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The Times They Are A-Changin' - CD releases

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This page is part of a new section 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 not in the yearly Promo sections.

For LP and tape releases of The Times They Are A Changin', click Up.

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

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Revised 02 August, 2008.

Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 8905, Feb 1964, CD released Jan 1989

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

For mono releases of this album, see Mono Album Releases.

CD Releases

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 8905 USA)/Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada), Jan 1989:

Columbia CK 8905 (USA) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers		This release was still the standard one on sale in the USA and Canada until 2005. The front insert is a 12-page booklet which includes the "11 Outlined Epitaphs". Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Columbia CK 8905 (USA) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Columbia CK 8905 (USA) - CD scan by Hans Seegers	Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada) - front scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack from Canada

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissues, CBS/Sony (Japan), 1988-97:

CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 (Japan) - outside of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers		First release: CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 - yellow, black, red, white, yellow-green obi with price ¥2,500 (21 Nov 1988). This release had a 24 page booklet as the front insert. First release reissue: CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 yellow, black, red, white, yellow-green obi with price ¥2,348 (1990). This was exactly the same as the previous release apart from the price on the obi. Mid-price release: Sony SRCS 6333 - black, red, white, blue obi with price ¥1,800 (1995). The front insert booklet was changed into 12 folded pages. "Super Nice Price 1600" release - Sony SRCS 9241 - black, red and yellow obi with price ¥1,600 (1997). Information and scans from Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen.
CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 (Japan) - first release obi with price ¥2,500, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 (Japan) - second release obi with price ¥2,348, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 (Japan) - inside page from front insert, scan by Hans Seegers	Sony SRCS 6333 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers
		CBS/Sony 25DP 5283 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers	Sony SRCS 6333 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers
Sony SRCS 6333 (Japan) - outside of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers		Sony SRCS 6333 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Sony SRCS 9241 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (still sealed)	Sony SRCS 9241 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (still sealed)

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissues, CBS COL 32021 (Europe), 1989/Columbia COL 32021 (Europe), 1997:

CBS COL 32021 (Europe) - outside of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers

The front insert of the CBS release is a 24-page booklet which includes the "11 Outlined Epitaphs" and a "NICE PRICE" catalogue.

Confusingly, the Australian release CBS 467175 2 (see below) was also on sale in Europe in a version with card rather than paper inserts. It used the Columbia COL 32021 CD.

The Columbia release is still on sale in Europe today, and restores the old 1960s "STEREO"/arrows logo. The front insert of the Columbia release is a 16-page booklet which includes the "11 Outlined Epitaphs" but omits "NICE PRICE" catalogue.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS COL 32021 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

CBS COL 32021 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia COL 32021 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia COL 32021 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissue, Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada), early 1990s:

Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers	This release was the first CD edition to be on sale in Canada. The front insert is a 12-page booklet which includes the "11 Outlined Epitaphs". Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.	Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Columbia WCK 8905 (Canada) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissues, CBS CDCOL 5005 S (South Africa), 1996:

CBS CDCOL 5005 S (South Africa) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

This release is still the standard one on sale in South Africa today. The front insert is a 12-page booklet which includes the "11 Outlined Epitaphs".

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS CDCOL 5005 S (South Africa) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

CBS CDCOL 5005 S (South Africa) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissue, CBS 467175 2 (Australia), 1997:

CBS 467175 2 (Australia) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

The front insert is a single card. Surprisingly, this release was also sold in Europe at the time, in an Austrian manufactured version. The Australian release used paper for the inserts, while the Austrian release used light card.

Note the CD inserts have "CBS" while the CD itself has "Columbia"!

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS 467175 2 (Australia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 467175 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 467175 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - CD reissue, Ediciones del Prado Canta Autores CA049/CBS/Sony COL CD 32021 (Spain), 1997:

CBS/Sony COL CD 32021 (Spain) - front insert picture by Pachi Becerril

This Spanish special release is part of a series called "Canta Autores [Songwriters Sing]" from Ediciones del Prado, Spain - there is also a Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits in the same series.

