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Planet Waves

Planet Waves is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 17, 1974, by Asylum Records in the United States and Island Records in the United Kingdom. Dylan is supported on the album by longtime collaborators the Band, with whom he embarked on a major reunion tour (documented on the 1974 live album Before the Flood, and then The Live 1974 Recordings box set and sampler, released in 2024). With a successful tour and a host of publicity, Planet Waves was a hit, enjoying a brief stay at on the US Billboard charts—a first for the artist—and in the UK. Reviews were generally positive; critics were not as negative as they had been with some then-recent Bob Dylan albums (namely Self Portrait and Dylan) but still not enthusiastic for the album's brand of laid-back roots rock, but it was nevertheless considered an improvement over those albums. The album was originally set to be titled Ceremonies of the Horsemen, a reference to the song "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", from the 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home; the release was delayed two weeks when Dylan decided to change the title at the last minute. Another, earlier, working title was Wedding Song.

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Planet Waves is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 17, 1974, by Asylum Records in the United States and Island Records in the United Kingdom. Dylan is supported on the album by longtime collaborators the Band, with whom he embarked on a major reunion tour (documented on the 1974 live album Before the Flood, and then The Live 1974 Recordings box set and sampler, released in 2024). With a successful tour and a host of publicity, Planet Waves was a hit, enjoying a brief stay at on the US Billboard charts—a first for the artist—and in the UK. Reviews were generally positive; critics were not as negative as they had been with some then-recent Bob Dylan albums (namely Self Portrait and Dylan) but still not enthusiastic for the album's brand of laid-back roots rock, but it was nevertheless considered an improvement over those albums. The album was originally set to be titled Ceremonies of the Horsemen, a reference to the song "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", from the 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home; the release was delayed two weeks when Dylan decided to change the title at the last minute. Another, earlier, working title was Wedding Song.

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  1. release date: 1974-01-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1974-01-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367397345

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