Fascinating double-album of the legendary basement sessions with Dylan and The Band. One has the distinct feeling of eavesdropping on the creative process rather than listening to a fully realised album. Like a master sculptor's workshop - there are plenty of off-cuts "Please, Mrs Henry", "Apple Suckling Tree", works in progress "Katie's Been Gone", "Goin' to Acapulco" and the odd fully realised masterpiece "Tears of Rage", "This Wheel's on Fire". An absolute must have for all fans of Dylan and/or The Band.
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