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Blonde On Blonde

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Highway 61 Revisited 1965
Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

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


Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
(1967)

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Revised 15 May, 2008.


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Original US stereo 2LP set, Columbia C2S 841, 16 May 1966.
This release date is disputed by many contemporaries, who think it was actually released no earlier than June 1966 or even early July. It may be that this was the official release date, but production problems with what was at that time a unique double album with a gatefold sleeve delayed the album's appearance in stores.

The front photograph is by Jerry Schatzberg. For the original inner gatefold with the deleted pictures see The Blonde On Blonde Missing Pictures.

For mono releases of this album, see Mono Album Releases. For details of rarities in mono and stereo vinyl releases, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities. Also see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities for CD versions with differences from the "standard" US commercial CD (up to Sep 2003). For an 8-track release with a shortened Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, see 1974.

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

This title is now 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 and 5.1 surround sound on an SACD player or a DVD player that also plays SACDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). The version of the album now released, and therefore assuming the position as the "standard" release, is the 1999 mix by Michael Brauer, first released on an SACD-only disc in the USA and Japan. The new release splits the album back into its two original discs, because the length of the two discs combined meant that there was too much material to fit the three separate versions (CD stereo, SACD stereo and SACD 5.1 surround sound) on a single SACD disc.

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

7" Singles: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Dec 1965/Jan 1966) (see 1966 and Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1966-68 section)

Biograph (1985): I Wanna Be Your Lover; Jet Pilot

The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): I'll Keep It With Mine (second version, the first version was released on Biograph); She's Your Lover Now

The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (2005): Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat (alternate take); Tombstone Blues (alternate take); Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (alternate take); Visions of Johanna (alternate take) All these three are reportedly previously unknown to collectors.

Other Out-takes: Visions Of Johanna (R-0396, alternate take), Just A Little Glass Of Water [She's Your Lover Now] (R-0047, solo piano version, not the version on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3); I'll Keep It With Mine (R-0401, instrumental version) - all surfaced in 1980 on unreleased Columbia acetates, see 1980.


Vinyl and Tape Releases


"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl stereo 2LP set, Columbia C2S 841 (USA/Canada), May/June 1966:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases.


Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - front picture with sticker from eil.com

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - front sticker, picture from eil.com

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - detail of inside sleeve with "Memphis Blues Again", scan by Janice Bernath

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - Side 2 label with "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The", scan by Janice Bernath (also note "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" is lower case, and "BOB DYLAN" is below "BLONDE ON BLONDE")

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - Side 1 photo by Bruce ("BOB DYLAN" above "BLONDE ON BLONDE")
This is the original stereo pressing of the album that was replaced by a revised mix in 1968.

Jason Spradlin has a copy of a 1966 release with "Stuck Inside Of Memphis With The" on the record label of Side 2 but "Memphis Blues Again" on the inner sleeve, matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM113765-3A, Side 2  XSM113766-2A, Side 3  XSM113765-2D, Side 2  XSM113765-2H. Thanks to Janice Bernath for scans of this release.

Henry V. Bell has a copy of the second stereo mix of this album with red Columbia labels with the "STEREO/360º SOUND" logos in white, and matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 113765-3D, Side 2 - XSM 113766-3D, Side 3 - XSM 113767-3D, Side 4 - XSM 113767-2K.

The photo submitted by Bruce from the USA shows a label with white "STEREO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo and Bob's name above the album title. The Side 2 scan from Frank of London shows Bob's name below the album title. Track 2 is mistitled "Stuck Inside Of Memphis With The" (as Jason Spradlin's copy) and the title of track 3 is lower case. Peter Stone Brown says that the first release of the album had track 2 as "Memphis Blues Again" - this may be the second US release, although Hans Seegers thinks this copy may come from Canada.

Charlie Pritchard used to work in the HMV record shop in London and has a late 1970s release of C2S 841 stickered for sale in the UK, where Columbia traded as CBS.

Robert Kornovich has several copies of the US stereo pressing with no song titles on the inside of the gatefold. This appears to be deliberate, not a misprint. The records have matrix number ending 3A, 3A, 2D and 2C respectively. The gatefold is of the type where the artwork is on paper pasted on to card, not printed onto white card directly. The records are in generic square paper inner sleeves (not semi-circular clear plastic sleeves as with earlier copies).


Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - late 1970s copy with Columbia blacked out for sale in the UK, photo by Charlie Pritchard

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Frank ("BOB DYLAN" below "BLONDE ON BLONDE")

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - late 1970s copy with yellow ring sticker hiding Columbia on labels for sale in the UK, photo by Charlie Pritchard ("BOB DYLAN" above "BLONDE ON BLONDE")

Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - copies without song titles inside the gatefold, photo by Robert Kornovich (7 photo version)
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Columbia C2S 841 (Canada) - Side 4 photo by Robert Kornovich (original 1966 release, "BLONDE ON BLONDE" above "BOB DYLAN", no track timings)
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Columbia C2S 841 (Canada) - Side 4 photo by Robert Kornovich (1967 release, "BLONDE ON BLONDE" above "BOB DYLAN", track timings)

Columbia C2S 841 (Canada) - Side 1 photo by Robert Kornovich (later release, "BOB DYLAN" above "BLONDE ON BLONDE"

Columbia C2S 841 (Canada) - Side 2 photo by Robert Kornovich

Columbia C2S 841 (Canada) - Side 3 photo by Robert Kornovich

Columbia C2S 841 (Canada) - Side 4 photo by Robert Kornovich

Thanks also to Robert Kornovich for the pictures of the labels from the Canadian stereo releases.

