilations, Appearances, Covers, Detritus and Mentions
Wes Montgomery-The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
Various Artists-The Blues Project (1964)
The Byrds-Greatest Hits (1967)
The Velvet Underground-The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Are You Experienced? (1967)
Phil Ochs-Tape From California (1968)
Muddy Waters-Electric Mud (1968)
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Smash Hits (1969)
John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band (1970)
The Who-Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971)
Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick (1972)
Little Feat-Sailin' Shoes (1972)
Pure Prairie League-Bustin' Out (1972)
Grateful Dead-Wake of the Flood (1973)
The Kinks-Preservation Act 1 (1973)
Alice Cooper-Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Ry Cooder-Paradise and Lunch (1974)
Gordon Lightfoot-Sundown (1974)
Mick Ronson-Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1974)
Bette Midler-Songs For The New Depression (1976)
Faces-Snakes and Ladders/The Best of Faces (1976)
Eagles-Hotel California (1976)
Stevie Wonder-Looking Back (1977)
Emmylou Harris-Luxury Liner (1977)
Linda Ronstadt-A Retrospective (1977)
Jackson Browne-Running On Empty (1977)
Patti Smith Group-Easter (1978)
Cheap Trick-Cheap Trick at Budokan (1978)
Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra-What's New (1983)
Booker T & The MG's-The Best of Booker T & The MG's (1984)
Don Henley-Building The Perfect Beast (1984)
Soundtrack-Porky's Revenge (1985)
Various Artists-Scream: The 12" Pro (1987)
George Harrison-Onothimagain (Unofficial) (1987)
Chuck Berry-The Chess Box (1988)
Traveling Wilburys-Vol. 3 (1990)
Phil Spector-Back To Mono (1958-1969) (1991)
King Crimson-Frame By Frame (The Essential King Crimson) (1991)
Mark Arm-The Freewheelin' Mark Arm (1992)
Beastie Boys-Check Your Head (1992)
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant-No Quarter (1994)
Spacehog-The Chinese Album (1998)
The Byrds-Live At The Fillmore February, 1969 (2000)
Steely Dan-Two Against Nature (2000)
Guided By Voices-Isolation Drills (2001)
Various Artists-Timeless (2001)
Mojo Presents: The Roots of Bob Dylan (2006)
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