Aug. 8, 1964 - On sale today is “Another Side of Bob Dylan,” the singer-songwriter’s fourth LP.
The album deviates from the more socially conscious style which Dylan had developed with his previous LP, “The Times They Are A-Changin.’” But despite the thematic shift to more personal subject matter, Dylan performed the entirety of “Another Side of Bob Dylan” as he had previous records — solo. In addition to his usual acoustic guitar and harmonica, Dylan provided piano on one track, “Black Crow Blues.”
The first and only recording session for the new album was held June 9 at Columbia’s Studio A in New York City. Dylan recorded 14 original compositions in a single three-hour session between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. that night, 11 of which were chosen for the final album. The three that were ultimately rejected were “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Mama, You Been on My Mind,” and “Denise Denise.”
Dylan premiered his new songs at the Newport Folk Festival last month. The festival also marked Dylan’s first meeting with Johnny Cash — Dylan was already an admirer of Cash’s music, and vice versa. The two spent a night jamming together in Joan Baez’s room at the Viking Motor Inn. According to Cash, “we were so happy to [finally] meet each other that we were jumping on the beds like kids.”
The next day, Cash performed Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” as part of his set, telling the audience that “we’ve been doing it on our shows all over the country, trying to tell the folks about Bob, that we think he’s the best songwriter of the age since Pete Seeger — sure do.”
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