History Trivia / BlondeOnBlonde

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Until researchers finally cleared things up, it was widely believed by Dylan fans that The Hawks[=/=]Music/TheBand backed him on "One of Us Must Know", the only song not recorded in Nashville (it was actually just two-fifths of them, with Robbie Robertson on guitar and Rick Danko on bass), and that "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" was done in a single take (the released version is the fourth and final take, finished at the end of an all-night session that got delayed because he [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants had to finish writing the lyrics]]).

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Until researchers finally cleared things up, it was widely believed by Dylan fans that The Hawks[=/=]Music/TheBand backed him on "One of Us Must Know", the only song not recorded in Nashville (it was actually just two-fifths of them, with Robbie Robertson on guitar and Rick Danko on bass) and that "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" was done in a single take (the released version is the fourth and final take, finished at the end of an all-night session that got delayed because he [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants had to finish writing the lyrics]]).

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Until researchers finally cleared things up, it was widely believed by Dylan fans that The Hawks[=/=]Music/TheBand backed him on "One of Us Must Know" (it was actually just two-fifths of them, with Robbie Robertson on guitar and Rick Danko on bass) and that "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" was done in a single take (the released version is the third of three takes, finished at the end of an all-night session that got delayed because he [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants had to finish writing the lyrics]]).

* MultiDiscWork: While multi-LP releases were already common for longer classical and jazz releases (especially the former), ''Blonde on Blonde'' was the first double-album in rock music. Because of its 73-minute runtime, however, CD releases are able to fit the album on one disc.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Dylan had initially planned to record the album with The Hawks (later to be known as Music/TheBand), but after being disappointed with the results of some early sessions in New York he decided to dismiss them (apart from guitarist Robbie Robertson) and put together a different backing group instead. He would tour the UK with The Hawks/The Band later that year, however, and would go on to collaborate with them on numerous other projects.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Dylan had originally planned to record the album with The Hawks (later to be known as Music/TheBand), but after being disappointed with the results of some early sessions in New York he decided to dismiss them (apart from guitarist Robbie Robertson) and put together a different backing group instead. He would tour the UK with The Hawks/The Band later that year, however, and would go on to collaborate with them on numerous other projects.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Dylan had originally intended to record the album with The Hawks (later to be known as Music/TheBand), but after being disappointed with the results of some early sessions in New York he decided to dismiss them (apart from guitarist Robbie Robertson) and put together a different backing group instead. He would tour the UK with The Hawks/The Band later that year, however, and would go on to collaborate with them on numerous other projects.

* WorkingTitle: Boasts such classic tunes as "A Long-Haired Mule and a Porcupine Here", "What You Can Do For Your Wigwam" and "Seems Like a Freeze-Out"...or, as they ended up becoming, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", "Pledging My Time" and "Visions of Johanna".

* EnforcedMethodActing: Recorded in Nashville with professional studio musicians, so Dylan pulled a lot of tricks to loosen them up, including making them trade instruments with each other ("Rainy Day Women"), "forgetting" to tell them just how long a song was ("Sad-Eyed Lady"), et cetera.

* ReleaseDateChange: May 16, 1966 was cited for years as the album's release date, but eventually some Dylan fans and commentators noted that evidence pointed to a late June or early July release. After scouring Creator/SonyMusic's databases, biographer Clinton Heylin confirmed in 2017 that the album actually came out on June 20. This is further corroborated by the fact that there was an overdub session for "4th Time Around" on June 16, which makes sense if it was an eleventh hour touch-up situation.

* ReleaseDateChange: May 16, 1966 was cited for years as the album's release date. However, after scouring Creator/SonyMusic's databases, biographer Clinton Heylin discovered in 2017 that the album actually came out on June 20 of that year. This is further corroborated by the fact that there was an overdub session for "4th Time Around" on June 16, which makes sense if it was an eleventh hour touch-up situation.

* EnforcedMethodActing: Recorded in Nashville with professional studio musicians, so Dylan pulled a lot of tricks to loosen them up, including making them trade instruments with each other ("Rainy Day Women"), "forgetting" to tell them just how long a song was ("Sad-Eyed Lady"), [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs et cetera]].

* MultiDiscWork: While multi-LP releases were already common for longer classical and jazz releases (especially the former), ''Blonde on Blonde'' was the first double-album in rock music, though a possible ReleaseDateChange complicates the matter of whether or not it was released before or after Music/FrankZappa's later-produced ''Music/FreakOutAlbum''. Because of its 73-minute runtime, however, CD releases are able to fit the album on one disc.

* ReleaseDateChange: May 16, 1966 is commonly cited as the album's release date, but all evidence suggests it wasn't actually available for purchase until the last week of June. One possibility is that Dylan decided at the last minute he wasn't satisfied with the album and postponed it (he did the same thing eight years later with ''Music/BloodOnTheTracks''). It's known that there was an overdub session for "4th Time Around" on June 16, which makes sense if it was an eleventh hour touch-up situation. It's entirely possible that ''Blonde on Blonde'' was released the same day as ''Music/FreakOut'', June 27, which means they share the title of "rock's first double album".

* MultiDiscWork: While multi-LP releases were already common for longer classical and jazz releases (especially the former), ''Blonde on Blonde'' was the first double-album in rock music, though a possible ReleaseDateChange complicates the matter of whether or not it was released before or after Music/FrankZappa's later-produced ''Music/FreakOut''. Because of its 73-minute runtime, however, CD releases are able to fit the album on one disc.

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: Dylan wrote a good chunk of the lyrics for this album in the recording studio, often leaving the musicians to jam or play cards while they waited for him to finish.

* ReleaseDateChange: May 16, 1966 is commonly cited as the album's release date, but all evidence suggests it wasn't actually available for purchase until the last week of June. One possibility is that Dylan decided at the last minute he wasn't satisfied with the album and postponed it (he did the same thing eight years later with ''Music/BloodOnTheTracks''). It's known that there was an overdub session for "4th Time Around" on June 16, which makes sense if it was an eleventh hour touch-up situation.