Positively 4th Street
Bob Dylan | Artist Essentials
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A bright instrumental setting surrounds a tightly focused, pointed vocal performance.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The official Biograph notes explicitly identify the original single in 1965. The 1967 Greatest Hits album and the 1965 copyright or session dates are not substituted for the recording's first release.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Bob Dylan
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Positively 4th Street
Biograph - official original-release and archival-version notes
The original notes explicitly identify Positively 4th Street as a September 1965 single. They distinguish unreleased session takes and live versions from original released album performances. Only original years and version distinctions are used; the page has inconsistent exact album-day transcriptions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's recordings connect acoustic folk, blues and electric rock with a highly individual approach to phrasing and narrative. His 1962 Columbia debut mixed traditional material with songs including Song to Woody; The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan followed with a stronger emphasis on his own writing. The 1965 albums expanded his studio sound, while later records continued to change the instrumental setting around his voice. Blood on the Tracks, Time Out of Mind and Rough and Rowdy Ways offer very different points of entry into that continuing catalog.
Artist background sources
Bob Dylan - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Artist background on his narrative and musical approach, folk-rock and use of acoustic and electric instruments. Awards, rankings and chart claims are not used to determine recording dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Bob Dylan - official original album and tracklist
Original 1962 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - official original album and tracklist
Original 1963 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Bringing It All Back Home - official original album and tracklist
Original 1965 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Highway 61 Revisited - official original album and tracklist
Original 1965 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Blood on the Tracks - official original album and tracklist
Original 1975 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Time Out of Mind - official original album and tracklist
Original 1997 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Rough and Rowdy Ways - official original album and tracklist
Original 2020 album label and selected original tracks, read from the official Sony artist discography. Year precision avoids unreliable transcription of day/month fields. Recording-session and later archive dates are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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