Blonde On Blonde

First Bob Dylan album I bought and being a double album was double the pleasure. Brings back great memories of the 60's☮️

This LP sounds great and the disc is absolutely flat (no warpage). Packaging is excellent. I did install a gatefold outer cover (available on Amazon) to protect the cover and replaced the disc sleeve with an rice paper antistatic sleeve (also on Amazon). Very happy with this purchase.Also fun to compare the full length Dylan version of "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" with the Joan Baez version on her double album of Dylan songs. Both are excellent

Nice replacement for my original vinyl copy of Blond on Blond, which went missing. Plays well, no pops, nice and clean without the hissing or scratches like the original worn copy from years of poor playing on bad record players. Very happy with the quality of the product. There is something nostagic playing a vinyl copy of a monumental record in original vinyl form.

WOW !!! ... just WOW ... "if" your a Dylan fan & need to take a walk back in time ... this album will take you there :) ... just wonderful ...

A great Bob Dylan album. Perfect for working, doing chores, getting high, driving your car, or any other fun activity in which you want to listen to Bob Dylan.

We all know about this album as being a classic. The great musicianship of Al kooper and Robbie Robertson coupled with Dylan's songwriting make this and Highway 61 among Dylan's best albums. A majority of buyers doubtless own this already and are pondering jumping on the reissue wagon again. The packaging of the reissue is well done compared to the barebones earlier issue. I am probably in the minority, but I always thought the previous cd issue of this particular album (though not some of the other dylan discs) sounded pretty good. I have grown so used to it that the reissue somehow does'nt sound right in comparison. I got the re-release partly based on the recommendations posted here. I use a cd player only, and as a cd I found the reissue not as enjoyable to listen to. True there are a few more details on the new mix, from an analytical standpoint it may be "better". I put on the reissue and did'nt really find myself enjoying the music. I then played the original disc and found it to be more relaxed and enjoyable. One thing I noticed is Al Koopers organ on "Visions of Johanna" is underneath the mix on the reissue, coming through thin and faintly. Kooper's musicianship is more readily appreciated on the original disc. The vocals on all the tunes sound a bit warmer and natural on the original disc too, though they might not be as "clear" as the reissue. The guitars, especially Dylan's acoustic, sound better with less clarity on the original disc, the reissue brings them out a little more, while this initially may seem "better", eventually it is not, bringing out more of a tin sound. I'm not sure that greater clarity and resolution always make old rock recordings more enjoyable. I did find "Blood on the Tracks" to be superior to the previous cd version, being consistantly more musical. Overall I can't say the same for the "Blonde on Blonde" reissue, which is more ambiguous... neither version is anything to write home about from a strictly sonic standpoint- collector's may want this one for the variation of content though. If you want to hear the best recording available from this period of Dylan's voice, guitar, and harmonica in emotionally moving performances, play the acoustic set disc one of "live 1966".

When reading all these reviews about people describing the meaning of the songs in their life etc, I wish more people would describe the SOUND QUALITY of all these releases and remasters and Original master recordings and sacd recordings etc etc . When purchasing 30 or 40 yo cd remasters all im interested in is whether the sound quality is worth rebuying the CD. I have already heard the album before like i'm sure of for most people . IMHO the Beatles number 1's cd sound better then the remasters . The mono cd's may sound better but they are still flat. It's hard to believe after 40 years that's the best SOUND they can come up with on a CD. Reading thirty some blonde on blonde reviews few people are talking about the sound quality. The mono sound on JWH is good . One reason is it seems to have levelled off some of the harsh harmonica loudness . The harmonica is so loud on stereo version you would think it's a pink floyd cd with that much dynamic range . I purchased Blonde on Blonde mp3 because for 5 bucks who cares if the sound is not worth it . The blonde on blonde remaster seems to have all the instruments more on one speaker then before but for 5 bucks who cares . BTW Aqualung remaster is awesome.

I got it for my son who is a big Bob Dylan fan. Can't go wrong with Blonde on Blonde which is arguably Dylan's best.