The Original Mono Recordings is an album by Bob Dylan, released in 2010. A haunting tapestry of folk and blues that captures the raw essence of American storytelling. 'The Original Mono Recordings' offers an essential glimpse into Dylan's formative years and has been praised for its authenticity in presenting the original mono mixes. The album received critical acclaim, underscoring Dylan’s influence on the folk revival movement and securing its place in music history. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 She’s No Good 1:37
• 2 Talkin’ New York 3:15
• 3 In My Time of Dyin’ 2:37
• 4 Man of Constant Sorrow 3:06
• 5 Fixin’ to Die 2:17
• 6 Pretty Peggy‐O 3:22
• 7 Highway 51 Blues 2:49
• 8 Gospel Plow 1:44
• 9 Baby. Let Me Follow You Down 2:32
• 10 House of the Risin’ Sun 5:15
• 11 Freight Train Blues 2:16
• 12 Song to Woody 2:39
• 13 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 2:40

Disc 2

• 1 Blowin’ in the Wind Standout 2:49
• 2 Girl From the North Country 3:23
• 3 Masters of War 4:38
• 4 Down the Highway 3:32
• 5 Bob Dylan’s Blues 2:29
• 6 A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall Standout 6:53
• 7 Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right 3:41
• 8 Bob Dylan’s Dream 5:03
• 9 Oxford Town 1:50
• 10 Talkin’ World War III Blues 6:28
• 11 Corrina, Corrina 2:44
• 12 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance 2:01
• 13 I Shall Be Free 4:47

Disc 3

• 1 The Times They Are A‐Changin’ 3:12
• 2 Ballad of Hollis Brown 5:03
• 3 With God on Our Side 7:05
• 4 One Too Many Mornings 2:38
• 5 North Country Blues 4:33
• 6 Only a Pawn in Their Game 3:30
• 7 Boots of Spanish Leather 4:38
• 8 When the Ship Comes In 3:15
• 9 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll 5:45
• 10 Restless Farewell 5:32

Disc 4

• 1 All I Really Want to Do 4:02
• 2 Black Crow Blues 3:12
• 3 Spanish Harlem Incident 2:22
• 4 Chimes of Freedom 7:09
• 5 I Shall Be Free No. 10 4:45
• 6 To Ramona 3:50
• 7 Motorpsycho Nitemare 4:31
• 8 My Back Pages 4:20
• 9 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 4:20
• 10 Ballad in Plain D 8:15
• 11 It Ain’t Me Babe 3:30

Disc 5

• 1 Subterranean Homesick Blues 2:17
• 2 She Belongs to Me 2:48
• 3 Maggie’s Farm 3:51
• 4 Love Minus Zero / No Limit 2:47
• 5 Outlaw Blues 3:00
• 6 On the Road Again 2:30
• 7 Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream 6:29
• 8 Mr. Tambourine Man 5:25
• 9 Gates of Eden 5:42
• 10 It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) 7:30
• 11 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 4:13

Disc 6

• 1 Like a Rolling Stone 5:59
• 2 Tombstone Blues 5:53
• 3 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 3:25
• 4 From a Buick 6 3:06
• 5 Ballad of a Thin Man 5:48
• 6 Queen Jane Approximately 4:57
• 7 Highway 61 Revisited 3:15
• 8 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 5:08
• 9 Desolation Row 11:18

Disc 7

• 1 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 4:36
• 2 Pledging My Time 3:50
• 3 Visions of Johanna 7:33
• 4 One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 4:54
• 5 I Want You 3:07
• 6 Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again 7:05
• 7 Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat 3:58
• 8 Just Like a Woman 4:52

Disc 8

• 1 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) 3:30
• 2 Temporary Like Achilles 5:02
• 3 Absolutely Sweet Marie 4:57
• 4 4th Time Around 4:35
• 5 Obviously 5 Believers 3:35
• 6 Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 11:23

Disc 9

• 1 John Wesley Harding 2:58
• 2 As I Went Out One Morning 2:49
• 3 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 3:53
• 4 All Along the Watchtower Standout 2:31
• 5 The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest 5:35
• 6 Drifter’s Escape 2:52
• 7 Dear Landlord 3:16
• 8 I Am a Lonesome Hobo 3:19
• 9 I Pity the Poor Immigrant 4:12
• 10 The Wicked Messenger 2:02
• 11 Down Along the Cove 2:23
• 12 I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight 2:34

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