<P> According to Shaun Considine, release coordinator for Columbia Records in 1965, "Like a Rolling Stone" was first relegated to the "graveyard of canceled releases" because of concerns from the sales and marketing departments over its unprecedented six - minute length and "raucous" rock sound . In the days following the rejection, Considine took a discarded acetate of the song to the New York club Arthur--a newly opened disco popular with celebrities and the media--and asked a DJ to play it . At the crowd's insistence, the demo was played repeatedly, until finally it wore out . The next morning, a disc jockey and a programming director from the city's leading top 40 stations called Columbia and demanded copies . Shortly afterward, on July 20, 1965, "Like a Rolling Stone" was released as a single with "Gates of Eden" as its B - side . </P> <P> Despite its length, the song became Dylan's most commercially successful release to date, remaining in the US charts for 12 weeks, where it reached number 2 behind The Beatles' "Help!". The promotional copies released to disc jockeys on July 15 had the first two verses and two refrains on one side of the disk, and the remainder of the song on the other . DJs wishing to play the entire song would simply flip the vinyl over . While many radio stations were reluctant to play "Like a Rolling Stone" in its entirety, public demand eventually forced them to air it in full . This helped the single reach its number 2 peak, several weeks after its release . It was a Top 10 hit in other countries, including Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom . </P> <Ul> <Li> Bob Dylan--vocals, electric guitar, harmonica </Li> <Li> Mike Bloomfield--electric guitar </Li> <Li> Bruce Langhorne--tambourine </Li> <Li> Al Kooper--Hammond organ </Li> <Li> Frank Owens--tack piano </Li> <Li> Joe Macho, Jr.--bass guitar </Li> <Li> Bobby Gregg--drums </Li> </Ul> <Li> Bob Dylan--vocals, electric guitar, harmonica </Li>

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