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Highway 61 Revisited

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Bringing It All Back Home 1965
Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
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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.

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

Blonde On Blonde 1966
Blonde On Blonde
(1966)
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Revised 15 May, 2008.


Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 9189, 30 Aug 1965. For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases.

The front photograph is again by Daniel Kramer.

For information on differences between the various releases of this album, see Roger Ford's "Electric Dylan" web-site .

This title is one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep 2003 as a hybrid CD/SACD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SACD player or a DVD player that also plays SACDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Some titles were released in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one.

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

Highway 61 Revisited (1965): original US and Canadian stereo pressings of the album, also all Japanese stereo LP pressings on CBS/Sony from 1968, contained an alternate take of From A Buick Six with harmonica intro (R-0046, see 1965)

Thanks to Hanns Peter Bushoff for bringing to my attention what seems like an error by Greil Marcus in his book  "Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan At The Crossroads". On page 240 Greil writes:

Phantom Engineer. This frantic early version of the Highway 61 Revisited number "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" (one take was mistakenly included on some copies of the album) can be found on Dimestore Medicine (Joker bootleg), the 3-CD Church With No Upstairs (Hanging Dog bootleg) and, from 25 July 1965, on Live in Newport 1965 (Document bootleg).

This is the alternate take released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 in 1991 (see below). I can find no evidence that an alternate take of It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry was ever included on any Highway 61 Revisited pressings, so I can only assume that Greil is confusing it with R-0046 (see 1965).

Like A Rolling Stone was produced by Tom Wilson before the rest of the Highway 61 Revisited sessions, which were produced by Bob Johnston. In his book  "Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan At The Crossroads" Greil Marcus also writes that pre-release copies of the album omitted Tom Wilson's name as producer of the song, but Bob Johnston ordered them to be withdrawn and Tom Wilson credited. Are copies of the album without the Tom Wilson credit in circulation?

7" Singles (1965): Positively 4th Street.; Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - early, slower, version released on a 7" single as Positively 4th Street by mistake and withdrawn very quickly (R-0044, see 1965)

The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence; Like A Rolling Stone (alternate take); It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (alternate take, wrongly listed by me until recently as R-0394, from Columbia acetates that surfaced in 1980)

Highway 61 Interactive CD-ROM (1995): several incomplete takes of Like A Rolling Stone from the recording sessions

The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (2005): It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (new alternate take, not the former R-0394); Highway 61 Revisited (alternate take); Tombstone Blues (alternate take); Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (alternate take, previously unknown to collectors); Desolation Row (alternate take, already in circulation amongst collectors)


Vinyl and Tape Releases


"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album, Columbia CS 9189 (USA/Canada), Aug 1965//Columbia PC 9189 (USA), 1979/Columbia JC 9189 (USA), 1980s:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases.

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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - front photo from eBay found by Christopher Casale (note the stickers and "360º Sound" logo)

The first US stereo pressing of this album contained a rarity, R-0046, an alternate take of From A Buick 6 with a harmonica intro - see 1965 for more details.

The photos of the sealed US LP from eBay, courtesy of Christopher Casale, show a copy of the album still in the original shrink-wrap. Like the mono LP (see Mono Album Releases), it has a white sticker with violet text advertising Like A Rolling Stone - the single had been released before the album. It also has a red sticker with white text advertising that the package contains a free picture suitable for framing. The picture by "Lambert" is still in the shrink-wrap on the back of the album, covering most of the rear of the album sleeve. Thanks to Robert Kornovich for information from a book called "The Label: The Story of Columbia Records" by Gary Marmorstein which says the picture was included by Columbia with the earliest copies of the album in one US region only. The first release labels have the text "NONBREAKABLE", which is missing from the second release (which has the same sleeve as the first).

Thanks to Frank for the Side 1 labels of the Canadian release. The Canadian label has the "NONBREAKABLE" text used on the first US label of this album. Both the two US releases and the Canadian release have the STEREO/360° SOUND/arrows logo in white. The Canadian label with the STEREO/360° SOUND/arrows logo in black is much rarer and precedes the white text version.

The Canadian album has "LITHO IN CANADA" on the front sleeve and the record has labels with the "STEREO"/arrows logo in black, whereas it is in white on the US release. The same rear sleeve was used for the Canadian mono and stereo releases - the stereo release has an inked stamp at top left with text "PLAYABLE ON MONO EQUIPMENT. FOR BEST RESULTS USE STEREO NEEDLE".

Betti Dockery's copy below is a later pressing, with just "Columbia 9189" on the front. The "STEREO"/arrows logo is missing from the front cover. The record labels have the Columbia logo in a ring. Alan Tautfest has a copy of the same release, of which he says: "I purchased this copy new in 1988. When CBS introduced the "Nice Price" series of mid-line priced LPs ($5.98) in 1979 they changed most of the early Dylan catalogue prefixes to PC xxxx. On your site you have some of the transitional copies that stickers with the PC xxxx catalogue number which were marked with gold promo stamps on the back covers in 1980s and were given away as promotional copies. The list price of Highway 61 Revisited however did not change and had the JC prefix which was full list price ($7.98). The JC prefix is only on the spine and LP."

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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - back photo from eBay found by Christopher Casale (note the free picture)


Columbia CS 9189 (US) - front scan by Hans Seegers with "Like A Rolling Stone" sticker only

Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first release with "NONBREAKABLE" text)

Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first release with "NONBREAKABLE" text)

Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (second release without "NONBREAKABLE" text)

Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (second release without "NONBREAKABLE" text)

Columbia CS 9189 (US) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (with black "STEREO"/arrows logo)

Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers showing stereo stamp

Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Frank (1960s second release with white text)


Columbia JC 9189 (USA) - detail from front, scan by Betti Dockery


Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers (this rear sleeve was used for both the mono and stereo releases)


Columbia JC 9189 (USA) - front scan by Alan Tautfest (1980s release)


Columbia JC 9189 (USA) - rear scan by Alan Tautfest


Columbia JC 9189 (USA) - detail from rear, scan by Betti Dockery


Columbia JC 9189 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Alan Tautfest (1980s release)

Columbia JC 9189 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Alan Tautfest (1980s release)

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Columbia CS 9189 (US) - limited edition print, scan by Hans Seegers

   

"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album, CBS SBPG 62572 (UK)/CBS 62572 (NL), Sep 1965:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases.


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - front photo by Henry V. Bell (second release)
Henry Bell's copy shown has the original stereo sleeve with printed "STEREO"/arrows logo and the record has orange CBS labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572-1A-1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 B2. The rear design is completely different from the US release. This is actually the second release.

Mick Robinson's copy is the first release and has several differences, both on the rear cover and the labels. The rear sleeve has "STEREO SBPG 62572" underneath the stereo/arrows logo at top left and also has track timings at the bottom omitted from the second release. The labels have "62575" above "(P) 1965" instead of "62572" - this is must be a typesetting error. They also have "33" instead of "331/3". Matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572 A//2-420 1:1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 B//1-420 1:2.

Information, photos and scans from Henry V. Bell and Mick Robinson.


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - rear photo by Henry V. Bell (second release)


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail from rear, photo by Mick Robinson (first release)


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail from rear with track timings, photo by Mick Robinson (first release)

 


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail from rear, scan by Henry V. Bell (second release)


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - Side 1 photo by Mick Robinson (first release)


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Henry V. Bell (second release)


CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Henry V. Bell (second release)
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CBS 62572 (NL) - unofficial gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince

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CBS 62572 (NL) - unofficial gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince

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CBS 62572 (NL) - unofficial gold vinyl release - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince

Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unofficial release that was not released by CBS Holland. I've left it here to help other collectors. Patti Fultz has a picture disc with catalogue number CBS S62572 with the cover picture on Side 1 and the liner notes/rear photograph on Side 2. This comes in a clear plastic wallet and claims to have been manufactured in Canada, but is again definitely unofficial.

"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album, Discos CBS 37.457 (Brazil), 1965:

More details and scans of this first Brazilian pressing required.

Information from Eduardo Gomez Kodela.


