Dylan’s John Wesley Hardin was his eighth studio album and came almost two years after the ground breaking Blonde on Blonde album. And true to Dylan’s form it was nothing like that album, or anything else at the time. Appearing at a time when the Beatles had released Sgt. Pepper, the Stones had released Their Satanic Majesties Request and Jefferson Airplane released After Bathing at Baxters, Dylan recorded the album with just two musicians–Kenneth A. Buttery on drums, Charlie McCoy on Base. And on two songs, Pete Drake played steel guitar. Dylan’s voice was softer and smoother, the songs more lilting, the lyrics more cryptic, and the entire album unlike anything recorded at the time. Over the years, it has become one of his most enduring albums.

“Down Along the Cove” (Cover): Another Sunday Morning Tune (no. 217)