well, HiLo, if you didn't realize that Dylan had been in the UK
that early in his career,
what would set you straight
would be to read
an interview or two with Martin Carthy.
He has spoken, often and positively,
about how important it was for him personally
to hear a young Bob Dylan
singing "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"
which performance was
a validation that long ballads and live audiences
actually DO go together well.