Audio: Mono LPs - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits

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This page lists mono releases of this regular Bob Dylan album. For mono Greatest Hits albums with different track lists, see Mono Dylan-Only Compilation Albums 1960s and Mono Dylan-Only Compilation Albums 1970s. 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: 06 March, 2010.


"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - mono vinyl LP, Columbia KCL 2663 (USA/Canada), 27 Mar 1967; Discos CBS CL 5238 (Mexico), 1968; (other countries/catalogue numbers?):
The front photograph is a live 1966 shot by Rowland Scherman. The mono front cover has a slightly lower crop of the picture than the stereo cover. For the stereo release of this album, see International Album Releases (Regular).


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - front of sealed copy with black/white sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

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

This album came with a "psychedelic" poster by Milton Glaser, shown above left. The front cover of the album had a sticker advertising the poster which came in both black/white and purple/white. The rear sleeve advertised all seven of Bob's previous albums and had another live 1966 picture of Bob. This mono album was first released with the "MONO" and "360º SOUND"/arrows label design, the earlier "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" design (see the mono Bob Dylan page) had by now been discontinued. However, it was later released with just "MONO" and without the "360º SOUND"/arrows logos, as seen on the John Wesley Harding mono label - thanks to Keith Polasko for the information and scans. Gerd Rundel's first release copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP 117275-1A, Side 2 - XLP 117276-1A. The front sleeve has the sticker advertising the giant poster as shown.


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - front of sealed copy with black/white sticker on slant, photo by "Joe"

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Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - front scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - detail from front (mono logo), scan by Hans Seegers

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Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (first release)


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - detail of Side 1, photo by Gerd Rundel (first release)


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (first release)


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - detail of Side 1, photo by Gerd Rundel (first release)

Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (second release)


Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - Side 2 scan by Keith Polasko (second release)


Columbia KCL 2663 (US), black/white sticker - scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia KCL 2663 (US), purple/white sticker - scan by Hans Seegers

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Columbia KCL 2663 (US) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia KCL 2663 (US), Side 1 with misprint - photo by Harley ("Big Neon")


Columbia KCL 2663 (Canada) - front photo by Henry V. Bell


Columbia KCL 2663 (Canada) - rear photo by Henry V. Bell


Columbia KCL 2663 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Henry V. Bell


Columbia KCL 2663 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Henry V. Bell

Columbia KCL 2663 (US/Canada) - poster scan by Hans Seegers

Chip Ordway has a copy of this album with the second release mono labels as below, but which plays stereo - matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM117277-1E, Side 2 - XSM117278-1A. As these are stereo matrix numbers I can only assume that the wrong labels were affixed to a stereo record! Hans Seegers and Ron Kraft also have copies like this, so it would appear to have been a mislabelled batch. Gerd Rundel's second release copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-117275-1D. Side 2 - XLP-117275-1B.

Roger Ford informs me that this album was compiled from the various mono albums, unlike the UK mono album - see 1967.

The Mexican album has orange CBS labels and written matrix numbers 02-10-6399/6400-1A/B (scans required).

Harley ("Big Neon") has a copy of this album where Side 1 is blank except for the white pre-printed Columbia information, the black text is missing - photo shown above. This is an extreme rarity as I know of no other such copy.

Although the design had been discontinued in the USA, Henry V. Bell has a Canadian copy of KCL 2663 with "Guaranteed High Fidelity" labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-117275-1C. Side 2 - XLP-117275-1G.

Arie de Reus has a French test pressing of this album with Side 1 only, with classical music on the reverse. This test pressing has blank labels, so a scan would be pointless.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Roger Ford, Keith Polasko, Harley ("Big Neon"), Henry V. Bell and Gerd Rundel for information, photos and scans.


"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - mono vinyl LP, CBS BP-233407 (Australia), 1967:
 For the stereo release of this album, CBS SBP-233407, see International Album Releases (Regular).


CBS BP-233407 (Australia) - front scan by Christian Attfield
This album has the US tracklist but a different rear sleeve. The record has orange CBS labels with the Allan's logo (Allan's were distributors in Australia for Bob Dylan records in the 1960s). The record is in a clear plastic inner sleeve and has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -  “MX151978-B   BP233407-1”, Side 2- “MX151979   BP233407-2”.

Thanks to Christian Attfield for information and scans.


CBS BP-233407 (Australia) - rear scan by Christian Attfield

CBS BP-233407 (Australia) - detail of rear scan by Christian Attfield

CBS BP-233407 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Christian Attfield

CBS BP-233407 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Christian Attfield

"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - mono vinyl LP reissue, Sundazed/Columbia LP 5156 (USA), May 2003:


Sundazed/Columbia LP 5156 (USA) - picture from the Sundazed web-site
This album has been released in 180gm vinyl, sourced from the original analogue mono masters (as noted above, this was a true mono album).

Thanks to Tim Dunn for the information, to Hans Seegers for the front scan, and to Franck Faugère for the photo.


Sundazed/Columbia LP 5156 (USA) - detail from rear cover with barcode, photo by Franck Faugère

Sundazed/Columbia LP 5156 (USA) - detail from front cover with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

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