My name is Ben Barrel and this is Bob Dylan album by album, a podcast that brings you an in-depth look.

I teach Bob Dylan studio recording record by record.

So at the end of Bob's religious periods, this is the third and final album of that run.

I hope you enjoyed listening to these episodes.

I have enjoyed making them because these albums are

endlessly fascinating. They're not Bob's best, or at least they're not his most celebrated,

but they're fascinating albums for lots of different reasons. This one, particularly, as we're

about to find out, there's going to be a special episode after this, so stick around to find

out what that is all about. I our reveal all at the end of this episode

and then that will be it for this season of the podcast if you have enjoyed listening to this

season then feel free to donate to the podcast you can buy me a coffee there's a link in the

episode description loads people have done that and as I always say thank you so much it's

really appreciated hi to lewis. I see Christopher Becker and Tommy

Byrne and Mac as well. Hello to Weston. Hello to Hugo Stressman. And hi to Tom Willis.

Hi to Robin Oz and Lee Hewitt and also Will who is a monthly supporter and Tom Kellogg. Nice one for that.

If you want to support the podcast, as I say, there's a link in the episode description right now.

Let's have a look at Bob's 21st studio album.

This is 1981's Shot of Love.

I need a shot of love.

I need a period of love This whole period was, if nothing else, a purple patch in terms of quantity for Dylan.

He wrote lots of material in a quick amount of time.

It was three albums in three years

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