Audio: 1962

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Revised: 08 March, 2010.


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Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - mono vinyl album, RCA Victor LPM 2449 (USA/Canada), recorded Feb 1962, released Mar 1962:
Bob's first album Bob Dylan was recorded in Nov 1961, and also released in Mar 1962, see Mono Album Releases and International Albums (Regular).

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RCA Victor LPM 2449 (USA mono) - scan by Hans Seegers
R-0001M Midnight Special (Huddie Ledbetter - "Leadbelly") - Bob plays harmonica for Harry Belafonte on the title track of his 1962 RCA album (mono version)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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RCA Victor LPM 2449 (USA mono) - Side 1 with R-0001M, scan by Hans Seegers

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RCA Victor LPM 2449 (Canada mono) - Side 1 with R-0001M, scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information that the mono version was mixed first with Bob in the background, but on the stereo version Bob's harmonica is clearly coming out of one channel. This mono version was reportedly released as a 7" mono single. Information is required on the catalogue number of the single and whether it had a picture sleeve. R-0001M was released as the B-side of a West German RCA Victor 7" mono single with Zombie Jamboree as the A-side, see 1964.


Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - mono vinyl albums, RCA L 101284 (Australia)/RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand), 1962:

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RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - front scan by Hans Seegers
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Rob Cole for information about and scans of the Australian mono LP, RCA L 101284. The copy shown was for demonstration, with a white "NOT FOR SALE SAMPLE RECORD" stamp on the record labels. Thanks to Bill Hester for information about and scans of the New Zealand mono LP, RCA RPL 3300. The sleeve has two folded over flaps and was manufactured in New Zealand by Cello-Kraft Ltd.


RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - front scan by Bill Hester


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - detail of front, scan by Bill Hester

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RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers

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RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - Side 1 with R-0001M, scan by Hans Seegers (demo copy)


RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (demo copy)


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - rear scan by Bill Hester


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - Side 1 with R-0001M, scan by Bill Hester


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester


RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (demo copy)


RCA L 101284 (Australia mono) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers


RCA RPL 3300 (New Zealand mono) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester


Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - "living" stereo vinyl LP, RCA Victor LSP 2449 (USA), recorded Feb 1962, released Mar 1962:

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RCA Victor LSP 2449 (USA "living" stereo) - scan by Hans Seegers

R-0001 Midnight Special (Huddie Ledbetter - "Leadbelly") - Bob plays harmonica on the title track of Harry Belafonte's The Midnight Special album (stereo version also on The Midnight Special EP)
This stereo version was also released on a 4 track "living stereo" EP (shown below).

A second US stereo pressing of the album from 1963, not marked "living stereo" used the same catalogue number as the 1962 release - RCA Victor LPS 2449.

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RCA Victor LSP 2449 (USA "living" stereo) - Side 1 with R-0001, scan by Hans Seegers (variant 1)

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RCA Victor LSP 2449 (USA "living" stereo) - Side 1 with R-0001, scan by Hans Seegers (variant 2)

The stereo version of Midnight Special (R-0001) can be also found on LP and CD reissues of the album and many Belafonte compilations listed here on the appropriate chronological page. This original album was released on CD in a "2 on 1" release with Jump Up Calypso in 1995, but is not currently in print. (Jump Up Calypso has since been reissued on CD in a remastered edition with bonus tracks, but the same treatment has not yet been given to The Midnight Special.)

A previously unreleased alternate stereo take of Midnight Special was released in May 2001 on the BMG Germany compilation May Your Song Always Be Sung Again: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2, see 2001. This was for years thought to be Bob's first commercial recording session, and is dated variously between Jun and Dec 1961 by Krogsgaard, Dundas and Heylin. However, documentation found in 2001 in the RCA vaults along with the tapes dates the session definitively as having been recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, on the later date of 2 Feb 1962.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Rob Cole for information and scans and to Hanns Peter Bushoff for information about the RCA recording session.


Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - stereo 7" EP, RCA Victor VLP 2449 (USA), recorded Feb 1962, released Mar 1962:

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RCA Victor 7"  EP VLP 2449 (USA "living" stereo) - front scan by Hans Seegers

This EP is in "living stereo" and therefore contains R-0001, but I'm told there was also a mono 7" single - scans required.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


RCA Victor 7"  EP VLP 2449 (USA "living" stereo) - A-side with R-0001, scan by Hans Seegers

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Jukebox strips for the RCA Victor stereo EP - scan by Hans Seegers

Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - stereo vinyl LP, Victor/His Master's Voice SHP-5062 (Japan), 1962:

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Victor SHP-5062 (Japan "living" stereo) - scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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Victor SHP-5062 (Japan "living" stereo) - Side 1 with R-0001, scan by Hans Seegers


Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - stereo vinyl LP, RCA Victor SL 101284 (Australia), 1962:


RCA Victor SL 101284 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore
The copy shown is a sample with a silver stamp on the labels including the text "NOT FOR SALE SAMPLE RECORD".

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.


RCA Victor SL 101284 (Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore

RCA Victor SL 101284 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore

RCA Victor SL 101284 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (sample copy)

RCA Victor SL 101284 (Australia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (sample copy)

Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - reissue stereo vinyl LP, RCA Camden CDS 1100 (UK)/RCA Camden CDS 6022 (West Germany)/RCA Camden CAS-7170 (Australia), 1972:


RCA Camden CDS 6022 (West Germany) - front scan by Wim van der Mark

This album was reissued in 1972 in stereo in the UK as a budget release as RCA Camden CDS 1100, in West Germany as RCS Camden CDS 6022, as in Australia as RCA Camden CAS-7170. "Camden" was RCA's 1970s budget label. The UK album was actually released by a then well-known budget record company called Pickwick International under licence from RCA.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wim van der Mark and Stuart Moore for information and scans.


RCA Camden CAS-7170 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore

RCA Camden CAS-7170 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore
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RCA Camden CDS 1100 (UK) - front scan by David Burgess

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RCA Camden CDS 1100 (UK) - rear scan by David Burgess

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RCA Camden CDS 1100 (UK) - Side 1 with R-0001, scan by David Burgess

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RCA Camden CDS 1100 (UK) - Side 2 scan by David Burgess (no Dylan)

RCA Camden CAS-7170 (Australia) - Side 1 with R-0001, scan by Stuart Moore

RCA Camden CAS-7170 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (no Dylan)

Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - reissue stereo vinyl LP, RCA ANLI-2324 (USA)/RCA INTS 5029 (UK), 1980:


RCA ANL1-2324 (USA, 1980) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This album was released again in 1980 as RCA ANL1-2324 in the USA and RCA INTS 5029 in the UK (scans required). Later copies of RCA INTS 5029 had a sticker "Bob Dylan plays harmonica on title track".

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


RCA ANL1-2324 (USA, 1980) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

RCA ANL1-2324 (USA, 1980) - Side 1 with R-0001, scan by Hans Seegers

Harry Belafonte - "The Midnight Special" - reissue vinyl album, RCA Victor NL 82324 (Belgium/West Germany/France/Italy/NL/UK), 1980:


RCA Victor NL 82324 (Belgium/West Germany/France/Italy/NL/UK, 1980) - reproduction of album cover, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for noticing that the booklet with the "2 on 1" CD release with Jump Up Calypso in 1995 shows illustrations of a 1980 European release previously not listed, RCA Victor NL 82324.


RCA Victor NL 82324 (Belgium/West Germany/France/Italy/NL/UK, 1980) - reproduction of album cover, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux


Various Artists - "Columbia April Demonstration Record" - stereo promo compilation LP, Columbia XSM 55655/55656 (USA), Apr 1962:


Columbia XSM 55655 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Pea Hicks
R-0353 Medley: Talkin' New York; Fixin' To Die; Gospel Plow from Bob Dylan (Columbia CL 1779/CS 8579, released Mar 1962)

This stereo sampler LP is in a plain white sleeve and has white Columbia promo labels. The Side 1 label has a strange mistake in that it identifies the songs as being from Freewheelin', although the catalogue numbers are correct for Bob Dylan. All the other albums, mostly classical, are from 1962. Perhaps Bob's first album had been provisionally titled "Freewheelin'", although it had been released a month earlier.

Thanks to Pea Hicks for information and scans.


Columbia XSM 55656 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Pea Hicks

Carolyn Hester - "Carolyn Hester" - mono vinyl album, Columbia CL 1796 (USA/Canada); CBS SBPG 62033 (UK), May 1962:

Bob plays harmonica on three tracks recorded Sep 1961 on this album produced by John Hammond - this is now known definitely to have been his first commercial recording session. Thanks to Tracy Zank for pointing out that this is in fact Carolyn's second self-titled album - the first was released in 1961 on Tradition Records with a completely different tracklist including House Of The Risin' Sun - Bob did not play on that album. The cover photograph of Carolyn is by Don Hunstein as is the photo of Bob on his first release Bob Dylan.

Note the silver star sticker on the mono LP release with the words "A NEW STAR ON COLUMBIA RECORDS", this is the same as the one that appears on first copies of Bob's first album Bob Dylan in 1962, see Mono Album Releases and International Albums (Regular).

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Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

R-0002M I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley) (mono version)
This track is also on two 1964 Columbia various artist mono compilations: Hootenanny '64 and Oxydol Presents 'Let's Sing Out' (see 1964)

R-0003M Come Back, Baby (traditional) (mono version)

R-0004M Swing And Turn Jubilee (traditional) (mono version)
This track also appeared on the Columbia Special Products US various artists mono compilation LP Hummin' And Strummin' - Folk And Country Hits and on the UK various artists mono compilation LP All-Star Hootenanny, Nov 1964 (for both see 1964).

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Silver star sticker on the initial copies, scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel

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John Hammond's own acetate with R-0002M, photo by Jeff Gold

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John Hammond's own acetate with R-0002M, photo by Jeff Gold

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John Hammond's own acetate with R-0004M, photo by Jeff Gold

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Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first release, first variant, demonstration copy)


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - detail of Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first release, first variant, demonstration copy)


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - Side 2 with sticker, scan by Arie de Reus (first release, first variant, demonstration copy)


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - detail of Side 2 sticker, scan by Arie de Reus (first release, first variant, demonstration copy)


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (first release, second variant, commercial copy)

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John Hammond's own acetate with R-0004M, photo by Jeff Gold


CBS BPG 62033 (UK mono) - front scan by Arie de Reus


CBS BPG 62033 (UK mono) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (promo copy)


CBS BPG 62033 (UK mono) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (commercial copy)


Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (first release, second variant, commercial copy)

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Columbia CL 1796 (USA mono) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (later release with different label design)


Columbia CL 1796 (Canada mono) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus

Two US promo copies are shown, both with the original "6 eye" Columbia record label. The first has "DEMONSTRATION RECORD NOT FOR SALE" printed in white open text on the label, the second has a white label on the regular commercial label. The first commercial copy shown has a different label design with "CAROLYN HESTER" in much larger text.  Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that the labels are from different Columbia pressing plants and both date from May 1962. I'd certainly like to see an example of the first design with the smaller "CAROLYN HESTER" without demonstration stickers. Gerd Rundel's mono copy has the same Columbia US inner sleeve as the stereo copy below. It has a "1" printed on the rear sleeve at the bottom right of the text box with track timings. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-55910-1B, Side 2 - XLP-55911-1C. The second commercial copy shown has the later plain red US Columbia mono record label. The Canadian label has a variant of the first "6 eye" design. The UK promo copy has white labels and the commercial copy has regular orange CBS labels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Arie de Reus and Gerd Rundel for information and scans. Thanks to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca for the photos of John Hammond's personal 10" single-sided acetates of R-0002M and R-0004M (I assume these acetates are mono).


