Historic: Bob Dylan to release 27 albums containing 431 songs from the tour he performed with the band 50 years ago

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Bob Dylan He is one of the most important singer-songwriters in the history of popular music. The Nobel Prize in Literatureresponsible for some of the rock classics, spread across the 39 studio albums he released; in 2020, he sold The rights to their songs A whopping $300 million; he also has a biopic in the works Timothée Chalamet as the protagonist.

Now, there has been news in his orbit since the artist, Visited Uruguay And also recognized by the Princess of Asturias and the Pulitzer Prize, announced the launch of a special collection that will include 27 albums and 431 songs. These are all the recordings of his historic tours with the iconic band bandIn 1974, after an eight-year absence following a traffic accident in 1966, he decided to return to music.

Bob Dylan – Live 1974will be the title of the box set that will completely document this monumental tour, at the rate of one album per day. To the surprise of fans, there are still 417 tracks that have not yet been released. This is everything that is not included in the album. Before the Flood This meant a return to music and the stage.

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Starting September 20, fans of the musician, who was born in Minnesota in May 1941, will be able to purchase the set in the online store, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his recordings.

The first disco songs recorded at the Chicago Stadium on January 3, 1974 were: “Hero Blues,” “Lay, Lady, Lay,” “Tough Mama,” “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat,” “All Along the Watchtower,” “Song to Woody,” “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” “Nobody ‘Cept You,” “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding),” “Forever Young,” “Something There Is About You,” “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine).”

Dylan announced via his social network:Live recording 1974 Celebrating 50th Anniversary Bob Dylan Returns to Tour. The album, which features all of the performances the artist professionally recorded in 1974 with his backing band, will be available in a deluxe 27-CD box set: 431 tracks, 417 of which are previously unreleased by Bob Dylan. ”

Half a century after that tour, Dylan continues to dust off historical gems for fans around the world.