The later release records are different in that the first record has a catalogue number of CS 9316 only (C2S 841 is not shown) and track timings. The second record has the catalogue number C2S 841 with CS 9317 underneath it, and no track timings.

Robert says of the Canadian releases: "The matrix numbers are XSM113765-1A, XSM113766-1A, XSM113767-1C, and XSM113768-1C. You will notice in the attached pictures that the centre label on each side has some differences from the US pressings. First, "BOB DYLAN" appears above "BLONDE ON BLONDE" instead of the reverse. The record is labelled towards the bottom as having been manufactured in Canada. The timing of the songs are indicated on the first record, but not the second! In fact, the timing was omitted on "One of Us Must Know", while retained on the rest of the record.

The outside of the cover is just like the US stereo release, except for "BLONDE ON BLONDE" is further down the spine, and is in black letters. The inside is also like the first US stereo pressing (with the girl photos), but looks like the typesetting is different from the US releases, even though the wording is the same.

The album contains the first (or original) stereo mix. However, the quality of the pressing is the best I have ever heard for the vinyl stereo version of this album. The sound is very clean, with less compression and lots of detail, and stronger bass than my other stereo copies. It almost sounds as good as a half-speed mastered album, but I assume it is really due to good EQing by the Canadian lacquer cutters, and the possibility I have one of the first records pressed from a well-made stamper. Even the usually-distorted track "One of Us Must Know" is as clean as my Brauer-mixed CD.

The only song that sounds different enough to question the mix used is "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands". Roger might be able to comment as to whether or not this is a new mix, or just a result of a better sounding pressing. This mix does have the "splice" to correct the flubbed line by Dylan. However, almost every instrument is placed in the center behind Dylan's vocal, with only the organ and drums appearing panned to the right channel. The result is a mush of noise behind Dylan and his harmonica with the drums and organ the only indication this is a stereo recording. The drums are very detailed, as is Dylan's voice. However, there is very little bass, and the mix is heavy towards the right side, as if the balance control was off on my stereo.

Despite moderate wear and slight surface noise, this pressing outshines any CD copy I have."


"Blonde On Blonde" - stereo vinyl 2LP set, CBS SDDP 66012/CS 9316-9317 (UK), Aug 1966, re-released 1967 and 1968-69:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases.


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - original front with printed stereo logo at top centre, photo by Henry V. Bell
The original UK stereo releases (1966-67) used the 1966 US mix and had a printed "STEREO" logo at the top centre of the front cover. Later stereo releases (1968-69) used the mono cover with a hexagonal gold foil "Stereo" sticker on the back. The records have orange CBS labels. The 1968 US mix was not used in the UK until around 1982.

The first release of the album (the copy owned by Mick Robinson) used a stereo label with the same design as the first mono label, with "BLONDE ON BLONDE" above "BOB DYLAN", with "Record 1" etc. on the right, and showing the record speed as just "33" (see below). The album owned by Henry V. Bell was bought at Christmas 1967 and has "BOB DYLAN" at the top above the album title and "Record 1" etc. and the speed shown as "331/3". Although the matrix numbers of this copy are SDDP 66012 A1/B1/C1/D1, which would indicate a first pressing, this is still a re-release. Hans Seegers has a first release copy of the album with a promo sticker listing the track titles, see below.


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - detail of original 1966-67 front with printed stereo logo, scan by Henry V. Bell

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - original inside of gatefold sleeve with picture of Claudia Cardinale

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1966 Side 1 label with "33" in large text, scan by Mick Robinson


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1967 Side 1 label with "331/3" in large text, scan by Henry V. Bell


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1967 Side 2 label, scan by Henry V. Bell


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1967 Side 3 label, scan by Henry V. Bell


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1967 Side 4 label, scan by Henry V. Bell

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - detail of 1967 Side 1 label with "331/3" in large text, scan by Henry V. Bell


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 gold foil stereo sticker on rear sleeve (my copy, battered!)


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 Side 1 label with "331/3" in smaller text


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 release using mono cover with gold foil stereo sticker (my copy)

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - detail of 1968-69 Side 1 label with "331/3" in smaller text and a different typeface (my copy)


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 release front cover detail showing logo at 90º to picture of Bob


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 Side 2 label


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 release front cover detail showing featured tracks, also at 90º to picture of Bob

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 Side 3 label


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - 1968-69 Side 4 label

The 1968-69 design also has  "BOB DYLAN" above "BLONDE ON BLONDE" with "Record 1" etc. below, and again shows the record speed as "331/3". The 1967 label has "331/3" in larger text than the one used in 1968-69 (see details below). My copy, which is a replacement bought after the original was stolen in May 1968, has much paler orange labels than the earlier release - thanks to Roger Ford for confirmation that this was indeed the case. My copy's matrix numbers are: SDDP 66012 A2/B1/C3/D1.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Mick Robinson, Henry V. Bell and Gavin Whitehouse for information, photo and scans.


CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - Side 1 photo by Gavin Whitehouse (post 1969)

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - Side 2 photo by Gavin Whitehouse (post 1969)

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - Side 3 photo by Gavin Whitehouse (post 1969)

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - Side 4 photo by Gavin Whitehouse (post 1969)

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - copy with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - detail of Side 1, my copy (before 1969)

CBS SDDP 66012 (UK) - detail of Side 1, photo by Gavin Whitehouse (post 1969)
Gavin Whitehouse's copy has another label variant in that the songs are copyrighted by Big Ben Music while earlier copies are copyrighted by B. Feldman. According to Hans Seegers the copyrights on Bob's first UK albums were credited to Blossom Music, then in 1966 the credit changed to B. Feldman, and in 1969 it changed again to Big Ben Music.

"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl stereo reissue 2LP set, CBS S2BP 220019 (SBP-233345/SBP-233346) (Australia), Sep 1966 onwards:

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CBS S2BP 220019 (Australia) - front scan by Robert Kornovich (Sep 1966 release)
This releases used the 1968 US mix, which seems to have been available from Sep 1966 onwards. Scans of the 1966 labels required. The later 1960s labels are missing the Allan's logo below the catalogue number to the right of the centre hole. The sleeve is the same as the 1980s release.

The 1980s set has orange/yellow CBS labels. Of interest are the paper inner sleeves, which have text announcing their replacement of the polythene bags previously used for Australian vinyl releases.

Thanks to Stuart Moore, Peter Lindberg and Robert Kornovich for information and scans.

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CBS S2BP 220019 (Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore (1980s release)
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CBS S2BP 220019/SBP-233345 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1960s release)
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CBS S2BP 220019/SBP-233345 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1960s release)

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CBS S2BP 220019/SBP-233346 (Australia) - Side 3 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1960s release)

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CBS S2BP 220019/SBP-233346 (Australia) - Side 4 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1960s release)
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CBS S2BP 220019 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (1980s release)
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CBS S2BP 220019 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (1980s release)
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CBS S2BP 220019 (Australia) - detail of inner sleeve, scan by Stuart Moore (1980s release)
   

"Blonde On Blonde" - stereo vinyl 2LP set, CBS SBP-473314/473315 (New Zealand), Sep 1966:


CBS SBP-473314/473315 (New Zealand) - outside of gatefold sleeve, photo by Peter Lindberg
This is the first stereo release of this album in New Zealand. According to Roger Ford this and the Australian release used the 1968 US mix. The records have orange CBS labels. The Side 3 label has the mono catalogue number CBS BP-472215, probably a misprint.

Thanks to Peter Lindberg for information and photos.


CBS SBP-473314 (New Zealand) - Side 1 photo by Peter Lindberg (record 1, Side 1)

CBS SBP-473314 (New Zealand) - Side 2 photo by Peter Lindberg (record 1, Side 2)


CBS SBP-473314/473315 (New Zealand) - inside of gatefold sleeve, photo by Peter Lindberg


CBS SBP-473315 (New Zealand) - Side 3 photo by Peter Lindberg (record 2, Side 1 - misprint BP-473315)

CBS SBP-473315 (New Zealand) - Side 4 photo by Peter Lindberg (record 2, Side 4)

"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl stereo 2LP set, Columbia C2S 841 (Singapore/Malaysia), 1966:

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Columbia CS9316/C2S 841 (Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 1 scan by Gerard
This record has the original 9 photo US sleeve and catalogue numbers but no country of origin. It was made by Hup Hup Records for the Singapore and Malaysian markets. Hup Hup Records in Malaysia and its associated company Life Records in Singapore and Hong Kong were the first regional licensees for foreign labels such as CBS, MCA and KAPP in South East Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. Records manufactured in Singapore were distributed in Malaysia through Hup Hup Records' own Music City store chain. (In the 1960s/1970s each record company had its own record store chain in Malaysia, Hup Hup had Music City, EMI had Music Scene, Decca had Decca Orient, and Phonogram (Philips, Vertigo, Fontana, etc.) had Musicorner.) Hup Hup Records continued issuing CBS and later CBS/Sony records in Malaysia until the mid 1970s, when they lost the CBS licence to EMI Malaysia/Singapore, who produced CBS/Sony titles with the orange/cream record labels such as The Basement Tapes, but in turn lost their license when CBS Malaysia was set up. CBS Malaysia manufactured cassettes locally but imported LPs, so Bob Dylan records were no longer made in Malaysia or Singapore.

The record has plain red US-style labels with three CBS logos and the white STEREO "360° SOUND" logo. It has matrix numbers XSM-113765/66/67/68.

Thanks to Gerard for the photos and to Hans Seegers for further exrensive information.

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Columbia CS9317/C2S 841 (Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 3 scan by Gerard

"Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 5" - stereo vinyl album, CBS YS-672-C (Japan), Sep 1966:
For the Japanese CBS Bob Dylan and Bob Dylan Vol. 2 albums, which were compilations, see the International Album Releases (Other Dylan Compilations) page. All Japanese Dylan releases before 1968, when Sony took over Columbia/CBS, were in stereo. All these Japanese CBS releases are very collectable and come with unique inserts and booklets. For Bob Dylan Vol. 3 and Bob Dylan Vol. 4, which were also rebadged regular albums, see their respective pages (Vol. 3 was the first album Bob Dylan, Vol. 4 was The Times They Are A-Changin').

This release, with an exclusive cover, is actually the first part of Blonde On Blonde. As far as I know it used the 1966 US mix. The second part was not released in Japan until Mar 1967. Scans of the commercial labels required.

It turned up in Taiwan in 1975 with the same cover as Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 2, see Questionable Releases.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Scott Smith and Raoul Verolleman for scans and information.
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CBS YS-672-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS YS-672-C (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS YS-672-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Scott Smith (promo release)


CBS YS-672-C (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Scott Smith (promo release)

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First Records FL-S 1329 (Taiwan) - front scan by Raoul Verolleman


"Blonde On Blonde: Bob Dylan! Vol. 6" - stereo vinyl album, CBS YS-748-C (Japan), Mar 1967:

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CBS YS-748-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This release, again with an exclusive cover, is the belated second part of Blonde On Blonde. As far as I know it used the 1966 US mix. Scans of the commercial labels required.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Scott Smith for information and scans.

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CBS YS-748-C (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS YS-748-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Scott Smith (promo release)


CBS YS-748-C (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Scott Smith (promo release)

"Blonde On Blonde Vol. 1" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 62739 (NL/West Germany), 1967:

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CBS 62739 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This is again the first record only of Blonde On Blonde. It has the original rear sleeve, with the pictures being slightly larger than on the inside of the gatefold edition. The "57" in a white circle on the rear sleeve is printed, as is the black "P" in the bottom right-hand corner. Also note the German text at bottom right.

Roger Ford says the only copy he's seen of the separate release of disc 1 had the "revised" stereo mix released in the USA in 1968. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks also to Ulf Gyllenspetz.

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CBS 62739 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 62739 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

"Blonde On Blonde Vol. 2" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 62737 (NL/West Germany), 1967/CBS S 62737 (NL/West Germany), 1970s:

This is again the second record only of Blonde On Blonde. Again, it has the original rear sleeve with Claudia Cardinale, with the pictures being slightly larger than on the inside of the gatefold edition. The white "P" in the bottom right-hand corner is printed, although the "IV" in the top right-hand corner is on a silver foil sticker. Also note the German text at bottom right.

Roger Ford says the only copy he's seen of the separate release of disc 2 had the "original" stereo mix from 1966. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks also to Ulf Gyllenspetz and Patrick Helfrich, who has a reissue of the album with catalogue number CBS S 32737, 1970s-80s orange/yellow labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 - cbs 01-62737-1A-2, Side 2 - 01-62737-1B-1.
 
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CBS 62737 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS 62737 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS 62737 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (original 1967 release)

CBS S 62737 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (1970s reissue)

CBS S 62737 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (1970s reissue)


"Blonde On Blonde" - stereo vinyl 2LP set, CBS S 66012 (NL), 1967:

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CBS S 66012 (NL) - front scan by Robert Kornovich
This set, released at the same time as the single LPs above, has the original stereo mix on both LPs. It also has the original 9-photo inside picture layout.

Thanks to Robert Kornovich for information and scans.

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CBS S 66012 (NL) - inside of gatefold, scan by Robert Kornovich
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CBS S 66012 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Robert Kornovich

"Blonde On Blonde" - remixed stereo 2LP set: Columbia C2S 841 (USA), 1968:


Columbia C2S 841 (USA) - 2LP release
This album has different mixes from the 1966 release, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl 2LP set releases, CBS/Sony (Japan), 1968-1978:
These releases all have rarities, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

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CBS/Sony SONP 50158-159 (Japan, 1968) with side obi - photo by Seiji Murata

CBS/Sony SONP 50158-159, 1968
CBS/Sony SOPI 3-4, Dec 1973
CBS/Sony SOPJ 47-48, 1974
CBS/Sony 40AP 274-5, 1978

SONP 50158-159 was the second Japanese release of Blonde On Blonde - the album was originally released in Japan in two parts: Record 1 - Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 5, CBS YS-672-C, Sep 1966; Record 2 - Blonde On Blonde: Bob Dylan! Vol. 6, CBS YS-748-C, Mar 1967. I now know that all these releases used the 1966 US mix, and that SONP 50158-159 did not have not original mixes as originally reported.

Thanks to Roger Ford and Hans Seegers for the information, and to Hans Seegers, Seiji Murata and Robert Kornovich for pictures.

