Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

This page is part of a list of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and no longer in the former yearly Promo sections.

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

John Wesley Harding (1968)

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Original US stereo LP, Columbia KCS 9643, 27 Mar 1967.

The front photograph is a live 1966 shot by Rowland Scherman. The Milton Glaser poster included with this album is shown on the right. Also shown on the left is a composite picture of the mono and stereo releases - the stereo release has a higher crop of the picture than the mono release, which cuts off the top of Bob's hair.

For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases.

Tracklisting:

Side 1: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; Blowin' In The Wind; The Times They Are A-Changin'; It Ain't Me, Babe: Like A Rolling Stone

Side 2: Mr Tambourine Man; Subterranean Homesick Blues; I Want You; Positively 4th Street (1965 single); Just Like A Woman

The original release of the stereo album (KCS 9463) had both the black and white and the purple and white stickers on the front cover - for the purple sticker, see Mono Album Releases. The record has Columbia "360° SOUND" stereo labels. The rear cover is identical to the mono rear cover except for the catalogue number. Gerd Rundel's first release copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 117277-1A, Side 2 - XSM 117278-1A. The front sleeve has the sticker advertising the giant poster as shown.

Columbia JC 9463 (USA) - front with sticker, picture from eil.com

Columbia PC 9463 (USA) - military stamp on rear, scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia CQ 1019 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CQ 1019 (USA) - reel scan by Hans Seegers

Arie de Reus has a test pressing of this album on two discs with classical music on the reverse of each disc. This test pressing has blank labels, so a scan would be pointless.

Information and scans from Franck Faugere.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore (all releases)

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release)

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release)

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (second 1960s release)

Thanks to Stuart Moore and Peter Lindberg for information and scans.
 

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - detail of rear, scan by Stuart Moore (all releases)

David Burgess has a copy of the US first release stereo album bought in the USA but which is actually the 1967 release from Singapore. The back cover has the same design as the US release. This 1967 release has unique labels in the US "360º SOUND" style, but with three CBS logos in white boxes. Matrix numbers: Side 1- XSM117277-1C (stamped), Side 2 -XSM117278-1B (stamped) - these indicated it was pressed from a US master. Tim Yim has an alternate copy of the 1967 CBS KCS 9643 release bought in Hong Kong. It has the CBS logo in a blue square and text "STEREO CAN ALSO BE PLAYED ON MONO EQUIPMENT" on the front sleeve. The label has three white CBS logos and the "360° SOUND/STEREO" logo is in white instead of black.

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - detail from front, scan by David Burgess (1967 release)

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - Side 1 photo by Tim Yim (alternate 1967 design)

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - detail of rear, scan by Daniel Pritchett (1972 release)

CBS/Sony KCS 9463 (Singapore) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

CBS/Sony KCS 9463 (Singapore) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - rear scan by Daniel Pritchett (1972 release - same as Hans Seegers')

CBS/Sony KCS 9463 (Singapore) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

CBS/Sony KCS 9463 (Singapore) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

CBS/Sony KCS 9463 (Malaysia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

CBS/Sony KCS 9463 (Malaysia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

The running order has been changed to make both programs of approximately equal length.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. For US and Canadian 8-track releases, see below.

8-track was a continuous tape cartridge format, with four stereo "programs" per tape. For a 1967 US 4-track release, see above. The 1968 cartridge is in red plastic, contained inside a black slipcase. It was released twice, in 1968 as 18 10 0220 and in 1970 as 18 KO 0220. The Columbia House release JCA 00220 had a blue slipcase and a black cartridge. The mid 1970s Columbia release PCA 00220 also had a black cartridge and used the same black slipcase as the 1968 and 1970 releases. The track order on all releases was rearranged to make all four programs of roughly equivalent length:

Program 1: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; Mr. Tambourine Man
Program 2: Positively 4th Street; Like A Rolling Stone
Program 3: The Times They Are A-Changin'; It Ain't Me, Babe; I Want You
Program 4: Just Like A Woman; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Blowin' In The Wind.

The cartridge on all releases had a top label and a separate underside/end label.

Columbia 18 KO 0220 (USA) - the cartridge top of the second release was the same as for the first release, 18 10 0220.

Columbia PCA 00220 (USA) - the cartridge top of the fourth release was the same as for the third release, JCA 00220.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia 18 10 0220 (USA) - slipcase underside, scan by Hans Seegers (this slipcase was also used for Columbia 18 KO 0220 and Columbia PCA 00220)

Columbia 18 10 0220 (USA) - cartridge end, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia House JCA 00220 (USA) - cartridge end, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia 18 KO 0220 (USA) - cartridge end, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia PCA 00220 (USA) - cartridge end, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia House JCA 00220 (USA) - slipcase underside, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia House JCA 00220 (USA) - cartridge top, scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CLS 5238 (Mexico) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

The track order/program division  is the same as the US 8-track releases.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia 18 KO 0220 (Canada) - cartridge underside, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia 18 KO 0220 (Canada) - cartridge end, scan by Hans Seegers (wraparound label)

Columbia PCA 00220 (Canada) - cartridge top, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia PCA 00220 (Canada) - cartridge end, scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scan.

