Help me add to my Dylan catalogue

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Oh Mercy" which I consider Dylan's best overall album since "Blood On The Tracks" - fantastic production by Daniel Lanois and some really high-grade material ("The Man In The Long Black Coat", "Most Of The Time") and excellent vocals.

Agree! Love the SOUND that Lanois and Dylan came up with for Oh Mercy. "Man In The Long Black Coat" is haunting...

[mikee]

Beware of the original mix of "Street Legal". The mix released on vinyl in '78 was terrible and nearly ruined an intriguing album (the third in Dylan's trilogy of work that showed a return to the dense, emotionally surreal lyrics of the mid-60s before he changed direction again with the Christian albums - "Blood On The Tracks" & "Desire" being the first two). The first CD came from that original mix, but the album was remixed and remastered in '97 and redeemed the project in my eyes.

Great point. There is indeed, a big difference in the sound. Does the even newer hybrid disk contain the same mastering as the remastered 1997 version or was it remastered once again?   Steve Douglas performs on SL and is also prominent on the "Live At Budakon" album.  This was an excellent band.