Dylan Cover Albums: Dylan's Gospel

First Released: 1969

Original US LP • International LPs • CDs • Picture sleeve 45s

US LP


Ode Z12 44018.....(US)	label of US LP	back of US LP
Notes: Labels credit “The Brothers and Sisters of Los Angeles” Track sequence is the same for all editions listed on this page

Side 1
The Times They Are A Changing*
I Shall Be Released
Lay Lady Lay
Mr. Tambourine Man*
All Along The Watchtower
Side 2
The Mighty Quinn
Chimes Of Freedom*
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
My Back Pages*
Just Like A Woman*
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THE BROTHERS:	THE SISTERS:	Patrice Hollaway
Joseph Green	Shirley Allen	Gwen Johnson
Andrew Herd	Sherrell Atwood	Ruby S. Johnson
Jesse Kirkland	Ginger Blake	Gloria Jones
Chester Pipkin	Hazel Carmichael	Clydie King
Billy Storm	Merry Clayton	Sherlie Matthews
Ed Wallace	Marjorie Cranford	Barbara Perrault
Fred Willis	Oma Drake	Julia A. Tillman
Don Wyatt	Georgetta Finchess	Lolietha White
	Brenda Fitz	Carolyn Willis
Bass: Jerry O. Scheft Drums: Gene Pello Piano: Gene Page Organ: Evelyn Freeman Percussion: Joe H. Vaerga		Edna Wright

Produced and directed by: Lou Adler
Arranged and conducted by: Gene Page
Vocal assistance by: Billy Page
Recorded at Sound Recorders with Armin Steiner
Design and photography by: Tom Wilkes and Barry Feinstein
All songs written by: Bob Dylan Published by *Whitmark ASCAP Dwarf Music ASCAP
Distributed by CBS Records Inc. / 51 W. 52nd Street, New York

International LPs


CBS 63746 (UK)	CBS S63746 (Germany / Netherlands)

Note: Rear covers of these LPs are similar to the US edition, and all labels credit “The Brothers and Sisters of Los Angeles”
Other international LPs:
Ode SBP 473703 (New Zealand - no title on cover; CBS logo in upper left corner)
Sequel NEX LP 135 (UK, 1990; reissue [see CD below])
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Ode-A&M Mayfair AMLB 51025 (UK, 1971) Ode-A&M SODL 934356 (New Zealand)	Rear of UK LP (Lou Adler at top)

The Gospel According To Dylan • The Los Angeles Gospel Choir
In 1971, “Dylan's Gospel” was re-released in the UK under this new title
Text from “The Gospel According To Dylan”
The top background singers in Los Angeles are the finest in the world. They usually sing in groups of 3, 4 or 5, but for this album, they are all here together (except for a few who were in Las Vegas, but they will be here next time the Brothers and Sisters meet).

This album happened not only because of the smiles, laughs and hand-clapping of everyone during the playbacks, not only because of the party atmosphere that prevailed (the food sent in, the drinks sent in. etc...) not only because the people did not leave after the session but stayed to hear and discuss the things already recorded. Not only because Armin Steiner, the Engineer, spent a week thinking about the studio setup, placement of singers and microphones, etc... not only because there were more people singing than had been contracted (cousins, mothers, boy-friends, etc...). These were just some of the reasons, the others were...

Gene Page arranged. His brother helped, his sister contracted the fine musicians. Gene's mother and father came to hear; Carole King came to hear; Peggy Lipton came to hear and be near; John Phillips came to hear (and no one hears like John Phillips hears); Spirit came to hear; Tom Wilkes who did the cover with Barry Feinstein was there to listen and watch. So, they were all there, engineers, arrangers, conductors, watchers, listeners and singers and it happened. But what made it all happen? The songs of Bob Dylan. But he has made a lot of things happen, hasn't he!

The album was produced and directed by Lou Adler at Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California.

CDs


Sequel NEX CD 135 (UK CD, 1990) Also released on vinyl (NEX LP 135)		Sequel NEMCD 404 (UK CD, 2000) Often listed under the erroneous title When Gospel Sings Bob Dylan Sticker from the 2000 UK CD

Also released in Japan (2000) (Cat.# PCD-891, Label & art ?)
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EPs & PICTURE SLEEVE 45s


EP: Epic 22032....(Brazil, 1969) Lay Lady Lay (Deite-se Senhora, Deite-se) Mr. Tambourine Man (Sr. Tamborileiro) The Mighty Quinn (O Poderoso Quinn) I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Serei Teu Esta Noite)	P/S: CBS 5336....(Denmark, 1970) Mighty Quinn The Times They Are A Changing

Other singles:
Mighty Quinn / ? ~ Ode 121 ~ (US)
The Times They Are a Changin' / Mr Tambourine Man ~ Ode ZS7 123 ~ (US promo)
Mighty Quinn / Chimes Of Freedom ~ CBS S4583 ~ (UK)

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