Historically, Biograph is significant not for what it did for Dylan's career, but for establishing the box set, complete with hits and rarities, as a viable part of rock history. Following Biograph, multi-disc box sets for veteran rockers became accepted and almost the norm, but that doesn't discount this set's strengths as a summary of Dylan's career, using the familiar and the rare to draw a fully rounded portrait of his strengths as a songwriter, musician, and record-maker in a way that conventional choices alone couldn't achieve. Certainly, the chief attraction of this set, even years after its initial release, is its smattering of rarities that aren't just rare, but revealing -- ranging from forgotten rock B-sides and singles to demos, alternate takes, and unreleased songs that rival official releases. But Biograph is really remarkable for weaving these songs into a fabric that reveals the true trajectory of Dylan's career, offering as much to the curious as it does to the dedicated. That sets a standard for box sets that has rarely been matched, making Biograph all the more impressive in retrospect.

Tracklist:

CD 1

01 - Lay Lady Lay
02 - Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
03 - If Not For You
04 - I' ll Be Your Baby Tonight
05 - I' ll Keep It With Mine
06 - The Times They Are A-Changin'
07 - Blowin' In The Wind
08 - Masters Of War
09 - Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
10 - Percy's Song
11 - Mixed-Up Confusion
12 - Tombstone Blues
13 - Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
14 - Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
15 - Like A Rolling Stone
16 - Lay Down Your Weary Tune
17 - Subterranean Homesick Blues
18 - I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)

CD 2

01 - Visions Of Johanna
02 - Every Grain Of Sand
03 - Quinn The Eskimo
04 - Mr Tambourine Man
05 - Dear Landlord
06 - It Ain't Me Babe
07 - You Angel You
08 - Million Dollar Bash
09 - To Ramona
10 - You're A Big Girl Now
11 - Abandoned Love
12 - Tangled Up In Blue
13 - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
14 - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
15 - Positively 4th Street
16 - Isis
17 - Jet Pilot

CD 3

01 - Caribbean Wind
02 - Up To Me
03 - Baby, I'm In The Mood For You
04 - I Wanna Be Your Lover
05 - I Want You
06 - Heart Of Mine (Live) [Aug 81, New Orleans]
07 - On A Night Like This
08 - Just Like A Woman
09 - Romance In Durango (Live) [4 Dec 75, Montreal]
10 - Sencor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
11 - Gotta Serve Somebody
12 - I Believe In You
13 - Time Passes Slowly
14 - I Shall Be Released
15 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
16 - All Along The Watchtower (Live) [14 Feb 74, Los Angeles]
17 - Solid Rock
18 - Forever Young (Demo)