One of the must-haves for any Dylan collector, Blood was Dylan’s return to Columbia after a couple albums on Asylum. “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Simple Twist of Fate,” and “Shelter From The Storm” are my favorites but there’s no shortage of great songs here.

Dylan’s autobiography claims the songs are inspired by Checkov, but Jakob Dylan and others have suggested more autobiographical inspiration – Dylan’s divorce from Sara Dylan was finalized in 1977.

My copy—via Crossroads Records in Portland OR—is a 1975 Santa Maria pressing with black text on the rear cover.