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CBS/Sony SONP 50158-159 (Japan, 1968) - inside of gatefold, photo by Robert Kornovich (revised 7-photo layout, no song titles)
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CBS/Sony SONP 50158-159 (Japan, 1968) with side obi unfolded - photo by Seiji Murata
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CBS/Sony SONP 50158-159 (Japan, 1968) - detail of front, scan by Seiji Murata
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CBS/Sony SONP 50158-159 (Japan, 1968) - detail of insert, scan by Seiji Murata
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CBS/Sony SONP 50158 (Japan, 1968) - Side 1 scan by Seiji Murata
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CBS/Sony SONP 50158 (Japan, 1968) - Side 2 scan by Seiji Murata
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SOPI 3-4 (Japan, 1973) with top obi - scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony 40AP 274-5 (Japan, 1978) with side obi - scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony SONP 50159 (Japan, 1968) - Side 3 scan by Seiji Murata

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CBS/Sony SONP 50159 (Japan, 1968) - Side 4 scan by Seiji Murata


"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl 2LP set releases, CBS S 66012 (Spain), 1972 and 1975:

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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)
The 1972 release with the same catalogue number as the Dutch release above was the first time this album had been released in Franco's Spain. It was a Limited Edition of 2000 with a free single in a picture sleeve, Bob Dylan Con The Band, see 1972. For a complete history of the album and its very tortuous release, see the article "Dylan Classics in the Spanish Tongue" by Juan B. Heinink on his web-site www.zimmingpoint.com. The gatefold sleeve uses the replacement US 7-picture design with the limited edition number and details of the free single (wrongly titled as Bob Dylan Y The Band) at lower centre right.

The 1972 release had orange 1960s-style CBS labels. The records were switched, so that the regular Sides 1 and 2 were on Record 2 and the regular Sides 3 and 4 were on Record 1! The records were in printed inner sleeves with the English lyrics and there was also a double-sided insert with text about the album and reviews in Spanish.

The records of the 1975 release had orange/yellow 1970s-style labels, and were the right way round. The 1975 release also had the 1972 insert.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Juan B. Heinink for information and to Hans Seegers for scans.

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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - insert front scan by Hans Seegers (1972 and 1975 releases)

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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - inside gatefold scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - detail of inside gatefold with info about free single, scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - insert rear scan by Hans Seegers (1972 and 1975 releases)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - inner sleeve for Record 1, front scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 3)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - inner sleeve for Record 1, rear scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 4)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - inner sleeve for Record 2, front scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 1)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - inner sleeve for Record 2, rear scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 4)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - detail of front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 3)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 4)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 1)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 4 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release, regular Side 2)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release)
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CBS S 66012 (Spain) - Side 4 scan by Hans Seegers (1975 release)

"Blonde On Blonde" - 8-track release, Columbia 18 20 0012 (USA), 1974?:

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Columbia 18 20 0012 (USA) - slipcase front scan by Hans Seegers
This release contains a rarity in that Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands is shortened, and is also listed in 1974.

It comes in a slipcase with a black cartridge with two labels (the rear label folds over the end as on two of the three Bringing It All Back Home examples above).

Thanks to Thomas Wilmeth for the information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

Note that Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again is on the fourth track with Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands, and mistitled "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The" (repeating a mistake from the first US release). For a British release with the error "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With Thee", see The Blonde On Blonde Missing Pictures.

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Columbia 18 20 0012 (USA) - slipcase rear scan by Hans Seegers
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Columbia 18 20 0012 (USA) - cartridge front scan by Hans Seegers
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Columbia 18 20 0012 (USA) - cartridge rear scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 18 20 0012 (USA) - end scan by Hans Seegers (folded label)


"Blonde On Blonde" - promo vinyl 2LP set, CBS S 66012 (NL/Sweden), 1975:


CBS S 66012 (NL/Sweden) - detail from front, photo by Goran Ekberg
This copy of the set was made in Holland, but imported to Sweden - it has a gold CBS Records, Sweden, promo stamp. The records have 1970s-style orange/yellow labels with just CBS 66012 as the catalogue number. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again is listed as "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The" on the inner sleeve and "Memphis Blues Again" on the record label (see photo on right). I don't know whether this uses the 1966 US mix or the 1968 US mix.

Thanks to Goran Ekberg for information and photos.


CBS S 66012 (NL/Sweden) - CBS Sweden promo stamp, photo by Goran Ekberg

CBS S 66012 (NL/Sweden) - Side 2 photo by Goran Ekberg

"Blonde On Blonde" - cassette releases, CBS 40 22130 (UK), 1970s/1980s:


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Henry V. Bell (1970s release)
This release is on a single cassette featured as "DOUBLE PLAY". The tracks have been rearranged to reduce the required tape length, with Obviously 5 Believers on Side 1 and Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again on Side 2. The latter track is mistitled as "Stuck Inside Of Memphis With Thee" as on the original UK vinyl releases. The cassette is pale grey with black text printed directly on to the plastic, there are no labels. It has the 1960s/early 1970s CBS logo.

