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 mono releases 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 sleeve - for the purple sticker, see Mono Album Releases. The record has Columbia "360° SOUND" stereo labels. The rear sleeve is identical to the mono rear sleeve 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. Joe Hancock has a copy with an "S" in a circle at bottom right of the rear sleeve.

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" logo), but which plays stereo - the matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XSM 117277-1E, Side 2 - XSM 117278-1A. 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).

Columbia 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 sleeve of the sleeve is pasted on. Matrix numbers (stamped) are: Side 1 - XSM117277-2C, Side 2 - XSM117278-1C.
 

Columbia KCS 9463 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (1970s release)

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

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 from 1968 onwards, see below.

CBS KCS 9463 (USA for export) - detail from front with CBS sticker, scan by David Burgess (release exported to Singapore)

CBS KCS 9463 (USA for export) - detail of front, photo by Tim Yim (release exported to Hong Kong)

CBS KCS 9463 (USA for export) - Side 1 scan by Vince Miller (release exported to Singapore)

CBS KCS 9463 (USA for export) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (second release exported to Singapore)

The first 1967 Canadian release of KCS 9463 has "Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc." at the bottom of the rear sleeve and the record labels have the STEREO/360° SOUND/arrows logo in black. Ted Popma's 1967 Canadian copy of KCS 9463 has a stamp with "PLAYABLE ON MONO EQUIPMENT, FOR BEST RESULTS USE STEREO NEEDLE" at top right of the front sleeve.

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (1967 releases)

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - detail of front with "mono playable" stamp, scan by Ted Popma (first 1967 release)

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1967 releases)

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first 1967 release)

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first 1967 release)

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - detail of front with "mono playable" stamp, scan by Ted Popma (first 1967 release)

The second 1967 Canadian release of KCS 9463 has "Manufactured by Columbia Records of Canada Ltd." and "Shorepak Can..." at the bottom of the rear sleeve and the record labels have the STEREO/360° SOUND/arrows logo in white.

Columbia KCS 9463 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (second 1967 release)

The 1972 release has a new catalogue number, PC 9463, and 1970s-style record labels with the Columbia logo in a ring. The rear sleeve has much longer text at the bottom including the CBS Records Canada Ltd. address of Don Mills. Ontario.

Manuel Garcia Jara has a later copy with catalogue number Columbia VPC 9463.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ted Popma and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.

Columbia PC 9463 (Canada) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

Columbia PC 9463 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

Columbia VPC 9463 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970s release)

Columbia VPC 9463 (Canada) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970s release)

Columbia VPC 9463 (Canada) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970s release)

Columbia VPC 9463 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970s release)

Columbia PC 9463 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

Columbia PC 9463 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1972 release)

Lars M. Banke has an export copy of the Canadian release of PC 9463 bought in Sweden with the Columbia logos on the front and spine of the sleeve obscured as shown. It doesn't have the top right-hand "mono playable" stamp. This is because Columbia traded as CBS in countries where the Columbia trade name was then owned by EMI. On the rear sleeve the Columbia logo at top right has been removed (for comparison see Hans Seegers'  PC 9463 scans). Each record label has a black ring-shaped sticker obscuring the ring of Columbia logos round the circumference.

Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.

Columbia PC 9463 (Canada for export) - detail of front with Columbia logo obscured, scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release)

Columbia PC 9463 (Canada for export) - Side 1 with Columbia logos obscured, scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release)

The UK version of this album has a different sleeve and a different tracklist with twelve songs instead of ten. The album is therefore listed in International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations), but because of the large number of releases, both in the UK and elsewhere, full details are here.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.

CBS SBPG 62847 (UK) - front (second, third and fourth releases, my copy)

CBS S 62847 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1985 release)

CBS 460907 1 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1988 release)

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.

As this release has three unique edits, full details are in 1967.

