These 7" Like A Rolling Stone singles and EPs don't contain rare tracks, but they're included because it is no longer possible to buy mono versions of album tracks. Mono LPs have their own pages, see Mono Album Releases. For details of the promo and regular singles with Like A Rolling Stone split into two parts, which are rarities, see 1965. For the other 1965 Mono Singles & EPs pages, see here:
For 1965 Dylan mono 7" singles and EPs with rarities see 1965. For illustrations of all the generic 7" single sleeves used by Bob's record companies from the 1960s onwards, see the 7" Single Sleeves page. (A single has much less value to a collector if it doesn't have its correct original sleeve.)
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!
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Greil Marcus has a written an entire book about this one song - "Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan At The Crossroads" (Perseus, USA/Faber & Faber, UK, 2005). The song was produced by Tom Wilson on 15-16 Jun 1965 before the rest of the Highway 61 Revisited sessions, which were produced by Bob Johnston. A long article by Patrick J. Webster called "In The Factory: Dylan and Warhol's World" in the anthology "All Across The Telegraph: A Bob Dylan Handbook", edited by Michael Gray and John Bauldie (Sidgwick & Jackson, UK, 1987), makes the case that the subject of Like A Rolling Stone could have been Andy Warhol's actress Edie Sedgwick, while the diplomat in the chrome horse with the Siamese cat was Andy himself. In his book "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol" (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, USA, 1975) Warhol recalled people suggesting to him that the song included an attack on him: "I'd get answers like "I hear he [Dylan] feels you destroyed Edie" or "Listen to Like A Rolling Stone - I think you're the diplomat on the chrome horse, man." I didn't know exactly what they meant by that - I never listened to the words of songs - but I got the tenor of what people were saying, that Dylan didn't like me, that he blamed me for Edie's drugs." Some people try to refute this by saying that Bob had not met Edie when he wrote the song, but Brian Hinton's book "Bob Dylan Album File & Complete Discography" (Cassell, UK, 2006) says that Bob was introduced to Edie for the first time at the Kettle of Fish folk club in New York in Nov 1964. In Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary "No Direction Home" the album version of the song plays over Bob Dylan's screen test for Andy Warhol. Whatever the truth of it, the song is a very good match for Edie's life up to then (she died in 1971 at the age of 28 from an overdose of barbiturates), although to say it's just about Edie is far too simplistic an interpretation of such a complex song. For more information on Edie Sedgwick, see The Blonde On Blonde Missing Pictures. In his book "Revolution in the Air - The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 1: 19578-73" (Constable, 2009) Clinton Heylin suggests the song could also allude to Marianne Faithfull (another woman with a privileged education) or even Joan Baez. |
Revised: 10 March, 2010.
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"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono singles, Columbia 4-43346 (USA/Canada), Jun 1965:
 Promo version of Columbia 4-43346 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
The promo with the full version of Like A Rolling Stone on the A-side and Gates Of Eden on the B-side is JZSP 110938/JZSP 110937, so is provably earlier than the split single JZSP 110939/JZSP 110940. Mark Polizotti's book "Highway 61 Revisited" (Continuum, UK, 2006) explains this: "The Columbia marketing guys jibbed at sending out a six-minute single to radio stations and juke box operators, so the split single JZSP 110939/JZSP 110940 (see 1965) was created and distributed instead: (1) they were frightened radio stations wouldn't play it in full, and (2) why let people get six minutes of music for a dime when you can charge them two dimes to listen to both sides? However, the full version got out to New York City discos and the rest is history!" These singles did not have picture sleeves. The US single was also released to jukeboxes with the strip shown below. For details of the promo and regular singles with Like A Rolling Stone split into two parts, see 1965. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 Commercial version of Columbia 4-43346 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 Commercial version of Columbia 4-43346 (USA) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Columbia 4-43346 (Canada) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono singles, CBS 201811 (UK/Denmark), Jun 1965;
CBS 1811 (UK), 1974 onwards:
As well as two releases in 1965, the UK single was released several times
from 1974 until the early 1980s with new labels - still in mono! For details of the earlier promo and regular singles with Like A
Rolling Stone split into two parts, see the 1965 rarities list.
