Ron Davies,

It's curious that you specify Dylan "is a very good singer of his own songs. He puts them across well, in fact better than many another singer with a more pleasing voice," and then go on to say that the only Dylan album you'd voluntarily listen to is his first. Of the 13 songs on that album, Dylan wrote only two (both with tunes borrowed from Woody Guthrie). The rest are old folk, blues and country songs.

It's a great album, though. The first of many from Dylan.