Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Nashville Skyline (1969)

This page is part of a new section of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and not in the yearly Promo sections.

This page is still incomplete - more entries required. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs.

New Morning (1970)

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Original US stereo 2LP set, Columbia C2X 30050, 8 Jun 1970.

The front cover is a painting by Bob himself - it's unusual in that neither Bob's name nor the album title appear on the front cover. The photographs on the back and inside the gatefold sleeve show Bob at Woodstock, at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969, and in Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN, recording the album.

This album did not have a separate mono mix, but a mono version reduced from stereo was released in some countries - for this see Mono Album Releases.

Thanks to Martin Hoefermann, Frank, Truman Peyote, Stuart Moore and Jon McAuliffe for the scans and photos. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding a copy on eil.com with a white sticker with red text giving the artist and album title, etc. (missing from the front cover). The promo copy with radio station timing strips belonging to Truman Peyote has the same sticker.

Columbia C2X 30050 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Jon McAuliffe (1971 release)

Columbia C2X 30050 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Jon McAuliffe (1971 release)

Columbia C2X 30050 (USA) - Side 3 scan by Jon McAuliffe (1971 release)

Columbia C2X 30050 (USA) - promo copy with timing strip, rear photo by Truman Peyote

Columbia C2X 30050 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Martin Hoefermann (original 1970 release)

Columbia C2X 30050 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Frank (alternate 1971 release)

Columbia C2X 30050 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore ( late 1970s design)

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Columbia C2A 30050 (USA) - cartridge front, scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Columbia C2A 30050 (USA) - end of cartridge in slipcase, scan by Stuart Moore

The catalogue number on the spine and rear cover is "CBS 66250".

The records have orange CBS labels with two catalogue numbers: on left - 66250, on right S 64085 (Record 1), S 64086 (Record 2). and stamped matrix numbers:
Record 1 - S 64085 A2  S 66250 A2/S 64085 B2  S 66250 B2
Record 2 - S 64086 A1  S 66250 C1/S 64086 B2  S 66250 D2

Shown below is a flyer for the album distributed by CBS to record shops - this was acquired by Henry V. Bell when he worked at Shear's Records in Belfast in 1970.

CBS 66250/S 64085 (UK) - Side 1

CBS 66250/S 64086 (UK) - Side 3

The paper inner sleeve on the left, also from 1970, comes from another Dylan album that I bought on vinyl at that time (to replace one in my album collection which was stolen in May 1968). The front shows albums with the theme "Heavy on CBS" (The Byrds, Janis Joplin, Blood Sweat & Tears, Soft Machine, etc.), The rear shows more albums with the theme "Sounds of the 70s on CBS" (Leonard Cohen, The Chambers Brothers, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Al Kooper, etc.). Again the rear sleeve shows the then CBS postal address of CBS Records, 28/30 Theobalds Road, London WC1.

These records have orange CBS labels and stamped matrix numbers:
Record 1 - S 64085 A1  S 66250 A/ S 64085 B2  S 66250 B2
Record 2 - S 64086 A2  S 66250 C2/ S 64086  S 66250 D3

Information from Hans Seegers.

CBS S2BP 220057 (Australia) - detail of rear with promo stamp, scan by Stuart Moore (original release)

These records have “360° SOUND” red labels with three CBS logos and stamped matrix numbers: XSM 153504/5/6/78395/6/8399/8400.

There is no country of origin on the sleeve or the labels.

Information from Hans Seegers.

This is an oddity, because it consists of Record 2 of Self Portrait only. The song titles are given in Spanish and English on the rear cover and the record labels, but the English album title does not appear. The front also lists two Spanish-translated song titles which had been released as stereo EPs in Mexico: Cabaña De Indios [Wigwam] and Lunar Azul [Blue Moon]. For these see US & International 7" Singles & EPs 1970-73. The front sleeve has a unique design with a border, which is cut off at the bottom on the stereo sleeve because of the white top stereo panel (see left), but which surrounds all four side on the mono sleeve. The rear sleeve is the same for both releases, and has both mono and stereo catalogue numbers. Hans Seegers has been looking since 1970 to see if there was a separate Mexican release of Record 1, but has not been able to find it.

For the mono version of this release, see Mono Album Releases.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Thanks to Paul Prince for information and pictures

Epic SE 3306 (Peru) - Side 1 scan by Paul Prince

More scans of this and scans of the original 1970 Japanese release required!

These records have orange/cream labels and stamped matrix numbers: 40AP-279/80 A1/B1.

The album comes with a booklet unique to Japan.

Information from Hans Seegers.

Thanks to Gerald Mantel for information and scan.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS 2PC 057 (Australia) - cassette Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore

This later mid-priced CD is as far as I know the only CD release of this album in Japan. It has a black, red, white, blue and yellow obi in the "NICE PRICE LINE 15" series with price ¥1,800 and date "91-12-1". There is a folded front insert and a second insert which opens out (not shown)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and Wil Gielen for scans.

Sony Records SRCS 6160 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen

Thanks to Kenneth Robson, Harald Schuster And Stuart Moore for information and scans.