 CBS 201811 (UK) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first 1965 release, push-out centre with four points) |
Unlike the Danish single, none of the UK singles had picture sleeves. Éamonn Ó Catháin claims his reissue copy of CBS 1811 (with matrix A5175 A-3) is stereo, despite the fact it says "MONO" on the label! Confirmation? The rear of the Danish single sleeve was blank. It has the UK catalogue number of CBS 201811, but the record inside was identical to the Norwegian and Swedish records below, with catalogue number CBS 1.952. Thanks to Hans Seegers, Nol Grint and Ilkka Kurkela for information and scans. |
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 CBS 201811 (UK) - B-side scan by Ilkka Kurkela (first 1965 release, solid centre) |
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"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7"
mono singles, CBS 1.952
(NL/Norway)/CBS 1952 (West Germany)/CBS S 1.952 (Sweden), Jun 1965:
For details of the earlier promo and regular singles with Like A Rolling
Stone split into two parts, see 1965.
 CBS 1.952 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers (orangey text) |
The Dutch picture sleeve had two variations with different text colours. There were three difficult-to-spot label variations:
The Norwegian single had three different sleeve variations:
The rear of the Swedish sleeve was identical to the front, and the record itself was the same as the Norwegian single shown, which had three sleeve variants. The Danish record is also identical, thanks to Martin Gayford for information. For the Danish single sleeve, which has the UK catalogue number CBS 201811, see above. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information: "Until 1973 all Scandinavian releases were pressed at the PolyGram pressing plant in Oslo, but up to 1968 the CBS companies in Norway, Denmark and Sweden printed their own picture sleeves. The labels of these Scandinavian singles are therefore completely identical, and all have 710 in the matrix number. Until 1968 all Norwegian releases came with cardboard inserts unless stated otherwise. Note that the Norwegian inserts feature the song titles of the A-side only." Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 CBS 1952 (West Germany) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 1.952 (Norway) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
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"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono single, CBS 1.833 (Israel), 1965:
 CBS 1.833 (Israel) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This was the first of only two Dylan 7" singles released in Israel.
The copy shown is a promo and came in a stickered CBS Israel generic
sleeve with a letter in Hebrew. For the only other CBS Israel Dylan
single, Lay, Lady, Lay/Peggy Day, see Mono
7" Singles & EPs 1969.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 1.833 (Israel) - promo letter in Hebrew, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 1.833 (Israel) - sleeve with Hebrew promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono promo and commercial singles, CBS BA-221209 (Australia), Jun 1965:
 CBS BA-221209 (Australia) - promo A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS BA-221209 (Australia) - commercial B-side scan by Stuart Moore (second variant) |
These singles all bear the logo of "Allan's", the then Australian distributor. The promo single has a small faint stamp on the labels with the words "NOT FOR SALE SAMPLE RECORD" (shown in the detail picture). Neither single came in a picture sleeve. Stuart Moore's commercial copy is slightly different in that the five lines of text below the centre hole are positioned slightly higher. The colour difference may just be due using diferent scanners.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono EP, CBS EP 6107 (France), Jun 1965:
 CBS EP 6107 (France/Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This was sold as an EP (at a higher price!) even though it contained only the
same tracks as the US, UK and Dutch singles above. This was because France
had already released the Like A Rolling Stone split over both sides of a
single, see 1965. The French rear sleeve shows the first two Dylan LPs released in
France, En Roue Libre (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan) and "Mister"
Bob Dylan (The Times They Are A-Changin'), see
Mono Album Releases for more information,
plus two French EPs. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS EP 6107 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS EP 6107 (France) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono EP, CBS EP 6107 (Spain), Sep 1966:
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CBS EP 6107 (France/Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
The 1966 Spanish EP has the same front sleeve as the 1965 French EP and variant rear sleeves showing the three other Spanish Dylan EPs released at the same time in Spain illustrated in either black or pink. |
 CBS EP 6107 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (first variant |
 CBS EP 6107 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (first variant |
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 CBS EP 6107 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
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 CBS EP 6107 (Spain) - detail of A-side, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (first variant) |
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 CBS EP 6107 (Spain) - B-side scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (all variants) |
The rear sleeve with the Dylan EPs in black comes with either "DISCOPHON" or "Imp. en España/Print. in Spain" in the bottom left-hand corner. The rear sleeve with the Dylan EPs in pink has only "Imp. en España/Print. in Spain" in the bottom left-hand corner. The other Spanish EPs shown are Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (CBS EP 6265, see here), Positively 4th Street (CBS EP 6210, see here) and Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (CBS EP 5660, see here). Bizarrely, no-one in Spain bothered to translate the French text "Paroles et musique: Bob Dylan [Words and music: Bob Dylan]".
The first A-side record label has "LYKE A ROLLING STONE" on the A-side with the time shown as "6'--". The second A-side variant has "Like" spelled correctly, the time shown as "6.--", and extra text "FONOGRAM S.A." to the right of the centre hole. , The third has the spelling mistake corrected with the time just shown as "6'" and no extra text to the right of the centre hole. The front sleeves and B-sides of all three EPs are identical. All the Spanish record labels show the catalogue number as "EP 6.107".