Carolyn Hester - "Carolyn Hester" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 8596 (USA/Canada); CBS SBPG 62033 (UK), May 1962:


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - front with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel

Arie de Reus' demo copy of the stereo release Columbia CS 8596 has "DEMONSTRATION" stamped in red on the rear sleeve and a white demonstration sticker on the Side 1 record label. This would have been distributed to record stores in the USA to play for customers. Both the demonstration and commercial copies shown have the "6 eye" record labels. The record labels of the Canadian release have a variant of the "6 eye" design.

Gerd Rundel has a demonstration copy with the silver star sticker on the front sleeve and the white demonstration sticker on the Side 2 record label. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-55912-1A, Side 2 - XSM-55913-1B. The record is in a colour picture inner sleeve with illustrations of current Columbia releases. Arie de Reus also has a commercial copy of CS 8596 where the labels have a completely different text layout with "CAROLYN HESTER" in much larger text. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that the labels are from different Columbia pressing plants and both date from May 1962.


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (demonstration copy with sticker)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (demonstration copy with sticker)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy without sticker on this side, same as commercial copy)

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Columbia CS 8596 (USA/Canada stereo) - front scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - inner sleeve front, scan by Gerd Rundel


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Gerd Rundel


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy with sticker)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - detail of Side 2, scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy)


Columbia CS 8596 (USA stereo) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (alternate commercial copy with different label design


CBS SBPG 62033 (UK stereo) - front scan by Kenneth Robson


CBS SBPG 62033 (UK stereo) - rear scan by Kenneth Robson

CBS SBPG 62033 (UK stereo) - Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson

CBS SBPG 62033 (UK stereo) - Side 2 scan by Kenneth Robson

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Columbia CS 8596 (Canada stereo) - scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia/Legacy CK 57310 (USA) - 1994 CD reissue with bonus tracks (my copy, see 1994)

R-0002 I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley) (stereo version) (Albert E. Brumley is also the author of Rank Strangers To Me, released on Down In The Groove, 1988, and one of the bobdylan.com online performances - BDC 37, from Jul 1998, see Online Performances).
This track has appeared on stereo various artist compilations as follows:

Columbia Special Products US 4LP boxed set Columbia Special Products Presents A Limited Edition Of Great Folk Ballads, Country And Western (see 1964)
Columbia Special Products Canada 10LP boxed set Fleetwood Presents Stereo Highlights From The World Of Music (see 1965)
CBS/Sony Japan 1974 promo compilation LP Mr. D's Collection # 1 (see 1974)
Rhino US 1992 compilation CD Troubadours Of The Folk Era Vol. 1 (see 1992)
Sony France 2005 compilation 2CD set Chroniques: Tome 1, see 2005.

R-0003 Come Back, Baby (traditional) (stereo version)

R-0004 Swing And Turn Jubilee (traditional) (stereo version)
This track also appeared on the UK various artists stereo compilation LP All-Star Hootenanny (see 1964) and a 1989 Columbia various artists stereo promo compilation LP Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music) (see 1989)

This LP was issued in Japan in stereo in 1966 and 1968 with redesigned covers highlighting Bob's involvement, see below. It was re-released on CD in 1994 with the original US stereo LP cover, with bonus tracks including two alternate takes with Bob performing (see 1994) and as part of a Bear Family Germany 2CD boxed set Dear Companion, see 1995.

Thanks to Ian Woodward for information and to Hans Seegers, Arie de Reus and Kenneth Robson for further information and scans.


Carolyn Hester - "Carolyn Hester" - stereo LP, CBS YS-629-C (Japan), 1966:
This is a reissue of Carolyn's first Columbia album from 1962, with Bob's involvement now mentioned in the panel on the left. This album was released before CBS was bought by Sony.

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CBS YS-629-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Note the new wording "with Bob Dylan" in the panel, this copy shown was autographed by Carolyn.

