John Hammond's own acetate of I'll Fly Away, photo by Jeff Gold

Thanks to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca for photos.

John Hammond's own acetate with Swing And Turn Jubilee, photo by Jeff Gold

Thanks to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca for photos of three of John Hammond's own acetates from Bob's first album, which I assume are mono.

For more information, see Mono Album Releases.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia 1962 US generic 7" sleeve - front scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia JZSP 75606 (USA) - A-side scan by Lee Kaufman (promo release 1)

Columbia JZSP 75607 (USA) - B-side scan by Lee Kaufman (promo release 1)

Columbia 4-42856/JZSP 75606 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release 2)

Columbia 4-42856/JZSP 75606 (USA) - A-side with French date stamp, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release 2)

Columbia 4-42856/JZSP 75606 (USA) - detail of A-side with French date stamp, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release 2)

Columbia 4-42856/JZSP 75607 (USA) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release 2)

Columbia 4-42856 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Columbia 4-42856 (USA) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Columbia 4-42856 (USA) - unauthorised sleeve, front scan by Peter Denzler

Columbia 4-42856 (USA) - unauthorised sleeve, rear scan by Peter Denzler

Thanks to Gil Walker for information and scan.

Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this item on eBay.

Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this item on eBay.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.

Bob's first EP in the UK: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright; Blowin' In The Wind; Corrina, Corrina; When The Ship Comes In - all regular album versions

Hans Seegers informs me he has this item with 5 label variations and 2 cover variations!

The label scans are from Olav Langum, who has two records, one copyrighted 1963 by Blossom Music, and the one shown which is copyrighted 1965. Thanks also to Olav Langum for the text from the rear sleeve, which is:

"As folk poet, Bob Dylan is without peer among his generation. His songs or "stories" as he calls them, have been sung and recorded by Odetta, Marlene Dietrich, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, Ian and Sylvia, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Bobby Darin, Pete Seeger and Judy Collins. Joan Baez is preparing an album of all Bob Dylan material. Dylan is a deeply committed young man who conveys his concern for the world around him through unique and poetic imagery that makes explicit the human condition. Many of his songs such as "Don't Think Twice, It’s Alright" and "Blowin' in the Wind" have not only attained best-seller status as recordings, but have become classic "standards" of American folk music. As critic Robert Shelton has noted, "Dylan breaks all the rules of song writing except that of having something to say and saying it stunningly.".

Thanks to Keith Owen, Hans Seegers, Olav Langum and Henry V. Bell for scans.

A-side: Blowin' In The Wind; Corrina, Corrina

B-side: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance.

Note the unique "languette" or index tab on the right edge of the sleeve of this French EP - these were included by all record companies in France at the time on both albums and EPs. They are easily broken off, but their absence reduces the value of the item considerably to a serious collector.

This EP was released twice. The front of the second sleeve has "Bob Dylan" in a lighter orange, although the difference is not enough to scan successfully. There is a tiny difference on the B-side of the record itself - "45" is slightly larger at 7mm instead of 6mm (shown below). The A-sides are identical.

Thanks to Robert Paulsen for information about this item and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
 

CBS EP 5688 (France) - detail of rear with index side of languette, scan by Hans Seegers (both variants)

Because these performance are rarities, full details are in 1964.

Thanks to Norman Barrett for information and scans.

Fontana TFE 18011 (UK) - front

Picture from eBay found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

Initial information from Olav Langum. Further information and scans from Hans Seegers.

CBS EP 5923 (France) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

Taken from the album of the same name listed in 1964 because it contains a Dylan rarity, this EP has:

Side 1: Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Pete Seeger), This Land Is Your Land (New Christy Minstrels)
Side 2: Blowin' In The Wind (Bob Dylan); This Train (Brothers Four).

Thanks to Bill Hester for the information and to Hans Seegers and Stefan Haras for the scans.

CBS BG-225035 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stefan Haras

CBS BG-465004 (NZ) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first variant - darker blue text)

CBS BG-465004 (NZ) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second variant - light blue text)

CBS BG-465004 (NZ) - rear scan by Hans Seegers