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John Wesley Harding

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Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1967)
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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.
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Nashville Skyline (1969)
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Revised 27 January, 2012.
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Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 9604, Jan 1968 (bobdylan.com
says the release date was 27 Dec 1967, but contemporary sources say the
album did not appear in stores until Jan 1968). The front photograph is by John Berg, another Columbia staff photographer.
The picture has promoted much discussion, such as who are the people shown (the
Bauls of Bengal), and whether or not you can see faces of The Beatles in the
trees! For more information, see the EDLIS "Things Twice" page
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This album was the last Dylan album to have a separate mono mix - for
this see Mono Album Releases.
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This
title is one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep
2003 as a hybrid CD/SA-CD. This is
playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SA-CD player
or a DVD player that also plays SA-CDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Some
titles are available in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one.
The recalled Aug 1997 CD jewel case re-release of Biograph contained
an unfaded version of I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (R-0255, see
1997)
The replacement Oct 1997 jewel case release and the current
"book-style" release of Biograph do not contain this rarity.

Photo from eBay - the handwritten text is almost unreadable |
In 2009 two acetates appeared on eBay of supposed "alternate" versions of I
Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine and I Pity The Poor Immigrant.
According to Gen Dundas' "Tangled" there are two unreleased complete takes of I
Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, recorded at Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN, on 17
Oct 1967, and there are also two unreleased complete takes of I Pity The Poor
Immigrant, recorded at Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN, on 6 Nov 1967. However,
these sessions do not circulate amongst Dylan collectors. Because several expert
collectors have questioned the authenticity of these acetates they have not been
included in the Rarities listing, but will be if they can be verified as
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All Along The Watchtower was remixed by Funkstar Deluxe in 2001, on the
album Keep On Moving (It's Too Funky In Here), see
2001.
There are no currently released out-takes from this album.
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"John Wesley Harding" - acetate stereo LP, Columbia XSM
135311/2 (USA), Dec 1967:

XSM 1353112 - side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
This acetate has no label, just handwritten information in the centre.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and
scan. |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 9604 (USA), Jan 1968;
KCS 9604 (USA), 1970s; Columbia JC 9604 (USA), 1982; Columbia PC 9604 (USA),
1980s:

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - front of promo copy with timing strip, scan by
Gerd Rundel (1960s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of front of promo copy with timing strip, scan by
Gerd Rundel (1960s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - front scan by Frank (1960s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail from front, scan by Frank (1960s release) |

John Wesley Harding - US Big Three Music Corporation
music book, scan by Stuart Moore |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) promo album - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) promo album - detail of rear, scan by
Gerd Rundel
(copyright text missing) |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) regular album - rear scan by Hans Seegers
(mono and stereo) |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) regular album - detail of rear, scan by
Gerd Rundel
(copyright text included) |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) promo album - inner sleeve front scan by
Gerd Rundel |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) promo album - inner sleeve rear scan by
Gerd Rundel |
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Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of front with "D" stamp, scan by Stuart
Moore (second 1960s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of front with "D" stamp, scan by Stuart
Moore (second 1960s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of rear with "D" stamp, scan by Stuart
Moore (second 1960s release) |

Columbia CL 2804/CS 9604 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers
(mono and stereo) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1960s
variant) |
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Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1960s
variant) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1960s
variant) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of Side 2, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1960s
variant) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (third 1960s
variant) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (third 1960s
variant)
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Columbia CS 9604 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (third 1960s
variant) |
The first release of CS 9604 had red Columbia labels
with the white "STEREO/360° SOUND"
logo. There are at least four 1960s label variants. Gerd Rundel has a
stereo copy with a radio station timing strip and the first release
labels. This record has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
XSM135311-1B, Side 2 - XSM135312-1B. Dennis Rooney has a copy with the
timing strip with the same labels and matrix numbers.The rear sleeve of the promo copy is unusual in that the text at
bottom right "© 1968 by Bob Dylan" is
missing. This was corrected on later printings as shown. The record is
in a generic Columbia inner sleeve with illustrations of contemporary
albums. Gerd Rundel's commercial stereo copy with the
labels shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM135311-1D
(larger than on Side 2), Side 2 - XSM135312-1A. For the second 1960s
variant see the export copies below. Nathaniel Nash has a copy of this
without the CBS stickers (not shown).
Thanks to Stuart Moore for scans of what appears to be a later 1960s
release still in the clear wrap with a "D" stamp on the front and back,
possible a demo copy. It has 1960s labels but the writer credit for "B.
Dylan" is printed lower than on the labels of the records from Frank and
Anton Wennbom (it's missing altogether on the B-side of Anton's export copy
below, as
it is on one of Gerd Rundel's mono copies, see
Mono Album Releases). Matrix numbers of this demo copy are: Side 1 -
XSM135311-1H, Side 2 - XSM135312-1E.
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The labels of the 1970s
and 1980s releases have the Columbia logo in a ring.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and Frank for the scans.
Thanks to Renaud Depierreux for the photo from eBay of a 1960s copy with red
vinyl. Hans Seegers says these were pressed at the Columbia plant at Pitman, NJ,
as a limited edition for employees. The red vinyl copy found by Gerd
Rundel on eBay has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM135311-1H, Side 2 -
XSM135312-1H. Thanks to Peter Lindberg for pictures
of the album from eBay showing a smaller Stereo logo on the front of what
is presumably a late 1970s reissue. Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for
pictures of the 1983 release, Columbia JC 9604. The front sleeve now omits
the "STEREO" logo. Thanks also to Stuart Moore for scans
of the late 1980s release, Columbia PC 9604. The front sleeve also omits the
"STEREO" logo and has a "THE NICE PRICE" sticker, while the rear sleeve
has a barcode. The labels are the same as the 1970s release with a new
catalogue number. Thanks also to
Stuart for the scan of the Big Three Music Corporation US sheet music for
the album.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 9604 (USA for
export), Jan 1968:
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Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - detail from front with CBS sticker for UK, scan by
Anton Wennbom (1960s release) |
Anton Wennbom has a copy of CS 9604 with the Columbia logos
on the sleeve and record labels covered with CBS stickers for sale in the
UK. Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff has a different copy bought in Zurich,
Switzerland, with more elegant "CBS" stickers on the rear sleeve and labels.
The record labels are of the third variant design with "B. Dylan" printed
lower on both labels. |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - detail from rear with CBS sticker, scan by
Anton Wennbom (1960s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - detail of rear with gold foil "CBS"
sticker, scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (1960s release |
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Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - Side 1 with "CBS" sticker for UK, scan by Anton Wennbom (second 1960s
variant, same as first above) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - detail of Side 1 with "CBS" sticker (not shown), scan by Anton Wennbom (second 1960s
variant, same as first) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - Side 2 with "CBS" sticker for UK, scan by Anton Wennbom (second 1960s
variant,
with writer's credit missing) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - detail of Side 2 with "CBS" sticker (not shown), scan by Anton Wennbom (second
1960s variant with writer's credit missing) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - Side 1 with "CBS" sticker, scan by
Hanns Peter Bushoff (third 1960s variant) |

Columbia CS 9604 (USA for export) - Side 2 with "CBS" sticker, scan by
Hanns Peter Bushoff (third 1960s variant) |
Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and to Anton Wennbom, Dr. Hanns
Peter Bushoff and Gerd Rundel for further information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo reel-to-reel tape, Columbia CQ
997 (USA), Jan 1968:

Columbia CQ 997 (USA) - tape box spine
and top, scans by Steven Fant
Thanks to Hans Seegers
for information and Steven Fant for scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo 4-track tape cartridge, Columbia
14 10 0372 (USA),
1968:
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge, Columbia
18 10 0372 (USA),
1968(?):

Columbia 18 10 0372 (USA) - front
of tape cartridge, scan by Stuart Moore |
This 8-track release has four "programs" per tape. The cartridge is in brown
plastic with two labels. The track running order has been changed to make
all four sides of equal length.
Thanks
to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |

Columbia
18 10 0372 (USA) - rear of tape cartridge, scan by Stuart Moore |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 9604 (Canada), Jan 1968; KCS 9604 (Canada), 1970s:

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (1968 release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (1968
release - missing on 1970s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (1968
release -both stereo and mono catalogue numbers) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (1968
release - compare with 1970s release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (1968 release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - inner sleeve front, scan by Gerd Rundel
(1968 release - printed in USA) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
(1968 release - printed in USA) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - detail of inner sleeve rear, scan by Gerd
Rundel (1968 release - printed in USA) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (1968 release) |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - front photo by Marc Kuszel (1970s release) |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - detail of front, photo by Marc Kuszel (1970s release) |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - detail of rear, photo by Marc Kuszel (1970s release
- stereo catalogue number only) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (1968
release) |

Columbia CS 9604 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (1968 release) |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - front with sticker over "Columbia", scan by
Lars M. Banke |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - detail of front with sticker over
"Columbia", scan by Lars M. Banke |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - rear with sticker over "Columbia", scan by
Lars M. Banke |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - detail of rear with sticker over "Columbia",
scan by Lars M. Banke |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - Side 1 with circular sticker over "Columbia"
logos, scan by Lars M. Banke |

Columbia KCS 9604 (Canada) - Side 1 photo by Marc Kuszel (1970s release) |
Thanks
to Gerd Rundel for scans of the 1968 release, Columbia CS 9604. The sleeve has
"LITHO IN CANADA" on the spine. The record was made in Canada also and has
handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM135311-1F, Side 2 - XSM135312-1F.
Unusually, the generic inner sleeve was printed in the USA.
Thanks to Marc Kuszel for pictures of the 1970s Canadian release, Columbia KCS 9604. It
now has 1970s-style labels with the Columbia logo in a ring round the
circumference.
Lars M. Banke has a copy of the Canadian release of KCS 9604 which was sold in Sweden with black
circular stickers over the Columbia logos on the front and rear of the
sleeve. The record itself has black ring-shaped stickers over the ring of
Columbia logos round the circumference of the labels.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBPG
63252
(UK), 23 Feb 1968, reissued 1972 and late
1970s:

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - front scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |
My copy of this album was stolen in May
1968, and I wasn't able to replace it at the time. Shown is an original flyer distributed by CBS
in early February 1968 advertising Bob's new album. Note it portrays the
original US Columbia stereo artwork, presumably the UK sleeve had not been
finalised at the time of printing.
The UK sleeve is laminated on the front only. The first UK stereo issues came with a
white stereo/arrows sticker on the back of the sleeve. Emanuele Patrocco's
copy has a gold foil sticker with "Stereo", Jean-Pierre Mercier's copy has a
red stamp with the "Stereo/arrows" logo. Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen's copy
with a red stamp has the first variant record labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 -SBPG
63252 A1, Side 2 - SBPG 63252 B2. Henry V. Bell's copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 63252 A2,
Side 2 - SPBG 63252 B1. On Henry V. Bell's 1968 copy all publisher credits are to B.
Feldman & Co, Stuart Moore's copy from after 1972 has the publisher credits split between
Big Ben Music Ltd. and B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., as does Manuel Garcia
Jara's late 1970s release (CBS UK still used the plain orange label style
until The Basement Tapes in 1975). |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - front of
advertising flyer, scan by Henry V. Bell |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - reverse of
advertising flyer, scan by Henry V. Bell |
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CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - rear photo by
Emanuele Patrocco showing gold foil "STEREO" sticker |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - detail of rear,
scan by Manuel Garcia Jara showing gold foil "STEREO" sticker |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - detail of
rear, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - detail of
rear, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - front of
inner sleeve, photo by Henry V. Bell |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - rear of inner
sleeve, photo by Henry V. Bell |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - rear photo by
Jean-Pierre Mercier
showing red "STEREO" stamp |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - detail of
rear with red "STEREO" stamp, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - rear photo by Henry
V. Bell
showing white "STEREO" sticker |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - Side 1 scan
by Henry Bell (1960s release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - detail of
Side 1, scan by Henry Bell (1960s release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - Side 2 scan
by Henry Bell (1960s release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - front scan by
Manuel Garcia Jara (late 1970s release) |

CBS S 63252
(UK) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (late 1970s release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - Side 2 scan
by Manuel Garcia Jara (late 1970s release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - Side 1 scan
by Stuart Moore (1972 release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - detail of
Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (1972 release) |

CBS SBPG 63252 (UK) - Side 2 scan
by Stuart Moore (1972 release) |
On Manuel Garcia Jara's late 1970s release the catalogue number on the Side 1
record label is now "S 63252" while on the Side 2 record label it is still "SBPG
63252".
Thanks to Henry V. Bell, Emanuele Patrocco, Jean-Pierre Mercier, Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen and Manuel Garcia Jara for information, photos and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S
63252 (NL), Feb 1968, re-released 1970s:

CBS S
63252 (NL) - front scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 and 1970s releases) |

CBS S 63252 (NL) - detail of front,
scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 and 1970s releases |

CBS S
63252 (NL) - rear scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 release) |
The front sleeves of these releases have the CBS logo and the
"STEREO"/arrows logo in white. The 1968 record
comes in a plain paper inner sleeve and has orange CBS labels. It has no matrix numbers.
The 1970s record also comes in a plain paper inner sleeve and has orange/yellow
CBS labels. Matrix numbers:
Side 1 - S 63252-1? (handwritten, hard to read), Side 2 - CBS
01-63252-3B-1 (stamped). The only difference I can see on the
rear
sleeve is that the 1968 release has "B" in circle at top right, the 1970s
rear sleeve has "Y in circle in the same place. Yme Hoeksma has a
copy with the CBS S 63252 sleeve and labels but which actually plays Bob
Dylan's Greatest Hits! I have heard of no other instances of this
mistake.
Thanks to
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen and Gerd Rundel for information and scans. |

CBS S
63252 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 release, "B" in
circle) |

CBS S
63252 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 release) |

CBS S
63252 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 release) |
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CBS S
63252 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen (1968 and 1970s releases) |

CBS S 63252 (NL) - rear scan by
Gerd Rundel (1970s release) |

CBS S 63252 (NL) - detail of rear,
scan by Gerd Rundel (1970s release, "Y" in circle) |

CBS S 63252 (NL) - Side 1 scan by
Gerd Rundel (1970s release) |

CBS S 63252 (NL) - detail of Side
1, scan by Gerd Rundel (1970s release) |

CBS S 63252 (NL) - Side 2 scan by
Gerd Rundel (1970s release) |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S
63 252 (West Germany), Feb 1968:

CBS S 63 252 (West Germany) -
front scan by Tim Norford |
As can be seen the cover of this release has the German words "mit
Großplakat [with large poster]" printed in the top right hand
corner. The poster was the one by Milton Glaser given away in the USA with
the 1967 album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, illustrated on the index page
for Part 1. The record has orange CBS labels.
Thanks to Tim Norford for information and scans. |

CBS S 63 252 (West Germany) -
Side 1 scan by Tim Norford |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S
63.252 (France), Feb 1968:

CBS S 63.252 (France) - front scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |
This album has a fully laminated sleeve with printed
"STEREO/MONO"/arrows logos on front and back. The sleeve was printed by J.
Colombet in Paris XV, and on the rear has CBS copyright information in
French at bottom left, a "U" in a circle next to the CBS logo and catalogue
number at top right, and an "F" printed vertically at bottom right. The
record has orange CBS labels with three matrix numbers on each side:
Side 1 - YP AR TX 60789 S 63252 A M6 257589,
Side 2 - Y PAR TX 60790 S 63252 B M6 257590 (the "YP AR" on Side
1 and "Y PAR" on Side 2 are correct). Thanks to
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen for information and scans. |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - rear scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - detail of
rear, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - detail of
rear, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - detail of
rear, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - Side 1 scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - Side 2 scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |

CBS S 63.252 (France) - detail of
rear, scan by
Rene Kejlskov Jørgensen |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo/mono vinyl LP, CBS S
63252 (Italy), 14 Feb 1968, reissued 18 Mar 1969 and 26 Jul
1971:
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS YS-948-C (Japan), Jun 1968:

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1968 release) |
CBS YS-948-C was the last Japanese CBS release before Sony took over the
company, and is the only Japanese CBS release that uses the regular front
sleeve! The rear sleeve includes Bob's sleeve notes in English. The promo
records have white labels with Japanese characters indicating a promo, the
commercial records have orange CBS labels. Also shown is a test pressing
with plain white labels just rubber stamped with the catalogue number and a
two red Japanese characters on Side 2. Thanks to Hans Seegers
and Scott Smith for information and scans. |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1968 release) |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1968 test pressing) |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1968 test pressing) |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Scott Smith (1968 promo release) |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Scott Smith (1968 promo release) |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1968 commercial
release) |

CBS YS-948-C (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1968 commercial
release) |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP
reissues, CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan), late 1969; CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan),
1974; CBS/Sony 25AP 277 (Japan), 1976:

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - front with top obi, scan by Wil Gielen
(1969 release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - detail of front with top obi, scan by Wil
Gielen (1969 release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - back with top obi, scan by Wil Gielen (1969
release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - detail of back with top obi, scan by Wil
Gielen (1969 release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (1969 promo
release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (1969 promo
release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - front with top obi, scan by Wil Gielen
(mid 1974 release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - back with top obi, scan by Wil Gielen
(mid 1974 release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - detail of back with top obi, scan by Wil Gielen
(mid 1974 release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - detail of front with top obi, scan by Wil Gielen
(mid 1974 release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (1969 commercial
release) |

CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (1969 commercial
release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - top obi scan by Wil Gielen
(mid 1974 release with price ¥2,000 and voucher cut out) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - top obi scan by Wil Gielen
(mid 1974 release with ¥2,200 sticker) |

CBS/Sony SOPL 226 (Japan) - detail of sticker on top obi scan by
Wil Gielen
(mid 1974, old stock) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (1974 promo
release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (1974 promo
release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (mid 1974 commercial
release) |

CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (mid 1974 commercial
release) |

CBS/Sony 25AP 277 (Japan) - front of 1976 release with dark red side obi, picture from eil.com |
CBS/Sony SONP-50140 (1969) has a dark red/white top obi and was released in late
1969 or early 1970 (the promo copy has yellow labels and dates from before the black/white
promo labels were introduced in 1970). The commercial copy has CBS/Sony orange/cream
labels. There was a four page insert in English and Japanese.
CBS/Sony SOPL-226 (mid 1974) has a beige top obi with price ¥2,000 and
a voucher to send of for the limited edition rarities album Mr D's Collection
#1 (see 1974) or a Dylan photo book. This
obi can also be found with a sticker for ¥2,200 over the ¥2,000 price (dating
from late 1974/early 1975) and with a printed price of ¥2,200 with no voucher
(also dating from late 1974/early 1975 - not shown). The promo copy now has black/white
labels and the commercial copy has the regular orange/cream labels.
CBS/Sony 25AP 277 (1976-1977) has a side obi with three variations:
- 1976: dark red/white obi with a voucher for the limited edition rarities
EP Mr D's Collection #2 (see 1976)
- Early 1977: brown obi with a different design
- Later 1977: wider brown obi with 1978 tour dates (the tour during which Bob
Dylan At Budokan was recorded)
More scans of this 1976-1977 vinyl reissue required. The price was ¥2,500 as
indicated by the new style catalogue number. All three releases had an 8-page
stapled booklet in English and Japanese. Promo copies have black/white labels
and commercial copies have the regular orange/cream labels.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBP 233498 (Australia),
1968, reissued late 1960s and 1970s:
For the equivalent mono album, see Mono Album Releases.

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore (original 1968
release) |
The rear sleeves of the original 1968 release and the late
1960s/1970s
reissues differ slightly in that the text at the bottom of the sleeve is in
a box in the late 1960s/1970s version. The original 1968 release has orange CBS
labels with the Albert's logo, the late 1960s release labels are missing
the Albert's logo, and the 1970s releases have orange/yellow CBS
labels.
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CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (original 1968
release) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (late 1960s
release) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (original
1968 release) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (original
1968 release) |
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CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Rowland Ford (late 1960s
release, no Albert's logo)
|

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Rowland Ford (late 1960s
release) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Rowland Ford (late
1960s release, no Albert's logo) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (mid 1970s reissue,
before 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (mid 1970s
reissue, before 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s reissue,
after 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s reissue,
after 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - inner sleeve scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s reissue,
after 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s reissue,
after 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s reissue,
after 17 Oct 1977) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - front picture found on eBay by Peter
Lindberg (1969 release, different centre top "STEREO"
logo) |

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore (1968
and 1970s releases) |
Peter Lindberg has found an album with a different front sleeve, with a
different "STEREO" logo at top centre. Stuart Moore thinks this is from 1969, as
he has an Australian stereo copy of Highway 61 Revisited from 1969 with
the same logo. This design must have been discontinued, because Stuart Moore's
later copies have front sleeves with the original "STEREO" logo.
Early Australian release record labels had the text "MADE IN
AUSTRALIA BY A REGISTERED USER OF THE TRADE MARKS" without a CBS copyright. This
is because up to 1977 all Australian records were manufactured by the Australian
Record Company (Pty) Ltd. (A.R.C.) on behalf of CBS. A.R.C. changed its name to
CBS Records Australia Limited on 17 Oct 1977, and on record labels from
after that date the longer bottom edge text includes the CBS copyright
information.
The record of the late 1970s copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - A MX154701-B SBP233498-1,
Side 2 - A MX154702-B SBP233498-2.
Thanks to Stuart
Moore, Rowland Ford and Peter Lindberg for information and scans.
|

CBS SBP 233498 (Australia) - detail of front, picture found on eBay by Peter
Lindberg (1969 release, different centre top "STEREO" logo |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBP 473489 (New
Zealand),
1968; re-released as CBS SBP 474239 (New
Zealand), late 1960s
and 1975:

CBS SBP 473489 (New Zealand) - front scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |
These rare stereo albums from New Zealand have a similar sleeve to the 1968 Australian
release. The first sleeve (CBS SBP 473439) has a distinctive front with a
black CBS logo and a stereo/arrows logo, three fold-over flaps and doesn't mention
New Zealand anywhere, the second 1960s release (CBS SBP 474279) was manufactured by Phonogram in New Zealand on behalf
of CBS Records and has a conventional CBS logo on the front without the
stereo/arrows logo. The 1968 and late 1960s records were all made in New Zealand
and have orange CBS labels. The label design for CBS SBP 474279 is
completely different from that of the first release CBS 473489. The record
for the 1975 release has new design orange/yellow CBS labels and was also
made in New Zealand. Thanks to Les Kokay, Stuart Moore
and Bill Hester for information and scans. |

CBS SBP 473489 (New Zealand) - detail of front, scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 473489/474239 (New Zealand) - front scan by Stuart Moore (late 1960s release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (late
1960s release) |

CBS SBP 473489 (New
Zealand) - detail of Side 2, scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 473489 (New Zealand) - detail of front, scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 473489 (New
Zealand) - rear scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 473489 (New
Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - detail of front, scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 473489 (New
Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 473489 (New
Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Les Kokay (1968 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (late
1960s release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (late
1960s release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |

CBS SBP 474239 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Bill Hester (1975 release) |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS CS 9604 (Singapore/Malaysia), 1968:
Gerd Rundel has a copy of the Singapore/Malaysia release with "CBS"
printed over the Columbia logos on the front and rear sleeve and record labels
with a third CBS logo replacing the top Columbia logo. The record labels are
similar to the fourth 1960s US style (see above), with no arrows on either side of the white
"STEREO/360° SOUND"
logo and no copyright information at the bottom. However, they also have "NONBREAKABLE"
to the left of the centre hole. Matrix numbers of
this copy are: Side 1 - XSM 135311, Side 2 - XSM 135312, both
handwritten. The front sleeve has a green tinge and there is a red stamp
of some kind on the rear sleeve. CBS had a record pressing facility in Singapore from 1967, so records after
that were sourced locally.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS CS 9604 (Philippines), 1968:

CBS CS 9604 (Philippines) - front scan by Arie de Reus |

CBS CS 9604 (Philippines) - rear scan by Arie de Reus |

CBS CS 9604 (Philippines) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (first variant) |

CBS CS 9604 (Philippines) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (second variant) |

CBS CS 9604 (Philippines) - Side 1 scan by Joe Hancock (second variant) |

CBS CS 9604 (Philippines) - Side 2 scan by Joe Hancock (also second
variant) |
This release with the US stereo catalogue number was made by Mareco Inc. in
the Philippines for CBS Records. It uses the standard US mono/stereo sleeve
without the "© 1968 by Bob Dylan" text at lower
right of the rear sleeve, see above. The record has orange CBS labels. There are two label variants: the
first has two songs listed above the centre hole and CBS logo on Side 1. The
second has no songs listed above the centre hole on Side 1 and text in a
different type face. The copy owned by Arie de Reus has a first variant Side 1
label but a second variant Side 2 label! This copy has matrix numbers:
Side 1 - XSM 135311-1F (handwritten), Side 2 - XSM 135312-1J (stamped). The copy owned by Joe Hancock has both
labels in the second variant style. Both copies have the same sleeve. A scan of a first variant Side 2 label is
needed!
Thanks to Arie de Reus and Joe Hancock for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S 63252 (Israel), 1968:
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo
vinyl LP releases, CBS ASF 1228 (South Africa/Rhodesia), 1968:
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S
63252 (Spain), Nov 1970, re-released Jul 1971, 1976, 1978; CBS 463359 1
(Spain), 1989:

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA release) |
This album sleeve has some Spanish text but the song titles and sleeve notes
are in English. The Side 1 labels have a copyright date of 1970,
when Discos CBS opened an office in Madrid. The first release in 1970 was
manufactured by COFASA for Discos CBS. The sleeve was printed by Offset ALG,
Madrid. The record of the 1970 copy shown has orange CBS labels with matrix
numbers: Side 1 - XSM 135311, Side 2 - XSM
135312. The song titles on the labels are on individual lines. Juan B. Heinink dates the
CBS release of the LP
as after Jul 1971, and it reached #3 in the Spanish charts in Aug 1971. It
appears to have the same sleeve as the 1970 COFASA release. The record again
has orange CBS label, but this time the song titles are printed as a
continuous text. |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - front of inner sleeve, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (all
releases) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - rear of inner sleeve, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (all
releases) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - front scan by Stuart Moore (1971 CBS release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (1971 CBS release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (1971 CBS release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (1971 CBS release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (1971 CBS release) |
The Discos CBS
address is Calle Princesa 1, Madrid-13. The records were in an
inner sleeve with the song lyrics in English. The sleeves were printed in Spain
by Offset ALG, Madrid.
The first release of the album
in 1968 was in mono only and manufactured by Discophon of Barcelona on behalf of CBS. It
is very rare, for more details see Mono Album Releases.

