Audio: Mono LPs - Bob Dylan

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This page lists mono releases of this regular Bob Dylan album. These LPs are
eligible for inclusion on this site because the mono versions of Dylan songs are
now unavailable on CD. Mono LPs with rare tracks (e.g. mono versions with
significant differences from the album tracks, such as different mixes, edits or
fades) are listed in the main chronological pages. Mono singles up to 1976 have
their own pages, see the links above.
Thanks to David Burgess for the UK catalogue numbers - all my mono LPs were
stolen when my Manchester flat was burgled in May 1968!
For stereo releases of this album, see
International Album
Releases (Regular).
This page is still incomplete. If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised: 16 May, 2008.
"Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, Columbia CL 1779 (USA), 19 Mar
1962, re-released up to 1968:
In this case the original US commercially-released stereo LP, Columbia CS
8579 (with the "6 eye" logo on the label) is actually
rarer than any of the commercial mono LPs. For this stereo album, see
International Album
Releases
(Regular). The uncredited photographer was Don Hunstein, a Columbia staff photographer. Viewers will note that the photograph
has been reversed for some reason (probably so that the neck of the guitar
didn't obscure the Columbia logo)!

John Hammond's own acetate with Gospel Plow, photo by Jeff Gold
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John Hammond's own acetate with Freight Train Blues, photo by Jeff Gold |

John Hammond's own acetate with You're No Good, photo by Jeff Gold |

John Hammond's own acetate with You're No Good, photo by Jeff Gold |
Thanks to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca for photos of three of John Hammond's
own acetates from this album, which I assume are mono. |

Columbia CL 1779 (USA), the very first Dylan mono album released - front scan by
Hans Seegers
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Columbia CL 1779 (US) promo release - rear scan by David O'Brien
showing radio station stamp (WBIC/550 KC) and DJ's comments ("?" after Bob's
name and "Hoot")! |

Columbia CL 1779 (USA) - detail of front, scan by
Hans Seegers |

Silver star sticker on the initial copies |
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), first demonstration release - rear scan by
Hans Seegers showing red stamp
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), second demonstration release - rear scan by Hans
Seegers showing printed sticker instead of red stamp |
Note
the silver star sticker with the words "A NEW STAR ON COLUMBIA
RECORDS", this is unique to the first copies sent to stores, both
demonstration and commercial - Nicholas Kutscheid informs me he has three
copies of this album with the "6 eye" label (see below), but only one has a
silver star sticker. The same sticker was also used on first copies of the
Carolyn Hester album on which Bob plays harmonica, see 1962.
The "6 eye" label was discontinued by Columbia after this album,
so no other Dylan album has it. Good copies with the 6 eye labels are
nowadays very rare.
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Below are three demonstration releases and five different commercial
releases. The first track, You're No Good by Jesse Fuller, was incorrectly
titled as "She's No Good" on two labels, and again on a UK
release, see below. Thanks to John Napa for pictures of a variant
demonstration copy of the first release with a white sticker on Side 2. This
copy has matrix numbers XLP 55620 1A / 1B.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Raoul Verolleman for information and scans.
Thanks to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca for the photos of John Hammond's
personal 10" single-sided acetates from this album (I assume these acetates are mono).
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), first commercial release - rear scan by Hans
Seegers |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), first demonstration release with very faint
silver "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" stamp - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), variant of first demonstration release - Side 1
photo by John Napa |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), variant of first demonstration release with
white sticker - Side 2 photo by John Napa |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), second demonstration release with white
sticker - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers
From here on the first track (Jesse
Fuller's "You're No Good") is listed above the centre
hole
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), first commercial release - Side 1 scan by
Hans Seegers (first track correctly titled). |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), second commercial release - new
"Guaranteed High Fidelity" design Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first track correctly titled)
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), third commercial release - Side 1 scan by
Hans Seegers (first track is now incorrectly titled "She's No
Good")
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Columbia CL 1779 (US), fourth mono
commercial release - "360º Sound" Side 1 scan by Raoul
Verolleman (first track is still incorrectly titled "She's No
Good") |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), fifth mono
commercial release - "360º Sound" Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first track is now
correctly retitled "You're No Good"!) |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), sixth mono commercial release - Side 1 scan by
Arie de Reus ("360º Sound" is missing, first track is again incorrectly titled "She's No
Good") |
The copy shown on the left from Arie de Reus is unusual is that it has a
1968 style label (see John Wesley Harding) and must date from then.
The bad news is that You're no Good is again wrongly titled "She's No
Good"! Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans. |

Columbia CL 1779 (US), sixth mono commercial release - rear detail scan
by Arie de Reus with promo stamp |
"Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, CBS BPG
62022/CL 1779 (UK), Jul 1962:
The UK was the first country apart from the USA to release this album
- in other countries it was not released until well after Bob became successful,
sometimes as late as 1967, and then in stereo only. For some inexplicable
reason, the picture of Bob is omitted from the rear sleeve. Thanks to David Burgess for
the 1985 "Record Collector" article by Tim Davies giving the UK
release dates. The test pressing shown on the left and below has a white CBS blank label with handwritten
text, including "July". For the stereo version of this album, CBS SBPG 62022, see
International Album
Releases
(Regular).
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK) - test pressing,
picture found on eBay by Arie de Reus |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK) - side 1 of test
pressing, picture found on eBay by Arie de Reus
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - front scan by Hans
Seegers
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - detail from front, scan by Hans
Seegers (no catalogue number under logo) |
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - rear scan by Hans
Seegers. This back cover has three folded over flaps on the edges, later
releases did not
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - Side 1 scan by Hans
Seegers (first track incorrectly titled "She's No Good")
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - Side 1 scan by
Arie de Reus (first track correctly titled "You're No Good")
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - alternate Side 1 scan by
Hans Seegers (first track incorrectly titled "She's No Good")
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - detail from rear
cover showing "Red" above logo, scan by Kenneth Robson |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - front scan by Arie
de Reus |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - detail from bottom
right of rear
cover, scan by Hans
Seegers ("CBS is a Trademark..." - corresponding text on
Fontana/Philips pressing is on left, see below) |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - detail from rear
cover showing logo with text "MONO BPG 62022", scan by Hans
Seegers |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - detail of front, scan by Arie
de Reus (catalogue number under logo) |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - detail from
bottom left of rear cover, scan by Arie
de Reus ("CBS IS A TRADEMARK...") |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - detail of rear, scan by
Arie de Reus ("BPG 62022" to left of logo) |
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CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - rear scan by Arie
de Reus (note text at bottom is different from the CBS release |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), first CBS commercial release - detail from
bottom left of rear
cover, scan by Hans
Seegers ("Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse...") |

CBS BPG 62022 (UK), copy pressed by Fontana/Philips - Side 2 scan by Arie
de Reus |
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Arie de Reus and Kenneth Robson for information
and scans.
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Kenneth Robson has a copy of this first CBS commercial
release with the word "Red" printed above the logo at the top right of the
rear cover. I have no idea why this appears!Arie de Reus has a copy of this album which was manufactured for
CBS by Fontana/Philips. It has a sleeve with three folded over flaps on
the rear like the CBS first release but with several printing differences.
Matrix numbers: Side 1 - BPG 62022 1L 2=420 VVV, Side 2
- BPG 62022 2L 2//420 VO.
- The catalogue number is printed under the CBS logo on the front cover.
- The catalogue number placement on
the rear sleeve at the top right of the rear sleeve is different and the text "MONO" is
missing (see below right).
- The text at the bottom of the rear sleeves is also different (see
below).
- You're No Good on Side 1 is correctly titled on the sleeve and on the
Side 1 label
Hans Seegers has a second copy of the Fontana/Philips pressing where
You're No Good is incorrectly titled "She's No Good". This is the same as
the CBS pressings, which are all incorrect.
"Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, CBS BP-233206 (Australia)/CBS BP-473216
(New Zealand), 1965:

CBS BP-233206 (Australia) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Almost the same record cover was used for both
releases, the only difference being the catalogue number in the rear top
right hand corner (both illustrated). The record covers both have
folded-over flaps, although the Australian sleeve has two and the New
Zealand sleeve has three. Like the UK release, the rear sleeves do not have
the Bob Dylan picture. Both records have orange CBS labels. The first track,
You're No Good by Jesse Fuller, was correctly titled on the Side 1 labels of
both releases. This was the second Bob Dylan album to be released in New
Zealand.
For the stereo release of the Australian album, CBS SBP-233206, see
International Album
Releases
(Regular).
Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |

CBS BP-233206 (Australia) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS BP-233206 (Australia) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
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CBS BP-233206 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BP-233206 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BP-473216 (New Zealand) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS BP-473216 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BP-473216 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, CBS ALD 6818 (South Africa), 1965:

CBS ALD 6818 (South Africa) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers |
Only the logo from the front cover is shown. The rear cover
has no Bob Dylan picture, but it is unique in having "BOB DYLAN" in red and
the track listing in blue. There are two folded over rear flaps. The record has orange CBS labels. The first track,
You're No Good by Jesse Fuller, was correctly titled on the Side 1 label.
Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |

CBS ALD 6818 (South Africa) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS ALD 6818 (South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS ALD 6818 (South Africa) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, CBS CL 1779 (Singapore),
1965:

CBS CL 1779 (Singapore) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This release uses an imported US sleeve, but has unique red
"360º Sound" CBS labels with three CBS logos, similar to the fifth US
release - see above. The first track, You're No Good by Jesse Fuller, was
correctly titled on the Side 1 label.
Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |

CBS CL 1779 (Singapore) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS CL 1779 (Singapore) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS CL 1779 (Singapore) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, CBS
62022 (Italy), 22 Sep 1966, re-released
8
Jan 1975:
Despite the release date, the 1975 album was indeed still in mono! For the
stereo release of this album, see International Album
Releases
(Regular).

CBS 62022 (Italy) - detail from front (1966 and 1975) showing
logo with "Mono" and catalogue number above, scan by Hans
Seegers |
The covers of both albums are the same. The 1966 record has orange
CBS labels.
The 1975 record has orange/yellow
CBS labels and stamped matrix
numbers 62022 1/2L/4/2 8/1/75/ 5/12/74 and the
sleeve has two folded
over flaps.
Information and scans from Hans Seegers.
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CBS 62022 (Italy) - detail from rear cover (1966 and 1975)
showing logo with text "Mono 62022", scan by Hans
Seegers
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CBS 62022 (Italy) - detail from rear cover (1966 and 1975), scan by Hans
Seegers
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CBS 62022 (Italy) - Side 1 (1966), scan by Hans
Seegers
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CBS 62022 (Italy) - Side 2 (1975), scan by Hans
Seegers
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"Bob Dylan" -
Sundazed mono vinyl LP reissue, Columbia
LP 5120 (USA), Jan 2004:

Sundazed/Columbia LP 5120 (USA) - picture from Sundazed web-site |
New York State-based small label Sundazed has gained approval from Columbia
to reissue the 1960s Dylan album in their original mono on 180gm vinyl. Thanks
to Tim Dunn for information about this album. For more
information see Sundazed's web-site
 Thanks to John W. Busher for
this extra information "I thought you would be interested to know that
there have been two pressings of the Sundazed "Bob Dylan" mono LP. The
first pressing is defective, and has some distortion problems. The matrix
is: AM53895 LP5120A / AM53895 LP5120B. The second pressing corrects the
problem, and has a matrix: AM53895 LP5120A RE1 / AM53895 LP5120B RE1. There
is no difference in the artwork, but the re-pressing can be ordered from
Sundazed if you specifically ask for it."
Thanks to Robert Kornovich for photos of the labels, which reproduce the
original Columbia 6-eye design (see above).
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Sundazed/Columbia LP 5120 (USA) - Side 1 photo by Robert Kornovich |

Sundazed/Columbia LP 5120 (USA) - Side 2 photo by Robert Kornovich |
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