--- product_id: 34514759 title: "The Essential Bob Dylan" price: "SAR 166" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/34514759-the-essential-bob-dylan store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # The Essential Bob Dylan **Price:** SAR 166 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Essential Bob Dylan - **How much does it cost?** SAR 166 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/34514759-the-essential-bob-dylan) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description . Review: Love this Album! - Love this album! Great sound! One of Bob Dylan's best! Has all the songs that you think of when you think of Bob Dylan. Review: Excellent Introduction for the Novice - When I bought my first LP (MEET THE BEATLES) fifty years ago, who knew which artists would still be relevant today? Music shaped my life and I've tried to instill a love of music in all of my children. I was especially successful with my youngest daughter. (Who is now 23, by the way.) With five decades' of hindsight, I have a short list of artists that everyone needs to be exposed to. Dylan, of course, is on that list. Last year before Christmas, for about the price of a Happy Meal I got this 2-CD collection plus the free AutoRip. This woulnd up in my daughter's Christmas stocking. At 30 tracks, this is not definitive but it does give you a representative sample of Dylan's career from his 1963 debut THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN through "Things Have Changed" from the 2000 soundtrack album WONDER BOYS. [Note: THE ESSENTIAL was released in 2000, so nothing from his post-2000 releases.] You get all of his Top 10 hits "Like a Rolling Stone," "Positively 4th Street," "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35," and "Lay Lady Lay," along with key album tracks like "Maggie's Farm," "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," and "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere." You could go on and on about what songs should have been included/excluded on this collection. For me, this was an opportunity to give my daughter a sense of the importance of this gifted songwriter. Some of the artists that I grew up with will still be relevant in another 50 years. Dylan is one of those artists. The packaging is nothing special. An 8-page booklet. A handful of photos, two pages of album covers, and two pages of track listings/recording dates/and the album it came from. No essay, no interview, no commentary. The music speaks for itself. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01DLQNIJY | | Best Sellers Rank | #544 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #12 in Folk (CDs & Vinyl) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,726) | | Date First Available | May 12, 2016 | | Item model number | 88985309551 | | Label | Legacy Recordings | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Legacy Recordings | | Number of discs | 2 | | Original Release Date | 2016 | | Product Dimensions | 12.8 x 0.2 x 12.7 inches; 2.4 ounces | | Run time | 1 hour and 39 minutes | ## Images ![The Essential Bob Dylan - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81JB64Ek3VL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this Album! *by M***R on July 28, 2026* Love this album! Great sound! One of Bob Dylan's best! Has all the songs that you think of when you think of Bob Dylan. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Introduction for the Novice *by S***A on October 24, 2014* When I bought my first LP (MEET THE BEATLES) fifty years ago, who knew which artists would still be relevant today? Music shaped my life and I've tried to instill a love of music in all of my children. I was especially successful with my youngest daughter. (Who is now 23, by the way.) With five decades' of hindsight, I have a short list of artists that everyone needs to be exposed to. Dylan, of course, is on that list. Last year before Christmas, for about the price of a Happy Meal I got this 2-CD collection plus the free AutoRip. This woulnd up in my daughter's Christmas stocking. At 30 tracks, this is not definitive but it does give you a representative sample of Dylan's career from his 1963 debut THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN through "Things Have Changed" from the 2000 soundtrack album WONDER BOYS. [Note: THE ESSENTIAL was released in 2000, so nothing from his post-2000 releases.] You get all of his Top 10 hits "Like a Rolling Stone," "Positively 4th Street," "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35," and "Lay Lady Lay," along with key album tracks like "Maggie's Farm," "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," and "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere." You could go on and on about what songs should have been included/excluded on this collection. For me, this was an opportunity to give my daughter a sense of the importance of this gifted songwriter. Some of the artists that I grew up with will still be relevant in another 50 years. Dylan is one of those artists. The packaging is nothing special. An 8-page booklet. A handful of photos, two pages of album covers, and two pages of track listings/recording dates/and the album it came from. No essay, no interview, no commentary. The music speaks for itself. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the Picasso of music *by A***N on July 28, 2003* Trying to make a compilation of Bob Dylan's music is equal to taking 30 of Picasso's works, and saying "this is the artist"; the immense creativity is too deep, the development and changes too wide. There will always be songs that the listener will feel were a mistake to omit, and for me "Ballad of a Thin Man" is the one I wish had been in this collection. Disc One starts in 1962, with the folk days of "Blowing in the Wind", to when he went electric with "Like a Rolling Stone" from the ground-breaking Highway 61 Revisited, to the soft lilting folk/country sound of "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" from John Wesley Harding, released in 1967. Disc Two starts with the romantic "Lay, Lady, Lay" from 1969's Nashville Skyline, through the 70's and the return of acoustic guitar and harmonica with two songs from Blood on the Tracks, to end the decade with the beginning of his Christian recordings, and a great track from Slow Train Coming, "Gotta Serve Someone". Ten years later brings him to the fabulous "Everything is Broken", from Oh Mercy, and the collection ends with "Things Have Changed" from 1999, which was featured in the film "Wonder Boys", and the reason I bought this CD set. After viewing the film, what I remembered and liked the most was this powerful, marvelous song.. I am one of those that feel no one sings Dylan better than Dylan, and truly enjoy his rough, expressive voice; it is interesting to hear it through the span of nearly forty years on one compilation...it has become huskier, with a bit more wobble, but to my ears better than ever. Total time for Disc One is 56:24, Disc Two 68:31, and the sound quality varies somewhat from song to song, but overall it is excellent. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Essential Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/34514759-the-essential-bob-dylan](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/34514759-the-essential-bob-dylan) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-10-21*