"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan), 1968; CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan), 1974; CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan), 1976:

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CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1968) with side obi - front scan by Hans Seegers


CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1968) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1968) - front of insert, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1968) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1968) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

Like the first US stereo pressing above, these albums contained a rarity, R-0046, an alternate take of From A Buick 6 with a harmonica intro - see 1965 for more details. CBS/Sony SONP 50345 had a different rear sleeve from the US release, with Japanese text and without pictures. The regular rear sleeve formed the front of a 4-page folded insert. There was a red side obi with price ¥1, 800. The record had orange/cream CBS/Sony labels. CBS/Sony SOPL-225 had a buff top obi with price ¥2,000 and an 8-page booklet. The copy shown has black/white CBS/Sony promo labels and part of the obi is cut away - this was a token to collect to get a free record.

There were two releases of this album in Japan in 1976, CBS/Sony 25AP 273, both at price ¥2,500. The first had a gold side obi and the second had a dark red/white side obi. Note the apparently anachronistic 1976 picture of Bob from Hard Rain on the second 1976 obi! In fact the rear of the obi was generic, and lists the 19 Dylan albums then available in Japan, with Hard Rain the latest.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan, 1974) with top obi - front scan by Hans Seegers


CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan, 1974) with top obi - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan, 1974) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan, 1974) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan, 1974) - front of booklet, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) with gold side obi - front scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) with side obi - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) - front of booklet, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) with dark red side obi - front scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan, 1976) with side obi - rear scan by Hans Seegers
     


"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album, Discos CBS 137.457 (Brazil), 1976:

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Discos CBS 137.457 (Brazil) - front photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz
This album has a unique gold border, and a printed panel with "destacando-se LIKE A ROLLING STONES". The rear sleeve repeats the front picture with the tracklist below.

Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for the photos and Hans Seegers for further information.

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Discos CBS 137.457 (Brazil) - rear photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

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Discos CBS 137.457 (Brazil) - Side 1 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

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Discos CBS 137.457 (Brazil) - Side 2 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album reissue, CBS SBP 233279 (Australia), 1970s:


CBS SBP 233279 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore
The rear sleeve of this album is the same as the Australian mono sleeve and a variant of the US rear sleeve. The record has orange/yellow 1970s-style CBS labels.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.


CBS SBP 233279 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore


CBS SBP 233279 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore


CBS SBP 233279 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore

"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette, Columbia PCT 9189 (USA), 1980s:


Columbia PCT 9189 (USA) - front insert (my copy)
This release has minimal artwork and a light-grey cassette with black text printed directly on it, there are no labels. The inside of the insert is blank.
Columbia PCT 9189 (USA) - Side 1

"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl album, Embassy EMB 463311 (Mexico), 1988:

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Embassy EMB 463311 (Mexico) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This album appeared on the CBS budget label Embassy as part of a series called Gigantes De La Musica Internacional [International Giants Of Music]. The song titles are translated into Spanish on the rear sleeve and on the record labels - the enigmatic sleeve notes are not translated. The rear sleeve has the original US layout.

The record itself has red/white Embassy labels and is on brown vinyl.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and information.

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Embassy EMB 463311 (Mexico) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
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Embassy EMB 463311 (Mexico) - Side 1 label scan by Hans Seegers

"Highway 61 Revisited" - vinyl LP 180gm reissue, Absolute Analogue 006/Columbia 62572 (UK), 1998:

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Columbia 62572 (UK) - Absolute Analogue LP reissue, front scan by Craig Callahan
This album reproduces the original UK front and rear artwork including the completely different rear sleeve, and has orange CBS labels.

Information and scans from Craig Callahan and Hans Seegers.

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Columbia 62572 (UK) - Absolute Analogue LP reissue, rear scan by Craig Callahan


Columbia 62572 (UK) - Absolute Analogue LP reissue, detail from front scan by Hans Seegers

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Columbia 62572 (UK) - Absolute Analogue LP reissue, Side 1 scan by Craig Callahan


Columbia 62572 (UK) - Absolute Analogue LP reissue, Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 62572 (UK) - Absolute Analogue LP reissue, front sticker scan by Hans Seegers

"Highway 61 Revisited" - vinyl LP 180gm reissue, Columbia PC 9189 (USA), 2001:


Columbia PC 9189 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This album reproduces the original US front and rear artwork, and has red Columbia labels. The front cover has a white sticker with red text "LIMITED EDITION HIGH QUALITY 180GM VIRGIN VINYL FROM THE ANALOG MASTER".

Information and scans from Hans Seegers and Ulf Gyllenspetz.


Columbia PC 9189 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia PC 9189 (USA) - Side 1 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz


Columbia PC 9189 (USA) - Side 2 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

CD Releases


"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD reissue, CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan), 1 Apr 1985:


CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - outside of booklet, scan by Sheiji Murata
This was the first CD release of the album in Japan. For later Japanese releases see below. The front insert is a 28-page booklet and the CD case had a yellow/white box-type obi (curved at the rear top edge) with top and bottom flaps and price ¥3,000 (shown twice).

Thanks to Sheiji Murata for information and scans.


CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - box-type obi showing top flap and shaped rear, scan by Sheiji Murata

CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - first inside page of booklet with track list, scan by Sheiji Murata

CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Sheiji Murata

CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - CD scan by Sheiji Murata

CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - front with later obi, scan by Hans Seegers


CBS/Sony 30DP 305 (Japan) - rear with later obi, scan by Hans Seegers

Hans Seegers' sealed copy of 30DP 305 also has a card box-type obi with top and bottom flaps (not shown). This obi has a completely different rear, not cut away at the top, and showing other albums including Blood On The Tracks (30DP 306) and Desire (30DP 307). It has two prices, ¥2,812 as the total price, and ¥2,730 as the price before sales tax (the front price flash is missing). The earlier obi is from before Japan introduced a sales tax on CDs.

"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD reissues, Columbia CK 9189 (USA)/Columbia WCK 9189 (Canada), 1980s:

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Columbia CK 9189 (USA) - front scan by Gil Lamont
These releases were on sale in the USA and Canada until replaced by the hybrid SACD edition in 2003 (see below). They have minimal packaging. The front insert is a single folded card with the liner notes on the inside. The rear insert designs are totally different.

Thanks to Gil Lamont and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

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Columbia CK 9189 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gil Lamont
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Columbia CK 9189 (USA) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Gil Lamont
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Columbia CK 9189 (USA) - inside of unfolded front insert, scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia WCK 9189 (Canada) - front scan by Jack

Columbia WCK 9189 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack

Columbia WCK 9189 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack
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Columbia CK 9189 (USA) - CD scan by Gil Lamont
 

"Highway 61 Revisited" - promo and commercial CD reissues, Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan), 1 Jun 1990:


Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Hans Seegers
This mid-price release has a black, red, white, blue obi with price ¥1,800 and date "C-6-1" on the obi and the rear insert. Thanks to Seiji Murata for information about the Japanese CD Date Code System and year letters used from 1984 to Aug 1991 - "C" is 1990.

The promo release has a silver disc with black text, and the commercial release has a black disc with silver text. The promo release also has a numbered sticker on the rear insert and the Japanese text for promo on the CD itself.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - rear insert with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - promo CD scan by Hans Seegers
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Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - detail of promo CD, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - detail from rear of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers

Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - commercial release rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - commercial CD scan by Hans Seegers

Sony CSCS 6012 (Japan) - detail of rear insert with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers
 

"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD reissue, Columbia CDCBS 62572 (Australia), 1990s:


Columbia CDCBS 62572 (Australia) - front insert unfolded, scan by Stuart Moore
This CD comes with minimal artwork, the front insert is a single folded card. This release was on sale until replaced by the hybrid SACD edition in 2003. It was also sold in a double width jewel case with Hard Rain.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.


Columbia Australia double pack front scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia CDCBS 62572 (Australia) - inside of front insert unfolded, scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia CDCBS 62572 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia CDCBS 62572 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia Australia double pack rear scan by Stuart Moore

"Highway 61 Revisited" - gold CD, Columbia/DCC GZS-1021 (USA), 2 Jun 1992:

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DCC GZS-1021 (USA) - picture from amazon.com
This release was remastered by Steve Hoffman from the original 1965 master tapes and released by DCC under licence from Columbia. It was generally accepted to be the definitive version of the album on CD, if not on all formats, until the hybrid SACD/CD version was released (see below).

Although it's out of print, it can still be purchased online from retailers such as amazon.com. The CD itself is in a standard jewel case inside a black/gold slipcase.

Thanks to Gil Lamont for scans.


DCC GZS-1021 (USA) - slipcase back, scan by Gil Lamont


DCC GZS-1021 (USA) - slipcase front, scan by Gil Lamont

DCC GZS-1021 (USA) - outside of front insert booklet, scan by Gil Lamont

DCC GZS-1021 (USA) - gold CD scan by Gil Lamont

DCC GZS-1021 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gil Lamont

"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD reissue, CBS/Sony COL RCD 008 2 (Spain), year?:

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COL RCD 008 2 (Spain) - front scan by Manfred Endtner
Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information about this item. H61RCDSpBack.JPG (24556 bytes)
COL RCD 008 2 (Spain) - rear scan by Manfred Endtner
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COL RCD 008 2 (Spain) - CD scan by Manfred Endtner

"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD reissue in "LP-Style" packaging, Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan), 21 Dec 1995:  
This Super Bit Mapped release has the dates "95-12-21" and "97.12.20" on the obi, which has a price of ¥2,000. I assume the later date is a "sell by" date, after which the release will be withdrawn. Note this Japanese release has a catalogue number of SRCS 7904, and the next one has a number of SRCS 9074 - these are correct.

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Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - front with obi, picture found by Rob Cole
This album is housed in a card sleeve with an obi, and booklet giving the lyrics of the songs in Japanese. The obi has a price of ¥2,000.

Thanks to Manfred Endtner and Rob Cole for information and scans.


Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - detail of obi with dates, scan by Manfred Endtner

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Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - obi scan by Manfred Endtner

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Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - sleeve front scan by Manfred Endtner

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Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - sleeve rear scan by Manfred Endtner

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Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - booklet scan by Manfred Endtner

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Sony SRCS 7904 (Japan) - CD scan by Manfred Endtner


"Highway 61 Revisited" - commercial and promo fourth CD reissues, Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan), 21 Oct 1996:


Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers (lower date of "98.10.20" visible)
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and scans of this item in the "Super 1600 Nice Price" series, which is housed in a regular jewel case with an obi, and booklet giving the lyrics of the songs in Japanese. The obi has a date of "96-10-21" and price of ¥1,600. It also has a date of "65-9-1" which must be the original Japanese release date. Hans Seeger's copy has a "sell by" date of "98.10.20" at the bottom right of the obi, which has been covered by red tape on Éamonn Ó Catháin's copy! I can only assume the second copy was sold after the intended withdrawal date. The promo release has a sticker on the rear insert and a stamp with "SAMPLE" on the CD itself.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

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Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - obi scan by
Éamonn Ó Catháin (lower date obscured)

Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - detail of obi with "sell by" date, scan by Hans Seegers

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Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - outside of front insert, scan by
Éamonn Ó Catháin

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Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - lyric sheet scan by
Éamonn Ó Catháin


Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - rear insert with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - detail of obi with release dates, scan by Éamonn Ó Catháin


Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - promo CD scan by Hans Seegers

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Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - detail of promo CD, scan by Hans Seegers


Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - commercial CD scan by Hans Seegers


Sony SRCS 9074 (Japan) - detail of rear insert with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD reissue in digipak, Columbia 460953 2 (Austria), 2000/Sony Music Media SMM 506055 (France), 2001:

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Columbia 460953 2 (Austria) - digipak front (folded) - photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz
This is the "regular" CD release of Highway 61 Revisited, not the 1992 DCC gold CD (see above). The French release was in the "Millennium Pop" series - Hans Seegers has two copies with different front stickers, both still sealed.

Information and photos of Austrian release from Ulf Gyllenspetz. Information and scans of French release from Hans Seegers.

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Columbia 460953 2 (Austria) - digipak centre (unfolded) - photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

Sony Music Media SMM 506055 (France) - rear of digipak, scan by Hans Seegers


Sony Music Media SMM 506055 (France) - front of digipak, scan by Hans Seegers ("Canal Jimmy" version)


Sony Music Media SMM 506055 (France) - front of digipak, scan by Hans Seegers ("Gibson USA" version)

"Highway 61 Revisited" - CD included with magazine "L'Espresso", Columbia/Sony BME 04 (Italy), 1 Feb 2001:

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BME 04, outside of CD insert - scan by Hans Seegers
This is again the "regular" CD release of Highway 61 Revisited, not the 1992 DCC gold CD (see above).

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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BME 04, inside of CD insert - scan by Hans Seegers
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BME 04 - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"Highway 61 Revisited" - hybrid SACD reissue, Columbia CH 90324 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512351 6 (Europe), 16 Sep 2003/Sony MHCP 10004 (Japan), 17 Dec 2003:


Columbia CH 90324 (USA/Canada) - outside of digipak
This release is housed in a two-fold digipak and contains both a CD version and an SACD stereo version. The inside of the digipak has two unpublished pictures of Bob from 1965. The sound of this release is much brighter and harder than that of the 1992 DCC gold CD mix by Steve Hoffman (see above) - for a detailed description, see Roger Ford's "Electric Dylan" web-site .

There is an 8-page booklet with the original sleeve notes and more unpublished pictures of Bob from 1965. The SACD design reproduces the Columbia US "360º SOUND" stereo vinyl label used in 1965.

The booklet for the Canadian releases has been printed in Canada. This release also has the sticker shown for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan on the outside of the shrink-wrap.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release. It has a black/blue/gold on white obi with price ¥2,520 - scans required.
 


Columbia CH 90324 (USA/Canada) - inside of digipak showing CD tray


Columbia CH 90324 (USA/Canada) -
outside of 8-page booklet


Columbia CH 90324 (USA/Canada) - hybrid SACD


"Highway 61 Revisited" - remastered CD reissue, Columbia CK 92399 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia 512351 2 (Europe), 29 Mar 2004/Sony MHCP-372 (Japan), 18 Aug 2004:

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Columbia CK 92399 (USA) - 2006 slipcase front, scan by Jack from Canada
This release at mid-price is in a standard jewel case and consists of the remastered CD layer only of the 2003 hybrid SACD release above. The front CD insert booklet includes pictures from the SACD booklet. The European release is made in Austria. Scans required of the European release.

There are different stickers on the front of the slipcase and the jewel case, but they have exactly the same text. The Japanese release comes in a card sleeve reproducing the LP sleeve with a top obi. The US release was re-released in 2006 in an "original album classics" slipcase.

Information from Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada, scans of the US and Canadian releases from Jack from Canada.

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Columbia CK 92399 (USA) - 2006 slipcase rear, scan by Jack from Canada
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Columbia CK 92399 (USA) - front scan by Jack from Canada
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Columbia CK 92399 (USA) - rear scan by Jack from Canada
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Columbia CK 92399 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada

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Columbia CK 92399 (USA) - sticker on front of jewel case, scan by Jack from Canada


Sony MHCP-372 (Japan) - picture from eil.com

Columbia CK 92399 (Canada) - front scan by Jack

Columbia CK 92399 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack

Columbia CK 92399 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack
 

"Highway 61 Revisited" - remastered CD "Carbon Neutral" reissue, Columbia (catalogue number?) (UK), 27 Aug 2007:


Picture from play.com
This album is one of a series from Columbia of "Carbon Neutral Entertainment" alsp featuring Blonde On Blonde! The "eco-friendly" aspects of the release are:
  • "100% biodegradable and certified carbon neutral packaging.
  • The carbon emissions generated in the production of each album has been calculated and balanced to net zero by investing in emissions reductions projects around the world that save the equivalent amount of C02.
  • Each album will contain a source of ten C02 reducing tips to help the consumer think consciously about reducing their contribution to global warming.
  • The original album booklet and label copy, rather than printed within the package, will be uploaded to a website for consumers to view online."

Thanks to J B Heinink for finding this bizarre release!


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