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"Million Dollar Bash" tells for the first time the whole story of the Basement Tapes, recorded in summer 1967 when Bob Dylan's career was at a crossroads. Recovering from a I mysterious motorcycle crash, he gathered together a few musician friends in Woodstock, New York, and informally recorded a bunch of songs intended to be heard by no one but themselves. Instead, they changed music forever.
Dylan declined to release the songs commercially, and they became hits for The Byrds, Manfred Mann, Peter Paul & Mary, and others. Since then, Dylan's own versions of the songs - including 'I Shall Be Released,' 'This Wheel's On Fire,' 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere,' and 'Tears Of Rage' - have been the subject of myth, mystery, rumor, and a good dose of fiction. Never has a group of recordings been so discussed - and so misunderstood.
In this new book, musician and author Sid Griffin examines the recordings in detail, demonstrating on every page a musician's insight into the Basement Tapes, the men who recorded them, and the times in which they were made. Every Dylan fan needs this book.
- New interviews with Robbie Robertson, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Peter Yarrow, Manfred Mann, and others.
- Full details of musicians and recording locations for every known Basement Tapes recording.
- Exhaustive listings of Basement Tapes cover versions.
- A map of the Woodstock area, identifying the Big Pink house and other locations.
