発売当時はLP５枚組で大きな話題になると同時に、ディランもいよいよこういうのを出したか、という感じで、今後の活動が下火にならなければいいが、などとちょっと心配になった記憶もある。
まず、収録曲に関するディランの説明と、インタビューを交えた長い長い解説。これはディランを理解する上では必読の文献だし、それ以上に自分の生き方を考えさせられるとても深い内容がある。何度読んでも教えられることが多い。
そして、数々の未収録曲がほんとに素晴らしい。たとえばCaribbean WindやUp to Me, Abondoned Loveなどは唖然とするほど完成度が高い。
以上二つの理由から、とにかく一度は手にしてほしい作品だ。
Disc1
1.Lay Lady Lay
2.Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
3.If Not For You
4.I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
5.I'll Keep It With Mine
6.The Times They Are A-Changin'
7.Blowin' In The Wind
8.Masters Of War
9.Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
10.Percy's Song
11.Mixed-Up Confusion
12.Tombstone Blues
13.Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
14.Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
15.Like A Rolling Stone
16.Lay Down Your Weary Tune
17.Subterranean Homesick Blues
18.I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Disc2
1.Visions Of Johanna
2.Every Grain Of Sand
3.Quinn The Eskimo
4.Mr. Tambourine Man
5.Dear Landlord
6.It Ain't Me Babe
7.You Angel You
8.Million Dollar Bash
9.To Ramona
10.You're A Big Girl Now
11.Abandoned Love
12.Tangled Up In Blue
13.It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
14.Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
15.Positively 4th Street
16.Isis
17.Jet Pilot
18.Visions of Johanna [Live][#]
19.Every Grain of Sand
20.Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) [#]
21.Mr. Tambourine Man
22.Dear Landlord
23.It Ain't Me Babe
24.You Angel You
25.Million Dollar Bash
26.To Ramona
27.You're a Big Girl Now [#]
28.Abandoned Love [#]
29.Tangled Up in Blue
30.It's All over Now, Baby Blue [Live][#]
31.Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
32.Positively 4th Street
33.Isis [Live][#]
34.Jet Pilot [#]
Disc3
1.Caribbean Wind
2.Up To Me
3.Baby, I'm In the Mood For You
4.I Wanna Be Your Lover
5.I Want You
6.Heart Of Mine
7.On A Night Like This
8.Just Like A Woman
9.Romance In Durango
10.Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
11.Gotta Serve Somebody
12.I Believe In You
13.Time Passes Slowly
14.I Shall Be Released
15.Knockin' On Heaven's Door
16.All Along The Watchtower
17.Solid Rock
18.Forever Young
19.Caribbean Wind [#]
20.Up to Me [#]
21.Baby, I'm in the Mood for You [#]
22.I Wanna Be Your Lover [#]
23.I Want You
24.Heart of Mine [Live][#]
25.On a Night Like This
26.Just Like a Woman
27.Romance in Durango [Live][#]
28.Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
29.Gotta Serve Somebody
30.I Believe in You
31.Time Passes Slowly
32.I Shall Be Released
33.Knockin' on Heaven's Door
34.All Along the Watchtower
35.Solid Rock
36.Forever Young [#]
