Bob Dylan ‎– The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records, four songs ("John Birch", "Let Me Die In My Footsteps", "Rambling Gambling Willie", "Rocks and Gravel") on the album were replaced with Dylan's newer compositions recorded in April ("Girl from the North Country", "Masters of War", "Talkin' World War III Blues", "Bob Dylan's Dream")..

A few copies of the original pressing of the LP with the four deleted tracks have turned up over the years, despite Columbia's supposed destruction of all copies during the pre-release phase (all copies found were in the standard album sleeve with the revised track selection).

The original tracklist was:

a1 - Blowin' In The Wind
a2 - Rocks And Gravel
a3 - A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
a4 - Down The Highway
a5 - Bob Dylan's Blues
a6 - Let Me Die In My Footsteps

b1 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
b2 - Gamblin' Willie's Dead Man's Hand
b3 - Oxford Town
b4 - Corrina, Corrina
b5 - Talkin' John Birch Blues
b6 - Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
b7 - I Shall Be Free

Note that radio startion promo copies of the original mono album had tracks 3 & 6, on side one, swapped around on the timing sheet: hxxp://i.imgur.com/yUaM8.jpg, but no promo copies had the original withdrawn tracks.

When the withdrawn album was pressed track 3 and 6 were reversed on the vinyl itself, so that A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall was the 3rd track and Let Me Die In My Footsteps was the 6th (on the labels illustrated Let Me Die In My Footsteps is the 3rd track and A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall is the 6th. One sure way of identifying the withdrawn album without playing it is that on Side 1, of the withdrawn disc, A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall is track 3 and by far the widest track on the side. On all newer releases it's at the end of Side 1.

The original pressing of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is considered the most valuable and rarest record in America, with one copy having sold for $35,000.

To anyone who happens to have this release, has anyone else had any sound problems with Side 2? Side 1 sounds perfect, however Side 2 seems like there are no "highs"...it sounds muddy and just..bassy. Not sure how else to describe it. Sounds as if bass is all the way up and treble is all the way down.

Masters of War is the best kind of protest song you'll ever hear. Dylan speaks the truth and he speaks it well!

Anyone know the year of this reissue?