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Those who’ve listened to his decades of recordings and those who’ve seen the documentaries and read the biographies know that Dylan has a vast and wide-ranging knowledge and love of American music. Those who tuned in to his incomparably engaging Theme Time Radio Hour learned that, too, along with something else: he has a particular flair for arranging songs thematically, and that’s just what he does on this new release, his first-ever three-disc album. Here are 30 songs plucked by Bob from the American Songbook, arranged into three 10-song volumes: "’Til the Sun Goes Down," "Devil Dolls" and "Comin’ Home Late." Bob and his touring band settled into Hollywood’s Capital Studios to record songs by Strouse/Adams ("Once upon a Time"), Arlen/Koehler ("Stormy Weather"), Harold Hupfield ("As Times Goes By"), Coleman/Leigh ("The Best Is Yet to Come") and more estimable American songwriters. Following in the wake of his recent American-songs albums "Shadows in the Night" and "Fallen Angels," "Triplicate" arrives here on 3 CDs, three vinyl LPs or in a 3-LP limited-edition vinyl set packaged in a numbered case. All three editions are a fantastic gift for anyone who cherishes the great American songwriters—including Bob Dylan! Columbia.