Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Jochen Markhorst The bootlegger who is responsible for the beautiful CD “Memphis Blues Again” by Steely Dan (1995), a live recording from 1974, has historical awareness. The first record of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s band owes its title … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe   Surreal symbolism is no stranger to singer Bob Dylan: Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule But these visions of Johanna, they make it all seem so cruel (Bob Dylan: Visions Of Johanna) … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood “Responsibility” is another Helena Springs song that is listed as being a co-composition with Bob Dylan.   The  background to these recordings can be found here along with a full list of them, in our review “Bob … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I’ll come straight out and say I love this book. But you need to be aware…  Books from Edlis Cafe are different – for they are taken from the Edlis projects on the internet. So if you … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst The most notorious Million Dollar Bash in recent decades is the party that was cancelled: the Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, on the island paradise of Great Exuma. The failure is spectacular. In the run-up to the … Continue reading →

By Chris Jolliffe It was pouring and the forecast was for rain all evening, but Anna and I were committed.   I’d sold her on the idea of going to see Bob Dylan, in spite of her avowed lack of desire to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood When we started the search for a copy of “Liverpool Gal” we knew there was a very early recording around somewhere but just couldn’t find it.  So we advertised for any reader on this site who would … Continue reading →

The RAZ (Robert Allen Zimmerman) By Larry Fyffe Now look at all you jugglers, and you clowns Carrying Siamese cats on your shoulders, jumping up and down Sucking up all that juice, thinking you got it made And patting each … Continue reading →

Commentary by Tony Attwood, recording by Matthew Gordon Liverpool Gal was recorded by Dylan in July 1962 and a recording was made by Tony Glover – and according to Heylin was written the previous May.  So that places it just … Continue reading →

By Patrick Roefflaer Released:                 August 8, 1964 Photographer:          Sandy Speiser Liner Notes:              Bob Dylan Art-director:               John Berg On the evening of June 9, 1964, Bob Dylan had recorded fourteen original compositions. Eleven of those songs were … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe A number of songs by Bob Dylan are influenced by Memphis, Tennessee – in one way or another: I went to my window. My window was propped I went to my door. My door was locked I … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst There are thousands and thousands of Dylan covers, and a small percentage of them are worth listening to. And a small percentage of this small percentage steps out of the shadow of Dylan’s own version and achieve … Continue reading →

Research by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood Bob Dylan wrote a series of songs with Helena Springs during 1978 and we have seven of these listed in the “Dylan songs of the 1970s” article: If I don’t be there … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith Even a cursory glance through the list of tracks reviewed on this site will bring up several that even the most ardent Dylan fan may not have heard of. With that in mind, I thought it might be fun … Continue reading →

By Jochen Markhorst John Henry’s legendary, fatal and probably fictional race against the steam drill takes place sometime in the early 70s of the nineteenth century, between 1870 and 1872. During the construction of the Big Bend Tunnel in West … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe You might also enjoy Bob Dylan and Oscar Wilde Part I Bob Dylan and Oscar Wilde Part II Seasons change. Spring turns to Summer, Summer to Autumn, Autumn to Winter. Childhood turns to Youth, Youth to Adulthood, … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith Are you a talented singer or musician? Are you in a band? Then Untold Dylan needs your help! Welcome to “Bob Idol”! First up, some context, followed by the details of what we are trying to do … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In Scotland and parts of England, the black dog represents good luck.  But elsewhere one of the more persistent myths about the black dog phenomenon concerns the instinctive fear that people are said have for it. This … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe In life and in art, Decadent writer Oscar Wilde rebels against the established norms imposed by Victorian society. He’s celebrated for a time, but in the end suffers the consequences for doing so though he’s pardoned after … Continue reading →

Greetings, And a very happy Christmas indeed from and to everyone involved in Untold Dylan. On behalf of everyone involved in the grand adventure that Untold Dylan has become I would like to thank you for reading some of our … Continue reading →