Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

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.

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; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Like A Rolling Stone

Side 2: Positively 4th Street (1965 single); The Times They Are A-Changin'; It Ain't Me, Babe; Mr. Tambourine Man; I Want You; 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.

Chip Ordway has a copy of what purports to be the mono album with the second mono release labels as shown in Mono Album Releases ("MONO" without the "360° SOUND" text), but which plays stereo - the matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XSM117277-1E, Side 2 - XSM117278-1A. As these are stereo matrix numbers it proves the wrong labels were affixed to a stereo record! (Hans Seegers and Ron Kraft also have copies of this mislabelled album, so it appears to have been a batch that were labelled incorrectly).

KCS 9463 was reissued without the STEREO/arrows logo on the front and with 1970s style labels Columbia labels with the logo in a ring round the circumference (without "STEREO" indication). Patrick Helfrich's copy still has the sticker on the front and the Milton Glaser labels. The rear cover of the sleeve is pasted on. Matrix numbers (stamped) are:

Side 1 - XSM117277-2C
Side 2 - XSM117278-1C

This was reissued in the 1970s with the same labels as Columbia PC 9643. Hans Seegers' copy of this album has a gold stamp saying "FOR MILITARY SALE ONLY" (presumably at PXs worldwide).

On the final release, the catalogue number is reduced to just "9643" on the cover, but the record has plain red Columbia 1980s/1990s style labels which still have the number as "PC 9643". The rear sleeve now has a barcode.
 

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

The picture of Columbia JC 9463 is from eil.com - date?

Columbia 9463 was reissued in 2001 on "180 gram virgin vinyl". In all other respects it is identical to the 1990s release.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Ted Popma for information and scans.

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

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.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (1967 release)

There are two1972 releases: the first has black/orange on red “360º SOUND” CBS/Sony labels with "Made in Singapore", and written matrix numbers: Side 1 - U7 XSM-117277  ***, Side 2 - L1612 XSM-117278. This record is thinner than the 1967 release! The sleeves are virtually identical - the 1967 release has the CBS logo on the front cover in a white square (as on the 1967 labels). The second 1972 has "Made in Malaysia" on the labels.

Thanks to David Burgess, Vince Miller for the scan of the 1967 label and especially to Hans Seegers for information and scans of the 1972 releases and his explanation of the confusion!
 

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

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

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

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.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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

Columbia 18 KO 0220 (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

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

Columbia PCA 00220 (USA) - cartridge end, 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

This album has rough orange CBS labels, a laminated/pasted picture sleeve with Portuguese text on reverse.

More information required.

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scan.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Hanns Peter Bushoff for scans and information.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

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

The version of Positively 4th Street - slightly longer at 4:12 as opposed to 3:56 on regular track, same as the version from 1965 Witmark tape (see 1965). This stereo version has been released on the remastered Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (US release) and is no longer a rarity.

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.

The second release is from 1997 in the "Nice Price" series and has a black/white/yellow/red obi with price ¥1,800. The front insert is a 24-page booklet. Unusually, the sealed copy shown has an additional red outer bottom obi promoting the reissue series. The promo copy has a sticker on the rear insert and the word "SAMPLE" on the CD.

The third release is from 1999, also in the "Nice Price" series. The title is given as Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 on the black/white/red obi with price ¥1,785. The front insert is a single folded card, and there is also a 24-page booklet. This too gives the album title as Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 1. The promo release shown has "SAMPLE" in the centre of the CD - the regular release shown is still sealed.

For the Japanese 2005 remastered CD release, see below.

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

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.

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

Thanks to Manfred Endtner for the Dutch release of this album, again with this catalogue number. This would appear to be a re-release of CBS 450882 2 above, as the cover and tracklist are the same, only the CD design is different. 

It was manufactures and distributed for Columbia in South Africa by the Gallo Record Company.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Thanks to  Artur Jarosinski for information and scans.

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

Information and scans from David Plentus.

Columbia CK 65975 (USA) - sticker 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) - 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) - unfolded obi

Sony Music MHCP 837 (Japan) - rear 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)

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

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.