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Dylan Uncovers Rare Freewheelin' Tracks
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Executive Summary
Record Store Day Black Friday brings a limited Dylan Freewheelin' release that restores withdrawn 1963 tracks and targets collectors
- The Original Freewheelin' Dylan is a Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive
- The LP is described as the original unedited version of The Freewheelin' Dylan
- It includes 13 tracks and restores four songs removed before the 1963 release
- The withdrawn songs are Rocks and Gravel, Let Me Die in My Footsteps, Rambling Gambling Willie, and Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
- The edition is limited to 13,400 copies on black vinyl
- The release is compared to a rare 2019 Blood on the Tracks test pressing
- Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 features more than 170 releases at independent stores
Quick Facts
- What: Limited Freewheelin' release restores withdrawn tracks
- Where: Independent record stores across the United States
- Why: To offer a collectible historical version of the album
- Who: Bob Dylan and Record Store Day buyers
- When: Record Store Day Black Friday 2025
Coverage Timeline: 76 Days
Featured Article
Dylan's The Original Freewheelin' Dylan is highlighted as a Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive in Variety's 2025 vinyl round-up.
Additional Articles
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Townsend Records announces exclusive RSD Black Friday titles for 28 November 2025 with online release on 29 November 2025.
Flood magazine reports on the 2025 RSDBF event featuring Dylan rarities at participating record stores.
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Record Store Day on the day after Thanksgiving will release roughly 175 exclusive vinyl titles, including The Original Freewheelin' Dylan and a 1962 Masters of War single, at independent stores nationwide.
In 2025, exystence.net reports a Record Store Day 2025 vinyl release titled The Original Freewheelin' Dylan, issued in the United States.
Dylan's two new releases for Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 will be issued across independent record stores in the United States on the Black Friday shopping day.
On November 28, 2025, Record Store Day Black Friday will release over 170 vinyl titles including Legacy's restored The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan RSD Exclusive.
On 2025-11-28, Legacy announced the Dylan Bootleg Series volume Through the Open Window 1956-1963 with two limited tie-ins: Masters of War and The Original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
Legacy released Bootleg Series Vol 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963 on Oct 31, 2025, as part of RSD Black Friday tie-ins featuring Masters of War and The Original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan packaging.