Rating: 3/5
Review:
OK, but nothing new
This is OK, but a bit of an oddity.
The first thing to say is that it is *not* duets between
Dylan and Baez, but a collection of very early solo performances by each of
them, interspersed throughout the album. The material is largely traditional or
covers, and both sound very young – Dylan especially. The quality is generally pretty good; a
little foggy in places, but pretty clear and noise-free. (The opener, Baez singing Oh Freedom, is
terrible, with the sound level varying between normal and almost
inaudible. The rest isn't bad, though,
thank heavens.)
The recordings are a mix of studio and live tracks…and
that's about all I know. This is
currently an mp3 download only, and it comes with no information about where
and when these songs were recorded, nor even what their copyright status is.
As an album, I find this interesting but not great as a
musical experience. It's a bit like
Where's Your Gravity, another release of early Dylan with little provenance
given; it's quite interesting but doesn't really add much to the canon of
either Dylan or Baez. One for the
hardcore fans and completists, I'd say.
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