Bob Dylan

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This is the first page of a list of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and no longer in the former yearly Promo sections. This page is still incomplete - more entries required. Because of the length of this page, Bob Dylan CD releases are now here. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised 26 January, 2012.
![]() US stereo LP sleeve |
Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 8579, 19 Mar 1962. The photographer was Don Hunstein, a Columbia staff photographer. Viewers will note that the photograph has been reversed for some reason (probably so that the neck of the guitar didn't obscure the Columbia logo)! The first track, "You're No Good" by Jesse Fuller, is listed correctly on the front and rear sleeves but is mistitled as "She's No Good" on the labels of many releases. There is some debate about this since Jesse Fuller's own version is actually called "Crazy About A Woman"! For mono releases of this album, see Mono Album Releases. |
![]() San Francisco Bay Blues by Jesse Fuller (Good Time Jazz S10051, USA, stereo, 1963) with Crazy About A Woman (sleeve shown is of the OBC Records 1991 CD reissue) |
Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): He Was A Friend Of Mine; Man On The Street
Also:
Highway 61 Interactive Columbia/Graphix Zone CD-ROM (1995, now out-of-print): House Of The Rising Sun (traditional) - electric version, 1964 overdub by Tom Wilson with Bob not present (R-0241, see 1995)
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 8579 (USA), 19 Mar 1962:
![]() Columbia CS 8579 (USA) - front picture from eil.com (demo copy of first release with silver star sticker) |
The first release of this album came with the red/black "six-eye" CBS "STEREO FIDELITY" labels and is very rare, as stereo was in its infancy and few copies were manufactured. (Most copies of the first release of Bob Dylan were in mono, Columbia CL 1779, see Mono Album Releases.) The front sleeve has a red stereo/arrows logo and the picture shows the top of Bob's hat and three tuning pegs on the guitar. There are two variants of the rear sleeve, one omits the producer credit for John Hammond below "BOB DYLAN" and the other includes it. Different numbers can be printed at bottom right, I believe these are printer's run numbers. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was correctly titled on both the rear sleeve and the record label. There were no white label promo releases of this album, the only promos are as shown with a red demo stamp on the rear sleeve and stickers on the labels. There are three "six-eye" label variants, see below. Thanks to John Napa for pictures of a demonstration copy of this first release with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1E, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1F. This copy has a red stamp on the back sleeve and the silver star on the front just like the one from eil.com shown, found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux. The rear sleeve has a "4" at bottom right. The label has no songs listed above the centre hole. Gerd Rundel has a commercial copy with the same matrix numbers, the first variant sleeve without the John Hammond credit, and "8" at the rear sleeve bottom right. This copy has a generic Columbia US inner sleeve with blue stripes. Sergio Magnacca has a copy with labels of this design with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1B, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1A. Max from Italy has a copy of this release with a silver star sticker, a "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" red rubber stamp on the rear sleeve as shown above, and a "4" at the bottom of the rear sleeve. This copy again has a generic Columbia US inner sleeve with blue stripes. The record has first variant labels. Gerd Rundel has an identical copy with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1E, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1F. Deepak Sharma has a copy without a silver star with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1A, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1B. It has "63" and "3" at the bottom of the rear sleeve. |
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Columbia CS 8579 (USA) - detail of Side 2, photo by Gerd Rundel (first release, first variant, "BOB DYLAN" on two lines, no songs listed above centre hole) |
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![]() Columbia CS 8579 (USA) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (first release - second variant with "John Hammond" credit, accompanying record with third variant labels) |
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![]() Columbia CS 8579 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first release - second variant, includes "John Hammond", accompanying record with third variant labels) |
Hans Seegers' copy has a slightly different six-eye label design in that "BOB DYLAN" is on one line instead of two, and one song is listed above the centre hole. Matrix numbers of Hans Seegers' copy: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1D, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1D. It has an "8" in the bottom right hand corner of the rear sleeve next to the track timings panel. Gerd Rundel has a copy of the album with the second 1962 variant 6-eye labels above with the variant of the sleeve with "Produced by John Hammond" below "BOB DYLAN" on the rear. It has what looks like a pink "D" stamped in the rear top right (so may be a demo copy) and a "2" at bottom right. Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1A, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1B.
