Bob Dylan: The Stories Behind the Songs, 1962-69, Hardback

Andy Gill assesses the circumstances behind Dylan's most famous songs, tracing the artist's progress from young tyro folkie to acclaimed protest singer, and through the subsequent changes which saw him invent folk-rock, transform rock 'n' roll with symbolist poetry, then retreat into country-tinged conservatism.

Illustrations: 100 clr and b&w photos