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October 13th, 1965: The Turtles cover Dylan & Barry McGuire on debut LP
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October, 1965 - 50 Years Ago this month, Los Angeles pop group The Turtles released their album It Ain't Me Babe on the White Whale Record label. The album included three Dylan covers including "It Ain't Me Babe", "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" as well a cover of Barry McGuire's recently released "Eve Of Destruction."
Johnny Cash had also recently released an album featuring several Dylan covers, including "It Ain't Me Babe." Read a review of Cash's Orange Blossom Special here.
Listen below to The Turtles cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" and Barry McGuire's "Eve Of Destruction".
It Ain't Me Babe
Side One
01 Wanderin' Kind
02 It Was a Very Good Year
03 Your Maw Said You Cried
04 Eve of Destruction
05 Glitter and Gold
06 Let Me Be
Side Two
01 Let the Cold Winds Blow
03 A Walk in the Sun
04 Last Laugh
Watch Dylan performing "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" at soundcheck during his May 1965 tour of the UK here.
Watch Barry McGuire's performance of "Eve Of Destruction" live on Hullabaloo from September 1965 here.
Read about Dylan's recording of "Like A Rolling Stone" and listen to the outtakes from the sessions here.
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