{"product_id":"bob-dylan-nashville-skyline-mfsl-45rpm-lp","title":"Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline - MFSL 45rpm LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelaxed 1969 Album Soothes With Country Sounds and Amicable Simplicity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHyper-Detailed 45RPM Version Allows You to Experience Dylan's All-Time Cleanest Vocal Performances Like Never Before: Soft, Smooth Croon a Dramatic Change from His Past\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs Reflect Rustic Charm, Cozy Retreat, Idyllic Satisfaction: Includes Duet With Johnny Cash, Plus \"Lay Lady Lay\" and \"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor an artist whose career is flush with enigma, myth, and disguise,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill surprises more than almost any other\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBob Dylan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emove more than four decades after its original release.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDistinguished from every other Dylan album by virtue of the smooth vocal performances and simple ease, the 1969 record witnesses the icon's full-on foray into country and trailblazing of the country-rock movement that followed\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cozy, charming, and warm, the rustic set remains for many hardcore fans the Bard's most enjoyable effort. And most inimitable. The result of quitting smoking,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e's voice is in pristine shape, nearly unidentifiable from the nasal wheeze and folk accents displayed on prior records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered on Mobile Fidelity's world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this restored 45RPM version zeroes in on the shocking purity and never-again-replicated croon of Dylan's vocals\u003c\/strong\u003e. Enhanced, too, are the images associated with the calmly strummed and picked acoustic guitars and decay connected to the fading notes. The dimensions and ambience of the Columbia studio translate via subtle echoes and natural blend of instruments melding with one another, akin to honey integrating with tea.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProviding comparably soothing effects, relaxing vibes pour forth from this reissue, which affords this masterpiece the fidelity it's always deserved.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWider grooves mean more information reaches your ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Is it rolling, Bob?,\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efamously queries producer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBob Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the beginning of \"To Be Alone With You,\" indicating the laissez-faire feelings that surrounded the sessions and helped yield the laidback, convivial music defining the album—arguably the most unique in the artist's vast catalog. While he dipped his toes into country waters on the preceding\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Wesley Harding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethrows its collective arms around the style in bear-hug fashion and drops any obvious folk references. Everything from the songs' moods to the amicable arrangements reacts against the era's turmoil and popular sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis beautiful and beautifully executed effort might stand as Dylan's most effective protest ever, even if many missed the point upon original release\u003c\/strong\u003e. Advocating peace, love, and old-world allure without calling attention to any characteristic in an overly forward manner,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eframes the songs as ballads, rags, lullabies, and gentle honky-tonk dances.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe adheres to expeditious brevity, keeping the arrangements tight and free of any filler, thus allowing the melodies to immediately work their magic and place hummable memories inside listeners' heads\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndeed, if any\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emasterpiece is overlooked, it's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. In addition to his superb singing and infallible songs,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eenjoys backing from a crackerjack assembly of Nashville session musicians including\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharlie Daniels, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Charlie McCoy, Ken Buttrey\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorman Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e. Country pros, and their respective performances, don't come any better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs much as on any of his records,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eresides in a good place, mentally and emotionally. The idyllic, warmhearted environs of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estand apart now just as they did in the late 1960s. The sincerity conveyed on the inviting \"Lay Lady Lay,\" relief sighed on the romantic \"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You,\" and unlimited promise expressed on the jittery \"To Be Alone With You\" parallel the lessons-learned yearning and genuine desire found on \"One More Night,\" bracing \"I Threw It All Away,\" and eternal \"Girl From the North Country,\" performed to perfection with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnny Cash\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou'll play this once and find yourself continually playing it again in succession. 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