Relase date: 2011-04-21

The original tape of this concert was discovered recently in the archives of the noted music writer and Rolling Stone co-founder Ralph J. Gleason, where it sat on a shelf for more than forty years.

The recording of the Dylan show at Brandeis University in 1963 captures the rollicking wit, deadpan delivery and driving intensity of the young artist's on-stage persona in an assortment of end-of-the-world songs. They are performed in front of an appreciative audience two weeks prior to the release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.

Bob Dylan In Concert Brandeis University 1963 is being reissued in response to overwhelming popular demand for a wide release. As noted Bob Dylan scholar Michael Gray puts it in the liner notes of this album: 'This is the last live performance we have of Bob Dylan before he becomes a star'.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Mono edition