A Comprehensive Set of Bob Dylan Covers is Set to Be Released

A new collection focusing on covers of classic early tracks by Bob Dylan is on the way. The set will be released on the label’s Strawberry imprint, titled I Shall Be Released: Covers of Bob Dylan 1963-1970 will arrive July 25, 2025. The 3-CD set of 63 tracks is available for pre-order in the U.S. here. It will also be available in the U.K. here.

The collection covers the era when Dylan’s sound took in folk, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, country, psychedelia, and much more, and artists from those genres, with many surprising choices, cherry-picked tracks often with unique results. They include the Hollies’ performance of “The Times They Are a Changin’,” Cher’s recording of “Masters of War” and Harry Nilsson doing “Subterranean Homesick Blues.”

Others include Johnny Winter performing “Highway 61 Revisited,” the Association’s recording of “One Too Many Mornings” and bubblegum act the 1910 Fruitgum Company’s “The Mighty Quinn.”

Others represented include Faces, Al Stewart, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash and Al Kooper.

In America, The Byrds took Dylan’s songs and sprinkled some jingle-jangle on them to essentially invent folk rock. In the UK Dylan’s songs would prove pivotal in the development of British folk rock with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay and Sandy Denny, all taking their cues from Bob’s lead. But folk is just one stop on the meandering musical ride we have here with bluegrass, ska, hard rock, and pop all featuring. The vast array of musical styles that populate this compilation not only illustrate the strength of the compositional skills of Dylan but also provide an engaging and eclectic listening experience that will appeal to fans of Bob in particular as well as those who like popular music in general.

I Shall Be Released: Covers of Bob Dylan 1963-1970 Track Listing

DISC ONE

1. Laurel Aitken – Blowin’ in the Wind
2. Flatt & Scruggs – Girl from the North Country
3. Cher – Masters of War
4. Leon Russell – It’s A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
5. The Fairies Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
6. Glenn Yarbrough – Tomorrow is a Long Time
7. Heron – John Brown
8. The Raiders – If I Had To Do It All Over Again
9. The Hollies – The Times They Are A Changin’
10. The McCoys – All I Really Want To Do
11. The Byrds – Spanish Harlem Incident
12. Starry Eyed And Laughing – Chimes of Freedom
13. Al Stewart – I Don’t Believe You
14. Harry Nilsson – Subterranean Homesick Blues
15. Dr. Marigold’s Prescription – She Belongs To Me
16. Linda Gayle – Maggie’s Farm
17. Sun Dragon – Love Minus Zero
18. The Great Society w/ Grace Slick – Outlaw Blues
19. The Marmalade – Mr. Tambourine Man
20. Belfast Gypsies – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
21. Canticle – Like A Rolling Stone

DISC TWO

1. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills – It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
2. Grass Roots – Mr. Jones (A Ballad Of A Thin Man)
3. Johnny Winter – Highway 61 Revisited
4. Medicine Head – Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
5. The Byrds – Positively 4th Street
6. Lucien Alexander – Baby, You’ve Been On My Mind
7. Penny Wager – I’ll Keep It With Mine
8. Jim & Jean – Lay Down Your Weary Tune
9. The Vacels – Can You Crawl Out Your Window?
10. Ola & The Janglers – I Want You
11. Picadilly Line – Visions of Johanna
12. Bridget St. John – Just Like A Woman
13. Hard Meat – Most Likely You Go Your Way And I’ll Go Mine 14 The Factotums – Absolutely Sweet Marie
14. Fotheringay – Too Much of Nothing
15. The Association – One Too Many Mornings
16. The Rainbow Press – As I Went Out One Morning
17. The Alan Bown – All Along the Watchtower
18. Janis Joplin – Dear Landlord
19. Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger w/ The Trinity – I Am A Lonesome Hobo

DISC THREE

1. Faces – Wicked Messenger
2. Young Flowers – Down Along The Cove
3. Blossom Toes – I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
4. Sandy Denny – Down In The Flood
5. 1910 Fruitgum Company – The Mighty Quinn
6. Unit 4 + 2 – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
7. The Golden Cups – Tears of Rage
8. The Tongues – This Wheel’s on Fire
9. Polly Niles – I Shall Be Released
10. Sandie Shaw – Lay Lady Lay
11. Flatt & Scruggs – One More Night
12. Fresh Air – Country Pie
13. The Orange Bicycle – Tonight I’ll Be Staying With You
14. Johnny Cash – Wanted Man
15. Stone Country – Million Dollar Bash
16. Fairport Convention – Percy’s Song
17. Bobby Wright – If Not For You
18. Melanie – Sign on the Window
19. Al Kooper – The Man In Me
20. The Persuasions – Three Angels
21. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
22. Father of Day, Father of Night
23. Blue Ash – Dusty Old Fairgrounds