{"product_id":"bob-dylan-the-times-they-are-a-changin-mfsl-sacd-1","title":"Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changin' - MFSL SACD { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBob Dylan\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin'\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eon Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid Mono SACD from Mobile Fidelity \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle Track of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin'\u003c\/em\u003e, \"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,\" \"With God on Our Side\" Establish Bob Dylan as Voice of Social Consciousness and 1960s Movements \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExperience It Anew in Original Mono: Strictly Limited to 3,000 Copies and Mastered from the Original Master Tapes, Mobile Fidelity SACD Presents Dylan's Preferred Mix in Superlative Sound\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImmediately distinguished by the direct mono sound and you're-either-with-us-or-against-us messages of the landmark title track, Bob Dylan's \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A Changin'\u003c\/em\u003e sounds an unmistakable clarion call on behalf of progress and its unstoppable advancement\u003c\/strong\u003e. One of the Bard's trademark songs, it remains a timeless anthem with a clear sense of common purpose, a musical line in the sand that helped unite various social movements and multiple generations. The reverential 1964 record feeds off the opening tune and its unmistakable sentiments, marching forward to confront racism, poverty, injustice, and upheaval in a stark, immediate manner like few albums before or since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered from the original master tapes and strictly limited to 3,000 copies, Mobile Fidelity's restored SACD delivers the landscape-shifting music in reference-quality mono sound \u003c\/strong\u003ethat transports you to Columbia's Studio A\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eReflecting the austerity of the topics and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e's mood, the sonics are direct and unadorned—each word hitting with weight, each phrase lingering until it pulls you under, each storyline echoing as fact. The hollow body of \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan'\u003c\/strong\u003es guitar, internal mechanisms of his harmonica, and graininess of his throat come across in full-on detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the preferred mix at the time of the recording, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe mono version presents Dylan as he and his producers originally intended\u003c\/strong\u003e. Since the separation of the stereo versions isn’t as sharp, the mono edition places \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan’s\u003c\/strong\u003e vocals in the heart of the musical action and as one with the accompaniment. It paints listeners an incredibly accurate portrait of the attention-getting, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003econcrete mass of sound that features no artificial panning and straight-ahead immersion into the music\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is how almost everyone first heard this timeless album—making the mono mix all the more historically valuable and truthful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarking a shift from the looseness and comedy that pepper the preceding \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eskirts any attempt at humor, sarcasm, or goofiness in favor of utmost seriousness and severity. Seemingly anticipating the dark events surrounding President Kennedy's assassination and the turmoil that followed, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/strong\u003e eliminates with conjecture and disguise. Akin to dispatches from the typewriter of literary icons\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e John Steinbeck \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Faulkner, his songs give voices to the voiceless, challenge cultural precepts, upend traditional beliefs with rapier wit and truths, and underline tragedies swept under the rug.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn doing so, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan \u003c\/strong\u003ecreates stinging protest music that rallies against unchecked authority, discrimination, brutality, and division. A testament to the power of great art, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a righteous assault on ignorance and agent for sweeping action, a necessary impetus for transformation and enlightenment. Via bold originals such as the nonfiction \"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,\" assertive \"Restless Farewell,\" and semi-autobiographical \"North Country Blues,\" \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan \u003c\/strong\u003ecasts hardships, greed, and victimization in such relatable terms it's impossible to turn away and ignore their implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs correctly relayed by\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Dylan\u003c\/strong\u003e expert and cultural critic \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreil Marcus\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"[The record] forever fixed Bob Dylan in the popular imagination: the protest singer, the young man 'able to see through metal' (again, from \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChronicles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), to see through the lie and find the truth, then to hammer the truth into words and send them out with a voice that would never break.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666276987212,"sku":"821797217965","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/CMFSA2179M___23964.jpg?v=1770370184","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/bob-dylan-the-times-they-are-a-changin-mfsl-sacd-1","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}