This weekend I’ll highlight two albums that Bob Dylan released in 1973, three years after New Morning. The first is the soundtrack album for the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, in which Dylan appeared as an actor.

Both the film and soundtrack marked a difficult time for Dylan, creatively. His first foray into acting resulted in a sketchy role that was mostly left on the cutting room floor and the music has largely been forgotten over time.

With one exception.

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