CBS ASF 1674 (South Africa, 1972) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS COL 40051 (South Africa, 1983) - detail of front, scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS PC 407 (Australia)- inside of cassette insert, scan by Stuart Moore (second release)

Side 1: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; Blowin' In The Wind; The Times They Are A-Changin'; It Ain't Me, Babe: Like A Rolling Stone

Side 2: Mr Tambourine Man; Subterranean Homesick Blues; I Want You; Positively 4th Street; Just Like A Woman

CBS/Sony Family Club FCPA-19 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

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

CBS/Sony 25AP 276 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Hans Seegers

This album (like the 1989 Dutch CD version below) has the UK Greatest Hits cover (see International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations) ) but the US tracklist. The rear sleeve has text only.

Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - 01 463088 1A1, Side 2 - 01 463088 1B1.

Information and photos from Sergio Magnacca.

Side 1: Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35; Blowin' In The Wind; The Times They Are A-Changin'; It Ain't Me, Babe; Like A Rolling Stone

Side 2: Mr. Tambourine Man; Subterranean Homesick Blues; I Want You; Positively 4th Street;  Just Like A Woman

Information and photos from Sergio Magnacca.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Thanks to Wil Gielen, Sheiji Murata and "Dr. Bryant" for information and scans.

This release occurs with two obis, both dark green and white with white and black text in the "CBS Rock CD 100 Folk Rock Series" . The first obi has a downward yellow and pink triangle on the front fold with price ¥2,800 (the "28" in the catalogue number meant the price was ¥2,800). The second obi has a reduced price of ¥2,627 (¥2,550 plus sales tax). The promo version shown came with the second obi and was packaged by CBS/Sony for TDK - it has TDK text in Japanese in the centre of the CD.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen, Sheiji Murata and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Sony Records SRCS 9008 (Japan) - front with bottom and side obis, scan by Hans Seegers (1997 promo and commercial releases)

For the Japanese 2005 remastered CD release, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - front insert scan by Jack from Canada (with photo credits at bottom left)

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - rear insert scan by David Plentus

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - CD scan by Jack (CD released in Canada)

The Canadian release shown was the first CD release in Canada - only the inserts were printed there, the CD itself was imported from the USA.

Thanks to David Plentus and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Columbia House CCK 9463/507665T (Canada) - front scan by Jack

Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Thanks to Manfred Endtner and Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS 450882 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore

The Spanish special release is part of a series called Canta Autores [Songwriters Sing] from Ediciones del Prado, Spain - intriguing because it again has the UK front cover (without tracklist), see International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations), but the US track list!

Columbia CDANIC 40051 (South Africa) - rear scan by Jack from Canada

Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Thanks to Keith Schweiger and Manfred Endtner for information and scans.

Columbia COL 476554 2 (France) - slipcase rear scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS/Sony 463088 2 (Spain) - slipcase rear scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia 463088 2 (France) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS/Sony 463088 2 (Spain) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS/Sony 463088 2 (Spain) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS/Sony 463088 2 (Spain) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger (copy inside slipcase)

The CD comes in a 48 page book (in French) containing several interesting photographs. It's intriguing because like other European Greatest Hits above on this page it has the UK front cover but the shorter US track listing.

Columbia COL 487382-2 (France) - rear cover of book, scan by Artur Jarosinski

Columbia COL 487382-2 (France) - sample page from book, scan by Artur Jarosinski

Thanks to David Plentus for information and scans.

Columbia CK 65975 (USA) - sticker scan by David Plentus

Columbia CK 65975 (USA) - front insert scan by David Plentus

Columbia CK 65975 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by David Plentus

Columbia CK 65975 (USA) - CD scan by David Plentus

For a 1977 Brazilian vinyl release Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 with a "non-standard" tracklist, see International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations).

Information from Manfred Endtner. Thanks to Alex Froemming for the copy of the album!

Discos CBS 2-460907 (Brazil) - rear insert

Discos CBS 2-460907 (Brazil) - front insert unfolded (front and back covers of original US album)

Discos CBS 2-460907 (Brazil) - inside of front insert (tracklisting)

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. Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans of the promo release, which has a yellow sticker on the rear of the sleeve, and the text "SAMPLE - LOANED" on the CD itself.

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - "Carnegie Hall" sticker from front

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - unfolded top obi

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - unfolded front of lyrics booklet

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - CD (commercial release)

The slipcase is from Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 2005, although the album is on Columbia as above.

Thanks to Tim Dunn for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. The notes on the back of the slipcase call Bob a "national treasure" and point out that the songs are from his first seven albums.

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.