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1970 COFASA
release)

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |
This album was re-released in Spain in 1976. The 1973 dates
on the rear sleeve are incorrect, as there was no 1973 release. The
sleeve was again printed in Spain by Offset ALG, Madrid.
The Discos CBS address is now Avenida
del
Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16. The record came in the same lyrics inner sleeve
and had orange/yellow CBS labels. The copy shown has
matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM135311-1AB,
Side 2 - 63252-B0. |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1976
release - wrong copyright dates)

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |
This album was re-released in Spain in 1978. The incorrect
1973 dates on the rear sleeve have now been removed. The
sleeve was again printed in Spain by Offset ALG, Madrid.
The Discos CBS address is again Avenida
del
Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16. The record came in a new lyrics inner sleeve
the same colour as the outer sleeve. The record had orange/yellow CBS labels
with a slightly different layout from the 1976 release. The copy shown has
matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM135311-1AB,
Side 2 - XSM135312-1AC. |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - inner sleeve front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - inner sleeve rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release) |

CBS S
63252 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1978
release - copyright dates deleted)

CBS 463359 1 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (1989
release)
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo cassette releases, Columbia
16 10 0372 (USA), before 1971/Columbia
PCT 9064 (USA), 1980s:
Columbia 16 10 0372 was the first US cassette release,
before 1971. It has a light grey cassette with white paper labels. There was
also an outer card box with the same graphics.
Columbia PCT 9064, copy
bought by me in the USA in 1989, also has minimal artwork and the inside of
the insert is again blank. It has a light grey cassette with black text printed
directly on to it, there are no paper labels. It also has Dolby noise reduction,
not used on the 1970s cassettes.
Thanks to Steven Fant for information and scans of the first Columbia US
cassette release.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS
63252 (Portugal), 1970s:

CBS
63252 (Portugal) - front photo by Lee Lintott |
Thanks to Lee Lintott for informing me of this copy for sale
on eBay. It has a laminated sleeve and the record has orange/yellow
1970s-style CBS labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 63252-A1 (stamped)
001122-A (handwritten), Side 2 - 01-63252-B (stamped), 001122-B
(handwritten). Both sides also have "HXP" stamped in the centre wax. The
album was manufactured and distributed in Portugal by Radio Triunfo, LDA. This album was prohibited in
Portugal during the dictatorship of Dr. Antonio Salazar, which ended in 1974.
It was reissued in the 1980s with red labels.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information. |

CBS
63252 (Portugal) - rear photo by Lee Lintott |

CBS
63252 (Portugal) - detail of rear, photo by Lee Lintott |

CBS
63252 (Portugal) - Side 1 photo by Lee Lintott |

CBS
63252 (Portugal) - Side 2 photo by Lee Lintott |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo cassette releases, CBS
40-63252 (UK), 1970s:

CBS 40-63252 (UK) - outside of cassette inlay card, scan by Dr. Walter
Roedl (first 1970s release) |

CBS 40-63252 (UK) - inside of cassette inlay card, scan by Dr. Walter
Roedl (first 1970s release) |

CBS 40-63252 (UK) - cassette Side 1 scan by Dr. Walter
Roedl (first 1970s release) |

CBS 40-63252 (UK) - cassette Side 2 scan by Dr. Walter
Roedl (first 1970s release) |

CBS
40-63252 (UK) - outside of cassette inlay card, scan by Nol Grint (second
1970s release) |

CBS
40-63252 (UK) - inside of
cassette inlay card, scan by Nol Grint (second 1970s release) |

CBS
40-63252 (UK) - cassette Side 1 scan by Nol Grint
(second 1970s release) |

CBS
40-63252 (UK) - cassette Side 2 scan by Nol Grint(second
1970s release) |
This release again has minimal artwork. Dr. Walter Roedl has a copy of
this cassette release that has a folded card insert which includes a biography
of Bob on the inside. The cassette is light
grey with orange CBS paper labels. This must be the first release of the album
on cassette in the UK. The second release has a white cassette with blue text
printed directly on to it, there are no paper labels. The insert is shorter
and the biography is missing.
Thanks to Nol Grint for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo cassette release, CBS
PC 498 (Australia), 1970s:

CBS PC
498 (Australia) - front insert scan by Stuart Moore |
This release has minimal artwork - the inside of the insert is blank.
The white cassette has pale pink CBS paper labels. Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |

CBS PC
498 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore
|

CBS PC
498 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore |
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Suzy
S 63252 (Yugoslavia), 1982:
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo cassette release, CBS/Suzy
40-63252 (Yugoslavia), 1982:
CD Releases
"John Wesley Harding" - CD releases, various
dates:
 |
Columbia CD 096044 2 (USA) - Sep 1983?
Columbia WCK 9604 (Canada) - date?
CBS CD 63252 (UK) - date?
Columbia CK 09604 (USA) - date? (this may be Columbia CK 9604 - see below)
Columbia CK 09604 (Taiwan) - Jun 1993Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information - scans required! |
"John Wesley Harding" - CD releases, CBS/Sony
28DP 1025 (Japan), 26
Aug 1987; Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991:

CBS/Sony 28DP 1025 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
CBS/Sony 28DP
1025 (1987) was the first CD release of this album in Japan. It had a dark-green,
white, yellow, black and red obi in the
"CBS Rock CD Classics 100 Folk Rock Series" with price ¥2,800.
The release date on the rear insert is "O-8-26" (26 Aug 1987). After sales tax was
introduced in Japan in 1989 the album was re-released with price ¥2,627
(¥2,550
before tax). Scans of this release required. Both releases had a 28-page
stapled booklet in English and Japanese.
Sony Records SRCS 6158
(1991) was the second
CD release in Japan. It had a black, white and red obi in the "Nice Price
Line 15" series with white and
black text, price ¥1,800
(¥1,748 before tax), and release date "91-12-1" (1 Dec 1991).
The front insert was a 4-page booklet in English and there was a second
insert in English and Japanese that folded out.
Thanks to Hans
Seegers for information and to Wil Gielen for further information and
scans.
|

CBS/Sony 28DP 1025 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan)
- promo rear insert scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan)
- detail of promo rear insert, scan by Wil Gielen |

CBS/Sony 28DP 1025 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen (¥2,800
price) |

Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan)
- obi scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan)
- front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |

CBS/Sony 28DP 1025 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan)
- promo CD scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan)
- detail of promo CD, scan by Wil Gielen |
"John Wesley Harding" - CD release,
Columbia CK 9604 (USA), date?:

Columbia CK 9604 (USA) - outside of front insert (my copy) |
The front insert is a stapled booklet. The inside has the original LP
sleeve notes. The CD is silver with black text. Wil Gielen has a copy of
the US release imported into Japan with an obi from the Shinseido record
store chain. |

Columbia CK 9604 (USA) - rear insert |

Columbia CK 9604 (USA) - CD |
Thanks to
Éamonn Ó Catháin
for finding these comments by acclaimed audio engineer Steve Hoffman from his
web-site: "I compared the first minute of track eight I Am A Lonesome Hobo
with the SACD. IMO there is no doubt that the old cheapo Columbia CD kills the
SACD in every way. Notice how the drums on the old CD are MORE lifelike than the
SACD? Notice how the bass is actually better and the harp as well? You can hear
the back wall of the studio in the old CD version and you cannot on the SACD.
Notice how Bob Dylan sounds like a human person on the old CD and he sounds like
a recording of a person on the SACD? Don't know what happened there but I'm just
putting it out there that we all need to find a copy of the old disk if we love
this wacky album! Make sure you match your levels when you compare the two. The
old CD is about 4 db or so lower in volume."
"John Wesley Harding" -
CD releases, Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada),
(dates?):

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - front scan by Jack (both releases) |
This release was on sale in Canada until replaced by the hybrid SA-CD
edition in 2003 (see below). The front insert is a single folded card with
the liner notes on the inside. The CD itself, with catalogue number CK 9604,
was manufactured in the USA, as there was at that time no Columbia CD
pressing plant in Canada. The rear insert has the catalogue number
"VCK-9604" on the spines. The copy bought by Moise Potié in the mid-1990s
has a different bar code on the rear insert and the CD has "MADE AT SMC" to
the right of the centre hole (this may mean it was by now manufactured in
Canada). As can be seen, the "V" prefix in the Canadian catalogue number
indicates the price code. Thanks to Jack from Canada
and Moise Potié for information and scans.
Scans of the original US CD release required! |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan
by Moise Potié (both releases) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack (first release) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Moise Potié (second
release) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - inside of unfolded front insert, scan
by Moise Potié (both releases) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jack (first
release) |

Columbia CK 9604 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack (first release) |

Columbia CK 9604 (Canada) - detail of CD, scan by Jack (first release) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - CD scan by Moise Potié (second release) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - detail of CD, scan by Moise Potié (second
release) |

Columbia VCK 9604 (Canada) - detail of rear insert, scan by Moise Potié
(second release) |
"John Wesley Harding" - CD releases,
CBS CDCBS 63252 (NL/Japan for Europe), 1980s;
Columbia 463359 2 (Austria for Europe), 1990s:
"John Wesley Harding" -
CD releases, CBS CDCBS 63252 (Australia), 1990; Columbia CDCBS 63252 (Australia),
1990:

CBS CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - front scan by Keith Schweiger (1990s
release) |
The first CD release has a "CBS" on both the inserts and the
CD. The CD is dated 1990 and was made in Australia by Disctronics. This
release is available in a CBS double pack shown with Nashville
Skyline. The second CD release has "CBS" on the rear insert and "Columbia"
on the CD itself. It was on sale until replaced in 2004. This release was
also available in a Sony/BMG double pack with Nashville
Skyline, this time with the 2004 remastered release of that album.
Thanks to Stuart
Moore and Keith Schweiger for information and scans. |

CBS NPCD 7
(Australia) - front insert scan by Keith Schweiger (1990s release) |

Columbia CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan
by Stuart Moore (2000s release) |

CBS CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger (1990s release) |

CBS CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - detail of CD, scan by Keith Schweiger
(1990s release) |

CBS NPCD 7
(Australia) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger (1990s release) |
|

