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| Author | Greil Marcus |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Anthology of American Folk Music, The Basement Tapes, & Bob Dylan |
| Genre | Non-fiction, Music history |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | 1997 (Revised 2011) |
| Publication place | United States |
Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes (1997) is a book by music critic Greil Marcus (born 1945) about the creation and cultural importance of The Basement Tapes, a series of recordings made by Bob Dylan in 1967 in collaboration with the Hawks, who would subsequently become known as the Band. (ISBN 0-8050-5842-7)
The updated paperback edition (2011, Picador) is retitled The Old, Weird America, a term coined by Marcus to describe the often eerie country, blues, and folk music featured on the Anthology of American Folk Music (1927-1932; released 1952). In his opinion, the sensibility of Anthology is reflected by the Basement Tapes recordings. The term has been revived via the musical genre called New Weird America.