The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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This page is part 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, Freewheelin' Tape and CD releases are now here:
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If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
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Revised 21 July, 2010.
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Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 8786, 27 May 1963. For the mono release
of this album, see Mono Album Releases. For details of the withdrawn original album with four replaced tracks, see 1963. The front sleeve photo of Bob and his then girlfriend Suze Rotolo was again taken by Don Hunstein, who took the Bob Dylan cover picture, on Jones Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, which joins up with the notorious 4th Street at its eastern end (actually West 4th Street at this point). Thanks to Eric Baumel for confirming the location and to Bill Hester for further information. |
 Jones Street, New York City, 20 Dec 2009, photo by Karen Hester |
This title was one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in late 2003 as a hybrid CD/SA-CD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SA-CD player or a DVD player that also plays SA-CDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). This period was one of great creativity for Bob, and there are many excellent unreleased tracks from the Freewheelin' sessions - sadly the opportunity to include many of these as bonus tracks was missed.
Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:
Biograph (1985): Baby, I'm In The Mood For You; Mixed Up Confusion (alternate take, see 1962)
Biograph, "corrected" remastered edition (1997): Baby, I'm In The Mood For You; Mixed Up Confusion (original single version, see 1962)
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): House Carpenter; Kingsport Town; Let Me Die In My Footsteps (with one verse omitted); Quit Your Lowdown Ways; Rambling Gambling Willie (from the withdrawn original album); Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues; Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues; Walls Of Red Wing; Worried Blues
The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (2005): Sally Gal (Woody Guthrie) - this is a new performance (take 1) - the take that appeared on a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1982 is take 3, still otherwise unreleased; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (1963 demo)
"Exclusive Out-takes From 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home - The Soundtrack'"- Three Track Download Only Single (2005): Baby, Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams) - out-take recorded Columbia Studios, New York, 25 Apr 1962 (R-0725), see Online Performances (Other)
Other out-takes include:
Baby, I'm In The Mood For You - alternate take to the one released on Biograph in 1985, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1984
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - early version, from a 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in 1984
Corrina, Corrina - alternate take to the version released on this album, B-side of the 1962 Mixed Up Confusion single, see 1962
Hero Blues - take of unreleased song with Bob on piano, see 1964
Let Me Die In My Footsteps - complete version from the withdrawn original album, see 1963
Lonesome Whistle Blues (Hank Williams) - this song was one of those short-listed for The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1980
Milk Cow Blues (Robert Johnson) - version 1, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1980
Milk Cow Blues (Robert Johnson) - version 2, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1980
Mixed Up Confusion - alternate take without harmonica intro, released on Biograph (1985) - now replaced by the original 1962 single
Mixed Up Confusion - second alternate take, from 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in May 1982 (see 1982)
Mixed Up Confusion - third alternate take, from 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in Jun 1984 (see 1984)
Rocks And Gravel - from the withdrawn original album, still otherwise unreleased, see 1963
Sally Gal (Woody Guthrie) - first appeared on a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1982 (take 3, unique to this acetate, still unreleased)
Talkin' John Birch Society Blues - from the withdrawn original album, see 1963, still otherwise unreleased (the performance on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 is live)
That's All Right, Mama (Arthur Crudup) - from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1984
Whatcha Gonna Do - unreleased out-take, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1982
Wichita Blues (Robert Johnson) - version 1, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1980
Wichita Blues (Robert Johnson) - version 2, from a 1962 Columbia acetate which surfaced in 1980
There are many other out-takes that have not been officially released in any form, see Michael Krogsgaard’s “Bob Dylan’s Recording Sessions” series of articles in “The Telegraph” and “The Bridge”, 1995-2003!
Vinyl Releases
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP,
Columbia CS 8786 (USA), May
1963/1964/1965/1970; Columbia PC 8786 (USA), 1970s/1992; Columbia/Absolute Analog PC
8786 (USA), 2001:
For more information about the US mono release, see
Mono Album
Releases.
