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Mono 7" Singles & EPs: 1965 - Subterranean
Homesick Blues

These 7" Subterranean Homesick Blues singles 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:
[ Up ] [ Mono 7" Singles 1965 - Like A Rolling Stone ] [ Mono 7" Singles 1965 - Positively 4th Street ] [ Mono 7" Singles 1965 - Subterranean Homesick Blues ]
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
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"She Belongs To Me" - 7" mono acetate, Columbia (USA), Feb 1965:

Label scan by Hans Seegers |
This 7" single-sided mono acetate is the B-side of the single below
(Columbia 4-43242). The
size is unusual, in that Columbia acetates were normally 10". Information
and scan from Hans Seegers. |
Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand and Andy Williams -
"Columbia Records Hit Pack" - 7 " mono singles radio station pack, Columbia (USA), Mar
1965:

Sleeve photo from "Goldmine" magazine - a colour scan
is badly needed! |
This very very rare item has three promo singles inside a colour sleeve,
all three singles each have the same track on both sides:
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Columbia 4-43242 - red vinyl)
Barbra Streisand - Why Did I Choose You? (Columbia 4-43248 - blue
vinyl)
Andy Williams - And Roses And Roses (Columbia 4-43257 - gold vinyl)
This was released to radio stations in late March, 1955, and all three
singles entered the US charts in early April! Thanks to Hans Seegers for
the record scans. Hans Seegers has the red vinyl Dylan single that came out of the pack, but he
doesn't have the rest of it - if anyone does, please contact me! For other promo
and commercial releases of Columbia 4-43242, see below. Kenneth Robson has
a copy of this red vinyl promo with the word "TOUTANT" stamped on it - does
anyone have an explanation? |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - label close-up, scan by Hans Seegers |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA), red vinyl single with Subterranean Homesick
Blues on both sides - scan by Hans Seegers |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - label close-up, scan by Kenneth Robson (second
copy) |
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"/"She Belongs To Me" - 7"
mono single, Columbia 4-43242 (USA/Canada), 8 Mar 1965/CBS 201753 (UK)/CBS 2-468 (Hong Kong), Apr 1965/CBS
BA 301079 (Greece)/CBS BA-221172 (Australia)/CBS
BA-461059 (New Zealand)/CBS
4-43242 (Philippines), 1965/CBS LL-764-C (Japan), Jun 1965:

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - promo single front, scan by Stefan Haras |
Peter Stone Brown says this single entered the US Billboard charts on 4
Mar 1965 - this may have been because of radio play. Columbia 4-43242
(USA)
has a paper picture sleeve. The rear sleeve is a reproduction
of an article by Ray Coleman from the UK "Melody Maker " magazine, 9
Jan 1965. The promo record has white Columbia promo labels with red text.
The commercial single has red Columbia labels Columbia
4-43242 (USA) was also reissued (still in mono) in 1972 with grey labels. For a
promo single in red vinyl with black text and the A-side on both sides, see above.
The Canadian single has dark orange Columbia labels.
The UK single was available as a CBS white label promo (with a large
"A" on the A-side) and with the regular orange CBS label with a push-out
centre. The Greek single, CBS BA 301079, is very rare and was the first
Bob Dylan single in Greece. It has orange CBS
labels. The Hong Kong single has orange CBS labels with a solid centre.
The very rare CBS 7" mono promo single from the Philippines (below
left) uses the US
catalogue number and has plain white labels with the text rubber-stamped.
The A-side has been misprinted with a partial backwards stamp!
CBS
BA-461059 was the first Bob Dylan single to be released in New Zealand. It
and the Australian single CBS BA-221172 have CBS orange labels. Thanks to Hans Seegers, Stefan
Haras, Bill Hester and Peter Denzler for information and scans.
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Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - promo single A-side, scan by Stefan Haras |
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Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - promo single back, scan by Stefan Haras |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - promo single B-side, scan by Stefan Haras |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - commercial single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - commercial single B-side, scan by Hans Seegers |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - commercial single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(1972 re-release, still mono) |

Columbia 4-43242 (USA) - commercial single B-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(1972 re-release, still mono) |
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Columbia 4-43242 (Canada) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

Columbia 4-43242 (Canada) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 201753 promo single (UK) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 201753 promo single (UK) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 201753 regular single (UK) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 4-43242 (Philippines) - promo A-side scan by
Hans Seegers |

CBS 4-43242 (Philippines) - promo B-side scan by
Hans Seegers |

CBS 2-468 (Hong Kong) - A-side scan by Peter Denzler |

CBS 2-468 (Hong Kong) - B-side scan by Peter Denzler |

CBS BA 301079 (Greece) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BA-221172 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BA-221172 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BA-461059 (New Zealand) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BA-461059 (New Zealand) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS BA 301079 (Greece) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS LL-764-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
The Japanese 7" single CBS LL-764-C was the first Bob Dylan single to be
issued in Japan, at a time when CBS was not yet part of Sony. The single
has a 4-page folded insert and orange CBS labels. It is very rare indeed. |

CBS LL-764-C (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS LL-764-C (Japan) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS LL-764-C (Japan) - B-Side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"/"She Belongs To Me" - 7"
mono single, CBS 1883 (Norway/Sweden), 1965:

CBS 1883 (Norway) - front scan by Olav Langum |
Information from Hans Seegers: "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."
The catalogue number of the Swedish single is shown as CBS S 1883, but
the "S" does not appear on the record labels. Also
"CBS" is mis-spelled as "CSB" on the sleeve, which is
folded!
Thanks to Olav Langum for the information and Norwegian insert scan.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for the label scans and further information, |

CBS 1883 (Sweden) - front scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1883 (Norway/Sweden) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1883 (Norway/Sweden) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1883 (Sweden) - front scan by Hans Seegers, "CSB" misprint |
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"/"She Belongs To Me" - 7"
mono single, CBS 556 (South Africa/Rhodesia), 1965:

CBS 556 (South Africa/Rhodesia) - front of picture sleeve, scan by
Hans Seegers |
Same as the UK single, but with the US picture
sleeve, this time on card. This single is very rare and one of the few South Africa-specific
releases.
Information from Hans Seegers. |

CBS 556 (South Africa/Rhodesia) - rear of picture sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "Philco Invites You To A Pop Party Vol. 1" -
7" mono singles boxed set, Columbia
Special Products (no catalogue number) (USA), 1965:
This box contained five current Columbia 7" singles.

Box front scan by Hans Seegers |
Bob's contribution was Subterranean Homesick Blues c/w She Belongs To Me,
i.e. Columbia 4-43242. For details of that single, see above. Information from Hans Seegers. |
Various Artists - "Philco Invites You To A Pop Party Vol. 2" -
7" mono singles boxed set, Columbia
Special Products (no catalogue number) (USA), 1965:
This second box contained also five current Columbia 7" singles.

Box front scan by Hans Seegers |
Bob's contribution was again Subterranean Homesick Blues c/w She Belongs
To Me, i.e. Columbia 4-43242! For details of that single, see above.
Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"/"The Times They Are A-Changin'"
- 7" mono jukebox
and commercial singles, CBS 1.904 (NL/West Germany), 5 May 1965/CBS 1904 (France), May 1965/CBS 1904 (Italy), 10 Jun
1965:

CBS 1.904 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
The Dutch
single CBS 1.904 was released in a bewildering number of variants! There
were two main sleeve variants - the first has song titles in cobalt blue and
occurs both as a folded sheet and as a regular pocket style sleeve. The second
has song titles in dark blue-violet and occurs only as a folded sheet. The
rear of the sleeve is identical to the front in both cases. There are also
four other sleeves with minor variants not shown. Label variants were very
complicated but essentially summarise to this:
- Large CBS logo overlapping the text "RESERVED UNAUTHORISED", playing
speed shown as "45 rpm" on A-side and "45 RPM" on B-side (first variant
below)
- Large CBS logo overlapping the text "RESERVED UNAUTHORISED", playing
speed shown as "45 RPM" on A-side and "45 rpm" on B-side (second variant
below)
- Misprint of second variant with catalogue number printed as "1904"
instead of "1.904" (shown below)
- Large CBS logo overlapping the text "RESERVED UNAUTHORISED", playing
speed shown as "45 RPM" on both sides (not shown as both sides already
illustrated)
- Smaller CBS logo not overlapping text above, playing speed shown as
"45 RPM" on both sides (third variant below)
There were further tiny label variants, but these aren't shown. The
pairing of sleeve and label variants appears to be random. The Dutch
single was also distributed in West Germany - there was no separate German
release.
The French jukebox single uses the same picture for the front sleeve as the US
and South
African singles of Subterranean Homesick Blues/She Belongs To Me above . The rear sleeve has only the headline from the Ray Coleman
article.
The Italian release had The Times They Are A-Changin' as the
A-side. The rear sleeve has the entire Ray Coleman article from the US and
South African singles of Subterranean Homesick Blues/She Belongs To Me above.
Also shown is a special edition
that came in a red envelope (below) promoting "THE NEW SOUND" that also
holds a single by The Byrds with their cover of Mr Tambourine Man, pictured on the
other side (also below). This Dylan single with green
lettering on the front of the picture sleeve is very rare, the normal text colour
for CBS 1904 was black.
Also rare is the illustrated jukebox single of CBS 1904 with white labels.
This came with a generic sleeve.
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CBS 1904 (France), jukebox single - front scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |

CBS 1904 (France), jukebox single - rear scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |

CBS 1904 (France), jukebox single - A-side label scan by Hans
Seegers |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant misprint
as "1904") |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (second variant
misprint as "1904") |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (second
variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers (black text) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (both variants) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - jukebox single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - jukebox single B-side, scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 1.904 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |
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CBS 1904 (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers (green text)
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CBS 1904 (Italy) - promo single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first
variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - detail of promo single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first
variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - promo single B-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first
variant) |
The Italian commercial single had two label variants, shown on the left. The
differences are in the text used for the catalogue number and the "BIEM"
licence mark. The first variant was also available as a promo release with a
sticker with text "DISCO CAMPANILE NON VENDIBLE". Thanks to Hans Seegers
for information and scans. |
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CBS 1904 (Italy) - envelope picture sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 1904 (Italy) - commercial single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(first variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - detail of commercial single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(first variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - commercial single B-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(first variant) |
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CBS 1904 (Italy) - reverse of envelope picture sleeve
is of The Byrds' Mr Tambourine Man, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 1904 (Italy) - commercial single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(second variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - detail of commercial single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(second variant) |

CBS 1904 (Italy) - commercial single B-side, scan by Hans Seegers
(second variant) |
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
- 7" mono EP, CBS EP 6096 (France), May 1965:

CBS EP 6096 (France) - front scan by Manfred Endtner |
The other tracks on this EP are It Ain't Me, Babe; The Times They Are
A-Changin' and She Belongs To Me.
Information and scans from Manfred Endtner.
This cover picture was used again in France for the Can You
Please Crawl Out Your Window? singles, see
Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1966-68. |

CBS EP 6096 (France) - rear scan by Manfred Endtner |
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" - 7" mono EP, CBS 6193 (Portugal), 1965:

CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), first release - front scan by Hans
Seegers |

CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), first release - "No Limit"
misspelled as "No Limite", scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), first release - rear scan by Hans
Seegers (bottom text on right) |

CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), second release - front scan by Hans
Seegers |

CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), second release - lighter typeface,
"No Limit" corrected, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), second release - rear scan by Hans
Seegers (bottom text in centre) |

CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), first release - label scan by Hans
Seegers |
This EP had Subterranean Homesick Blues and Love Minus Zero/No Limit on
the A-side plus Mr Tambourine Man on the B-side. The first release
had "Limit" mis-spelled as "Limite" and the CBS logo
in black, the second release corrected the spelling mistake and had the
CBS logo in red.
Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |

CBS 6193 mono EP (Portugal), second release - label scan by Hans
Seegers |
"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 |

CBS 321.440 (Argentina) - commercial A-side scan by Hans Seegers (also
same as second promo) |

CBS 321.440 (Argentina) - second promo B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 321.440 (Argentina) - commercial B-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 321.440 (Uruguay) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |

CBS 321.440 (Uruguay) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Como Una Piedra Que Rueda" [Like A Rolling Stone] - 7"
mono EP, CBS EPC 496 (Mexico), 1965:
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) |
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.
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CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - rear of folded card sleeve |

CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - A-side |

CBS EPC 496 (Mexico) - B-side |
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