March 19, 1962 –
Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album went on sale in the US on this date. Initially, poor sales led the record to be known around Columbia Records as “Hammond’s Folly” (John Hammond was producer of Dylan’s early recordings and the man responsible for signing Dylan to the label).
The album was praised by Village Voice as an “explosive country blues debut,” but it featured only two Dylan original compositions, Talkin’ New York and Song To Woody, the rest being old folk standards.
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