<\/p>\nWhen Bob Dylan inked a deal with Columbia Records back in 1961, many people found the label\u2019s decision to sign a middle-class white boy, styling himself as a careworn blues and folk singer, faintly absurd. Yet within a few years, the young Dylan would be hailed as a prophet and revolutionise music in ways few could ever have dared to imagine.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nBob\u2019s appeal was cemented by his visionary lyrics, and the images and wisdom they contain have given fans and scholars plenty to muse upon for the last 55 years. Meanwhile, music has flowed from him like an unstoppable river, each new phase delivering more timeless classics, whether it\u2019s his 1960s protest LPs (T_he Freewheelin\u2019, Th_e Times They Are A-Changin\u2019<\/em>), his controversial \u2018electric\u2019 period (Bringing It All Back Home<\/em>,\u00a0Highway 61 Revisited<\/em>), inventing Americana (John Wesley Harding<\/em>,\u00a0The Basement Tapes<\/em>), his 1970s singer-songwriter masterpieces (New Morning<\/em>,\u00a0Blood On The Tracks<\/em>), the \u2018religious\u2019 albums (Slow Train Coming<\/em>,\u00a0Saved<\/em>) or his triumphant 1990s comeback (Time Out Of Mind<\/em>) and beyond to this century\u2019s rich pickings (Tempest<\/em>,\u00a0Rough And Rowdy Ways<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nWith such a vast body of music to his name \u2013 Dylan released his 40th studio album,\u00a0Shadow Kingdom<\/em>, in 2023 \u2013 fans new and old have a huge amount of Bob to navigate. This task is made even more challenging by the parallel universe of his ever-growing\u00a0Bootleg Series<\/em>\u00a0of studio outtakes and live recordings, now stretching to 18 volumes.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nWhich is where Bob Dylan Essentials comes in: written by MOJO\u2019s team of experts, this sumptuous 132-page bookazine is designed to guide you through the maze of Dylan material out there, album by album, shedding new light on Bob\u2019s songcraft and musicianship, and pulling no punches when it comes to determining what\u2019s indispensable, enjoyable, worth serious investigation or simply warrants a cursory spin. We also look at Dylan-related films and documentaries, and recommend the very finest in Bob literature.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nIllustrated with album artwork and rare and iconic photographs, Bob Dylan Essentials 2026<\/strong> is a must-have for all music fans.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mojo4music.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new, updated edition of MOJO\u2019s best-selling guide to Bob Dylan\u2019s albums, songs, films and books MOJO The Collectors\u2019 Series: Bob Dylan Essentials 2026 is in UK shops and available to order for delivery now. Order your copy HERE! When Bob Dylan inked a deal with Columbia Records back in 1961, many people found the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2314327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2314326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MOJOs-New-Bob-Dylan-Special-Is-Out-Now.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2314326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2314328,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314326\/revisions\/2314328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2314326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2314326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2314326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}