Thanks to Henry V. Bell for information and scans. He adds "The quality is surprisingly good and it sports the original UK stereo mix identical to my stereo LP which was replaced by the updated mix in the UK about 1982".


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Henry V. Bell (1970s release)


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - cassette Side 1, scan by Henry V. Bell (1970s release)


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - cassette Side 2, scan by Henry V. Bell (1970s release)

CBS 40 22130 (UK) - outside of cassette insert, scan by David Burgess (1980s release)
This second release on a single cassette is in the "Nice Price" series. The track order is the same as the 1970s release. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again on Side 2 is titled correctly! The cassette is pale grey with black text printed directly on to the plastic, there are no labels. It has the 1980s CBS logo.

Thanks to David Burgess for information and scans.


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - inside of cassette insert, scan by David Burgess (1980s release)


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - cassette Side 1 scan by David Burgess (1980s release)


CBS 40 22130 (UK) - cassette Side 2 scan by David Burgess (1980s release)

"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl 2LP set, CBS S 66012 (France), 1974:

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CBS S 66012 (France) - French liner notes - scan by Jean-Luc Sarrabayrouse
Thanks to Jean-Luc Sarrabayrouse for the information about the French LP releases of Blonde On Blonde. He says "There is harmonium on 4th Time Around on the LP I bought in France in 1974 (CBS S 66012 ), it is not the first French version; the cover was printed in Holland, disc one was made in Spain and disc 2 in Holland, this is the version distributed by CBS France in 1974."

(R-0063, an alternate mix of 4th Time Around without the harmonium-sounding keyboard instrument, appeared on the first French vinyl release, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.)

Thanks to Jean-Luc Sarrabayrouse for the information that there are two different sleeves for this album - the first variant has openings for the records on the outsides of the gatefold sleeve as normal, but there is also a variant where the openings are in the centre of the gatefold sleeve, at the centre fold.


"Blonde On Blonde" - vinyl 2LP set, Globus International 21 065-1 312/21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia), 1991:


Globus International 21 065-1 312/21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - front photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz
This 2LP set was released by Globus International in the former joined country of Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia) under licence from Sony Music Entertainment Ltd. The records have black Globus labels. Promo copies have additional text of "PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE" on the record labels in English and Czech. As well as the standard editions in black vinyl, the records were also released in Limited Editions in red and blue multicoloured vinyl, and in blue, pink, yellow and green solid coloured vinyl!

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


Globus International 21 065-1 312/21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - rear photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz


Globus International 21 065-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - Side 1 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz


Globus International 21 065-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - Side 2 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - Side 3 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - Side 4 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - blue multicoloured vinyl Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - blue multicoloured vinyl Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - red multicoloured vinyl Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)


Globus International 21 065-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - blue vinyl Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)


Globus International 21 065-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - pink vinyl Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - yellow vinyl Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - green vinyl Side 3 scan by Dietmar Petschl (commercial release)


Globus International 21 066-1 312 (Czechoslovakia) - green vinyl Side 4 scan by Dietmar Petschl (commercial release)

 

"Blonde On Blonde" - remastered vinyl 2LP set, Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK), 2000s:


Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich
This remastered set on 180gm vinyl has the inside gatefold design with the Claudia Cardinale picture (not shown) as the UK release CBS SDDP 66012. As can be seen from the scans, the labels have a raised ring round the centre text. This ring is more prominent on the first record (Sides 1 and 2). Matrix numbers (all handwritten):

Side 1 - 08 45860 20 1A1 SVLP063
Side 2 - 08 45860 20 1B1 SVLP063
Side 3 - 08 45860 20 1C1 SVLP063
Side 4 - 08 45860 20 1D1 SVLP063

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans.
 


Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich


Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich

Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich

Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - Side 3 scan by Patrick Helfrich

Simply Vinyl SVLP 063/Columbia 66012 (UK) - Side 4 scan by Patrick Helfrich

CD and MD (MiniDisc) Releases


"Blonde On Blonde" - CD reissue, Columbia (various catalogue numbers) (USA), 1982 onwards:

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US CD front for all releases


Columbia CGK 841 (USA) - outside of front CD insert, scan by Rich Wong


Columbia CGK 841 (USA) - rear insert scan by Rich Wong


Columbia CGK 841 (USA) - CD scan by Rich Wong

Alan Hoaksey lists four US CD catalogue numbers:
Columbia CD 644114 2 (May 1982)
Columbia CD 644114 2 re-release (date?)
Columbia CGK 841 (Aug 1987) - shown below
Columbia CK 6447 (date?)

More information about the missing releases required! Jack from Canada thinks that some may be imported from Japan, as in the early 1980s there was no Columbia CD pressing plant in North America. Also see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities for the truncated releases.

Thanks to Rich Wong for scans of the Aug 1987 release of CGK 841.


"Blonde On Blonde" - CD reissue, Columbia WCGK 841 (Canada), 1980s:


Columbia WCGK 841 (Canada) - front scan by Jack
This was the first release of this album on CD in Canada. The front insert is the same as the US release, although the rear insert is different. The CD, with catalogue number CGK 841, has the Columbia name but not the logo. The CD itself was manufactured in the USA, as there was at that time no Columbia CD pressing plant in Canada.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.


Columbia WCGK 841 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack

Columbia CGK 841 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack

"Blonde On Blonde" - CD reissues, Sony 40DP 1029 (Japan), 26 Aug 1987/Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991/Sony SRCS 7905 (Japan), 21 Dec 1995/Sony SRCS 9237 (Japan), 22 Jan 1997:

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Sony 40DP 1029 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen
20DP 1029 was the first CD release of this album in Japan. It had a green obi and white obi with black and white text in the "CBS CD ROCK 100" series with price ¥4,000, the front insert was a 32-page booklet. It had a silver CD with red panels and black and white text.

SRCS 6157 was a mid-price release with black, red, white, blue obi with price ¥1,800. It came in a standard jewel case with a 24 page folded booklet. The CD itself was green. Hans Seegers has two copies - a promo release and the commercial release. The promo release has a numbered sticker on the rear insert and handwritten Japanese text on the clear plastic centre of the CD itself.

SRCS 7905 came in a folded card sleeve which was cased with the obi inside a hard transparent plastic sleeve. The obi was white, orange and black with black and white text and price ¥2,000. It also had a 24-page folded booklet. The CD itself was red.

SRCS 9237 came in a standard jewel case. It has a red and black obi in the "Super 1600 Nice Price" series with yellow and white text and a price of ¥1,600. Hans Seegers' copy is still sealed.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.

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Sony 40DP 1029 (Japan) - front of booklet, scan by Wil Gielen


Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

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Sony 40DP 1029 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen


Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers
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Sony 40DP 1029 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen

Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (detail of promo release)

Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (detail of promo release)

Sony SRCS 6157 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)


Sony SRCS 9237 (Japan) - sealed front scan by Hans Seegers


Sony SRCS 7905 (Japan) - outside of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony SRCS 7905 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Sony SRCS 9237 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen


Sony SRCS 9237 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen


Sony SRCS 7905 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers

Sony SRCS 9237 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen


Sony SRCS 9237 (Japan) - sealed rear scan by Hans Seegers


"Blonde On Blonde" - CD reissue in "Nice Price" series, Columbia 463369 2 (Austria for Europe), early 1990s:

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Columbia 463369 2 (Austria for Europe) - front photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz
This was the "regular" CD release of Blonde On Blonde until 2004.

This CD has a total length of 74 mins, unlike the edited UK release which totals 72 mins.

Information and photos from Ulf Gyllenspetz.

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Columbia 463369 2 (Austria for Europe) - rear photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

"Blonde On Blonde" - CD reissue in "Nice Price" series, Columbia CDCBS 66012 (Australia), early 1990s:

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Columbia CDCBS 66012 (Australia)- front scan by Stuart Moore
This release has a single folded card as the front insert with minimal artwork including only two of the inside gatefold pictures. The CD is silver with black and red text.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

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Columbia CDCBS 66012 (Australia)- rear insert scan by Stuart Moore
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Columbia CDCBS 66012 (Australia)- CD scan by Stuart Moore

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Columbia CDCBS 66012 (Australia)- front insert scan by Stuart Moore

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Columbia CDCBS 66012 (Australia)- revese of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore

"Blonde On Blonde" - Mastersound Collector's Edition Super Bit Mapped (SBM) gold CD stereo release, Columbia CK 53016 (USA), 1992:
This US gold CD comes in a 12" x 6" book-style digipak.


Columbia CK 53016 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This release contains rarities, for details see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans.


Columbia CK 53016 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CK 53016 (USA) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CK 53016 (USA) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"Blonde On Blonde" - Super Bit Mapped (SBM) gold CD stereo release, SME (Sony Music Enterprises) SRCS 6682 (Japan), 21 Apr 1993:

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SME SRCS 6682 (Japan) - insert scan by Hans Seegers
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SME SRCS 6682 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers
For more details of this release, which contains rare mixes/edits, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

This release had a 32 page booklet, but no rear insert (to show the gold CD). It had a black and gold obi with price ¥3,200. This gold edition of the album was replaced by the 1999 Super Audio CD (SACD) release, see International Albums (Regular).

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.

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SME SRCS 6682 (Japan) - disc scan by Hans Seegers


"Blonde On Blonde" - MiniDisc releases, Sony SRYS 1027 (Japan), 1995/Sony SRYS 1214 (Japan), 22 Oct 1997:


Sony SRYS 1027 (Japan - front scan by Hans Seegers
SRYS 1027 has a black and white obi with price ¥2,300. SRYS 1214 has a red obi in the "Nice Price 1600" series, although the price is ¥1,613.

Both MiniDiscs are still sealed, so I have no information about which version of the album it might be.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.


Sony SRYS 1027 (Japan - rear scan by Hans Seegers


Sony SRYS 1214 (Japan - front scan by Wil Gielen


Sony SRYS 1214 (Japan - rear scan by Wil Gielen

"Blonde On Blonde" - Mastersound Collector's Edition Super Bit Mapped (SBM) stereo gold CD, Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK), 1998:

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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - gold CD slipcase front showing picture CD

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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - gold CD front insert (my copy)

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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - gold CD slipcase back

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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - rear jewel case insert showing gold CD
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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - front of gold CD front insert (unfolded)

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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - reverse of gold CD front insert (unfolded)

For more details of the contents of this release, which contains rare mixes/edits, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

This is a reissue of the 1992 gold disc release shown above. The jewel case containing this CD is in a white card slipcase with a shaped hole cut in the front that shows the gold CD itself. There's a similar hole in the rear insert. The jewel case front insert unfolds to show the second US gatefold inner sleeve design - left-hand side on the reverse, right-hand side on the front. All the colour pictures have the colour balance shifted towards yellow - this is from the original, not a fault of the scanner.

The CD was actually made in Japan and has an extra serial number DIDP 11263. This gold edition of the album was replaced by the 1999 Super Audio CD (SACD) release, see International Albums (Regular).

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Columbia/Legacy 480417 2 (UK) - gold picture CD


"Blonde On Blonde" - Super Audio CD (SACD) release, Columbia CS 841 (USA)/SME (Sony Music Enterprises) SRGS 4531 (Japan), 1999:

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Columbia CS 841 (USA) - slipcase front, scan by Jack from Canada


Columbia CS 841 (USA) - slipcase rear, scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia CS 841 (USA) - jewel case front, scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia CS 841 (USA) - jewel case rear, scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia CS 841 (USA) - SACD scan by Jack from Canada
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SME SRGS 4531 (Japan) - outside of digipak, scan by Hans Seegers

This release, in SACD stereo only (not 5.1 surround sound), contains superior versions of the album tracks, remixed by Michael Brauer.

This edition of the album, which was initially only available to those who had the equipment to play SACDs, was at the time the most satisfactory stereo version so far released, even better than the Mastersound gold CD version. Before this all CD versions were thought inferior to the original mono LP mix. For the 2003 hybrid SACD release with standard stereo, SACD stereo and SACD 5.1 surround sound, see below.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for the US scans and Hans Seegers for the Japanese scans.
 

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SME SRGS 4531 (Japan) - SACD obi scan by Hans Seegers
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SME SRGS 4531 (Japan) - SACD disc scan by Hans Seegers

SACD information card - front scan by Jack from Canada

SACD information card - rear scan by Jack from Canada

"Blonde On Blonde" - Millennium Edition CD release, Columbia MILLEN15 (UK), 1999:

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Columbia MILLEN15 (UK) - outside sleeve scan by David Burgess
For more details of this release in a folded card sleeve, which contains rare mixes/edits, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

This CD came in a card sleeve reproducing the original LP artwork. What is extremely interesting is that the inside sleeve genuinely does have the original UK artwork with the picture of Claudia Cardinale, now banned in the USA - see The Blonde On Blonde Missing Pictures. It also has what appears to be the equivalent of a Japanese obi, denoting it's a Millennium Edition (there were several other CDs in this series by Columbia artists other than Dylan). Reports are that the CD itself is the same as the gold CD, even though it's silver. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that this release does not have CD-TEXT.

Thanks to David Burgess for information and scans.

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Columbia MILLEN15 (UK) - "obi" scan by David Burgess

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Columbia MILLEN15 (UK) - inside sleeve scan by David Burgess

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Columbia MILLEN15 (UK) - CD itself, scan by David Burgess

"Blonde On Blonde" - digipak release, SMM (Sony Music Media)/Columbia 510576 2 (Europe), 2002:

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Columbia 510576 2 (UK) - outside scan by Roger Ford
For more details of this release, which contains rare mixes/edits, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities.

Even though this is a silver CD, it is the same mix as the former UK gold CD (see above). Note the inside of the digipak has the original right hand picture layout with Claudia Cardinale, this time on the left.

Thanks to Roger Ford for information and scans.

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Columbia 510576 2 (UK) - inside scan by Roger Ford

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Columbia 510576 2 (UK) - booklet scan by Roger Ford

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Columbia 510576 2 (UK) - tray scan by Roger Ford

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Columbia 510576 2 (UK) - CD scan by Roger Ford

Columbia 510576 2 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia 510576 2 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans of the French release of the Millennium Edition with a unique French information sticker.


"Blonde On Blonde" - 2CD hybrid SACD set, Columbia C2H 90325 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512352 6 (Europe), Sep 2003/Sony MHCP 10005-6 (Japan), 22 Oct 2003:


Columbia C2H 90325 (USA/Canada) - front of booklet (my copy)
This release is housed in a three-part fold-out digipak and contains a CD version and SACD versions in stereo and 5.1 surround sound split over two discs. It was necessary to restore the two-disc format of Blonde On Blonde because the three versions of the album would not fit on one disc. The CD trays of the digipak have two unpublished pictures o