Invisible Republic, fully entitled Invisible Republic Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes by author Greil Marcus, is a treatise on the creation and cultural importance of The Basement Tapes, a series of recordings by Bob Dylan made during 1967 in collaboration with musicians who would subsequently be known as The Band. Published by Henry Holt, New York in 1997, ISBN 0-8050-5842-7. Subsequently re-published and re-titled as The Old, Weird America by same publisher in 2001. Greil Marcus (2006) Greil Marcus (born 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. ... The Basement Tapes are a series of recordings by North American folk-rockers Bob Dylan and The Band, recorded in mid-1967. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is a Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For other uses, see Band. ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston, somethimes abbreviated as HRW or referred to as Holt, is an Austin, Texas based publishing company, that specializes in textbooks for use in secondary schools. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Standard Book Number, or ISBN (sometimes pronounced is-ben), is a unique[1] identifier for books, intended to be used commercially. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The new title significantly derives from the name of one of the chapters in the book devoted to analysis of the Anthology of American Folk Music compiled by Harry Smith, reissued by Smithsonian Folkways on compact disc in the same year as the initial publication, with portions of the chapter excerpted in the new liner notes. Much of Marcus' thesis regarding the Basement Tapes involves linkage to this work, Dylan and company resurrecting the spirit of the Anthology recordings from the late 1920s and early 1930s of songs already at least decades old at the time. Linkages also include the First Great Awakening, the folk music revival of the 1950s, Dylan's 1966 tour with the same backing musicians, the Civil Rights Movement, and the history of coal strikes in West Virginia. The Anthology of American Folk Music is a recording that collects several dozen folk and country songs which were initially recorded from the 1920s and 1930s, and were first released on 78 rpm records. ... Harry Everett Smith (1923–1991) was an American born in Portland, Oregon; he was an archivist, ethnomusicologist, student of anthropology, record collector, experimental filmmaker, artist, bohemian and Kabbalist. ... Folkways Records is a record label founded by Moses Asch and Marian Distler in 1948. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Liner notes are the booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or any sound recording container. ... The 1920s is a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... The First Great Awakening was a religious revitalization movement that swept the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American religion. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Battle of Matewan was the stand-off that resulted from the attempt of coal miners to unionize in Matewan, West Virginia on May 19, 1920. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ...