While its often difficult to settle into a greatest hits assemblage because so many albums are themed or locked into a timeframe, Dylans songs manage to stand on their own with a sense of brilliance and wonder.

One of the things that made this vinyl album so memorable and special was the Milton Glaser poster of Bob Dylan, complete with swirling hair, rendered in saturated colors, where the energetic design evoked the visual effects of the psychedelic drugs everyone seemed to be consuming at the time; a poster which of course my parents hated, nevertheless, it hung on my wall.

Every song on this album, which is now identified as Dylans Greatest Hits I, is simply some of the best chart topping songs of his career, and theres not one number found here that is not top notch, a collection with no filler.

Also noteworthy, at the time there were no outtakes or B-sides on greatest hits releases as there are today.

Yet with all of that being said, the brilliance of this album was improved on by Audio Fidelity, releasing it as a numbered limited edition gold high fidelity disc, making the record pretty much the only version of this album you need to own though sadly, no poster was included.

Audio Fidelity tapped the musical wizard Steve Hoffman with the task of mastering this album in order to allow it to resound with even more vibrancy than ever, separating the instruments so that they have a defined place within your listening space, and a masterful job he did.

I realize that gold disc are rather pricey, yet the sonic delivery found here is emancipating, very breathable and flows with an elegance not found on the record.

By the time he entered his teens he was already a seasoned performer, had changed his surname to Rydell and was playing drums in the band Rocco And The Saints.

As well as his musical career he also made appearances on television shows starring in dramatic roles.

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