Desire (Bob Dylan album) McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, and Joan Baez who not only contributed during Dylan's set, but also played mini-sets of their own. Bruce Springsteen was invited to perform, but declined when Dylan informed him that he could not use the E Street Band to back him. The fall of 1975 would ultimately produce a widely criticized film, "Renaldo and Clara", but the concerts themselves were well received. Often regarded as one of Dylan's finest series of shows, this first leg of the tour was eventually documented on "". On January 5, 1976, "Desire" was released, garnering a fair share of critical acclaim.
Bob Dylan time presented Dylan's eight earliest albums, from "Bob Dylan" (1962) to "John Wesley Harding" (1967), in their original mono mix in the CD format. The CDs were housed in miniature facsimiles of the original album covers, replete with original liner notes. The set was accompanied by a booklet featuring an essay by music critic Greil Marcus. On April 12, 2011, Legacy Recordings released "Bob Dylan in Concert – Brandeis University 1963", taped at Brandeis University on May 10, 1963, two weeks prior to the release of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". The tape was discovered in the archive of music writer