Self Portrait is certainly different from the rest of Bob Dylan's records, and one track, a cover of B. Byrant's "Take me as I am or let me go" sums up for me the best way to approach this recording. There is also a later repress of this with sunburst labels. "I don't know anyone, even vociferous supporters of this album, who plays more than one side at a time. In my copy one record has matrix numbers etched that only match the Canadian release, but it has the US labels and everything else.
And they kept comin'.
4, and was also a UK No. It was really dark and depressing. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Bob Dylan - Self Portrait at Discogs. This is the ultra rare very first pressing with 360 degree sound on red two eye Columbia labels (which was only pressed at one plant that hadn't switched over to the 70'slabel yet., so this "360" Columbia is super rare. We had to get out of there.
1 hit. One of them is written by Alfred Frank Beddoe (who was "discovered" by Among the original songs written for the album, the instrumental "Wigwam" later achieved recognition for its use in the 2001 One of the live songs on the album is the party-friendly romp ""Conceptually, this is a brilliant album," wrote Christgau, "which is organized, I think, by two central ideas.
This has turned into one of my top 10 favorite Dylan albums.
I bought my copy in Greensboro, NC (hippo records = great shop) with Side 1/2 Matrix Identical match, but Side 3 = XSM153506-1AB and Side 4: XSM153507-1B, ...ugh. The other record has US matrix numbers and matching labels. Self Portrait is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 8, 1970, by Columbia Records.. Self Portrait was Dylan's second double album (after Blonde on Blonde), and features many cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. This was just about the time of that Woodstock festival, which was the sum total of all this bullshit. Does not have 360-SOUND STEREO labels. Later interviews only echoed the sentiments expressed to Crowe.
You'd come in the house and find people there, people comin' through the woods, at all hours of the day and night, knockin' on your door.
There is a nice mix of Dylan songs from his career some hits and others just some great songs. It was all storm-the-embassy kind of stuff—But then came the big news about Woodstock, about musicians goin' up there, and it was like a wave of insanity breakin' loose around the house day and night.
This was absolutely NOT released in mono! Many tracks have managed to draw consistent praise over the years.
One classy guy doing the music of another classy guy. I find hard to believe why a 2LP set to do that?! Second, that the people's music is the music people like, However, few critics expressed any interest in the music itself.
Like I was supposed to be on acid. They just can't be.'
I got very resentful about the whole thing, and we got outta there. Self Portrait
"[I]n order for a concept to work it has to be supported musically—that is, you have to listen," Christgau admitted. So we couldn't breathe.
The singing is not consistently good, though it has its moments, and the production—for which I blame A rare dissenting positive voice about the album was I've just listended to Dylan's new album, and in particular "Belle Isle", and I feel deeply moved that such a man is making music in my time.
Many said he put this out to "get back" at fans and critics who critisized his decision to "plug in", so he made an "easy listening" album.