22 MONDO SCRIPTO
All Along The Watchtower Originally recorded after the motorcycle accident that sidelined Dylan for a period beginning in 1966, this song has proved to be a favourite of many, including Jimi Hendrix, who recorded a powerful version. The scene is claustral; a threat looms just out of range as two outsiders in masquerade, trapped in a place where nobody knows the worth of anything, talk about escape. A haunting, inconclusive, dreamlike lyric, ending just with ambiguous news coming into view in the person of two riders approaching as a storm begins to rise.
First album release: John Wesley Harding, 1967
Limited Edition Graphic of 495 • Paper Size 28¾” x 17½” (73 cm x 44 cm) • Image Size 24” x 12½” (61 cm x 32 cm) Mondo Scripto All Along TheWatchtower
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