 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first release with sticker) |
The first release of this album has a "STEREO/360º SOUND" logo at the top of the front sleeve and a white sticker with red text "SINGING HIS SENSATIONAL HIT 'BLOWIN' IN THE WIND' ". The record has red Columbia labels with the "STEREO/360º SOUND" text in black and "NONBREAKABLE" on the left of the centre hole below the catalogue number. The vertical text at the bottom left of the front sleeve is "© COLUMBIA RECORDS". This is missing on the second release sleeve. Gerd Rundel's demo copy of the first release has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-58719-3B, Side 2 - XSM-58720-2B. There is a small "1" in the lower right hand corner of the rear sleeve. Gerd Rundel also has a copy of this first release bought in Europe with "Columbia" obscured on the front sleeve, and hidden by "CBS" stickers on the rear sleeve, the inner sleeve and the record labels. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-58719-3L, Side 2 - XSM-58720-2H. |
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 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first and second releases) |
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 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (first release, with "Columbia" obscured) |
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 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (first release, with "CBS" stickers) |
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 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (first release, with shaped "CBS" sticker) |
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 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Howard Bender (second release with shaped "CBS" sticker) |
 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers (third release - mono sleeve with "Stereo" sticker) |
The third release in 1965 used the mono cover with a "Stereo" sticker - note especially that the title text on the front sleeve is now at the very top of the sleeve. The rear is the same as the mono release of the album. |
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The record labels are similar to the second release with the "STEREO/360º SOUND" logos in white. The differences are that the text "MASTERWORKS" has now gone from the bottom of the label, as has the text "NONBREAKABLE" on the left of the centre hole below the catalogue number.
 Columbia CS 8786 (USA) - detail of front, scan by Daniel Pritchett (fourth release, vertical text on left) |
Daniel Pritchett's fourth release copy has what looks like the second sleeve with the front vertical text and a heart emblem on the rear at bottom left, but it has 1970s style Columbia labels with the logo in a ring. |
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The catalogue number of the new style labels is still CS 8786, not PC 8786 as in the next release. The record matrix numbers are the same as the copy sold in Denmark below.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Howard Bender and Daniel Pritchett for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia/CBS KCS 8786 (USA for Denmark), early 1970s:
 Columbia KCS 8786 (USA for Denmark) - detail of front, scan by Rene Kejlskov Joergensen ("Columbia" covered with "CBS" sticker) |
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 Columbia KCS 8786 (USA for Denmark) - detail of rear, scan by Rene Kejlskov Joergensen ("Columbia" covered with "CBS" sticker) |
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Rene Kejlskov Joergensen has a confusing copy of the
early 1970s US
release of this
album bought in Denmark. It has all the Columbia logos either covered with
"CBS" stickers or blacked out. The labels are the
US fourth release style (see above) with catalogue number CS 8786 and a
ring-shaped sticker round the outside edge hiding the repeated Columbia
logos. The front sleeve has the STEREO/arrows logo and a catalogue number of KCS 8786. Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XSM
58719-3BH, Side 2 - XSM 58720-2AK. Lars M. Banke has copies of Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait bought in Denmark with the same type of stickers, so it would appear these imports do date from the early 1970s. Howard Bender has a copy of the 1964 second US release with similar stickers, see above. Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information. |
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 Columbia KCS 8786 (USA for Denmark) - detail of rear, scan by Rene Kejlskov Joergensen ("Columbia" erased) |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia PC 8786 (USA), 1970s/1992:
 Columbia PC 8786 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1970s release - stereo sleeve with new logo and blanked out rectangle above Bob's head) |
In the 1970s this album was
renumbered as Columbia PC 8786 and was on sale for 22 years. It used the
stereo sleeve design again, with a new logo in the top left corner, and a
noticeably-different coloured rectangle above Bob's head where the old
"STEREO/360º SOUND" logo had been! The
red record labels had "Columbia" in a ring round the outside of the label in
orange. Columbia PC 8786 was re-released in 1992 using the same sleeve with only minor differences (see below). The record had red 1990s style labels. |
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 Columbia PC 8786 (USA) - front of copy with red vinyl, photo by Paul Prince |
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 Columbia PC 8786 (USA) - Side 2 of red vinyl release, photo by Paul Prince |
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Paul Prince has a 1980s US release on red vinyl. This is one of two copies of PC 8786 pressed privately by a Columbia USA employee at the Santa Maria, CA, plant.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Paul Prince for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia/Absolute Analog PC 8786 (USA), 2001:
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The latest US vinyl release of this album
was on 180gm vinyl and came from Absolute Analog in 2001, using the same
sleeve and labels as the
1992 PC 8786 release. The only differences are the two "180gm" stickers on
the front sleeve, illustrated below. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP,
Columbia CS 8786 (Canada),
1963; Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada),
1975:
For more information about the Canadian mono release, see
Mono Album
Releases. Note the front picture is a higher crop of the source photo than the US
front. (More sky above Bob's head, less road below his feet, although the song
titles are in the same position.)