Sony/BMG 82876827452 (Australia) - slipcase front scan by Stuart Moore
(2000s release) |

Columbia CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - inside of front insert unfolded, scan
by Stuart Moore (2000s release) |

Columbia CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (2000s
release) |

Columbia CDCBS 63252 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore (2000s
release) |

Sony/BMG 82876827452 (Australia) - slipcase rear scan by Stuart Moore
(2000s release) |
"John Wesley Harding" - CD release,
Sony Records SRCS 6158 (Japan), Dec 1991:
 |
This
later mid-priced CD has a black, red, white and blue obi with the
price ¥1,800".
As well as the regular CD release, Hans Seegers has a promo version.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information.
|
"John Wesley Harding" - CD release,
Columbia CDCOL 5079 S (South Africa), 1996:

Columbia CDCOL 5079 S (South Africa) - front scan by Keith Schweiger |

Columbia CDCOL 5079 S (South Africa) - inside of front insert, scan by Keith
Schweiger |

Columbia CDCOL 5079 S (South Africa) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger |

Columbia CDCOL 5079 S (South Africa) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger |

Columbia CDCOL 5079 S (South Africa) - detail of CD, scan by Keith Schweiger |
This release was made in R.S.A. (Republic of South Africa) by Artone on
behalf of Sony Music/Columbia. It has a single folded card as the front insert
and is dated 1996 on the rear insert and the CD.
Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - advance promo CD-R, Columbia/Sony Music
Entertainment CH 90320 (USA), 18 Jun 2003:

Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90320 (USA)
- promo insert scan by Hans Seegers |
This CD-R for radio play only comes in a clear plastic wallet with a
single-sided paper insert
dated "6/18/2003". I assume because it was sent to radio stations
the CD-R has only the CD layer of the hybrid SA-CD release below. Thanks
to Hans Seegers for information and
scans. |

Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90320 (USA)
- CD-R insert scan by Hans Seegers |
"John Wesley Harding" - hybrid SA-CD release,
Columbia CH 90320 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512347 6 (Europe), 16 Sep 2003:

Columbia CH 90320 (USA/Canada) - outside of digipak
(my copy) |
This release is housed in a three-fold digipak and and contains
both a CD version and an SA-CD stereo version. There is no booklet.. The outside of the
digipak has an unpublished picture of Bob from 1968. The inside of the
digipak includes Bob's sleeve notes. The SA-CD design reproduces the Columbia US "360º
SOUND" stereo vinyl label used in 1968.
The copy illustrated was sourced from Canada, and has the same
sticker on the outside of the shrink-wrap as the one illustrated for The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release. It has
a black/blue/white on army-green obi with price
¥2,520 - scans required. |

Columbia CH 90320 (USA/Canada) -
inside of digipak |

Columbia CH 90320
(USA/Canada) - hybrid SA-CD |
"John Wesley Harding" - hybrid SA-CD release, Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan), 19
Nov 2003:

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - front of digipak with obi, scan by Wil
Gielen |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release, Sony
Music MHCP 10007, which comes with a grey, red and white obi with black and
white text and price
¥2,520 (¥2,400 before tax). The release date
is "03-11-19" (19 Nov 2003). The original
release date is "67-12-27" (27 Dec 1967, the bobdylan.com
disputed release date) and the withdrawal date is
04-5-18"
(18 May 2004). |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - front of SA-CD insert, scan by Wil
Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - rear of SA-CD insert, scan by Wil
Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - front of digipak, scan by Wil Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - rear of digipak with promo sticker, scan
by Wil Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - promo sticker on rear of digipak, scan by
Wil Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - hybrid SA-CD with promo text, scan by Wil
Gielen |

Sony Music MHCP 10007 (Japan) - detail of hybrid SA-CD with promo text,
scan by Wil Gielen |
There is an 20-page
stapled booklet in English and Japanese, as well as a double-sided hybrid SA-CD
insert in Japanese. The copy shown is a promo, with a yellow numbered promo
sticker on the rear of the digipak, and the text "SAMPLE LOANED" in the clear
centre of the CD itself.
Thanks to Wil Gielen for further information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - remastered CD release,
Columbia CK 92395 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia 512347 2 (Europe),
29 Mar 2004:
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Jack from Canada for scans of
the Canadian release.
"John Wesley Harding" - remastered CD release, Sony Music MHCP 374 (Japan), 18 Aug 2004:
"John Wesley Harding" - remastered CD release,
Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2/9 (NL),
20 Apr 2009:
"John Wesley Harding'" - Blu-spec CD release,
Sony Music SICP 20219 (Japan), 26 Aug 2009:

Sony Music
SICP 20219 (Japan) - front of sealed copy, scan by Wil Gielen |
This release is on a Blu-spec CD, an audio-only disc which is presumably
intended to be Sony's new high quality audio format, currently sold in Japan
only. The copy shown is still
sealed, with a blue and white obi with price ¥2,500 (¥2,381 before tax). The
release date is shown as "09-8-26" (26 Aug 2009), the original release date
as "67-12-27" (27 Dec 1967) and the withdrawal date as "10-2-25" (25 Feb
2010). It's not actually a Blu-ray disc as it says on the sticker, but it is made using Blu-ray
technology. Thanks
to Wil Gielen for information and scans. |

Sony Music
SICP 20219 (Japan) - rear of sealed copy, scan by Wil Gielen |
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