Thanks to Franck Faugere for information and to Manuel Garcia Jara for further information and scans.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - front scan by Daniel Pritchett (1967 and 1972 releases)

Daniel Pritchett's 1967 copy has the same sleeve as Hans Seegers' 1972 copy. This record was made by Hup Hup Records for the Singapore and Malaysian markets (see Blonde On Blonde). It has "Printed by K. M. I. L. P. J." on the rear sleeve. This means King Music Industries Limited Petaling Jaya, which was owned and operated by Hup Hup. The record labels of Daniel Pritchett's copy have three CBS logos and the "360° SOUND/STEREO" logo is in white. The title is misspelled "BOB DYLAN'S GREATEAST HITS"!  Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XSM-117277  726, Side 2 - XSM-117278 727. There is no country of manufacture.

The 1972 Singapore release from Hans Seegers has black/orange on red “360º SOUND” CBS/Sony labels with "Made in Singapore", and handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - U7 XSM-117277  ***, Side 2 - L1612 XSM-117278. This record is thinner than the 1967 release!

The Malaysian 1972 release is from CBS/Sony and has "Made in Malaysia/PRINTED IN MALAYSIA" on the record labels

Thanks to Daniel Pritchett and Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - detail of rear, scan by Daniel Pritchett (1967 and 1972 releases)

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1967 and 1972 releases)

CBS KCS 9463 (Singapore) - Side 1 scan by Daniel Pritchett (1967 release)

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)

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - detail of Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1960s release- Allan's and Albert logos))

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore (second release onwards)

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

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

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

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

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

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1970s release)

First 1970s release: Side 1 - MX151980-C, Side 2 - ˆMX151981-9-D
Second 1970s release: Side 1 - MX151980C  A, Side 2 - ˆMX151981-D
Third 1970s release: Side 1 - MX151980C D, Side 2 - MX151981 E

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (first 1970s release)

CBS SBP-233407 (Australia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (second 1970s release, after 17 Oct 1977)

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

The 1967 UK 12 song album is listed in International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations), but because of the large number of releases, both in the UK and elsewhere, full details are here.

Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.

CBS 42-63482 (UK) - detail of rear of tape cartridge, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara

CBS 42-63482 (UK) - spine of tape cartridge, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.

CBS CLS 5238 (Mexico) - detail of front, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (second variant)

CBS CLS 5238 (Mexico) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)

CBS CLS 5238 (Mexico) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)

CBS CLS 5238 (Mexico) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (second variant)

CBS CLS 5238 (Mexico) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (second variant)

CBS CLS 5238 (Mexico) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (second variant)

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

The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - "ASF 1674 - XSM-117278-X", Side 2 - "ASF 1674 - XSM-117277-A".

The sleeve and record were made in New Zealand.

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans.

Thanks to Stuart Moore and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.

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

CBS PC 407 (Australia) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (third 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

Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for scans.

CBS/Sony LP-1398 (Philippines) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (both releases)

CBS/Sony LP-1398 (Philippines) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1976 release)

CBS/Sony LP-1398 (Philippines) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1980s release)

CBS/Sony LP-1398 (Philippines) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (1980s release)

This album (like the 1989 Dutch CD version below) has the UK Greatest Hits sleeve (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.

Thanks to Sergio Magnacca for information and photos.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Columbia/Himalaya CBR 8471 (Taiwan) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara

CBS 651148 7 (NL/Spain/Portugal) - 1987 7" single front scan (my Dutch copy)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS 463088 1 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 463088 1 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.

CBS 463088 4 (NL) - inside of insert, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara

This is the equivalent release to the 1989 Dutch LP release above, and has the same catalogue number. For the corresponding 1989 CD release, see below. For a Greek Columbia vinyl release with the same catalogue number, also see below. This was the first time that Positively 4th Street had appeared on a widely available Spanish compilation (the Spanish release of Biograph had it, but that was released in very limited quantities, far outnumbered by imported copies from Holland).

The1989 front sleeve has a "Precio Redondo [Nice Price]" sticker. The record has red CBS labels dated 1989 and the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 463088 1A0, Side 2 - 463088 1B0.

CBS 463088 1 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (first 1989 release)

CBS 463088 1 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (first 1989 release)

The 1990 release now comes from CBS/Sony. It has a black sticker with gold text "Greatest Hits - 20 Aniversario - 1970-1990". This is incredibly misleading, because the album released in this form with the US tracklist only dates from 1989! The 1970 Spanish release and all releases up to 1988 had the UK tracklist and are found here. The rear sleeve has the same copyright as the 1989 releases above.

