Bob Dylan released his album John Wesley Harding in 1967.
The album was released on December 27, 1967, through Columbia Records. It was Dylan’s eighth studio album and followed Blonde on Blonde, his sprawling 1966 double album. John Wesley Harding presented a notably leaner, more restrained sound, built around Dylan’s voice, acoustic guitar, harmonica, and a small group of session musicians.
The title track introduces a legendary, Robin Hood-like figure, while the album also contains “All Along the Watchtower,” later made famous by Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 recording. Dylan recorded much of the album in Nashville during a period when he was moving away from the dense electric arrangements associated with his mid-1960s work.
The year can be confused with 1968 because the album’s influence and chart activity continued into the following year, and several related Dylan releases appeared around that period. Its original release year, however, was 1967.