John Wesley Harding (album)

: For entries on other people named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation).

Album sleeve

The cover photograph of John Wesley Harding shows Dylan flanked by two members of the Bengali Bauls, South Asian musicians brought to Woodstock by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. Dylan is wearing the same jacket he wore for the Blonde On Blonde cover photo. A long-recurring rumor is that images of various members of the Beatles are hidden on the front cover, in the knots of the tree. There is speculation that the faces were much more apparent but brushed over sometime before press time (hence, the unusually dark features on the most prominent tree trunk).

Related Topics:
Bengali Bauls - Albert Grossman - Blonde On Blonde - Beatles

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The album sleeve is also notable for its liner notes, written by Dylan himself. The liner notes tells the story of three kings and three characters (Terry Chute, Frank, and Frank's wife, Vera), incorporating details from the album's songs. Unlike the actual lyrics to the songs, the liner notes are written with the same colorful, verbose style that characterized Dylan's previous work.

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