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - front with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (black "STEREO" text) |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (white "STEREO" text) |
 Columbia CS 8786 (Canada) - detail from rear of early 1970s release, photo by Stan Denski |
 Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
The front sleeve of the first Canadian release of Freewheelin' Columbia CS 8986 had in error the withdrawn track listing as shown below (see 1963 for details of the withdrawn album). However, the record inside was the regular release. The rear sleeve had the revised track listing but with only 12 songs listed, omitting Don't Think Twice, It's All Right even though it was on the album. Hans Seegers' record has red Columbia labels with black "360º SOUND" text and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-58719-3AA, Side 2 - XSM-58720-2C.
The re-release in 1975 corrected both the tracklisting on the front sleeve (also see below) and the omission of Don't Think Twice, It's All Right on the rear sleeve. The record has orange Columbia labels with the Columbia logo round the circumference and matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-58719-2A-2GH (written), Side 2 - XSM-58720-2AK (stamped).
Gerd Rundel has a copy of Columbia CS 8786 with two different labels - Side 1 has the first release label with black "STEREO" text while Side 2 has the second release label with the same text in white. The sleeve is the same as Hans Seegers' except for a record store label. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-58719-3AK, Side 2 - XSM-58720-2C.
Stan Denski has a copy of Columbia CS 8786 from the early 1970s with a reprint of the first Canadian sleeve with the withdrawn track listing and with the red Columbia "360º SOUND" labels. The sleeve printer was Shorepak Canada, and the rear sleeve has text "SHOREPAK CAN. PAT. NO. 758888, 1967." (not on the original sleeve). The original 1960 release had what was known as a "fabricated" sleeve, with artwork printed on to paper which was then pasted on to a thick grey card cover, but this 1970s release is "board-printed", a later design with the artwork printed directly on to slightly thinner white cardboard (as is the 1975 release). Stan previously had what must have been a later copy of this 1970s release because it had the same sleeve but the red and gold 1970s labels.
On the reissue KCS 8786 front sleeve the replacement track listings for Side 1 and Side 2 look as if they have been pasted in from another sleeve, as they are both in rectangles of a slightly different colour from that of the background!
Bill Matthews has a copy of CS 8786 which is significantly different from Stan Denski's: the front sleeve has the withdrawn titles as shown above but the vertical "Copyright Columbia Records" text only reaches up to Down The Highway (in the detail picture shown it reaches beyond the track titles). The rear sleeve does not list Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, the "Litho in Canada" text is moved to the spine near the bottom, and the text "Shorepak Canada" is absent, indicating it's probably from another printer. The labels have the "360º SOUND" text in white on Side 1 and in white and black on Side 2, matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XSM-58719-3AK, Side 2 - XSM-58720-2C.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBPG 62193/CS 8786 (UK), Nov 1963/1964/late 1964; Simply Vinyl/Columbia 62193/SVLP 0003 180gm release (UK), 1999; Simply Vinyl/Columbia 8786/S 125017 125gm, 160gm and 180gm releases (UK), 2001/2003:
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - front photo by Henry V. Bell (1963 release with "STEREO" logo) |
For more information about the UK mono release, see Mono Album Releases. |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - rear photo by Henry V. Bell (1963 release with "STEREO" logo) |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1963 onwards releases without "STEREO" logo) |
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 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1963 release - mono sleeve with stamped "STEREO" logo) |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first 1964 release) |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first release, 1963) |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first release, 1963) |
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 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 62193/SVLP 0003 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second 1964 release) |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first 1964 release) |
 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first 1964 release) |
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 CBS SBPG 62193 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (second 1964 release) |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 62193/SVLP 0003 (UK) - 160gm front sticker scan by Nol Grint (2003 release) |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 62193/SVLP 0003 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 62193/SVLP 0003 (UK) - 180gm front sticker scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 8786/S 125017 (UK) - 125gm front sticker scan by Hans Seegers (2001 release) |
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 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 8786/S 125017 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (2001/2003 releases) |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 8786/S 125017 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (2001/2003 releases) |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 8786/S 125017 (UK) - rear detail scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia/Simply Vinyl 8786/S 125017 (UK) - front sticker scan by Nol Grint (2003 release) |
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The first stereo UK Freewheelin', catalogue number CBS SBPG 62193, was released in 1963. There were two different sleeves - one is a purpose stereo sleeve with printed "STEREO"/arrows logos front and back - the other has a front sleeve identical to the mono release. The rear of the alternate sleeve is also the mono sleeve, with a red stamped stereo indication. Both sleeves have folded over flaps. They also have the same record inside, with orange CBS labels. The record speed is shown as just "33" and the date of the record is "è1963". Both of these records have the same matrix numbers SBPG-62193-1A-1/2B-1. According to Hans Seegers the mono sleeve was used for initial sales, the stereo sleeve was then introduced, but was discontinued quite quickly for economy reasons.
The second release is from 1964. The front is identical to the previous release (mono sleeve). The rear sleeve comes without folded over flaps and with the same "STEREO"/arrows stamp in red as the 1963 sleeve, but differently positioned. The record has orange CBS labels with a slightly different layout and matrix numbers as before: SBPG-62193-1A-1/2B-1. The record speed is shown as "33⅓" and there is no publication date.
The third release is from late 1964. The front is identical to the previous release. The rear sleeve has a black on gold foil stereo hexagonal sticker and has a different lay out than the previous one. The record has orange CBS labels, again with a slightly different layout, and matrix number as before: SBPG-62193-1A-1/2B-1. The record speed is still shown as "33⅓", but in much smaller text.
The Simply Vinyl series on Columbia, catalogue number 62193/SVLP 0003, was released in 1999 on 180gm vinyl. The copy shown is in a still-sealed plastic sleeve. The album was subsequently released by Simply Vinyl on 125gm vinyl, with a new catalogue number, 8786/S 125017 in 2001 and 2003. The sticker on the 2001 release mentions the 125gm weight, the second says only "Heavy Vinyl". The front sleeve of the 2001/2003 releases has no CBS logo. For the different text at the bottom of the rear sleeve of the 2001 and 2003 Simply Vinyl release, see here.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Nol Grint for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS CS 8786 (Singapore), 1965:
 CBS CS 8786 (Singapore) - front scan by Hans Seegers (version 1) |
These albums have no country of origin on the sleeve or the record labels. The sleeve of Hans Seegers' copy is virtually identical to the US stereo release. The labels have the US red "360º SOUND" design with three CBS logos. This record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-58719, Side 2 - XSM-58720. Gerd Rundel's copy uses the US mono sleeve with a "Stereo" sticker on the front. The record labels again have three CBS logos and the record has the same matrix numbers, this time handwritten. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gerd Rundel for information and scans. |
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 CBS CS 8786 (Singapore) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (version 2) |
 CBS CS 8786 (Singapore) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (version 2) |
 CBS CS 8786 (Singapore) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (version 2) |
 CBS CS 8786 (Singapore) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (version 2) |
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 CBS CS 8786 (Singapore) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (version 1) |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP,
CBS
S 62193 (NL), 1967 and
1969; CBS 62193 (NL), 1975; CBS 32390 (NL), 1985; Columbia 32390 (NL), 1990s:
This album was never released in Holland in mono. There were five stereo
releases.
 CBS S 62193 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1967 and 1969 releases) |
CBS S 62193 (1967): Orange CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers: SBPG-62193-1A/2B-1. Front sleeve: logo plus catalogue number in a black rectangle. Back sleeve: two folded over flaps. CBS S 62193 (1969): Orange CBS labels (not shown) with stamped matrix numbers: SBPG-62193-1A/2B-1. Front sleeve: as 1967 release. Back sleeve: "NL PRINTED IN HOLLAND" on right edge, no folded over flaps. CBS 62193 (1975): orange/yellow CBS labels with written matrix numbers: S 62193-A/B. Front sleeve: “stereo, logo , no folded over flaps in single black rectangle. Back sleeve: no stereo information at top, "stereo", logo and catalogue number in a rectangle on right, “CB 271” + 60 [in circle) below rectangle, 'LC 0149' in capsule at lower right. |
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 CBS S 62193 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1967 and 1969 releases) |
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 CBS 62193 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release) |
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 CBS 62193 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release) |
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 CBS S 62193 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1967 and 1969 releases) |
 CBS 32390 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1985 release) |
 CBS 32390 (NL) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers (1985 release) |
 CBS 32390 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1985 release) |
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 CBS S 62193 (NL) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1969 release) |
 Columbia 32390 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1990s release) |
 Columbia 32390 (NL) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers (1990s release), for another front scan see above |
 Columbia 32390 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1990s release) |
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 Columbia 32390 (NL) - "Nice Price" sticker, detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers (1990s release) |
CBS 32390 (1985): 1980s re-release with red labels with ‘CBS’ in white horizontally on top, stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-62193-2A-1 (stamped), side 2: NL S62193-B (written). Front sleeve: black rectangle in upper left (all previous information overprinted). Rear sleeve; ‘CBS’ logo in upper right.
COLUMBIA 32390 1 (1990s): red labels with 'COLUMBIA' in white horizontally on top, and matrix numbers: 01 32390 20 3A1/4B1 (stamped), plus side 1 - 01 62193-20-3A-1 B (written), side 2 A (written). Front sleeve: black rectangle in upper left has been overprinted. Rear sleeve: bar-code in upper right, no "COLUMBIA" logo.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP,
CBS
SBP-233145 (Australia), 1967,
re-released late 1960s, 1970s:
For the mono release of this album released in 1965, see
Mono Album
Releases.
 CBS SBP-233145 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release) |
The front 1960s picture uses the UK crop with a central "Stereo" logo, much
smaller on the second 1960s release and the 1970s release. The rear of the first
1960s release has three fold over
flaps. The second 1960s release and the 1970s release rear sleeves have no fold over flaps and
have a bottom text box
missing from the first release rear. The 1960s records have orange CBS labels. The first release labels have the "Allan's" logo, which is missing from the second release labels. (Allan's were distributors in Australia for Bob Dylan records between 1965 and 1969, so this release is after then.) The second 1960s release record has stamped matrix numbers: MX 144489/90-B/C SBP 233145-1/2. The record from the 1970s release has new style orange/yellow CBS labels. Thanks to Hans Seegers, Stuart Moore and Peter Lindberg for information and scans. |
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 CBS SBP-233145 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release) |
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 CBS SBP-233145 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release) |
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 CBS SBP-233145 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (second 1960s release) |
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 CBS SBP-233145 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (1970s release) |
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan), 1970; CBS/Sony SOPL-221 (Japan), 1974; CBS/Sony 25AP 269 (Japan), 1976-1977:
The first release of this album, CBS/Sony SONP-50181, has a rear sleeve with Japanese text. There was a promo release with yellow CBS/Sony labels, with stamped matrix numbers: 50181 A1/B1 1 A 2/6. The commercial release had orange/cream CBS/Sony labels, with stamped matrix numbers: 50181 A1/B1 1 A 8/6. There was a 4-page lyrics insert (not illustrated) in Japanese - it had no pictures.
 CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan) - front with top obi, scan by Hans Seegers/Wil Gielen |
 CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan) - top obi unfolded, scan by Wil Gielen |
 CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS/Sony SONP-50181 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
CBS/Sony SOPL-221 (Japan) - first top obi unfolded, scan by Wil Gielen (price
¥2,000)
This obi has a voucher (cut out in this picture) to send away for the limited
edition album Mr D's Collection #1 (see 1974) or
a Dylan photo book, and can also be found with a red/white sticker with price
¥2,200 covering the old price.
CBS/Sony SOPL-221 (Japan) - second top obi unfolded, scan by Wil Gielen
(price ¥2,200)
The second release, CBS/Sony SOPL-221, had a similar front
sleeve
and a completely different rear sleeve now in English. There was an 8-page lyric
booklet in Japanese, front illustrated. The promo release had white/black
CBS/Sony labels with stamped matrix numbers
SOPL-221 A/B 2 1 A 3/5. The commercial release had orange/cream
CBS/Sony labels.
 CBS/Sony SOPL-221 (Japan) - front with first obi, scan by Hans Seegers/Wil Gielen |
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 CBS/Sony SOPL-221 (Japan) - booklet scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS/Sony SOPL-221 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (commercial release with promo stamp) |
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The third release, CBS/Sony 25AP 269, again has a rear sleeve in English. There was a different 8-page lyric booklet in Japanese, front shown. It was released three times: the first release in 1976 had a dark red/white/black obi, and the record had orange/cream CBS/Sony labels with stamped matrix numbers 25AP269 A/B1 1 A 1. The second release in early 1977 had a black/white/light-brown obi and the record had the same orange/cream CBS/Sony labels with stamped matrix numbers 25AP269 A/B1 1 A 2/5. The third release in late 1977 had a wider brown obi with Bob Dylan 1978 tour dates (the tour from which Bob Dylan At Budokan was taken). All three obis have the same price, ¥2,500 (the "25" in the catalogue number indicates the price). | |||||
 CBS/Sony 25AP 269 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers (1976 release) |
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 CBS/Sony 25AP 269 (Japan) - front with third obi, scan by Hans Seegers/Wil Gielen |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines), 1981:
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - front scan by Marco S from Italy |
This very rare 1981 release was made by Blackgold Records
Corporation on behalf of CBS/Sony Inc., Japan. It has essentially a UK
sleeve and the UK catalogue number 62193 as well as a new number LP-1602.
The record has red/brown CBS/Sony labels with the logos in a ring. There are
two mistakes on the Side 1 record label: Down The Highway is printed as
"Down In The Highway" and the white overprinting of the logos is
missing. On Side 2 the white overprinting is misaligned. Thanks to Marco S from Italy for information and scans. |
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - detail of front, scan by Marco S from Italy |
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - rear scan by Marco S from Italy |
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 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - detail of rear, scan by Marco S from Italy |
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - Side 1 scan by Marco S from Italy |
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - detail of Side 1, scan by Marco S from Italy |
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - detail of Side 1, scan by Marco S from Italy |
 CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines) - Side 2 scan by Marco S from Italy |
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP,
CBS
ASF 1717 (South
Africa), 1972:
For the mono version of this album, CBS
ALD 6816, released in 1965, see Mono Album
Releases.
 CBS ASF 1717 South Africa) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers |
Even though the record labels looks as if they're from the
1960s, the "Stereo" logos on the front and rear of the sleeve are
1970s-style.The record has orange CBS labels and stamped matrix
numbers:"XSM
58719/20-3BG/2AI". Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS ASF 1717 South Africa) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS ASF 1717 South Africa) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS ASF 1717 (Mozambique), 1972:
 CBS ASF 1717 (Mozambique) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This incredibly rare album was produced and distributed in the then
Portuguese colony of Mozambique by Companhia Ultramarine de Comércio,
LDA, of what was then Lourenço Marques, now Maputo. It has orange CBS
labels. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 CBS ASF 1717 (Mozambique) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS ASF 1717 (Mozambique) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS ASF 1717 (Mozambique) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S 62193 (Spain), 1973 (2 releases) and 1976; CBS/Sony 32390 (Spain), 1991:
 CBS S 62193 (Spain) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers (1973 and 1976 releases) |
This album was not released in Spain until 1973 because of the political
situation there. The front sleeve is similar to the mono sleeves (the high crop), with "Stereo" above the CBS logo. The rear
cover has notes in Spanish. Detail of the text at the bottom of the rear
sleeve is here. This album was
also available in Spain with a second label bearing the logo of the Dutch
copyright organisation STEMRA and an imported Dutch stereo sleeve (the first
release - see above). Both releases had CBS orange labels. The album was re-released in 1976 with orange/yellow CBS labels with the only sleeve difference being the text at the bottom of the rear sleeve, see here. The final vinyl release was in 1991, CBS/Sony 32390, with red CBS/Sony labels. Sleeve differences are shown below. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 CBS S 62193 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1973 release) |
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 CBS S 62193 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1973 release, first variant) |
 CBS S 62193 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1973 release, second variant) |
 CBS S 62193 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1973 release, second variant) |
 CBS/Sony 32390 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1991 release) |
 CBS/Sony 32390 (Spain) - detail from rear top right corner, scan by Hans Seegers (1991 release) |
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 CBS S 62193 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1976 release) |
 CBS/Sony 32390 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1991 release) |
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 62193
(Italy), 1975:
For the 1966 Italian mono release, see Mono Album
Releases.
