Today I visited the New York Public Library at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street where I worked as a Sci/Tech Librarian from 1983-90. This time, I came to view the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures. It featured a sample of items from the research collection selected for their rich significance. Leave it up to me to find something related to Bob Dylan
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Above are typewritten lyrics with changes from The Changing of the Guards from the Street Legal Album (1978)
Description of the above from the exhibition's curator
What piqued my interest was a statement above -"variety of handwritten alterations the record production team made." Are they altering the words of Dylan's song without his consent? Is changing the words of a song normal procedure in a recording session?
Below is the final product
