You can now get 1985's Biograph, the finest Dylan compendium ever issued, for less than GBP11 on Amazon. When I first bought it, it was over GBP30. Someone here might have original 5 LP vinyl version. Now, OK you don't get quite such a nice book as I have in my box in the GBP11 version, but you get all the music and most of Bob's finest work in there. Again, you don't get the last 3 CDs from his current very late "Indian Summer", but I think most people wouldn't suggest starting a Dylan collection with those.

As a songwriter, few equal him in greatness. As a singer there can be more debate. However, whenever I hear friends say "don't like his voice", I normally ask "which voice?". Because there are quite a few. The voice of Freewheeling is very different to that of Nashville Skyline, which in turn is very different to Before The Flood and that is very different to Modern Times. Bob has produced a lot of great work in the last 45 years. There is probably quite a bit in there most people would enjoy. The art is in finding it, but that does require some listening first.