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The front picture uses the UK crop. The sleeve has two
folded over flaps top and bottom. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels and stamped matrix
numbers:
CBS 62193-A/B. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 62193 (Portugal), 1975:
 CBS 62193 (Portugal) - detail from rear sleeve with spine text, scan by Hans Seegers |
This album was prohibited in
Portugal during the dictatorship of Dr. Antonio Salazar, which ended in 1968. 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 edge as shown on left. For detail of the rear sleeve
bottom edge, see here. The record has orange/yellow CBS
labels with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -
S 62193-A/ 007053, Side 2 - 62193-B. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 62193 (Portugal) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 62193 (Portugal) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBP 474237 (New Zealand), late 1970s:
 CBS SBP 474237 (New Zealand) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
For the mono release of this album, CBS BP-473155,
see
Mono Album
Releases. This release is a reissue from the late 1970s as the New Zealand
release of Desire in 1976 still used the plain orange 1960s-style CBS
labels. Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
 CBS SBP 474237 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Stuart Moore |
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 CBS SBP 474237 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony LP-1602/62193 (Philippines), 1981:
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea), 1988:
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
This album was released by Jigu Records Corporation of
Seoul, South Korea, under licence from CBS. It has brown CBS labels. There
is a folded booklet inside the sleeve with the song lyrics and notes in
Korean. The picture on the front of the booklet is from the rear of the
booklet with Biograph, released in 1985. The details from the inner sleeve are from the top right and bottom left - otherwise the sleeve is plain white. Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. |
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - booklet front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - booklet inside scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - booklet rear scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS/Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0596 (South Korea) - inner sleeve details, scans by Patrick Helfrich |
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Various Artists - "American Folk Music" - 5LP boxed set, BMG Ariola 302961 (Germany), 1990s:
 BMG Ariola 302961 (Germany) - photo by Raoul Verolleman |
The Freewheelin' album is pressed in
Holland, catalogue number CBS 32390. The labels are the same as the 1990s Dutch
release of CBS 32390 above.
This set comes with a 108 page book about folk
music, of which around 40 pages are about Bob. STERN
produced 1500 copies of this release, all sealed. Hans Seegers informs me that the
first 1000 copies came with the book and the last 500 without. Tracklisting (LP titles in German): LP 1 – DIE PIONIERE: Interpreten: Pete Seeger/Big Bill Broonzy * Leadbelly * Jimmie Rodgers * The Famous Carter Family * Dock Boggs * Clarence Ashley Mississippi John Hurt * Bill Monroe * Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs * Woody Guthrie LP 2 – TRADITION UND REVIVAL: Interpreten: Merle Travis * Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee * Odetta * Doc Watson * Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * Harry Belafonte * The Kingston Trio LP 3 – TRADITION UND REVIVAL/FOLK UND POLITIK: Interpreten: Joan Baez and Bob Gibson * New Lost City Ramblers * Pete Seeger * Ramblin‘ Jack Elliott * John Greenway * Woody Guthrie * Phil Ochs LP 4 – THE FREEWHEELIN‘ BOB DYLAN: Songs: Blowin‘ In The Wind * Girl From The North Country * Masters Of War * Down The Highway * Bob Dylan’s Blues * A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall * Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right * Bob Dylan’s Dream * Oxford Town * Talking World War III Blues * Corrina, Corrina * Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance * I Shall Be Free LP 5 – SONGWRITER UND FOLKROCKER: Interpreten: The Byrds * Leonard Cohen * Bobbie Gentry * The Rooftop Singers * James Taylor * Gordon Lightfoot * Phil Ochs * John Sebastian * Tom Paxton * Bobby Bare * James Talley * Arlo Guthrie * Spider John Koerner * The Mamas & The Papas Thanks to Raoul Verolleman for information about this release and Hans Seegers for further information and scans. |
 BMG Ariola 302961 (Germany) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 BMG Ariola 302961 (Germany) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 BMG Ariola 302961 (Germany) - LP4 sleeve scan by Hans Seegers |
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