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From acoustic protest-song singer to electric rabble-rouser, from Greenwich Village fixture to new arrival in Nashville, from born-again Christian to reborn revered songwriter, Dylan has taken critics and fans on a journey like no one else. Like Miles Davis, Dylan has always been a step ahead, leaving charges of apostasy in the dust as he moves on to his next soon-to-be-legendary album and era. The first volume in this "Complete Album Collection" series lets us take a step back and see a panoramic view of his work, from his 1962 Columbia debut to the late-career masterpieces that dazzled even his most fervid followers. These 47 CDs contain all Dylan’s original studio and live albums, 41 in all (14 have been newly remastered), plus a new 2-CD set called "Side Tracks" that features songs from non-album singles, compilations and more. Every album comes in a mini-sleeve replicating the original release, and a 268-page hardcover booklet pairs new essays with original liner notes. From his early acoustic period: "Bob Dylan" (’62), "The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan" (’63), "The Times They Are A-Changin’" (’64), "Another Side of Bob Dylan" (’64) and "Bringing It All Back Home" (’65). The seismic shift of "Highway 61 Revisited" (’65) and his next electric classic "Blonde on Blonde" (’66) lead to his country-tinged "John Wesley Harding" (’67) and "Nashville Skyline" (’69). From there, we move to "Self Portrait," "New Morning" and all the rest of his ’70s and ’80s LPs (including "Planet Waves," "Before the Flood," "Blood on the Tracks," "Desire," "Infidels" and "Dylan & the Dead") before arriving at his late-period triumphs "Time Out of Mind" "Love and Theft," "Tempest" and more. There’s no other singer, songwriter or artistic force in American music like Bob Dylan, and no other set comes close to this in covering his entire kaleidoscopic career! Sony Legacy.