Audio: Mono LPs - The Times They Are A-Changin'

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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: 15 May, 2008.


"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - vinyl LP, Columbia CL 2105 (USA), 10 Feb 1964:
10 Feb 1964 is the release date given by bobdylan.com, Brian Hinton's 2006 book "Bob Dylan Album File & Complete Discography" (Cassell Illustrated), dates it as 13 Jan 1964. The front photograph was taken by Barry Feinstein, uncredited. It's a pastiche of a Woody Guthrie photo.

The white label promo album shown on left and right has the words "RADIO STATION COPY - NOT FOR RESALE" on the label below the title. Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for the photographs. This is a promo of a mono LP, so according to the hierarchy set down on my Mission page is shown here on a Mono LP page rather than the International Promotional Releases section.

Note the US rear sleeve has track times and also poems by Bob, "11 Outlined Epitaphs", subsequently published in his "Writings And Drawings" book and "Lyrics 1962-1985". The rear sleeve showed the first three and a half poems, which were continued on an insert.

The mono and stereo rear sleeves were different on the initial release, but subsequent US album releases from 1965 onwards used the same sleeve for both mono and stereo versions as long as mono continued. The 1964 rear sleeve also has a "1" in the bottom right hand corner.

The matrix number of the first mono pressings were XLP-75526/27-1A - subsequent pressings were 1B, 1C, etc.

It is possible to find copies with the "Guaranteed High Fidelity" label in the second sleeve. Sergio Magnacca from Argentina has such a copy.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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CL 2105 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of first US rear sleeve, just mono catalogue number beneath Columbia logo - scan by Hans Seegers
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CL 2105 (USA) - promo album Side 1 photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz
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CL 2105 (USA) - promo album Side 2 photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz
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CL 2105 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of subsequent US rear sleeves, both stereo and mono catalogue numbers beneath Columbia logo - scan by Hans Seegers
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Columbia CL 2105 (USA), first commercial release label - "Guaranteed High Fidelity", Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers
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Columbia CL 2105 (USA), second mono commercial release label - "360º Sound",  Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers 

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - vinyl LP, CBS BPG 62251 (UK), May 1964:

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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers
The UK rear sleeve not only has no track times, but also short-changes the UK record-buying public by showing only "4 Outlined Epitaphs"! The rear sleeve showed poems 1, 2, 7 and 8, and there was no insert as with the US release. UK fans had to wait until the publication of the book "Writings And Drawings" in 1974 to get the full eleven.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans - I actually bought this album three times, but the third copy was stolen in May 1968.

Mick Robinson has a copy of this mono LP with orange CBS rough texture labels, with "33rpm" on both sides, and text "Recording First Published 1964". It has a laminated flipback sleeve which appears to have a paste over title sheet. Thanks to Arie de Reus for scans and the information that these copies were manufactured for CBS by Philips/Fontana, and not only have no foldovers on the rear sleeve, but the vinyl is heavier. Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - BPG 62251 1L 1=420 1 1I 10, Side 2 - BPG 62251 2L 1 420 1 1 4.
 

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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (copy manufactured by Philips/Fontana)

CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (copy manufactured by Philips/Fontana)

CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (copy manufactured by Philips/Fontana)

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - vinyl LP, CBS ALD 6814 (South Africa), late 1964?:

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CBS ALD 6814 (South Africa) - front scan by Hans Seegers
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans of this rare South African version of The Times They Are A-Changin' which has a variant track list. Side 1 has six songs instead of five because With God On Our Side was banned in apartheid South Africa and removed from the LP (even though it is still listed on the front cover)! It was replaced by Motorpsycho Nitemare and It Ain't Me, Babe.

Thanks also to Alan Galley from New Zealand for drawing my attention to this album. The Times They Are A-Changin' was re-released in stereo in South Africa in 1981 with the original track list, see International Album Releases (Regular).

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CBS ALD 6814 (South Africa) - rear scan by Alan Galley (UK version of the poems)
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CBS ALD 6814 (South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers showing Motorpsycho Nitemare and It Ain't Me, Babe instead of With God On Our Side

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - vinyl LP, CBS 62251 (NL), 1965:

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CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of front, scan by Erik Vanderlinden
This album has a folded sleeve, not sealed top and bottom, protected by a plastic sleeve. The record has orange CBS labels with matrix numbers 75527-1/2. It was in a generic orange/white CBS inner sleeve.

Thanks to Erik Vanderlinden for information and scans.

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CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Erik Vanderlinden
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CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Erik Vanderlinden
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CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Erik Vanderlinden
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CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Erik Vanderlinden
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CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Erik Vanderlinden

" "Mister" Bob Dylan" - vinyl LP, CBS 62 251 (France), 1965:
This is the French mono version of The Times They Are A-Changin', like Freewheelin' with a new title! 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.

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CBS 62 251 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers
Unlike in other countries, this release has a gatefold sleeve. The foldout centre has the lyrics of the songs in English, each with a French commentary. The "11 Outlined Epitaphs" are missing. Hans Seegers adds:
"This cover comes in two variations:
1) folded out card board cover with the LP entrance on the outside
2) folded out laminated paper cover on one side with the LP entrance on the inside. This is a second edition released in the same year."

The record has orange CBS labels and is titled The Times They Are A-Changin', not "Mister" Bob Dylan!

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Raoul Verolleman for information and scans.
 

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CBS 62 251 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers - note the anachronistic 1965 photo with electric guitar!
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CBS 62 251 (France) - foldout centre scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 62 251 (France) - Side 1 scan by Raoul Verolleman

CBS 62 251 (France) - Side 2 scan by Raoul Verolleman

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - vinyl LP, CBS BP-233107 (Australia), 1965:
The stereo version of this album was CBS SBP-233107.


CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - detail from front, scan by Hans Seegers
This was the first Bob Dylan release in Australia! The record has orange CBS labels with the "Allan's" logo - the then distributors in Australia.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers


CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - vinyl LP, CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand), 1965:
The stereo version of this album was CBS SBP-233107, released in 1967.


CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - front scan by Hans Seegers
Like other New Zealand Dylan album releases, the front cover has a white border. The record has orange CBS labels with the additional logo of Allan's, the local distributor.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers


CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - 180gm mono vinyl LP reissue, Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA), Aug 2001:

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Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Anthony Perry

Thanks to Anthony Perry for information on the Sundazed album and label scans. Details of the rear sleeve required!

For more information see Sundazed's web-site

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Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - front sticker scan by Anthony Perry
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Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Anthony Perry

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