Top 10: Dylan on DVD/VHS - encore

Thanks to Larry Banks:

“Thanks for the welcome prod to revisit the many excellent Dylan videos. I share most of your picks, except those towards the bottom of your Top 10.

“I think your numbers 9 (Unplugged) and 10 (Sydney, with Tom Petty) are both less engaging than two of the four you rejected. Bob Dylan American Troubador (Biography Channel, 60th) and Renaldo & Clara (short version) always get a more positive reaction in my house."


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ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

The sheer quality of The Other Side Of The Mirror: Dylan at Newport 1963-65, the new DVD release, has forced it straight to the top of my official/semi-official Dylan DVD/VHS recordings list.

Here’s my new Top 10:

1. The Other Side Of The Mirror (2007)
2. Hard Rain
3. No Direction Home (2005)
4. Don’t Look Back De Luxe reissue (2007)
5. Masked And Anonymous (2003)
6. Eat the Document (1966)
7. Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid
8. The Last Waltz
9. Unplugged (1995)
10.Sydney, with Tom Petty (1986)

A Concert for Bangladesh and Bob Dylan - American Troubador (Biography Channel, 60th) almost made the list. I’ve seen, but haven’t bothered to collect, Renaldo & Clara and Hearts Of Fire – which speaks for itself, really.

How does your Top 10 Dylan on DVD/VHS compare? Has The Other Side Of The Mirror gone straight to the top of your list, too?





Gerry Smith