Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - radio station promo copy of withdrawn mono album, scan by Hans Seegers (the timing strip has tracks 3 and 6 on Side 1 swapped)

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), promo copy of regular mono album with timing strip showing replaced tracks - picture from Christie's New York web-site found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

Columbia CL 1986 (mono) - timing strip from radio station promo copy with withdrawn tracks, photo by "Truman Peyote"

The front cover of the first Canadian release of Freewheelin' Columbia CL 1986 had in error the withdrawn track listing, see 1963. However, the record inside was the regular release. The rear cover had the revised track listing but with only 12 songs listed, omitting Don't Think Twice, It's All Right even though it was on the album. You might think this too would be a very collectable item, but in fact Columbia Canada used the same sleeve for the LP until 1975!

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gerard Szaulis for further information, and to Ole Lien and Hans Seegers for scans. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding the two copies from Suze Rotolo's personal collection for auction at Christie's, New York, in Nov 2006. The first copy is a white label promo listing the replaced tracks hand-corrected by Bob, the second has handwriting by Bob of "To every Body" on the back and also has Suze's name "Susan Rotolo" at top right.

Thanks to "Truman Peyote" for photos of a promo copy with the timing strip showing the withdrawn tracks. It looks as if someone has tried to remove the strip at some time! The record inside is actually the regular white label promo as shown in the scans by Hans Seegers. The red Columbia commercial record label occurs in three designs: the first (illustrated by a Side 2 label with a "DEMONSTRATION" sticker), has "COLUMBIA" in black and "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY", the second (the first commercial release) is the same but with "COLUMBIA" in white, and the third has the "MONO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo in white. Gerd Rundel has a copy of the first commercial release with a sticker advertising Blowin' In The Wind on the front sleeve. The record is in a grey/white Columbia inner sleeve and has "COLUMBIA" in white plus "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" on the labels with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3L, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2A.

Renaud Depierreux has a copy with the rear sleeve with both mono and stereo catalogue numbers. There is a "1" in the bottom right hand corner of the sleeve.

Columbia CL 1986 mono promo - Side 1 (this record lists the withdrawn tracks - in the wrong order - but plays the replacements), scan by Arie de Reus (matrix number XLP-58717-3A)

Columbia CL 1986 mono promo - Side 2 (this record lists the withdrawn tracks but plays the replacements), scan by Arie de Reus (matrix number XLP-58718-2A)

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), promo copy of regular album with replaced track listing corrected by Bob - Side 1 picture from Christie's New York web-site found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), promo copy of regular album with replaced track listing corrected by Bob - Side 2 picture from Christie's New York web-site found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), radio station promo label side 1 - scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), radio station promo label side 2 - scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), commercial mono release - front scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), commercial mono release - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), promo copy of regular album signed by Bob - rear picture from Christie's New York web-site found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), record store demonstration copy with label - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers ("Guaranteed High Fidelity", "COLUMBIA" in black)

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), first commercial mono release - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers ("Guaranteed High Fidelity", "COLUMBIA" in white)

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), note sent out with promo copies about bands 3 and 6 on Side 1 being reversed - scan by Hans Seegers. The note actually refers to the withdrawn album, but was sent out with the replacement album!

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), radio station promo label side 2 with blue design inner sleeve - photo by "Truman Peyote"

Columbia CL 1986 (USA), third mono commercial release -  Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers ("360º SOUND")

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Arie de Reus for information and scans. My copy was stolen in May 1968.

CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers. This back cover has three folded over flaps on the edges

CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

There are two rear sleeves with slight variations on the right edge. The sleeves notes are in French. The record has orange CBS labels.

Rear sleeve 1: the right edge has "DILLARD et Cie. Imp. Paris", "Imprimé en France" and "BOB DYLAN" in red.
Rear sleeve 2: the right edge has "PRINTED IN FRANCE" , "France Imprimé 78-Paris" and "BOB DYLAN" in very dark-red.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Arie de Reus for information and scans.

CBS 62 193 (France) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

The record has orange CBS labels with the Allan's logo (the then Australian distributors) and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1: "MX 144487-B  BP-23145-1", Side 2 - "MX 144488-B  BP-23145-2". Stuart Moore's copy has the same matrix numbers but the labels have a smaller "Allan's" logo to the right of the centre hole (same size as the New Zealand logo, see below). Also, on the first label the credit for Corrina, Corrina is "Adapt. & arr. B. Dylan" on the same line as the song title while on the second record it is "Adapted and arranged B. Dylan" on a second line.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - alternate rear scan by Stuart Moore

CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - alternate Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (alternate label with smaller Allan's logo)

As with the Australian release, the record has orange CBS labels with the small Allan's logo (then the New Zealand distributors as well) and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - "M.X 144487  BP233145-1", Side 2 - "M.X 144488  BP233145-2". The sleeve was made in New Zealand by Cello-Kraft Ltd., and the record was made in New Zealand also.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Bill Hester for information and scans.

CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester

CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester

CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 62193 (Italy) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS 62193 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 62193 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

This mono album is claimed to be the rarest Bob Dylan album in the world, rarer even than the withdrawn first pressing of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (see 1963 and above)! Its contents are actually the regular commercial release of Freewheelin', with German "socialist" sleeve notes, released as a very limited edition by an East German record club, and printed at the Amiga pressing plant in East Berlin, under licence from CBS Records. The record has orange "Phonoclub" labels.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers