Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track - Hardcover

Philippe Margotin; Jean-Michel Guesdon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579129854 ISBN 13: 9781579129859

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. It is the only book to tell the stories, many unfamiliar even to his most fervent fans, behind all the 525 songs he released. Organized chronologically by album, Margotin and Guesdon recount the details that led to the composition of Dylan's recorded songs, what went on in the recording studio, what instruments he used, and behind-the-scenes account of the great artists that Dylan worked with.

About this title

Review:

"This tome is work of art and a labor of love covering nearly all of Bob Dylan's studio songs (originals and covers), a total of 492, from the early 1960s through 2015... Beautifully illustrated with many rare and familiar photos, the book concludes with a brief glossary of musical terms and densely packed index...VERDICT: A Dylan fan could live inside this book for weeks. Hard-core enthusiasts will be enthralled by the details of the many outtakes."--Library Journal

"Meticulously researched"--Buzzfeed

"A must for Dylan fans and those who enjoy folk music."--Booklist

"No self-respecting Dylan fan will want to miss Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track by Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin....a must-read for trivia buffs."--Acoustic Guitar

"...hardcore aficionados from the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol will be thrilled with its scope and intricacy."
--Miami Herald

"...perhaps the most impressive book on the man ever produced..."--Houston Press

"...the single most exhaustive, detailed, and complete account of every song Dylan ever wrote or recorded through 2015, and will likely be the only encyclopedic volume necessary for anyone with either the slightest interest in or full-blown obsession with Mr. Zimmerman."--JamBands.com

Book Description:

This is the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan's work yet published with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released during his remarkable and illustrious 53-year career.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1579129854
• ISBN 13: 9781579129859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 704