Bob Dylan News: Review: Bob Dylan - The Original Mono Recordings

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Cynics will note that there is virtually no difference performance-wise between the mono recordings of his first eight records for Columbia, so why bother? They will then point to the success of the Beatles� mono box as the financial motivation for Sony (Columbia�s owner) to pull a similar move, a clear attempt at getting Dylanophiles to dig deep in their wallets once again.

But what cynics also need to acknowledge is that these eight records are absolutely essential and probably half of them changed the course of rock music. So if you�re going to exploit a legendary artist like Dylan with...