This page lists mono releases of this regular Bob Dylan album. These LPs were listed here because the mono versions of Dylan songs were unavailable on CD until the release of the first eight Dylan albums in mono as The Original Mono Recordings in 2010. 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: 09 January, 2012.
"John Wesley Harding" - mono vinyl LP, Columbia CL 2804 (USA),
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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 Columbia CL 2804 (USA) promo album - front scan with timing strip by Hans Seegers |
This was the last US mono album, and is now very rare!
The mono version was for a long time thought just to be a reduction of the
stereo mix, but Bob Irwin of Sundazed has now confirmed there is a separate
mono mix-down tape. Sundazed released a mono version on vinyl in Nov
2003 (see below). The labels have the final mono design used by Columbia with "MONO" at bottom centre in white without the "360º SOUND"/arrows logos on either side (see the mono versions of earlier Dylan albums for examples). Gerd Rundel's first copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-135309-1A, Side 2 - XLP-135310-1A. Gerd Rundel's second copy with variant labels has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-135309-1C, Side 2 - XLP-135310-1C. |
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 Columbia CL 2804 (USA) promo album - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia CL 2804 (USA) promo album - front price sticker scan by Renaud Depierreux |
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Columbia CL 2804 (USA) regular album - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Columbia CL 2804 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
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 Columbia CL 2804 (USA) - detail of Side 2, scan by Gerd Rundel (second variant, "B. Dylan" credit missing!) |
Renaud Depierreux has two promo copies without timing strips: the first has a price sticker ("Special Value $1.59"), a promo sticker and a promo punched hole, the second is still in the original shrink wrap with a price sticker on top of the shrink wrap, a gold promo sticker under the shrink wrap but no punched hole.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Peter Lindberg and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - mono vinyl LP, CBS BPG 63252/CL2804 (UK), 23 Feb 1968:
The sleeve of the mono commercial release was also used for the stereo release by putting a stereo sticker on the back. The record has orange CBS labels. For the equivalent stereo album, see International Album Releases (Regular).
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - mono vinyl LP, CBS 63252 (Spain), 1968:
 CBS 63252 (Spain) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (demo copy) |
The first release of this album in 1968 in Spain was manufactured by
Fonogram S.A. of Madrid on behalf of Discos CBS S.A., and released by Discophon
of Barcelona. It is very rare, as only 250 were
produced. 125 were apparently sold by one record shop in Bilbao. Contrary to
previous reports this album was not banned by the Franco regime. As well as the commercial release, also shown is a very rare demonstration copy, sent by Discophon to the Cadena SER radio station in Madrid. The front has the CBS logo in the top left-hand corner and a sticker with the text "DISCO CORTESÍA DE DISCOPHON" (record by courtesy of Discophon). The rear sleeve has a sticker from the radio station (SER: Servicio Español de Radiodifusión) |
 CBS 63252 (Spain) - detail of front with sticker, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (demo copy) |
 CBS 63252 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (demo copy) |
 CBS 63252 (Spain) - detail of rear with sticker, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (demo copy) |
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 CBS 63252 (Spain) - inner sleeve front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
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 CBS 63252 E.1 (Spain) - detail of Side 1 with sticker, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (demo copy) |
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 CBS 63252 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (commercial copy) |
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 CBS 63252 E.2 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial copy) |
CBS 63252 E.2 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara
The rear sleeve has a biography of Bob in Spanish instead of the liner notes. The song titles are given in English and Spanish. There is an inner sleeve with song lyrics in English. The record was in mono only, but apparently in very bad quality. It has orange CBS labels with catalogue numbers 63252 E.1 and 63252 E.2. The song titles on the labels are again listed in English and Spanish.
Thanks to Juan B. Heinink for information and to Hans Seegers and Manuel Garcia Jara for further information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - mono vinyl LP, CBS BP 233498 (Australia),
1968:
For the equivalent stereo album, see International Album
Releases (Regular). Scans required of the New Zealand mono release!
 CBS BP 233498 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
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 CBS BP 233498 (Australia) - side 2 scan by Peter Lindberg |
The record of this release has orange CBS labels with the Albert's logo.
Early Australian release 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.
Thanks to Chris Denyer for information and to Stuart Moore and Peter Lindberg for the scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - mono vinyl LP, CBS CL 4128 (Colombia), 1968:
 CBS CL 4128 (Colombia) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS CL 4128 (Colombia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
 CBS CL 4128 (Colombia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
 CBS CL 4128 (Colombia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
 CBS CL 4128 (Colombia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
This rare album has a standard front sleeve with Spanish sleeve notes on the rear. These are a short biography of Bob, not a translation of the English sleeve notes. It ends: "Se le ha preguntado un million de veces a Bob la causa de su popularidad. El contesta: 'No tengo idea; es la verdad y yo siempre digo la verdad.'" A rough translation is: "Bob's been asked a million times why he's so popular. He says: 'I have no idea. It's the truth and I always tell the truth.'"
Hans Seegers says "The sleeve quality is poor and fragile, they used a cheap kind of card, folded it and glued a front insert on it. The rear is rough and fragile."
The front sleeve has the mono number only, but the rear sleeve also has the stereo catalogue number CLS 4128. The promo release has white CBS labels, and the commercial release has orange labels. I don't know if this is a unique mono mix or a reduction from stereo.
Thanks to Bob Paxon for initial information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
"John Wesley Harding" - 180gm mono vinyl LP reissue, Sundazed/Columbia LP 5123 (USA), 25 Nov 2003:
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5123 (USA) - picture from Sundazed web-site |
This is a unique mono mix rediscovered by Sundazed's founder and
engineer on many Dylan records, Bob Irwin. The label reproduces
the original US mono design as above. For more
information see Sundazed's web-site
Thanks to Robert Kornovich and Patrick Helfrich for scans. |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5123 (USA) - front sticker scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 Mono tape label information - picture from Sundazed web-site |
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD set in 5" box, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe), 19 Oct 2010; Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), 10 Nov 2010; 9LP set in 12" box, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761051 (USA/Europe), 21 Dec 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of outer box with sticker (my copy) |
This set of Bob's first eight albums in the original mono mixes comes in a cutaway card box inside an outer box. The CD albums are in thick card sleeves reproducing the original mono album artwork, in this case Columbia CL 2804. The CD comes in a plain inner sleeve and its design is based on the original Columbia design (see above). |
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 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front of box with obi and sticker, scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-8/CL 2804 (Europe) - CD |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-8/CL 2804 (Europe) - detail of CD |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that this album can be downloaded in MP3 format from Play.com in the UK for £6.99 or £0.89 per track. For full details of the set, see here.
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for information about the Japanese release, Sony Music SICP 2151-59. It has a wrap-around obi with price ¥18,900 (¥18,000 plus sales tax). This has been reduced from the originally announced price of ¥25,000! As the original mono albums were never released in Japan, each has a light blue top obi based on those of the original stereo releases. The Japanese CD also comes in a plain inner sleeve with a Japanese language booklet and three inserts: the original 1965 US sticker promoting "Like A Rolling Stone" (see above); a second sticker promoting the limited edition print (also see above), and the reproduction of the limited edition print.
The 12" mono LP is available separately from the vinyl boxed set as a Dutch release, Music On Vinyl MOVLP 246 (NL) - scans required.
Thanks to Anthony Perry for information and scans.
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