'Bob Dylan' has, historically, lived in the shadow of its successor, May 1963's 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'. This is understandable given the strides he took over the fifteen months that separated them and the fact that his own songs were given more prominence on the latter; only two self-compositions, 'Talkin' New York' and 'Song To Woody', his tribute to friend and influence Woody Guthrie, appeared on the debut, and both were already in his live repertoire. In August 1962, six months after this release, Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan. A year after that, his fame would be worldwide. Enjoy his historic first recordings available in both mono and the then recently introduced medium of stereo.