Cosimino Pecere has a copy of the first release with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-55621-1C, Side 2 - XSM-55622-1D with yet another six-eye label design in that two songs are listed above the centre hole. Gerd Rundel has a copy of the same variant which also has an "8" printed on the rear sleeve at bottom right, in a different position and typeface from the "8" on Hans Seegers' copy above. These are probably just printer's run numbers.
This means as well as two variants of the sleeve there are three different
six-eye label styles for the first release depending upon the number of
songs listed above the centre hole, none, one or two!
![]() Columbia CS 8579 (USA) - inner sleeve front, scan by Hans Seegers |
As well as the blue and grey striped inner sleeves shown above, copies
of this record with the 6-eye labels can be found in a Columbia US picture
sleeve showing details of contemporary albums by other Columbia artists.
Copies of Carolyn Hester's first album featuring Bob on harmonica can also
be found in this inner sleeve, see 1962. Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Sergio Magnacca, Deepak Sharma, John Napa, Max from Italy and Cosimino Pecere for information and scans. |
![]() Columbia CS 8579 (USA) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP reissue, Columbia CS 8579 (USA), 1965:
The second release of CS 8579 in 1965 has the same front sleeve with three guitar tuning pegs visible at top right (the eil.com picture is missing the top). The text on the rear sleeve next to the Columbia logo is in a slightly different typeface. The various numbers in the bottom right hand corner of the rear sleeve are missing from the copies found, and the text "Produced by John Hammond" always appears below "BOB DYLAN" (this is missing on some first release copies). The record has red Columbia "360º SOUND" labels. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller is incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on the Side 1 label. There are six variants of the labels, four 1960s-style with a single "COLUMBIA" at the top and "STEREO" at the bottom, and one 1970s-style with "COLUMBIA" in a ring (see below). The five 1960s-style variants are:
Patrick Helfrich has a copy of the second release with the same sleeve as before but with an "S" on the rear below the Columbia logo. The record labels still have CS 8579 as the catalogue number, but they are in the 1970s US design with the Columbia logo round the circumference.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Paul Landon, Arie de Reus and Patrick Helfrich for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP reissues, Columbia CS 8579 (USA for export to UK/France), 1965:
Copy exported to France (?)
More copies for export to the UK:
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia KCS 8579 (USA), 1975:
The third release in 1975 had a new catalogue number, Columbia KCS 8579, and on the front sleeve the stereo logo was blacked out. The rear sleeve (shown above) omitted the track timing strip, and there was a "B" in the bottom right hand corner. The record has red labels with Columbia in yellow round the edge, strangely with catalogue number "PC 8579" as on the fourth release. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on the Side 1 label. Matrix numbers: "XSM-55621/22-1AC/AD A/C". Ryan McDermott has a copy of what sounds like the third release with PC 8579 as the catalogue number on the sleeve but JC 8579 on the record labels, which are in the 1970s style.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia PC 8579 (USA), 1990s/Columbia PC 8579 (reissue on 180gm vinyl) (USA), 2001:
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 8579 (Canada), 1965, reissued 1967/Columbia KCS 8579 (Canada), 1975:
There are only two minor differences between the 1967 release and the 1965 release (the front sleeve is the same):
The 1975 album has the same sleeve as the first US stereo album, with the red "STEREO" logo.
The record has red Columbia labels with Columbia in yellow round the edge with text "MANUFACTURED BY CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD". You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was again incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on Side 1.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans, and Steve Bonilla for information and photos.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS
SBPG 62022 (UK), Jul 1962, reissued 1965, 1968-69; CBS BPG 6022
(UK), 1975:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album
Releases Note the tops of Bob's cap and his guitar are missing in the front
sleeve picture of the UK releases, also the picture of Bob from the back!
Note the interesting differences on the sleeve and record labels between Per Erik Dahlberg's copy and the copy of the first generally available UK commercial stereo release from 1965 supplied by Henry V. Bell, which I previously displayed as the first release. (See Mono Album Releases for mono copies of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and The Times They Are A-Changin' manufactured by Fontana/Philips for CBS which still have the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED (date)" text.) Per Erik Dahlberg's copy too was probably manufactured for CBS by Fontana/Philips.
Sleeve front: has the same stereo/arrows logo in the left hand top corner, but has "SBPG 62022" under the logo with small, thick letters in the same size as the numbers (this is absent on the UK 1965 release). The text "MONAURAL CL-1779" (the US mono catalogue number also on the first US stereo releases above) has been obscured immediately above the CBS logo. The sleeve was printed by Garrod & Lofthouse, although they're uncredited.
Sleeve back: has the stereo/arrows logo in the left hand top corner. "SBPG 62022" is situated top left of CBS logo on right with thick letters and numbers and (CS 8579) in smaller text exactly under the numbers. Bottom right is clean under "...straight up" and bottom left has "CBS IS A TRADEMARK OF COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM INC." only. It has three folded-over flaps. The spine has both numbers: SBPG 62022 on lower half and CS 8579 near logo on upper half. The latter can be seen on the front scan.
Textured label: Side 1: "BOB DYLAN" is offset to the left of logo and the speed is given as just "33". On the top right of the logo is "SBPG62022" in large thick signs, written together without a space between the letters and the numbers. Below is (CS 8579) in thinner letters .Below the copyright information is "SBPG-62022 1Y". (The "Y" after the number on label below "Leeds Music" stands for stereo on old CBS labels and in the matrix numbers. The corresponding mono issues had an "L" instead.) Henry V. Bell's copy has an "A" here. This label also correctly lists the first song title as "You're No Good" - this was changed to the incorrect title of "She's No Good" on Gerd Rundel and Henry V. Bell's copies and all subsequent releases in the same way as the US releases. This dates Henry V. Bell's copy as 1965 at the earliest, and it must have been sold simultaneously with the US pasted-over copies (see above).
Matrix numbers (stamped): Side 1 - "SBPG 62022 1YX2 //420", Side 2 - "SBPG s 62022 s 2Y s 2//420". If the three small signs splitting up the elements of the Side 2 matrix number don't show correctly on your screen they're actually upside down triangles. The symbol I've used to display them belongs to a font called “Webdings” that you should have on your PC as part of Windows. If you can't see the triangles, you can download Webdings here:

CBS
SBPG 62022 (UK) - 1962 release, detail of Side 2 with matrix number, scan
by Gerd Rundel
As can be seen, the 1962 and 1965 UK sourced releases of SBPG 62022 had the "STEREO" with arrows logo boldly on both front and back. This isn't placed in exactly the same position on the two copies shown, and may have been overprinted. It was missing from the 1968-69 reissue, when CBS started to use the same sleeves for both stereo and mono albums (which were tailing off). The 1968-69 album has a panel at the bottom of the rear sleeve stating that stereo albums can be played on mono record players. The pasted-over US release dates from 1965, see above, and must have been imported to meet demand.
There are also label differences - for example, on the 1962 and 1965 releases "BOB DYLAN" is offset to the left, and the record speed is given as just "33" instead of "33⅓" on the 1968-69 orange labels. The matrix numbers of Gerd Rundel and Henry V. Bell's copies are Side 1 - SBPG 62022 A, Side 2 - SBPG 62022 B.
Mick Robinson's copy of the 1968-69 release has different publishing credits on the Side 2 label - "1&5 Duchess, 2&6 Cop Con, 3&4 Trad". Hans Seegers' copy has "1&5 Duchess, 2 Cop Con, 3&4 Trad, 6 Leeds Music Ltd." - this was a later version, changed because of a copyright settlement for See That My Grave Is Kept Clean by Blind Lemon Jefferson.
The 1975 release had the same front as the 1968-69 release with the addition of the "62022" catalogue number. Strangely the labels have the 1962 mono catalogue number "BPG 62022"!
You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on the record labels of all the releases shown except the copy from Per Erik Dahlberg! Thanks to Harald Sigvartsen for pointing out two more title errors: Fixin' To Die and Highway 51 are listed as "Fixin' To Die Blues" and "Highway 61 Blues" on all the Side 1 labels.
