"So one could say the original production is closer to what Dylan heard in his head, and so...........is what HE really wanted us to hear."
Yes-- the operative word being wanted --- past tense.
At the time, that's what he wanted... or at least, thought he wanted.
Clearly, he's changed his mind and presumably, it's the new mix that's more in line with what he "hears in his head".
I don't have a "pony" in this "race". I frankly don't care which mix Dylan prefers.
In this case, on my system, to my ears, I find the new mix conveys a much more palpable sense of being in the studio with the musicians, now that the "ambience" has been largely cleared away.
This is subjective-- there will be a divergence of opinion. But if you are pre-judging the relative merits of the two mixes without having actually heard both-- if you are unwilling to let your ears be the judge-- that, I do not understand.