UTC The 304-page book covers three selected points from Dylan’s long career: 1961, 1970, and 1989, while he was writing and recording his debut namesake album, New Morning and Oh Mercy, respectively.

Bob Dylan focused on long, detailed story songs on his 1975 album Desire. He did this in conjunction with Jacques Levy, his co-writer for most of the LP’s tracks. Levy’s background was in ...