To summarise, the sleeve and A-side record label variants go together as follows:
Sleeve variant 1: laminated front sleeve, unlaminated rear sleeve, EP pictures in black, "DISCOPHON" on rear sleeve.
This occurs only with A-side record label variant 1.Sleeve variant 2: laminated front and rear sleeves, EP pictures in black, "Imp. en España" on rear sleeve.
This occurs mostly with A-side record label variant 1, but also with variant 2.Sleeve variant 3: laminated front sleeve, unlaminated rear sleeve, EP pictures in pink, "Imp. en España" on rear sleeve.
This occurs only with A-side record label variant 3.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" promo and commercial mono singles, CBS BA 461068 (New Zealand), Sep 1965:
 CBS BA 461068 (New Zealand) - Philips promo sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
This single was manufactured by Philips in New Zealand on behalf of CBS.
Promo copies
were
accompanied in record shops by a "Philips Pop News" promo sheet, quoting the
editorial from the US magazine "Cashbox", 21 Aug 1965. The promo
sheet is approx 6½" wide by 7" deep, and the
rounded top black flap was folded over the record as shown. All records came in a generic CBS
sleeve. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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"Gates Of Eden"/"Like A Rolling Stone" - 7" mono single, CBS 2-472 (Malaysia), 1965:
 CBS 2-472 (Malaysia) - A-side in sleeve, scan by Raja Abdul Razak Raja Musa |
This very rare single is unique in that Gates Of Eden is the A-side! It
comes in a generic CBS sleeve with the stamp of a Penang record shop. Thanks to Raja Abdul Razak Raja Musa for information and scans. |
 CBS 2-472 (Malaysia) - sleeve detail scan by Raja Abdul Razak Raja Musa |
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 CBS 2-472 (Malaysia) - B-side scan by Raja Abdul Razak Raja Musa |
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Gates Of Eden" - 7" mono single, CBS 4-43346 (Philippines), 1965:
 CBS 4-43346 (Philippines) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This very rare single with unique green labels was manufactured for CBS
by Mareco Inc. in the Philippines. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 4-43346 (Philippines) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Como Una Piedra Que Rueda [Like A Rolling Stone]"/"Las Puertas De Paraiso [Gates Of Eden]" - 7" mono single, CBS 5770 (Mexico), 1965:
 CBS 5770 (Mexico) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This single did not have a picture sleeve. For a unique Mexican EP with
Like A Rolling Stone, see below. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 5770 (Mexico) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Like A Rolling Stone"- acetate with edited version, Columbia (USA), Aug 1965:
 US Columbia acetate scan by Hans Seegers |
Unique
edited version (3:50) on US Columbia acetate. As far as I know this edit
was never released either as a promo or commercially. Full details are in
1965. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan. |
"Como Un Vagabundo [Like A Rolling Stone]"/"Tristezas De Ausencia [Subterranean Homesick Blues]" - 7" mono promo and commercial singles, CBS 321.440 (Argentina/Uruguay), 1965:
 CBS 321.440 (Argentina) - promo A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This 331/3 RPM single was issued in Argentina as a white label
promo and as a commercial release. Some copies of the commercial release
were also issued as promos with a stamp on the B-side only. The white label
promo has the text DISCO PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA LA VENDA" stamped in red. The
orange label "demonstration single" has the text "DISCO PARA DEMOSTRACION -
VENTA PROHIBIDA" stamped in black. The Uruguayan version of this
release, distributed by Sondor S.A., has a slightly different label design. Note the Spanish translation of these two titles is totally different from those on the Mexican single and EP on this page! My meagre Spanish tells me that the Mexican titles are literal, while these Argentinean titles are more subjective - "Como Un Vagabundo" means "Like A Vagabond", whereas "Como Una Piedra Que Rueda" means "Like A Stone That Rolls". Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 CBS 321.440 (Argentina) - promo B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Blowin' In The Wind"- 7" mono single, CBS LL-821-C (Japan), Oct 1965:
 CBS LL-821-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This was one of the very few Dylan singles released by CBS
in Japan before it was taken over by Sony - for two more see
1966. For a stereo version of this single (with the
A- and B-sides reversed) released by CBS/Sony in Oct 1976, see
International 7" & 12" Singles 1974-76. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS LL-821-C (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS LL-821-C (Japan) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Like A Rolling Stone"/"Positively 4th Street" - 7" mono jukebox and commercial singles, CBS 1896 (Italy), 12 Nov 1965/CBS BA 301089 (Greece), Nov 1965:
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 CBS 1896 (Italy) - first jukebox release with "S.A.P.A.R." below "45", A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 1896 (Italy), first back of regular release - scan by Hans Seegers (same back design as US and South African singles) |
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 CBS 1896 (Italy), back of withdrawn release - scan by Hans Seegers (shows US "Cashbox" chart positions) |
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 CBS 1896 (Italy), detail of promo label - sticker with "DISCO CAMPIONE NON VENDABILE" (second commercial release) |
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The Italian single was released in two jukebox editions with generic sleeves. The first has "J.B.S." (Juke Box Service) below "45" on the left hand side, the second has "S.A.P.A.R.".
