Monocled Alchemist

Episode 26

Dylanisms | Podcast Mixes Celebrating Bob Dylan Cover Versions |‘Dylanisms’ is my 10-song mix podcast project, building an extensive archive of (mostly) 1960s recordings of Bob Dylan songs as recorded by various solo performers and groups many years ago.

I will zoom in on the well known and the very obscure outfits who covered Dylan’s numbers, in particular those unknown teenage garage bands from USA. There are many but this list on Wikipedia doesn’t even acknowledge them.

My ‘Dylanisms’ project will be regular and will uncover everything worth hearing. It will last for a one-year paid subscription with my hosting platform RSS.com. By then, my mission will have been accomplished and the Gods shall anoint my feet with patchouli oil . . .

Honourable cover versions:

Tracks in order of appearance:

01 The Searchers – Blowin’ In The Wind
Considering their folk-rock pioneering credentials and unlike The Byrds, The Searchers have nly very occasionally recorded or performed Bob Dylan songs. “Blowin’ In The Wind” is arguably his best known song.

The Searchers performed their version on the Saturday Club, May 1966 and it was first released on 1992’s ‘The Searchers 30th Anniversary Collection 1962-1992.

02 As Tall As Lions – Girl Of The North Country
taken from the CD compilation ‘A Tribute’, Drive-Thru Records 2005

03 Jenoah – Man In Me
taken from the CD compilation ‘A Tribute’, Drive-Thru Records 2005

04 Cerys Matthews – I Believe In You
taken from the CD compilation ‘A Tribute’, Drive-Thru Records 2005

05 The Format – Simple Twist Of Fate
taken from the CD compilation ‘A Tribute’, Drive-Thru Records 2005

06 Jason Mraz – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
taken from the CD compilation ‘A Tribute’, Drive-Thru Records 2005

07 Hamell On Trial – It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
taken from the CD ‘Hard Rain – Volume 2’ (Uncut magazine, 2002)

08 Echo & the Bunnymen – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
taken from the CD ‘Hard Rain – Volume 2’ (Uncut magazine, 2002)

09 Lee Ranaldo – Visions Of Johanna
taken from the CD ‘Hard Rain – Volume 2’ (Uncut magazine, 2002)

10 Paul Westerberg – Positively 4th Street
taken from the CD ‘Hard Rain – Volume 2’ (Uncut magazine, 2002)