The album was later released in Japan in 1968 with a completely new cover, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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CBS YS-629-C (Japan) - label scan by Hans Seegers

Carolyn Hester - "Carolyn Hester With Bob Dylan" - stereo LP, CBS/Sony SONP 50392 (Japan), 1970:
This is yet again a reissue of Carolyn's first Columbia album from 1962, this time by CBS/Sony with a completely new cover making Bob's involvement even more prominent!

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CBS/Sony SONP 50392 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers

The album is now marketed as a joint Hester/Dylan album! It had already been released in Japan in 1966 with a more honest cover, see above. Hans Seegers' promo copy has black and white CBS/Sony promo labels, Arie de Reus' promo copy has commercial CBS/Sony orange and cream labels with a promo stamp. Arie suspects this album was never actually released commercially. Thansk to Wil Gielen for the correct date based on the label style and "SONP" catalogue number.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Arie de Reus and Wil Gielen for information and scans.

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CBS/Sony SONP 50392 (Japan) - promo Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony SONP 50392 (Japan) - commercial Side 1 with promo stamp, scan by Arie de Reus

"Mixed Up Confusion"/"Corrina, Corrina" - 7" mono singles, Columbia 4-42656 (USA), 14 Dec 1962:

This title was Bob's first single release under his own name. Another rarity which fetches a very high price! Roger Ford's discography in Robert Shelton's book "No Direction Home: The Life & Music of Bob Dylan" (New English Library, 1987) says that the single was originally released as Columbia 3-42656, but I have as yet seen no examples with this catalogue number. Thanks to Hans Seegers for the scans of these label variations, which would seem to prove this single was much more widely distributed than popular belief would have it. We can see that apart from the white label radio station promo, there were at least three separate pressings of the orange label single (If there's one with matrix ZSP 58625/6-1C/1C, not shown here, that would make four!) Hans Seegers informs me that of the three orange label variants shown, variant 1 (the first, with a different typeface for the title) is the rarest. The promo white label style is that of the second variant! This single was released in a very distinctive Columbia generic sleeve. It is the only Dylan single that appeared in this sleeve because the sleeve was discontinued at the end of 1962.

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Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 1 - "Produced by John Hammond" is above the Columbia logo on the left hand side, A-side scan by Hans Seegers

R-0007 Mixed Up Confusion - A-side, original mono version

This original single A-side is now on the revised 1997 Biograph, see 1997 (although in a newly discovered stereo mix, not the original mono version included here). An alternate mono mix of this take (R-0575) also appeared on a 1984 Columbia acetate, see 1984.

R-0008 Corrina, Corrina (traditional) - B-side, alternate mono take to The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan version, still otherwise officially unreleased

Because R-0008 has pressing number "ZSP 58625" (promo "JZSP 58625" as shown on the photo) and "R-0007" has pressing number "ZSP 58626" (promo "JZSP 58626" as shown on the photo) it's possible Columbia originally intended R-0008 to be the A-side, but on release R-0007 was always considered the A-side as the later European 7" singles below confirm.


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 1, detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 1, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

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Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - white label radio station copy, A-side scan by Hans Seegers (variant 2)


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - white label radio station copy, detail of A-side, photo by Gerd Rundel (variant 2)


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - white label radio station copy, B-side scan by Hans Seegers (variant 2)


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - white label radio station copy, detail of B-side, photo by Gerd Rundel (variant 2)

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Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 2 - "Prod. by John Hammond" is in the centre below "BOB DYLAN", A-side scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 2, detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 2, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

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Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 3, matrix ZSP 58625/6-1D/1D - "Produced by John Hammond" is below the "45 RPM" text on the left hand side, A-side scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 3, detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 4-42656 (USA) - orange label variant 3, B-side scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 1962 US generic 7" sleeve - front scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 1962 US generic 7" sleeve - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Matrix numbers for the copies shown are as follows:

  1. Orange label variant 1 - matrix numbers: Side 1 - ZSP 58625-1A, Side 2 - ZSP 58625/6-1A
  2. White label and orange label variant 2 - matrix numbers: Side 1 - ZSP 58625-1B, Side 2 - ZSP 58625/6-1B (Gerd Rundel has a copy of this with matrix numbers: Side 1 - ZSP 58625-1E, Side 2 - ZSP 58625/6-1E)
  3. Orange label variant 3 - matrix numbers: Side 1 - ZSP 58625-1D, Side 2 - ZSP 58625/6-1D

However, Yan Friis has a copy of this single with orange label variant 2 and matrix ZSP 58625/6-1D/1D so the pressing doesn't always match the label.

For details of the alternate take of Mixed Up Confusion (R-0145) that appeared on the Japanese compilations Mr. D's Collection #1 (LP, see 1974) and Mr. D's Collection #2 (EP, see 1976), and the 1978 Australian compilation Masterpieces (see 1978) and the edit of it found on the 1985 original Biograph (R-0748, see 1985), see below. Also listed are two further alternate takes that appear on Columbia acetates.

Including the one on the four and possibly five pressings of this original single, there are four circulating takes of Mixed Up Confusion, this released single and three alternate takes from the recording sessions at Columbia Studios, New York, in Oct-Nov 1962. The four alternate released takes can be identified by these notable differences:

Take of Mixed Up Confusion Early harmonica solo? Wording of Sixth stanza
A   Original mono single (R-0007, see above), included in mono CBS Brazil album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits with a unique cover and tracklist (see 1970), alternate mix found on 1984 Columbia acetate (R-0575, see 1984), stereo version on current release of Biograph (see 1997) Harp solo immediately after Bob's introduction "I got mixed up confusion
Man, it's a-killin' me!
"

Well, I'm lookin' for some answers
But I don't know who to ask (*)

B   Alternate stereo take (R-0145) found on the 1970s Japanese compilations Mr. D's Collection #1 (LP, see 1974), Mr. D's Collection #2 (EP, see 1976), the 1978 Australian compilation Masterpieces (see 1978) plus the edited stereo remix of it (R-0748) found on the 1985 original Biograph (see 1985). Also three different mixes of R-0145 were found on 1962 Columbia acetates that surfaced in 1984 (R-0576/R-0577/R-0578, see 1984) No intro harp solo

An' I feel like a stranger
In a world I'm livin' in

(Wording of fifth stanza is also different on this take.)

C   Second alternate take (R-0573) found on 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in May 1982 (see 1982) No intro harp solo

Won't somebody tell me
Which way the world begins?

D   Third alternate take (R-0574) found on 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in Jun 1984 (see 1984) Intro harp solo similar to R-0007

An' I questions a-comin' (**)
My temp'rature's a-runnin' fast

(*) This is the published lyric, see .

(**) The wording of this line is speculative.

Many thanks to Les Kokay for all his information about the various alternate takes of this song, and for permission to reproduce his findings. According to Michael Krogsgaard there were five complete takes from the session at Columbia Recording Studios, New York, on 1 Nov 1962 - takes 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11. The song was recorded again on 14 Nov 1962, although no session details are available. The take selected for the mono single was overdubbed on 8 Dec 1962. As I do not know which takes from the session were used, I have labelled the four circulating takes A to D for convenience.


"Mixed Up Confusion"/"Corrina, Corrina" - 7" mono single, CBS 202476 (UK - cancelled), CBS 2476 (NL), Dec 1966:

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CBS 2476 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers

This single exists in four label variations, all shown. In addition to this, there was a Dutch mispressing where the B-side Corrina, Corrina was replaced by the A-side of an EP by Pete Seeger called We Shall Overcome.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. 

