Self Portrait quickly moved to the cut-out bin, and has been largely ignored by the massive Dylan cult ever since. Bob Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin labeled it “an album of outtakes and live ...

Bob Dylan was still a big deal going into 1970.By midyear that would all change. While he hadn't logged a No. 1 album yet, Dylan's every move was methodically reported on, dissected and discussed.

It’s tempting, in that vein, to divide Dylan into periods, as Todd Haynes did in his 2007 film, “I’m Not There.” “Another Self Portrait” shows that’s the wrong way to think about Dylan.

Fast forward to the revelatory Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), the 10th installment of the prodigious Bootleg Series, and Dylan's back pages warrant a rewrite.

People argue about Bob Dylan’s best period. Some think it’s the canonical early-electric stretch from “Bringing It All Back Home,” from 1965, to “Blonde on Blonde,” which was released ...

Bob Dylan recording Self Portrait in 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Trending Now. Live John Robinson-Lana Del Rey opens 2025 UK tour in Cardiff.

Bob Dylan has announced the release of Volume 10 in his ongoing Bootleg series. Titled Another Self Portrait and covering 1969-1971, the compilation is available in two-disc and deluxe four-disc ...

From the experience I had with the modern-day Bob Dylan, those who attend this show with any of the above expectations are bound to be at least somewhat disappointed. Yet if one truly knows not only ...

Thus did Greil Marcus kick off his 1970 Rolling Stone review of Bob Dylan's double album Self Portrait. And he wasn't the only one asking that question. The album hit No. 4 on the U.S. charts and ...

'Self Portrait' isn't Bob Dylan's best album. In fact, the legendary singer-songwriter admits that he made the 1970 LP to anger fans in an attempt to get them off his back.

In June of 1970, Bob Dylan released his tenth album, a two-record set with the weighty title of Self Portrait.It had a self portrait on the cover done in a style similar to the painting he did for ...

A key to the ongoing allure of Dylan's music lies in its ability to stand apart from its time. A new collection of alternate takes and demos re-evaluates the critical flop that was 1970's Self ...