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Let's not mess around anymore. episode of this brand new season we're taking a look at one of the most requested albums for an episode it's a fascinating record this is 1967's John Wesley Harding

on the 29th of July 1966 Bob Dylan was speeding through the backroads of

Woodstock New York on his T-100

triumph motorbike. In an instant, he lost control. Seconds later, he crashed and found himself

thrown onto the hard tarmac, injuring himself badly. Or did he? This is how an icon retreated

from the spotlight and delivered an album that set him free.

This is John Wesley Harding.

A month earlier, Dylan had released his third album in a trio of records

that is an unmatched run for a singer-songwriter in

the history of music. Over three LPs, 34 songs and 18 months, he transformed himself

from a folk icon to a rock superstar, bringing a lifetime of controversy with it. His classic

Like a Rolling Stone had changed the single forever and Dylan himself had been

labelled as a new Messiah.

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