Thanks to Per Erik Dahlberg ("Monoman") from Sweden for information and scans of the 1962 release. Thanks to Hans Seegers, Henry V. Bell and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP reissues, CBS 32001 (UK), 1982; Simply Vinyl SVLP 85 (UK), 1999:
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBP-233206 (Australia),
1965, reissued late 1960s, mid-1970s, late 1970s:
For the mono release of this album, CBS BP-233206, see
Mono Album
Releases.
The album was re-released in the 1970s with orange/yellow 1970s-style CBS labels. It was later released as a "Two For One" (CBS 241056) in a gatefold sleeve with The Times They Are A-Changin', the commercial copy of this record also has orange/yellow labels but with a slightly different text layout and longer copyright information along the bottom edge. The promo record has white CBS Australia promo labels. All the record labels shown have round the circumference at the bottom the text "MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY A REGISTERED USER OF THE TRADE MARKS" without a CBS copyright. This is because up to 1977 all Australian records were manufactured by the Australian Record Company (Pty) Ltd. (A.R.C.) on behalf of CBS. A.R.C. changed its name to CBS Records Australia Limited on 17 Oct 1977, and after that date the longer bottom edge text includes the CBS copyright information.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand), 1965:
![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester |
For the mono release of this album, CBS BP-473216,
see
Mono Album
Releases. This album was manufactured in New Zealand. There is no
Stereo indication on the sleeve apart from the catalogue number. The record has orange
CBS labels. On Side 1 "You're No Good" is mistitled "She's No Good" and
"Pretty Peggy-O" is mistitled "Pretty Peggo-O". Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans. |
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![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Bill Hester |
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![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester |
![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester |
![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Bill Hester |
![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Bill Hester |
![]() CBS SBP 474236 (New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester |
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"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia CS 8579 (Singapore), 1965:
![]() CBS CS 8579 (Singapore) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (both variants) |
Norman Healy has a copy of CS 8579 sold in Singapore which looks like the second American stereo release from 1965 (the sleeve says 'Produced by John Hammond" etc as shown above). However, the disc has "You're No Good" not "She's No Good" on the label. Like the example above, it has three "CBS" white logos on the disc labels which are printed, not pasted on. It also has the "360° SOUND"/"STEREO" logos without arrows. It looks like the mono Singapore release (see Mono Album Releases), except it is in stereo. The sleeve has an English-language ink stamp on it showing that it came from Kwong Hing Lee's shop in Sarawak (Sarawak was still a British colony at the time of the record's release but is now part of Malaysia). Thanks to Tim Dunn for details of a copy on eBay which sounds exactly the same. Gerd Rundel's first Singaporean copy has a US-printed sleeve where "Columbia" has been pasted over with "CBS" at top right of the rear sleeve. "You're No Good" is correct on the Side 1 label and "NONBREAKABLE" left to the centre hole. The record has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 55621, Side 2 - XSM 55622. |
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![]() CBS CS 8579 (Singapore) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1) |
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![]() Columbia CS 8579 (Singapore) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (second release third variant with white "STEREO" logo, no arrows, with "NONBREAKABLE") |
The record inside the first variant sleeve shown here had US second release third variant labels as above. On these second release third variant labels the track listing on Side 1 is left aligned, while on the eBay copy exported to the UK above it is centred. The track listings on both Side 2s are centred.
The record inside the second variant sleeve shown here had US second release fifth variant labels as above. Information about these records is that the records were made in the USA while the record labels were printed locally using US designs but with "CBS" instead of Columbia, which is why they don't have stickers. Sleeves with Columbia uncovered or with "CBS" stickers were imported from the USA, while sleeves with "CBS" printed were sourced locally. CBS had a record pressing facility in Singapore from 1967, so records after that were sourced locally.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Manuel Garcia Jara, Tim Dunn and Norman Healy for information and to Arie de Reus and Gerd Rundel for further information and scans.
