This article is about a book by Greil Marcus; for the Young Galaxy album, see Invisible Republic (album). For the comic book, see Invisible Republic (comic book)Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes (1997) is a book by music critic Greil Marcus (born 1945) about the creation and cultural importance of The Basement Tapes, a series of recordings made by Bob Dylan in 1967 in collaboration with the Hawks, who would subsequently become known as the Band.