The record has red CBS/Sony labels dated 1989 and the copy shown again has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 463088 1A0, Side 2 - 463088 1B0.

CBS/Sony 463088 1 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1990 and 1992 releases)

CBS/Sony 463088 1 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1990 release)

CBS/Sony 463088 1 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (1990 and 1992 releases)

The 1992 release has a "Nice Price" sticker in English on the front sleeve and the record has red CBS/Sony labels again dated 1989. As before the record was made by Tecnodisco S.A. for Discos CBS and the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 463088 1A0, Side 2 - 463088 1B0.. The rear sleeve has different copyright text from the 1989 and 1990 releases.

CBS/Sony 463088 1 (Spain) - front "Nice Price" sticker, scan by Hans Seegers (1992 release)

Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.

CBS 463088 4 (Spain) - cassette Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara

Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans.

There is reportedly an earlier release, CBS/Sony 35DP 99, from 1983, issued at the same time as the original Japanese CD release of Infidels, CBS/Sony 35DP 93. Scans of this release, which cost  ¥3,500, required!

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

CBS/Sony 32DP 372 (Japan) - front scan by "Dr. Bryant" (1986 release)

CBS/Sony 32DP 372 (Japan) - rear of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger (1986 release)

CBS/Sony 32DP 372 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger (1986 release)

CBS/Sony 32DP 372 (Japan) - detail of rear with date code. scan by "Dr. Bryant" (1986 release)

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. This was given as a prize in a competition run by TDK, the text in the centre of the CD says "TDK CD double chance present - not for sale". The CD was won by sending in vouchers collected from TDK products (mainly compact cassettes and VHS tapes).

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.

Wil Gielen has copies of both the US CBS and Columbia releases imported into Japan with obis from the Shinseido record store chain.

The Canadian releases shown are the first and second CD releases in Canada - the first CD release was imported from the USA with the disc made in Japan, the second CD release had the inserts printed in Canada, the CD itself was imported from the USA.
 

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - detail of rear of "long box", scan by Hans Seegers

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - front insert scan by David Plentus (no photo credits at bottom left)

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 David Plentus (same as first Canadian release)

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (copy imported into Canada - first Canadian release)

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers (copy imported into Canada - first Canadian release)

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - CD scan by Jack (copy imported into Canada - second Canadian release)

Thanks to Hans Seegers, David Plentus, Jack from Canada and Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - reverse of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore (no photo credits at bottom left)

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - detail of rear insert, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS CK 9643 (USA) - detail of rear insert, scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Jack from Canada and Manuel Garcia Jara 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 1980s release is the fourth disc (Salvat 4) of a series called "Historia del Rock" released by Editorial Salvat. It is intriguing because it again has the UK front sleeve (without tracklist), see International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations), but the US track list. It was possibly manufactured in Holland.

The 1989 Spanish special release is part of a series called Cantautores [Singer-Songwriters] from Ediciones del Prado, Spain, and again uses the UK sleeve. For the corresponding 1989 LP release, see above. For a release of The Times They A-Changin' in this series, see International Albums (Regular).

Thanks to Pachi Becerril and Manuel Garcia Jara for pictures. Thanks to Manfred Endtner for details of a CBS/Sony release of this album made in Holland for the Spanish market, again with this catalogue number. This would appear to be a re-release of CBS 450882 2 above, as the sleeve and tracklist are the same, only the CD design is different.

CBS/Sony 42-450882-11 (Spain) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1980s release)

CBS/Sony 463088 2 (Spain) - outside of insert, colour photocopy by Pachi Becerril (1989 release)

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)

Again, the UK CD version of this album has a different sleeve and a different tracklist with twelve songs instead of ten. The album is therefore listed in International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations), but full details are here.

Thanks to Michael Smith for information and scan.

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 sleeve but the shorter US track listing.

Columbia COL 487382-2 (France) - rear sleeve 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 unfolded front insert, scan by David Plentus

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

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Columbia 494798.2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia 494798.2 (Australia) - inside of unfolded front insert, scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia 494798.2 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore

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 sleeves 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.

Rear photo from flickr.com

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.