"Bob Dylan Vol. 3" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS YS-611-C (Japan), May 1966:
For the Japanese CBS Bob Dylan and Bob Dylan Vol. 2 albums,
which were compilations, see the International
Album Releases (Other Dylan Compilations) page. All Japanese Dylan releases before 1968, when Sony took over Columbia/CBS,
were in stereo. All these Japanese CBS
releases are very collectable and come with unique inserts and booklets. For Bob
Dylan Vol. 4, Vol. 5 and Vol. 6, which were also rebadged regular
albums, see their respective pages (Vol. 4 was The Times They Are
A-Changin', Vol. 5 and Vol. 6 were the two halves of Blonde
On Blonde).
![]() CBS YS-611-C (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
This release with an exclusive anachronistic
sleeve, is the regular 1962 Bob Dylan
album with the tracks reordered! To find it with its original obi is very
difficult, so the copy illustrated is extremely rare. Side 1: House Of The Risin' Sun; Freight Train Blues; Song To Woody; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean; Gospel Plow; Baby, Let Me Follow You Down Side 2: She's No Good [You're No Good]; Talkin' New York; In My Time Of Dyin'; Man Of Constant Sorrow; Fixin' To Die; Pretty Peggy-O; Highway 51 All are the regular album versions. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller (here the first track on Side 2, but normally the first track on Side 1), was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" as before. Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and information. For more details of the Taiwanese release of this album, see Questionable Releases. |
CBS YS-611-C (Japan) - rear of obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() CBS YS-611-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS YS-611-C (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS YS-611-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS YS-611-C (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 62022 (Italy), 29 Sep 1966:
![]() CBS 62022 (Italy) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers |
For the mono release of this album, see
Mono Album
Releases. The only difference on the front sleeve is that it omits the catalogue number and the mono indication in the top left hand corner (details shown). The rear sleeve is different, with a gold foil "Stereo" sticker. The orange CBS labels are also slightly different compared to the mono labels. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller is correctly titled on the Side 1 label. Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and information. |
![]() CBS 62022 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS 62022 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S 62022 (NL), 1967; CBS S 62022 (NL), 1969; CBS S 62022 (NL), 1975; CBS 32001 (NL), 1982; Columbia COL 32001 (NL), 1990s:
The third release in 1975 had the same front sleeve and an almost identical rear sleeve - difference shown below. The record had orange/yellow CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers SBPG 62022 A/1B-1. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on the Side 1 record label.
The fourth 1990s release had a new catalogue number, CBS COL 32001, and red Columbia labels with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01 62022-1A-1, Side 2 - CBS 01-62033-1B-1. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was correctly titled on the Side 1 record label. The front sleeve had no logo and the logo on the rear sleeve was replaced by a barcode.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for scans of the 1982 release, CBS 32001, which has the same front sleeve with the logo removed as Columbia COL 32001 shown. It also has the same CBS "Nice Price" inner sleeve as the 1982 CBS re-release of Planet Waves. Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - 01-62022-1A1, Side 2 - cbs 01-62022-1B-1. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was correctly titled on the Side 1 record label. Thanks to Harald Sigvartsen for pointing out two more title errors: Fixin' To Die and Highway 51 are listed as "Fixin' To Die Blues" and "Highway 61 Blues" on all the Side 1 record labels.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S 62022 (NL for France), late 1960s/early 1970s:
This release sold in France was made in Holland. It has Dutch orange CBS labels which appear to be the same as the 1967 Dutch release above. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on the Side 1 record label. The sleeve is like the first Dutch sleeve above but the front sleeve does not have the Stereo/arrows logo and the rear sleeve has the Stereo/Mono/arrows logo on a sticker instead of being printed. The catalogue number on front and back is the stereo number of "S 62022". As far as I know there was no French mono release.
Thanks to Philippe Isnard for information and photos. Thanks to Harald Sigvartsen for pointing out two more title errors: Fixin' To Die and Highway 51 are listed as "Fixin' To Die Blues" and "Highway 61 Blues" on the Side 1 record labels.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony SONP 50210 (Japan), 1970; CBS/Sony SOPL 220 (Japan), 1974; CBS/Sony 25AP 268 (Japan), 1976:
The first and second releases have a back sleeve in Japanese, the third release has a completely different back in English. The second and third releases have 8-page stapled booklets in English and Japanese. The second release (CBS/Sony SOPL 220) has a buff top obi which was issued in two variants:
Price ¥2,000, includes voucher to send away for the limited edition rarities album Mr. D's Collection #1 (see 1974) or a Dylan photo book (mid 1974). This obi can also be found with a sticker for ¥2,200 over the ¥2,000 price.