It is unusual for the company name "CBS/Sony" to be used outside Japan! The front and rear inserts have catalogue number COL CD 32021 (same as the current European CD) while the CD itself has a special "Canta Autores" design with catalogue number CA049.

Photocopies from Pachi Becerril.

CBS/Sony COL CD 32021 (Spain) - rear insert picture by Pachi Becerril

CBS/Sony COL CD 32021 (Spain) - CD picture by Pachi Becerril

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - remastered CD-R promo release, Sony BMG (no catalogue number) (Austria for Europe), Jun 2005:

Plain paper front insert

Legacy Recordings have been using the slogan "Not Just Reissued... Reimagined" for some time, but this album and Bob Dylan, released at the same time, are described as "reasserted" - whatever that means! The sound is certainly very good indeed.

This promo CD-R release comes in a clear plastic wallet with a plain paper insert showing the album title and track list only, plus the Sony BMG logo.

The CD-R is plain with only the album title and number of tracks.

Thanks to the staff at Badlands, Cheltenham, UK, for these promos.

CD-R

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - remastered CD release, Columbia CK 94240 (USA), Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe), 21 Jun 2005/Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina), 2005:

Columbia CK 94240 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers (sealed copy)	This release is a stereo CD only, not a hybrid SACD. The front picture crop is similar to that of the original US mono sleeve in that it cuts off most of Bob's hair and just shows the second button on his shirt. There are three previously unpublished contemporary photos on the back page of the front insert booklet and the rear insert. The 12-page stapled booklet reproduces the original sleeve notes with all the "11 Outlined Epitaphs" and features two more pictures. The CD reproduces the original 1964 US Columbia label design but without the "STEREO/360º SOUND" logos. Thanks to Hans Seegers for the US and Argentinean release scans and to Jack from Canada for the Canadian release scans.		Columbia CK 94240 (USA) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers
Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe) - front of jewel case with sticker (my copy)	Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe) - sticker from front of jewel case	Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe) - CD	Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe) - outside of front insert
Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe) - front of rear insert	Columbia 519892 2 (Austria for Europe) - reverse of rear insert (under CD tray)	Columbia CK 94240 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia CK 94240 (Canada) - front scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia CK 94240 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina) - outside of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers		Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina) - front of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers	Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina) - promo CD scan by Hans Seegers	Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina) - commercial CD scan by Hans Seegers
Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina) - detail of promo CD, scan by Hans Seegers		Columbia 519892 2 (Argentina) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - remastered CD release, Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan), Sep 2005:

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - front of sealed copy with top obi and "Carnegie Hall" sticker (my copy)

The equivalent 2005 remastered Japanese release comes in a card sleeve reproducing the LP sleeve with a top obi. There is a card insert with the original poems and a folded booklet containing Japanese language sleeve notes plus lyrics in English and Japanese. The CD itself reproduces an original stereo vinyl label and is in a clear sleeve.

The front sticker, different from the ones on the 2004 Japanese releases in card sleeves, advertises the free six-track CD Bob Dylan Live At Carnegie Hall 1963 (see 2005). In Japan this can only be obtained in exchange for five tokens, one from each of the following newly-released albums:

No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7
Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Thanks to Michio Kinoshita for information about these albums.

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - front (my copy)

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - rear (my copy)

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - obi unfolded

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - rear of sealed copy with top obi (my copy)

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - "Carnegie Hall" sticker from front

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - front of poems insert

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - reverse of poems insert

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - unfolded front page of lyrics booklet

Sony Music MHCP 836 (Japan) - CD

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - promo remastered CD release, Sony Music MHCP 1214 (Japan), Jan 2007:

Sony Music MHCP 1214 (Japan) -picture from eil.com

Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this promo copy on eil.com. The white "Nice Price" obi has a date of "07.6.19" (19 Jun 2007), which may be the date the release is available until, and a price of ¥1.785.

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