The Italian commercial single was released in two sleeve designs and three label designs! On the withdrawn sleeve the catalogue number was given incorrectly as "1869" and overprinted with a black bar and the correct number underneath. The regular release was issued twice - see variations below.
The Greek single, which did not have a picture sleeve, is one of the very few Dylan releases in Greece from this time period, most of Bob's albums and singles were not released there during the rule of "the colonels".
The second version of the Italian regular release had the same front cover as the first version, but a slightly different back cover and record label.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Positively 4th Street"- 7" mono EP, CBS 6198 (Portugal), 1965:
 CBS 6198 (Portugal) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
In addition to the title track, this EP has From A Buick 6 on the A-side,
and Like A Rolling Stone on the B-side. The sleeve
design is similar to the USA Columbia Positively 4th Street single 4-43389
(see the Positively 4th Street page link below). Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 6198 (Portugal) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 6198 (Portugal) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Como Una Piedra Que Rueda" [Like A Rolling Stone] - 7"
mono EP, CBS EPC 496 (Mexico), 1965, reissued 1980s:
This EP exclusive to Mexico had a
unique picture of Bob at the piano by Daniel Kramer. For the Mexican 7" single
of Like A Rolling Stone, see above.
 CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - front of folded card sleeve (my copy) |
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 CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - A-side (1960s release) |
 CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - B-side (1960s release) |
 CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - A-side scan by Kenneth Robson (1970s-80s release) |
 CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - B-side scan by Kenneth Robson (1970s-80s release) |
A-side: Como Una Piedra Que Rueda
[Like A Rolling Stone]
B-side: Positivamente La Cuarte Calle [Positively 4th Street];
El Blues Del Subterráneo Melancólico [Subterranean
Homesick Blues]
All songs are the original English versions, not Spanish! There is also a Mexican album with this title, which is actually the regular version of Highway 61 Revisited
Hans Seegers adds: "There are 8 variations of the Mexican Like A Rolling Stone EP. The first one came in a bag type cardboard sleeve with folded over flaps, orange labels and was released in 1965 in 2 label and 2 sleeve variations. In 1966 CBS Mexico started using folded out paper sleeves and "1966" on the labels. This one came in many label and cover variations. Catalogue number and release date remain the same until into the 1980s, e.g. orange labels for half the 1970's, yellow/red labels afterwards. Front cover: CBS logo and catalogue number in blue, but also in red. Many “collectors” don't believe it until they've seen it!"
The copy shown (mine) is a later release with a folded card sleeve and "(P) 1966" on the orange labels. On the rear of the sleeve is an advert for a contemporary CBS jazz EP by pianist Ray Bryant.
Thanks to Kenneth Robson for scans of the 1970-80s yellow/red record labels. His copy has a folded paper sleeve.
Bob Dylan - "Like A Rolling Stone"/Tony Bennett - "Smile" - "In Session At The Columbia Records 30th Street Studio" - promo 7" single, Columbia 4-43348 (A-side)/Columbia 4-41434 (B-side) (USA), 17 Jul 2008:
 Columbia 4-43348/4-41434 (USA) - front scan by Dag Braathen |
This promo single from Icon Collectibles features Like A Rolling Stone on the A-side and Smile by Tony Bennett on the B-side. It is actually an invitation to a photography exhibition at the Morrison Hotel, New York on 17 Jul 2008 of pictures taken at the Columbia Recording Studios of Bob, Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash, Billy Holliday, etc. |
 Columbia 4-43348/4-41434 (USA) - rear scan by Dag Braathen |
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 Columbia 4-41434 (USA) - B-side scan by Dag Braathen |
The catalogue number of the A-side is given as Columbia 4-43348 whereas the actual catalogue number of the original 7" mono single was Columbia 4-43346 (see above). This must be a misprint as the pressing number is given as ZSP 110938, which is correct.
Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scans.
For the other 1965 Mono Singles & EPs pages, see here:
 Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1962-64 |
 Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1966-68 |
 Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1969 |
 Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1970-76 |
 International 7" Single Sleeves |
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