Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
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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.

Because of the length of this page, The Times They Are A Changin' CD releases are now here.

This page is still incomplete - more entries required. For vinyl and tape releases of this album in CBS multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs.

Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964)
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Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 8905, 10 Feb 1964, CD released Jan 1989. 10 Feb 1964 is the release date given by bobdylan.com, Brian Hinton's 2006 book "Bob Dylan Album File & Complete Discography" (Cassell Illustrated), dates it as 13 Jan 1964.

The front photograph was taken by Barry Feinstein, uncredited. It's a pastiche of a Woody Guthrie photo.

The picture on the right is a composite of UK CBS and US Columbia album covers - the UK album cover starts at the top of the picture with the CBS logo and ends just below the top visible unbuttoned button on Bob's shirt; the US mono album cover starts just above the text, cutting off more of the top of Bob's head and ends as shown showing the buttoned button. (The Columbia logo is below the "N" of "DYLAN", not above the text - see Mono Album Releases.)

Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:

Columbia acetates (surfaced 1980): Hero Blues (R-0390) - otherwise unreleased (early acetate copies of this album contained this track, see 1964)

Biograph (1985): Lay Down Your Weary Tune; Percy's Song

The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Eternal Circle; Suze (The Cough Song); Moonshiner; Paths Of Victory; Seven Curses; Only A Hobo; Who Killed Davey Moore?

An alternate take of the title track (R-0515) was released on a bonus disc with the Limited Edition of "Love And Theft", see 2001.

The mono and stereo rear sleeves of CS 8905/CL 2105 were different on the initial release, but subsequent US album releases from 1965 onwards used the same sleeve for both mono and stereo versions as long as mono continued.  The US stereo rear sleeve has no track times but has the poems by Bob, "11 Outlined Epitaphs", subsequently published in his "Writings And Drawings" book and "Lyrics 1962-1985". The rear sleeve showed the first three and a half poems, which were continued on an insert.

Henry V. Bell has two copies of CS 8905: the first has red Columbia labels with the "STEREO/360º SOUND" logos in black and matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-75528-1G, Side 2 - XSM-75529-1G. The second has the "STEREO/360º SOUND" logos in white and matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-75528-1E, Side 2 - XSM-75529-1E. Gerd Rundel has a copy of the 1964 release with a red demo stamp on the rear sleeve. The record has red Columbia labels with the "STEREO/360º SOUND" logos in black (same as the scans by Henry V. Bell) and matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-75528-1D, Side 2 - XSM-75529-1C.

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - detail from rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (1964 release - mono/stereo separate)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - detail from rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (1965/1967 releases - mono/stereo use same sleeve)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - rear photo by Henry V. Bell (1965/67 releases)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Henry V. Bell (1964 release - black "STEREO" logo)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Henry V. Bell (1965 release - white "STEREO" logo)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - detail of rear scan, by Gerd Rundel (copy with mixed labels)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (black "STEREO" logo)

Gerd Rundel has a copy that belonged to rock critic Greil Marcus, author of "Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes", with the mono/stereo rear sleeve and mixed record labels - Side 1 has the 1964 label with the black "STEREO"/arrow logo while Side 2 has the 1965 label with the white "STEREO"/arrow logo. This copy is dated "1964" on the rear sleeve, which has a "6" at bottom right. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-75528-1E, Side 2 - XSM-75529-1E. This implies the second release could actually date from late 1964 rather than 1965. Thanks also to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Bill Hester for information about this item, which was previously on eBay. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding a copy on eBay with white ring stickers with "C.B.S." round the outside of the labels. This was sold in Switzerland.

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Colin Baker (1965 release - white "STEREO" logo with "CBS" stickers)

Columbia CS 8905 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1967 release - white "STEREO" logo without "NONBREAKABLE")

Columbia KCS 8905 (USA) - detail from front sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia KCS 8905 (USA) - detail from rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia KCS 8905 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia PC 8905 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1992 and 2001 releases)

It was again released as Columbia PC 8905 in 1975 with the KCS 8905 sleeve and again with red labels with yellow Columbia logos in a circle round the edge (the photos are misleading as to the colour). PC 8905 was reissued in 1992 with plain red labels and Columbia in white, written matrix numbers: Side 1 - <P.AP> XSM-75528-G1D, Side 2 - <P.AP> XSM-75529-G2D. This release was again reissued in 2001 on 180gm vinyl with the same matrix numbers.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Tinti & Hermoso for information, photos and scans.

The UK rear sleeve not only has no track times, but also short-changes the UK record-buying public by showing only "4 Outlined Epitaphs"! The rear sleeve showed poems 1, 2, 7 and 8, and there was no insert as with the US release. UK fans had to wait until the publication of the book "Writings And Drawings" in 1974 to get the full eleven.

The first release of this stereo version of this album in 1964 used the UK mono cover with just a gold foil "Stereo" sticker on the back (some copies also have the UK mono cover without this sticker). The cover has three folded over flaps and the text "Record Sleeve Printed and Made by Dawson Rossiter Ltd." at the bottom of the rear sleeve. The record had orange CBS labels with "33" on the left of the centre hole and matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62251 A +1, Side 2 - SBPG 62251 B2.  To the right of the centre hole is "SBPG 62551 A" and "è 1964". Mick Robinson has a copy printed by Dawson Rossiter with red stereo arrows on the back, but not on the front, which is in fact a later variant of the first cover. The record of this copy has matt orange labels with "33" on Side 2 (first release) and "33⅓" on Side 1 (second release). It appears this was produced when CBS were changing over from the first release to the second release!

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - Side 2 of test pressing, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - first and second releases, detail from rear scan by Hans Seegers (printer's name "Dawson Rossiter Ltd")

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - first release, detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers (gold foil "Stereo" sticker and "62251" below CBS logo)

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - first release, Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - first release variant made by Fontana/Philips, detail of rear sleeve with red "STEREO" logo, scan by Mick Robinson ("62251" below CBS logo)

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - first release, Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS SBPG 62251 (UK) - first release variant made by Fontana/Philips, detail of rear scan by Mick Robinson (no "STEREO"/arrows logo, "SPBG 62251" and "CS 8905" to left of CBS logo)

Jordi Badell has a copy of CBS SBPG 62251 with stereo/arrows logo on cover and rear as per the second release below. The rear sleeve has three folded over flaps, and "SBPG 62251" and "CS 8905" to the left of CBS logo at the top right, the bottom left has the text "CBS is a trademark........." and bottom right "Warning: copyright subsists in all CBS recordings......." but there is no text "Dawson Rossiter Ltd" as above. The record has orange CBS labels with "33" to the left of the centre hole. On the right of the centre hole is "SBPG 62251 (CS 8905)" in two lines, below that "Blossom Music Ltd" in two lines and below  that "SBPG 62251 A" "P 1964" also in two lines. The record is as the first release except for the upper SBPG, without a big "S"  (has all letters in same size) and the matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 75528-1L, Side 2 - XSM 75529-1G both stamped. All other UK stereo editions have "62251" in the matrix number, this record uses the US matrix number. Gerd Rundel has a copy of the exact variant described with the same sleeve, record labels and matrix numbers, illustrated below.
 

The third stereo release of the album, in 1965, has no stereo indications on the cover. The CBS logo on the front is smaller. This cover was printed by Shorewood Packaging Co. The record labels are the same as for the second release, but in a much lighter orange. Matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62251 A4, Side 2 - SBPG 62251 B5.

The fourth release of CBS SBPG 62251 is from 1975, and has orange/yellow CBS 1970s-style labels. Stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62251 A4, Side 2 - SBPG 62251 B5 (as for the third release). The printer's name is absent from the rear sleeve, but apart from that the sleeve is identical to that of the third release so is not shown.

CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - fifth release, Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 32021 (UK) - sixth release, detail of rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (new catalogue number)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (1960s gatefold release)

CBS 241056 (Australia) - outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s "Two For One" release)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release, Allan's logo)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (second 1960s release, no Allan's logo)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (second 1960s release, no Allan's logo)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (late 1970s "Two For One" promo release)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (late 1970s "Two For One" promo release)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s  "Two For One" commercial release)

CBS SBP-233107 (Australia) - inside scan by Stuart Moore (1960s gatefold release)

CBS 241056 (Australia) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s "Two For One" release)

This album released in Malaysia is the 1965 release of Columbia CS 8905 with the white stereo/arrows logo on the labels (see above) and the rear sleeve with both the stereo and mono catalogue numbers at top right (also see above).

This release again has the imported US sleeve and insert, but the Columbia logos have not been covered with stickers. The labels have the three "CBS" logos as the Malaysian release above, and the word "NONBREAKABLE" is missing from left of the centre hole.

As the Malaysian release, the record has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-75528, Side 2 - XSM-75529.

Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.

CBS CS 8905 (Singapore) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel

This release, with an exclusive anachronistic cover, is the regular 1964 The Times They Are A-Changin' album! The promo release shown has the same cover as the commercial release.

For later Japanese releases of this album by CBS/Sony with the regular cover and title see below.

CBS YS-641-C (Japan) - front of obi, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS YS-641-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS YS-641-C (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS YS-641-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS YS-641-C (Japan)  - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Scott Smith for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - mono cover shown for comparison, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS SBP 473096 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS SBP 473096 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 42-62251 (UK) - end of cartridge, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony SONP 50249 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SONP 50249 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SOPL 222 in 1974 was the third Japanese release - it had an 8-page booklet and a top obi. The record of the promo release had white/black CBS/Sony labels, the commercial release had orange/cream CBS/Sony labels.
 

CBS/Sony SOPL 222 (Japan) - top obi (with voucher cut away), scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony SOPL 222 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SOPL 222 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS/Sony SOPL 222 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Patrick Helfrich for scans and information.

CBS/Sony 25AP 270 (Japan) - booklet front, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 270 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 270 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.

CBS S 62251 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 32021 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 32021 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS S 62251 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

The 1982 release has CBS orange/yellow labels - although the sleeve has "CBS 32021" front and back, the labels have "S 32021". Like the 1972 release, the record is in an inner sleeve with the English lyrics.

For a picture of the bottom edge of the rear sleeve of CBS 32031, see here.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

The sleeves of these LPs were made in Holland. On the Greek release the CBS and "STEREO"/arrows logos on the front sleeve are not obscured.

The 1975 record has orange/yellow CBS labels, with no matrix number on Side 1 and SBPG 62251 B4 stamped on Side 2.

The 1985 record has red labels with the new white CBS logo, with matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62251 A1 (written), Side 2 - SBPG 62251 B1 (stamped).

Another difference from the Dutch sleeve above is a tiny detail on the back - the number in the capsule is "CB 231" as opposed to "CB 211".

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS 32021 (Greece) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers (CB 231)

CBS 62251 (Greece) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 62251 (Greece) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 32021 (Greece) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 62251 (Portugal) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia KCS 8905 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia KCS 8905 (Canada) - detail from rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

For more information, see Questionable Releases.

Information, scans and photos from Hans Seegers and Ulf Gyllenspetz.

Thanks to Nol Grint for information and scans.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS COL 40001 (South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-114 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers