Duluth Does Dylan

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Duluth Does Dylan
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Compilation album by
Various
Released2000
Recorded2000
Genre Rock, folk rock
Length59:58
Label Spinout
Producer Tim Nelson and Tom Fabjance
Various chronology
Duluth Does Dylan'Duluth Does Dylan Revisited'

Duluth Does Dylan is a 2000 album featuring songs by Bob Dylan covered by bands from Duluth, Minnesota. The album was mixed and recorded at Inland Sea Recording in Superior, Wisconsin, and mastered at Spinout Studio in Burbank, California. [1] Duluth Does Dylan was produced by Tim Nelson and Tom Fabjance, and features cover and liner art by Chris Monroe. [1] The liner notes were written by Brad Nelson, then publisher of the Duluth Ripsaw . [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs originally recorded by Bob Dylan.

  1. It Ain't Me Babe Mayfly - 3:27
  2. Quit Your Low Down Ways Giljunko - 2:56
  3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right / All I Really Want To Do Gild - 3:34
  4. Girl from the North Country Father Hennepin - 4:08
  5. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Both - 7:23
  6. Tombstone Blues The Black Eyed Snakes - 3:42
  7. Knockin' on Heaven's Door Crazy Betty - 3:17
  8. Father of Night The First Ladies - 2:02
  9. When I Paint My Masterpiece Ballyhoo - 4:19
  10. All Along the Watchtower The Dames - 3:16
  11. Country Pie The American Hip - 7:00
  12. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 The Black Labels - 3:06
  13. SadEyed Lady of the Lowlands Jamie Ness - 4:43
  14. If You Gotta Go, Go Now Accidental Porn - 3:19
  15. Blowin' in the Wind Low - 3:46

Concept

Tim Nelson, the executive producer of Duluth Does Dylan, conceived of the album as a way of "using Dylan's connection to Duluth to promote the bands living and working here today." [2] Only bands producing original music and active in the Duluth music scene were considered; most of the bands were selected in part based on their reception at the Homegrown Music Festival, Duluth's annual local music festival. [2] Participating bands each selected a song recorded by Bob Dylan, and Nelson encouraged the musicians to use their own style rather than trying "to sound like Dylan." [2]

Reception

Upon its release, Duluth Does Dylan was featured on the cover of the Duluth Ripsaw, [2] and release parties were held in Duluth and Minneapolis–Saint Paul. [2] A local Duluth brewery named a beer in honor of the album. [2] Duluth Does Dylan sold out its original 1,000 -disc pressing within two months, [3] and went on to sell over 3,000 copies during the next five years. [4] Aside from local sales, the album also received attention nationally [5] and internationally. [3] The album has also been credited with bringing national attention to several local bands. [5] It was followed by Duluth Does Dylan Revisited in 2006 [6] and Another Side of Duluth Does Dylan in 2011. [7]

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