MUCNLSideA1.jpg (22546 bytes)
CBS 2476 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)

MUCNL1SideB.jpg (24665 bytes)
CBS 2476 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)

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CBS 2476 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)

MUCNL2SideB.jpg (23834 bytes)
CBS 2476 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)

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CBS 2476 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS 2476 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (third variant)

MUCNL3SideB.jpg (23278 bytes)
CBS 2476 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (third variant)

MUCNLSideA4.jpg (22301 bytes)
CBS 2476 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (fourth variant)


CBS 2476 (NL) - B-side scan by Éamonn Ó Catháin (fourth variant)

MUCNL4SideB.jpg (24184 bytes)
CBS 2476 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (fourth variant mispressing)

Label differences are as follows (information from Hans Seegers):

Variant   Left of Centre Hole   Right of Centre Hole
1   "Recording First Published 1966"   Copyright symbol to left of "B.I.E.M." box, "1" in square below
2   "Recording First Published 1966"   "B.I.E.M." box to left of Copyright symbol, "1" in square below
3   "Recording First Published 1966"   Copyright symbol to left of "B.I.E.M." box, "1" in square below missing
4   " "P" (in circle) 1966"   Copyright symbol to left of "B.I.E.M." box, "1" in square below

"Mixed Up Confusion"/"Corrina, Corrina" - 7" mono singles, CBS Serie Gemini 2476 (France), Jul 1968:

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CBS 2476 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers

This was the first commercial Dylan 7" single in France - the previous three singles had been jukebox only. (All previous French 7" releases had been EPs!)

The 1968 French commercial sleeve design is like the 1966 Dutch design, but with "BOB DYLAN" swapped from bottom to top and a yellow border.

On the 1968 French test pressing labels the CBS logo and "avant première" are pre-printed, the record details are handwritten. Apparently only five of these test pressings were made, so it is a real rarity. The "avant première" label has actually become detached on the A-side of this copy, revealing a plain white label with stamped info underneath (dated 26 Jun 1968). There is a similar label underneath the B-side top label. The test pressing sleeve shown is probably not original nor even contemporary, but instead created by a dealer/collector to house the item - the original sleeve was probably plain white only.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Ulf Gyllenspetz for information, and to Hans Seegers for scans.

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CBS 2476 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS 2476 (France) - test pressing sleeve - scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS 2476 (France) - test pressing picture A-side (top label) - scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS 2476 (France) - test pressing picture A-side (underneath label) - scan by Hans Seegers
MUCFrTestB.jpg (23129 bytes)
CBS 2476 (France) - test pressing picture B-side (top label) - scan by Hans Seegers
MUCFrSideA.jpg (24950 bytes)
CBS 2476 (France) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)
MUCFrSideB.jpg (25048 bytes)
CBS 2476 (France) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

"Mixed Up Confusion"/"Corrina, Corrina" - 7" mono singles, CBS 2476 (Norway), 1968:

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CBS 2476 (Norway) - front scan by Hans Seegers

The 1968 Norwegian single sleeve has the same layout as the 1966 Dutch design but with "BOB DYLAN" in red and a white border. The rear sleeve of the Norwegian single was plain white.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

MUC7NorSideA.jpg (21661 bytes)
CBS 2476 (Norway) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0007)

MUC7NorSideB.jpg (22376 bytes)
CBS 2476 (Norway) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0008)

"Mixed Up Confusion"/"Corrina, Corrina" - 7" mono singles, CBS 2476 (Italy), 1969:


CBS 2476 (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 2476 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 2476 (Italy) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 2476 (Italy) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 2476 (Italy) - promo B-side scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 2476 (Italy) - detail from promo B-side, sticker scan by Hans Seegers

The 1969 Italian single sleeve uses the 1968 French design, but without the "Serie Gemini" logo. The promo version of the Italian single has a sticker with the words "DISCO CAMPIONE NON VENDIBILE" on the B-side. This Italian single was also available in two white label jukebox releases - JB 2476 and ODJB 2476, scans required.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


Mono Singles & EPs for 1962

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Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1962-64
These are now here: Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1962-64. Mono LPs have their own pages, see International Mono Releases.

Mono Albums (Originals)
Bob Dylan (1962, mono)


Promotional/Regular Items for 1962


Living In Another Country: International Stereo Releases

Stereo promo items for 1962 which don't contain rare material but which are still very collectable are now included with promo releases of regular albums and commercially released singles on the appropriate page in International Stereo Releases.

Bob Dylan 1962
Bob Dylan (1962, stereo)


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