Price ¥2,200, no voucher (late 1974/early 1975)
The third release (CBS/Sony 25AP 268) has a more common side obi. 25AP 268 was released in 1976 with a red white and black obi including a token for the limited edition rarities EP Mr. D's Collection #2 (see 1976), in early 1977 with a light-brown, black and white side obi of a different design (not shown), and again in late 1977 with a wider light-brown obi giving 1978 Japanese tour dates. All obis have price ¥2,500 (the "25" in the catalogue number indicates the price). The three releases all have an 8-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS S 62022 (Spain), 1972 (twice); CBS S 62022 (NL for Spain), 1973; CBS 32001 (Spain), 1985; CBS/Sony 32001 (Spain), 1990s:
The second release of this album in 1972 uses the same sleeve and inner sleeve as the first release. The difference is on the labels to the right of the centre hole: the copyright text "è1972 CBS, Inc" is now below "SGAE" instead of above. The copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 55621-1L 15, Side 2 - XSM 55622-1AD.
The 1974 release was again made in Spain with the same rear sleeve as the 1972 release and "A BRIGHT NEW NAME IN FOLK MUSIC" on the spine. There was again an inner sleeve with lyrics in English, this time dated 1974. The record was made in Spain for Discos CBS S.A., Madrid, and has orange/yellow CBS labels, again with the album sub-title "A BRIGHT NEW NAME IN FOLK MUSIC". The labels again have the logo of the Spanish copyright organisation "SGAE". The song titles are in English and You're No Good is incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on Side 1.
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CBS S 62022 (Spain) - spine scan by
Manuel Garcia Jara (1974 release)
The 1990s CBS/Sony release uses the 1972 Spanish language rear sleeve with an added barcode and the record has red CBS/Sony labels, again with the album title "A BRIGHT NEW NAME IN FOLK MUSIC". You're No Good is again incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on Side 1. The copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 32001A, Side 2 - 32001B.
Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara, Gerd Rundel and David Abarca Esteve for information and pictures.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 62022 (Portugal), 1975:
![]() CBS 62022 (Portugal) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers |
This album was prohibited in
Portugal during the dictatorship of Dr. Antonio Salazar, which ended in 1974. The front
sleeve is
identical to the Dutch 1975 release above with "STEREO", logo and catalogue number in one black
rectangle in upper left. The rear sleeve has the spine text printed
along the right border as shown on left. For detail of the rear sleeve
bottom edge, see here. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on Side 1. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
![]() CBS 62022 (Portugal) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS 62022 (Portugal) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan" - stereo cassette release, CBS 40-32001 (NL), 1982:
This stereo cassette release in the "Nice Price" series is actually from 1982, but is dated 1967 on the cassette (the date the album was first released in Holland) and 1978 on the rear of the cassette insert. The cassette is light grey with black text. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller was incorrectly titled as "She's No Good" on the insert and Side 1.
Thanks to Nol Grint and Thor-Kenneth Brandth for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo cassette release, CBS 40-32001 (UK), 1982:
"Bob Dylan" - stereo cassette release, Rainbow RSV 053 (Australia), 1980s:
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Harmony 148.006 (Brazil), 1981:
"Bob Dylan" - promo stereo vinyl LP, CBS 32001 (Israel), 1985:
This album is actually the commercial release with a printed purple promo sticker in Hebrew and English on the back at top left. The front sleeve has a "NICE PRICE" promotion sticker.
The record has red CBS labels. You're No Good by Jesse Fuller is correctly titled on Side 1. The handwritten matrix numbers are: HP-ISRAEL 01-32001-A/B.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
CD Releases
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Because of the length of this page, Bob Dylan CD releases are now here. |

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