Bob Dylan 1965 Columbia Records Press Release....

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Bob Dylan 1965 Columbia Records Press Release. An original July 1965 Columbia Records press release for Bob Dylan right in the middle of his meteoric rise to international superstardom. This item consists of a black school-like folder with the surreal drawing of Dylan lightly glued to the cover; and inside, three different 8" x 10" head-shot publicity stills of Dylan and two stapled press releases. The one dated "July, 1965" runs five pages, and a second one, "The Tambourine Man," runs three pages.

The highly stylized cover illustration of Dylan is especially interesting because up to this point, it had been spotted only on the cover of Dylan's April 1966 Australia tour program.

This first-ever Heritage offering measures 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" (the black folder) and grades to Near Mint Minus condition. Basically very clean, except there's a light coffee stain in the upper right corner of the "Tambourine Man" document (only on the top sheet). From the Archives of Charlie Rothschild. COA from Heritage Auctions.

Charlie Rothschild is a music manager with a career that spanned decades. In his early career, Charlie booked musical acts at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, most notably Bob Dylan in September 1961, Dylan's first paid gig in New York City. He went on to work for renowned manager Albert Grossman (Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Janis Joplin). As a manager, touring manager and concert promoter himself, Charlie worked alongside folk and rock 'n' roll greats Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul & Mary, Allen Ginsberg, Ian & Sylvia, The Clancy Brothers, Odetta, The Fugs and Pearls Before Swine, among others. Charlie also ran the storied 1960's New York City music venue Balloon Farm, before going out on his own in 1972.

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