It does not include the singles collection Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits released during the same time span.

The set includes a 56-page booklet with photographs, discographical information, and an essay by Greil Marcus.

So me and a coupla guys put our hands on the board, we mixed that son of a bitch in about four hours!...

"Positively Fourth Street" was also included on the simultaneously released single-disc collection, The Best of the Original Mono Recordings.

The original recordings were produced by John Hammond, Tom Wilson, and Bob Johnston.