Desire - Bob Dylan

microstrip · Apr 18, 2014

Desire has been a long time favorite of mine - if some one would ask me what is my favorite track of this album I would be vacillating among several of its songs!

Most of the times I still listen to my old CBS UK LP, but recently a friend asked me for advice on choosing a good quality version this recording. Can our Dylan experts recommend me the best analog and CD versions of Desire?

Barry2013 · Apr 18, 2014

There is a new Blu spec cd of Desire coming out on 23 April through CD Japan but presumably elsewhere too.
I have been very impressed by the SQ of the Blu Spec cds and the service from CD Japan.
I have on order the Blu Spec cd of Dylan Live at the Budokan but you are now tempting me to order Desire as well and which is very competitively priced as the LP is showing its age a bit.

Asamel · Apr 18, 2014

Barry, where do you order them from?

Barry2013 · Apr 19, 2014

Hi Asamel,
cdjapan.co.jp
I have had several discs from them and they have been first class to deal with.

Ronm1 · Apr 19, 2014

FYI
I haven't ordered anything from them recently but over the last 6 yrs a couple of doz discs. No issues.
Most were K2HD's then DVDA 192/24 2 ch

microstrip · Apr 19, 2014

Barry2013 said:
There is a new Blu spec cd of Desire coming out on 23 April through CD Japan but presumably elsewhere too.
I have been very impressed by the SQ of the Blu Spec cds and the service from CD Japan.
I have on order the Blu Spec cd of Dylan Live at the Budokan but you are now tempting me to order Desire as well and which is very competitively priced as the LP is showing its age a bit.

Thanks - I will forward your advice to my friend.

microstrip · Oct 13, 2016

Now that the thread is more than two years old and the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition", are there are new recommendations for Desire in Hi-Rez?

kinch · Oct 13, 2016

Best recommendation for Dylan in Hi-Rez is..Live. Seen every set list for past 20 years. Never a Masters encore. At least not for years. People have no idea.

XV-1 · Oct 13, 2016

The MoFi vinyl reissue currently available is excellent - spread over 2LP's which is a bit of a pain - 45rpm

NorthStar · Oct 13, 2016

microstrip said:
Now that the thread is more than two years old and the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan,
for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition", are there are new recommendations for Desire in Hi-Rez?

Good point Francisco, I was going to post the link: https://www.theguardian.com/books/live/2016/oct/13/nobel-prize-in-literature-2016-liveblog

kaassama · Mar 28, 2017

Barry2013 said:
There is a new Blu spec cd of Desire coming out on 23 April through CD Japan but presumably elsewhere too.
I have been very impressed by the SQ of the Blu Spec cds and the service from CD Japan.
I have on order the Blu Spec cd of Dylan Live at the Budokan but you are now tempting me to order Desire as well and which is very competitively priced as the LP is showing its age a bit.

Thank you for the information.

NorthStar · Mar 28, 2017

I am quietly reading the news here @ WBF on this morning of March 28, 2017 and I just stumbled on Bob Dylan 'Desire' album's read.
That is cool enough for me that I got up of my couch and I went to the back wall of my living room and on one of the shelves I picked it up...the studio version on Redbook. It's not a quality recording but it'll do just fine because I love that album. So thx for the recent above post up there.

It's playing rigt now.

Music inspires ...

* Then I'll play the SACD version; I totally forgot about it, for few minutes.

But from my listening memory it's not the best version either.

NorthStar · Mar 28, 2017

? https://www.discogs.com/Bob-Dylan-Desire/master/3911

That album was released on January 05, 1976 ... even if it says 1975 on the back cover and on the CD.
But it was recorded in 1975 ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_(Bob_Dylan_album)

This is great, in listening to it again; it makes my day ... Isis - Mozambique

[video=dailymotion;x4cijgs]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4cijgs_bob-dylan-03-mozambique_music[/video]

Abandoned Desire:

But wait...some LP versions were released in Canada and in the USA in 1975?
______

You believe in power? You believe in the power of music? You believe in history? You believe in life, in death, in desire?
This album brings a lot of stuff in my memories plus...it does full circle around up to today...

NorthStar · Mar 28, 2017

[video=vimeo;66952563]https://vimeo.com/66952563[/video]

Lagonda · Mar 28, 2017

"Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun" I love that album. The MoFi 45 version has great dynamics, showing of the great drum work !

NorthStar · Mar 29, 2017

Lagonda · Mar 29, 2017

Great stuff, that man is a true poet ! I even love his Religious albums," Slow train coming" is my favorite album of all times.
Most of Dire Straits when they where best as studio musicians, with a newly "energized " Bob Dylan. Some of those songs
will be gospel classics one day !

NorthStar · Mar 29, 2017

Bob's the man.

NorthStar · Mar 29, 2017

Check this out, brand new fresh news about Bob.

? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39429032

Lagonda · Mar 29, 2017

He as always been Special/weird.

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