# Do we still need the album? (Bob Dylan Hotline #8)

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Podcast: [Definitely Dylan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/definitely-dylan-422794)
Published: 2026-06-29T15:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca about the way we listen to music – how do shifts in technology affect the way artists present their work and does that change the way we relate to it? Is the album still relevant or on its way out? And how does all this affect what we consider to be part of the Bob Dylan canon?

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