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Review details 'The Best of Bob Dylan Vol. 2'
Cult Following's Ewan Gleadow reviewed The Best of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 on June 3, describing it as a compilation drawn from recordings spanning multiple eras. The set opens with 'Things Have Changed' and includes an alternate 'Dignity' from the Street-Legal period, plus a live 'Highlands' that appears only on a bonus CD copy. Gleadow also notes notable omissions including 'Desolation Row,' 'All Along the Watchtower,' and 'Mr Tambourine Man.'
Why it matters
It shows Dylan's catalog is still being repackaged around alternate takes, live cuts, and bonus material.
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CULT FOLLOWING · Ewan Gleadow
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WORTH NOTING
Beat-era influences revisited in 1965
Far Out Magazine's Jordan Potter frames Bringing It All Back Home around Dylan's contact with the Beat scene and highlights 'It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)' as a dense lyrical high point, but the piece is analytical rather than new reporting.
Still unclear
OPEN QUESTION
Will another compilation volume follow?
The review of Vol. 2 suggests continuing appetite for archival Dylan packaging, but no follow-up release is confirmed.
OPEN QUESTION
How much did Beat literature shape 1965 Dylan?
The essay argues for a strong Beat influence on his mid-1960s writing, but the balance between influence and invention remains unresolved.