The Bob Dylan Scrapbook, 1956-1966

This book is an amazing collection of all things Dylan during the period from 1956-1966. These are the years I am most interested in and the book didn't disappoint. There are copies of notes Dylan wrote on scraps of paper. There are copies of all sorts of things from those days that look like a person is handling and reading Dylan's actual things. The copies are that good. This is a really fun book and it isn't the kind of book you have to sit down and read cover to cover, though you will want to. This book can be opened to any page and be enjoyed! I love this book and it really does cause a person to feel like they are reading Dylan's own scrapbook!

Really GREAT pictures of his earlier times--check out two of Bob's stunning pictures--one on page 23 and another on page 38--Wow!! Both of these pictures are very clear and sharp!! We like them that way, right folks? You also get replications of handwritten lyrics and replications of all sorts of interesting memorabilia, plus interesting reading also. This is a must have scrap book for fans. I'm happy I got it. I found it interesting to notice that in a very stunning picture of Joan Baez where she is next to Bob Dylan in a mini booklet inserted on page 28 that she had gorgeous lips just as Bob Dylan had gorgeous lips noticeable in many pictures and during the press conference at San Francisco--on the DVD, Dylan Speaks (during the close-ups). They made a beautiful couple indeed. Both had artistic style noses, beautiful long fingers and gorgeous lips. There are all sorts of things to discover and look at. What do you see or discover in this scrapbook?

This scrapbook is so incredible. The images and the way this is put together is so neat. It’s fun to flip through it and read fun facts and articles. It would make a great gift for any Dylan fan.

This book is fantastic! If you lived through the late fifties and early sixties, or if you are simply a lover of pop culture and music, this volume is for you. There are so many detailed and scholarly books out there on Dylan and his musical contribution. With its entertaining text and its many treasures taped or glued to the pages, this is part history, part virtual tour through the life and times of a legend. I'm torn between leaving the items in the book or displaying them to enjoy all the time. I love the reproduction of the Dylan cut-out advertising stand. Stickers are actually reproduced as stickers you could peel off and use if you like. It's incredible. I have several siblings who have everything; this book will make a great Christmas gift. My seventeen year old has already claimed the one I ordered, so I've ordered a second. This is well worth the money.

a real scrapbook that starts with his childhood and takes you through his teen years.

Fall 2005 is the season of Mr. D, what with the Scorcese film, the new Bootleg Series volume, and the Live at the Gaslight 1962 cd -- all essential purchases. But the one item in this mini-flood that exists solely to part with $$ from your pocket is this "scrapbook." I'm a long-time, almost four decade fan, and I guess a little of this is fun, but it's really nothing important. How valuable is a reproduction of a ticket from a 1964 concert? The text is nothing at all, and the whole book is only 64 pages long! The CD presents edited excerpts of radio interviews, minus the music, which you can get complete elsewhere, and then a chunk of Dylan's talk straight from the dvd. And some of what you get is at least questionable -- the handwritten lyrics to the chorus of Like A Rolling Stone dated October 1965, well I suppose that's Dylan's handwriting, but he wrote the song four months before, so it's not like he was thinking it up then. I mean, where are the 20 (or was it 6?) pages of "vomit" out of which CAME Rolling Stone? Now that I'd like to see! And the lyrics for She's Your Lover Now -- isn't it odd that the lyric is INCOMPLETE, just like the band recording? (But not like the solo piano recording.) Why no notes on that? I'm sure there's a story there.Now, again, it's sort of fun to look this stuff over, but hardly essential to getting into Dylan's music. Even on Amazon, this thing costs a bundle. I say, don't buy this now, just wait until you find it remaindered. I bet I'll be able to find this thing for under ten bucks in the near future. I wish I'd waited.May 2007 update: See? It's now available for under $10 - even less ($7.99). That's MAYBE what this book is worth.

Very strange. when I opened the box, I only found an empty case. Nothing inside. I am returning it. And please let me know what happened.

...keep on keepin' on...

This book was a very good price. I have not seen it cheaper. It came very quickly & was well packaged. A good Read.

Bought this for birthday present for Dylan fan friend. He loved it. Unusual and full of fun bits and pieces. Not sure about its lasting appeal but had plenty of interesting snippets and the replica tickets and lyric sheets are fun.

I am a self confessed and long standing Dylan fan. Having read much of what has been printed I stil found this insightful and informative.

Excellent condition - a treasure!

Amazing book, beautifully crafted. Bought it used wasn't precisely in mint condition but instead of being a coffee table book is more like a bar book in its past life (it smelled like tobacco and alcohol spills). It's always risky to buy one of this books used because they are full of memorabilia reproductions. The one I got was almost complete only missing one piece.