2xLPs on Black Vinyl

If Highway 61 Revisited played as a garage rock record, the double album Blonde on Blonde inverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. Replacing the fiery Michael Bloomfield with the intense, weaving guitar of Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan led a group comprised of his touring band the Hawks and session musicians through his richest set of songs. Blonde on Blonde is an album of enormous depth, providing endless lyrical and musical revelations on each play. Leavening the edginess of Highway 61 with a sense of the absurd, Blonde on Blonde is comprised entirely of songs driven by inventive, surreal, and witty wordplay, not only on the rockers but also on winding, moving ballads like "Visions of Johanna," "Just Like a Woman," and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands." Throughout the record, the music matches the inventiveness of the songs, filled with cutting guitar riffs, liquid organ riffs, crisp pianos, and even woozy brass bands ("Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"). It's the culmination of Dylan's electric rock & roll period -- he would never release a studio record that rocked this hard, or had such bizarre imagery, ever again.

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35    
Pledging My Time    
Visions Of Johanna    
One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)    
I Want You    
Memphis Blues Again    
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat    
Just Like A Woman    
Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine    
Temporary Like Achilles    
Absolutely Sweet Marie    
4th Time Around    
Obviously 5 Believers    
Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands