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The album is a return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music. The album was recorded around the same time as The Basement Tapes, which were released in 1975.
John Wesley Harding is Bob Dylan's 8th studio album, released by Columbia Records in 1967. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music. John Wesley Harding was recorded around the same time as (and shares many stylistic threads with) a prolific series of home recording sessions with The Band, finally released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes.